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Each month Temple Lodge No. 33 features a deceased Brother of the Lodge as a way of highlighting the contributions Freemasons have made to Duncan and the surrounding Cowichan Valley.
Our Featured Deceased member of Temple Lodge No. 33 for October 2017 is Thomas Anthony Wood Reeve of North Cowichan from 1896-1899.
Thomas Anthony Wood , Reeve of North Cowichan 1896-1899. (photo courtesy of Municipality of North Cowichan)Thomas Anthony Wood Duncan Board of Trade , now the Duncan Chamber of Commerce , being elected to that position in 1909.
For more information, see our webpage on Thomas Anthony Wood
Thomas Anthony Wood St. Peter’s Quamichan Anglican cemetery .
Thomas Wood , grave, St. Peter’s Quamichan cemetery
Each month Temple Lodge No. 33 features one of our Deceased Brethren as a way of highlighting Masonic heritage and the contributions our members have made to Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
Our Featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge No. 33 for August 2017 is Alexander Chalmers Aitken Reeve of North Cowichan . Alex Aitken Elementary School is named for him.
Alexander Chalmers Aitken , Reeve of North Cowichan 1909-1911, 1923. (photo courtesy of Municipality of North Cowichan) Continue reading Featured Deceased Member of Temple Lodge No. 33 For August 2017 – Alexander Chalmers Aitken (1868-1923)
The City of Duncan was created in 1912 on land that was formerly part of the Municipality of North Cowichan.
Before the incorporation of the City of Duncan, the following members of Temple Lodge, No.33 served as Reeve of North Cowichan (note: the title “Reeve” was changed to “Mayor” in 1970] and as members of North Cowichan Council . Also see our Mayors of Duncan page and our Reeves of North Cowichan page.
Alexander Chalmers Aitken (1868-1923) Reeve : 1909, 1910, 1911, 1923; Councillor: 1907, 1919James McLeod Campbell (1865-1961) Reeve : 1908; Councillor: 1904,1905,1906,1907. W.B. Campbell also served on the City of Duncan Council J. Islay Mutter (1874-1950) Reeve : 1914, 1918, 1919; Councillor: 1908, 1909, 1910. J. Islay Mutter also served as Mayor of Duncan , the only person to be elected Mayor of Duncan and Reeve of North Cowichan .Thomas Anthony Wood (1857-1945) Reeve : 1896,1897, 1898,1899; Councillor: 1892-1895, 1913
Alexander Chalmers Aitken , Reeve of North Cowichan 1909-1911, 1923. (photo courtesy of Municipality of North Cowichan)James McLeod Campbell , circa 1907 as Reeve of North Cowichan (photo courtesy of Municipality of North Cowichan)J. Islay Mutter , Mayor of Duncan and Reeve of North Cowichan (photo courtesy of City of Duncan)Thomas Anthony Wood , Reeve of North Cowichan 1896-1899. (photo courtesy of Municipality of North Cowichan)The following members of Temple Lodge, No.33 have been elected to North Cowichan Council:
Alexander Chalmers Aitken (1868-1923) – Councillor: 1907, 1919James McLeod Campbell (1865-1961) – Councillor: 1904,1905,1906,1907Christopher Dobson – Councillor: 1901,1902William Mourdant Dwyer – Councillor: 1913
James Islay Mutter (1874-1950) – Councillor: 1908, 1909, 1910Thomas Joseph Paull – Councillor: 1925-26, 1928, 1929-30
Charles William Sillence – Councillor: 1917
James Henry Whittome (1871-1936) – Councillor: 1901Thomas Anthony Wood (1857-1945) – Councillor: 1892-1895, 1913
James Henry Whittome in his office, circa 1914 (photo courtesy of Cowichan Estates Ltd.)Christopher Dobson , circa 1928. (photo copyright Temple Lodge, No.33)Would you like to leave a comment or question about anything on this page?
