Masonic History
George Washington
(Feb
11 1732 - Dec 14, 1799)
First President (1789-1796)
George Washington was Commanding
General of the American Continental
Army during their War of Independence
(1776-1781). He was President
of the Constitutional Convention
in 1787 and from 1789 to 1796
was the first president of the
USA.
Washington remained a freemason until his death, whereupon, at his widow's request, he received a masonic funeral. Interred: Mount Vernon Estate, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA.
Initiated: November 4, 1752.
Passed: March 3, 1753
Raised: August 4, 1753
Fredericksburg Lodge, Virginia,
Worshipful Master: May 29, 1788-1789
Lodge No. 22, Alexandria,
Virginia
George Washington's Masonic Apron
The masonic apron made by Madame la Marquise de Lafayette and reputed to have been presented to Brother George Washington of Fredericksburg Lodge, Virginia by General Lafayette in 1784.