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Most Worshipful Charles Robert Sherman,
Grand Master of Masons in Ohio, 1824 |
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Charles R. Sherman was born in Norwalk, Connecticut September 17, 1788, the son of Judge Taylor and Betsey Stoddard Sherman. Coming from a long line of lawyers and jurists, it was natural for him to attend Dartmouth College and following his graduation to study law under his father. He was admitted to the bar of the state of Connecticut in 1810, the same year in which he married Mary Hoyt. Moving shortly thereafter to Lancaster, Ohio, he began the practice of law, moving his family to Ohio the following year.
M. W. Brother Charles R. Sherman received his Masonic degrees in St. John’s Lodge No. 6 of Norwalk, Connecticut in 1810. The Royal Arch degrees were conferred in Chillicothe Chapter No. 4 on December 1, 1824.
As the year 1819 came to a close, Judge Charles R. Sherman resided within the confines of the Fairfield County prison. He, Dr. James Wilson, Sheriff Sanderson of Fairfield County, and two other Brethren who “were in the custody of the Sheriff of Fairfield County”, (over the same questions of taxation and bank notes) proposed the establishment of a Lodge of Master Masons in Lancaster; they were supported in this undertaking by all of the Masons then in the town of Lancaster. In a very short time a Dispensation was obtained and Lancaster Lodge No. 57 was organized in the north jury room of the old courthouse.
M. W. Brother Charles R. Sherman served as the first Senior Warden and second Worshipful Master of Lancaster Lodge No. 57. He attended Grand Lodge in 1823 and was elected Grand Master in 1824.
M. W. Brother Sherman was one of the founders of Lancaster Chapter No. 11 on January 12, 1826 and was privileged to serve as its first High Priest, an office he held until his death. He also served as Grand High Priest in the Grand Chapter in Ohio in 1827 and 1828.
M. W. Brother Charles R. Sherman received his Masonic degrees in St. John’s Lodge No. 6 of Norwalk, Connecticut in 1810. The Royal Arch degrees were conferred in Chillicothe Chapter No. 4 on December 1, 1824.
As the year 1819 came to a close, Judge Charles R. Sherman resided within the confines of the Fairfield County prison. He, Dr. James Wilson, Sheriff Sanderson of Fairfield County, and two other Brethren who “were in the custody of the Sheriff of Fairfield County”, (over the same questions of taxation and bank notes) proposed the establishment of a Lodge of Master Masons in Lancaster; they were supported in this undertaking by all of the Masons then in the town of Lancaster. In a very short time a Dispensation was obtained and Lancaster Lodge No. 57 was organized in the north jury room of the old courthouse.
M. W. Brother Charles R. Sherman served as the first Senior Warden and second Worshipful Master of Lancaster Lodge No. 57. He attended Grand Lodge in 1823 and was elected Grand Master in 1824.
M. W. Brother Sherman was one of the founders of Lancaster Chapter No. 11 on January 12, 1826 and was privileged to serve as its first High Priest, an office he held until his death. He also served as Grand High Priest in the Grand Chapter in Ohio in 1827 and 1828.