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“To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.”

Brother George Washington.

DID YOU KNOW? Washington became a Mason at the young age of twenty. Records show that the first recorded meeting at the Fredericksburg lodge where Washington would become a member was on September 1st, 1752.

Washington was initiated as an Entered Apprentice at the lodge in a ceremony on November 4th of the same year. He paid 2 pounds and 3 shillings to become a member of the lodge (roughly $514 today).

What is clear from these records is that Washington was among the early members of the Fredericksburg Lodge, which is one of the reasons why he held such regard for Freemasonry throughout his career as a politician.

On March 3rd, 1753, he entered the degree of Fellowcraft Mason. He only remained in the second degree for a matter of months, as he passed into the third degree of Master Mason on August 4th of the same year. So within a year of joining the lodge, George Washington had already passed to the degree of Master Mason.

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