PGMs of Glasgow

1805 - Sir John Stuart 4th Baronet of Allanbank Master of Lodge St. Ebbe No 70 and the Lodge of Holyrood House (St. Luke’s) No 44 Senior Grand Warden 1788-1790 H.M. Commissioner of Excise at Edinburgh

1813 - John Maxwell Esq., the Younger of Pollok, later Sir John Maxwell 8th Baronet of Pollok Master of Pollokshaws Royal Arch Lodge No 153 1821-24 Provincial Grand Master for Renfrewshire East 1826-1866 Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire 1818-1830 Member of Lanarkshire 1832-1837

1827 - Henry Monteith of Carstairs D.L. M.P. Master of St Mark's Lodge at Glasgow No 102 Lord Dean of Guild 1818-1819 Lord Provost of Glasgow 1814-1816, 1818-1820 Member of Parliament for Linlithgow Burghs 1820-1826, 1830-1831 Founder Member of The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce 1783

1847 - Sir Archibald Alison 1st Baronet, G.C.B. LL.D. D.C.L. F.R.S.E. Master of St Mark's Lodge at Glasgow No 102 Sheriff of Lanarkshire Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen 1845 Lord Rector of Glasgow University 1852 (see P.22)

1867 - Captain Archibald Alexander Speirs 4th of Elderslie D.L. M.P. Master Mason The Prince of Wales Lodge No 259(English Constitution) Master Mason The Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No 1 Honorary Member (Affiliate) The Lodge of Glasgow St Mungo No 27 Junior Grand Warden in The United Grand Lodge of England 1867-1868 Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire 1865-1868 Commissioned in the Scots Fusilier Guards Sadly died aged 28 of gastric fever. [See May 2022 edition for a fuller article.]

1868 - Colonel Walter Montgomery Neilson of Queenshill M.I.C.E. Colonel in the 25th Volunteer Corps Master The Caledonian Railway Lodge No 354 Commissioned in the 25th Lanarkshire Volunteers After becoming an apprentice mechanic, a machinist and an iron founder, Neilson established Mitchell, Neilson & Co and built the Hydepark Locomotive Works (Glasgow's first) in Anderston, c 1836. Subsequently he became sole partner in Neilson & Co and in 1861 the works were relocated in Springburn. The founder left the business in 1878, but failed to recreate his earlier success after opening the Clyde Locomotive Works nearby.

1880 - Sir James Bain of Crofthead K.B. D.L. J.P. LL.D. Master Mason of the Lodge of Glasgow St John No 3bis Depute Master Lodge 'The Prince's' No 607 Appointed by Grand Lodge 6th May 1880, but resigned prior to Installation Lord Provost of Glasgow 1874-1877 Member of Parliament for Whitehaven 1891

1880 - Sir William Pearce 1st Baronet of Cardell D.L. J.P. M.P. Initiated into Prince of Wales Lodge No.276 (EC) Senior Warden Lodge 'The Prince's' No 607 Founder of The Fairfield Shipbuilding Company Ltd which became a world leader in ship design and marine engineering, and was most famous for the development of thetriple expansion engine. MP for the newly created Govan Constituency Pearce Lodge at Glasgow University was part of the original city centre campus and in 1870 was salvaged and brought to the new Gilmorehill campus in the west end due to the philanthropy of Sir William. Sadly he died in office. [February 2019 Cross Keys shows his portrait hanging in the ‘ new’ Fairfield’ s offices.

1889 - John Graham of Broadstone J.P. C.A. Master of Lodge 'The Prince's' No 607 and Depute Grand Master 1899-1901 Treasurer and Trustee of The Clyde Navigation Trust President of the Institute of Accountants and Actuaries of Scotland 1881-84

He set up the Glasgow Masonic Hall Co. Ltd. and asked the Lodges and members to take up shares. He personally purchased the two townhouses and gardens which formed the site of what was to become 100 West Regent Street, sadly gone.

Thanks to the excellent PGL Glasgow website (Roll of Provincial Grand Masters (pglglasgow.org.uk)