Masonic place names

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Armstrong
Pelly St. Richard S. Pelly, Spallumcheen Lodge No. 13 secretary

Burnaby
City name Robert Burnaby, Immediate Past Grand Master (1871)
Burke St. William Burke
Silver Ave. William F. Silver [a.1902]
Smith Ave. W Bro. Maxwell Smith [1908]


Golden Ears Provincial Park
Mount Robie Reid Robie L. Reid (1866-1945) Grand Master (1929-1930). 49°25’55″N 122°21’22″W
Mount Judge Howay Frederick W. Howay (1867-1943) King Solomon Lodge No. 17. 49°30’26″N 122°19’18″W


Kelowna
Boyce Crescent Dr. Benjamin de Furlong Boyce, First Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1905-1906)
Burne Ave. John Ford Burne, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1907-1908), D.D.G.M. (1903)
Burtch Rd. Henry Birkett Burtch, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1913-14) Grand Steward (1930)
Chapman Place D. Chapman, St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Copeland Place St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Craig Rd. Herbert Vivian Craig, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1933-34)
Crowley Rd. David William Crowley, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1908-09)
Curtis Rd. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Curts St. Michael John Curts, St. George’s Lodge No. 41
DeHart Ave. Francis Richard Edwin DeHart, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1910-11). Mayor, 1909.
DeHart School St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Dickson Ave. G. H. Dickson, charter member, St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Dilworth Cres. John Dilworth, St. George’s Lodge No. 41. School Trustee
Dilworth Mountain     ”
Dilworth Rd.     ”
Elliot Ave. Simon Thackett Elliot, Treasurer, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1911-12)
Gay St. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Gore St. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Harvey Ave. (Hwy 97) St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Haug Rd. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Knox Cres. Dr. William John Knox OBE, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1912-13), D.D.G.M. (1937)
Dr. Knox Secondary School St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Kerr Rd. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Knowles Rd. James Baron, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1921-22). City alderman (1917-28)
Lawrence Ave. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Lawson Ave. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Leathead Rd. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Martin Ave. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Meikle Ave. George Arthur Meikle, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1914-15)
Morrison Ave. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Patterson Ave. James Patterson, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1943-44)
Pearson Rd. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Pooley Rd. W. R. Pooley, St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Pooley Creek     “
Raymer School Henry W. Raymer, Treasurer, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1905-1910). City magistrate (1904)
Sadler Rd. St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Trench Place William Robert Trench, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1916-17) D.D.G.M. (1923, 1938)
Truswell Rd. H. A. Truswell, G.D.C. (1948-49), St. George’s Lodge No. 41
Weddell Place Alwyn Douglas Weddell, Master, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (1939-40)
Willits Rd. Palmer Brooks Willits, St. George’s Lodge No. 41 (DDGM, 1917)


Towns, cities, municipalities, and communities
Ladner Thomas Ellis Ladner (1837-1922) †
McBride Sir Richard McBride (1870-1917), Union Lodge NO. 9
Pender Harbour / Island Captain Daniel Pender, Nanaimo Lodge No. 1090 ER†
Powell River Israel Wood Powell, Grand Master (1871-1874) †


Geographic features
Dollarton Captain Roberton Dollarton (1850-1943) Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1
John Dean Park John Dean, Rossland mayor (1844-1932) Miskoka Lodge No. 1360, Ontario
Mara Lake John Andrew Mara, MP (c.1850-1920) Kamloops Lodge No. 10
Meek Lake / River Richard Jack Meek (d. 1995/01/08) Cayoosh Lodge No. 173 ER
Mayne Island Rear Admiral Richard Charles Mayne (d. 1892) Victoria Lodge No. 1085 ER
Mount Dempster RNWMP Inspector W.J.D. “Jack” Dempster (d. 1964/10/25) [also Highway]
Wells Gray Park Hon. Arthur Wellesley Gray, New Westminster mayor (1876-1944) Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1


Nanaimo
Masonic names Ashlar Ave., Doric Ave., and Acacia Ave. run parallel.
Clark Rd. William R. Clark, Ashlar Lodge No. 3
Drake St. Samuel Drake, Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1877, 1878, 1884)
Franklyn St. William Franklyn, Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1868 – 1869)
Horne Way William Horne, Ashlar Lodge No. 3
McGirr Rd. William McGirr, District Deputy Grand Master (1912), Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1909)
Muir Rd. J.E.L. Muir, Ashlar Lodge No. 3
Johnny Murdoch, Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1936)
Stewart Ave. R. William Stewart, District Deputy Grand Master (1891), Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1870)
Randle Rd. Oliver T. H. Randle, Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1907)
John Shaw High School John Shaw, Grand Master (1918), Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1905, 1906)
Stephenson Point Rd. David Stephenson, District Deputy Grand Master (1904), Master, Ashlar Lodge No. 3 (1908)


Victoria
Goodacre Lake Lawrence Goodacre


Vancouver
Bowser Park MW William J. Bowser [i. 1895]
Cambie St. Harry John Cambie (1836-1928), Kamloops Lodge No. 10
Carrall St. Robert William Weir Carrall, Charter member, Nanaimo Lodge No. 1090
Carlisle St. Fire Chief W. Bro. John Howe Carlisle, Acacia Lodge 22 [i. 1903]
Connaught Drive Duke of Connaught, Grand Master, England
Cornett Rd Jack Cornett, South Vancouver reeve. Keystone Lodge No. 121
James Street James Welton Horne, Cascade Lodge No. 12 (west of Main St., no longer exists) †
Horne Road James Welton Horne, Cascade Lodge No. 12 (now part of East 28th Avenue)
Dr. A. R. Lord Elementary School Alexander R. Lord, Mount Hermon No. 7 [a. 1915]
Marpole Community Richard Marpole, Mountain Lodge No. 11
Oppenheimer Park David Oppenheimer, Vancouver mayor. Cascade Lodge No. 12
Oppenheimer St.     ” (now East Cordova) †
Powell St. Israel Wood Powell, Grand Master (1871-1874)
Thornton Park Sir Henry Worth Thornton, Ontario
Tisdall Ave. MW Bro. Charles Edward Tisdall [a. 1922]
Trimble St. Bro. James Trimble, M.D., Victoria Mayor
Welton Street James Welton Horne, Cascade Lodge No. 12 (now part of Sophia Street)
Lennard Island Charles Edward Barrett-Lennard (1835-1874)


Northern Rockies
Trimble Mountain Bro. James Trimble, M.D., Victoria Mayor


Sunshine Coast
Grantham Landing Fredric Charles Grantham (1871-1963), affiliated Acacia Lodge No. 22, 1912


Vancouver Island
Bowser Premier William J. Bowser, Grand Master 1904-1905
Templar Channel Tofino. Named after Barrett-Lennard’s yacht (see below)
Lennard Island Tofino. Charles Edward Barrett-Lennard
Bury Mountain Quatsino Sound. Sir George Bury.

Source : Grand Lodge records ; Kelowna names supplied by Kevan van Herd ; Nanaimo names supplied by J. Alan Cross.