Evolution of the Scottish Rite in the State of New York
Compiled by Ill\Walter H. Cummings, 33o - Transcribed by R\W\ Gary L. Heinmiller, Feb 2001
Cerneau
Only Patent possessed was for the 25o Rite of Perfection
Jacobs Sovereign Grand Supreme Council
Aurora Grata Consistory, SPRS, 25o SGIG, 33o
Lodge of Perfection 1807 1813
Jacobs Council Hicks Council
Princes of Jerusalem 1827
Bideaud Hicks St. Laurent Dissolved by
Tompkins 32o Sublime Grand 1832 mutual consent
Riker 32o Consistory, SPRS, 32o 1846
Simpson 32o 1806 Atwood
1849 Supreme Council for the US
Commanders: Supreme Council, 33o Atwood - Folger
Tompkins, Simpson, Yates Northern Masonic 1851
Gourgas & Raymond Jurisdiction - 1813
Second Atwood Council Supreme Council
1855 for State of New York
Van Rensselaer Council Raymond Council Hays Council Supreme Grand Council, 33o
Aug. 1860 Dec 1860 1860 NMJ of the
Union Western Hemisphere
Van Rensselaer - Comdr Supreme Council, 33o
last Degree of Ancient and Accepted Rite
for the US, their terr. & dep.
15 Apr 1863.
Hays - Commander Hays - Raymond Council Hays - Commander
Lodge - Council - Chapter - Consistory 1863 Thompson - Lt. Commander
at Syracuse, New York
Orrin Welch 22 Oct 1865, name changed to
made H Dep. for New York. Supreme Council for NMJ of the USA
Robinson - Commander - 1866 DISSOLVED
Supreme Council, 33o
AASR for US terr. & dep.
Revived Raymond Council 1881
1866; Robinson - Commander
Hopkins Thompson 1881
Union of 1867 Not a revived council Edward Atwood 1883
John Lewis Membership: John B. Harris 1885
Lawson - not recognized by John Haigh 1886
United Supreme Council, 33o Gourges Council John J. Gorman 1887
NMJ - 1867 John Lewis - Refused 33o by William Hershisner 1895
Raymond Council - Major W. Bayliss 1897
Drummond - 1867-79 accepted 33o from Thomas G. Waller 1916
Hays Council Charles S. Webster 1934
*Note: Salem Towne Bodies, Auburn, NY 1883 CLINTON F. PAIGE - Leon W. Van Deusen 1935
Frank B. Spengler - Baldwinsville, NY - Lt. Cmdr - (1951) Cerneau-Hays Council Andrew Donnell 1944
(still Cmdr. in 1951)
Raymond & Robinson took their Council into Union with Hay’s Council - Raymond became Comdr of the United Council - Name changed from S.C. 33o AASR for the US, their terr. & dep., to S.C. 33o for the NMJ of the USA in 1865. Robinson became Cmdr in 1866. Revived the Raymond Council by reason of Fiat, then he was Lt. Cmdr under Raymond. It is claimed that Albert Pike (S.C. 33o SMJ) and Robinson endeavored to solve division in AASR by this method. Union of 1867 took place. The residue of the Hay’s Council revived the S.C. 33oof the US terr. & dep. in 1881. * Auburn had the four Bodies of this Council.