Edward Asa Raymond (1791-1864) also, Asa Raymond, Junior "... that Asa Raymond, Junior, may take the name of Edward Asa Raymond." was a Grand Master of the Masonic

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, commonly referred to as the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and abbreviated GLMA, is the main governing body of Freemasonry within Massachusetts ...

from 1849-1851. "Edward Asa Raymond, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, 1849-51, was named Sovereign Grand Commander ... In a Supreme Council meeting in Boston in August 1860 ... The following day, the Council met without the Grand Commander ... adopted a resolution that the Council should elect a new Sovereign Grand Commander. ... Raymond continued to claim the title ... As Hays and Raymond were now both dead, emotions were cooler. In May 1867, the “Union of 1867” was signed formally uniting both organizations..." Raymond was born, "Asa", but inserted the name "Edward" and officially changed his name on or around Feb 24, 1825. He was a member of the Amicable Lodge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also served as Grand Treasurer and later Grand Sovereign Commander (1851-1860) of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the

Scottish Rite The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction in the United States often omits the ''and'', while the English Constitution in the United Kingdom omits the ''Scottish''), commonly known as simply the Sco ...

. The end of his tenure as Grand Commander was marked by a schism in 1860 which resulted in two competing organizations that both claimed legitimacy. This schism was eventually resolved in 1867, after Raymond's death. "During its 205 year history, Amicable Lodge as had many prominent members... M.W. Edward Asa Raymond served as Grand Master from 1849-51, and as Sovereign Grand Commander of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, N.M.J. from 1851 until 1861."

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