On June 27, 1857, a charter was granted to Jackson Lodge #19 in Delaware City, Delaware, by Most Worshipful Grand Master Alfred P. Robinson. Jackson Lodge #19 was the first lodge in 33 years to be granted a charter. Of Jackson Lodge’s nine charter members, one was a member of Washington Lodge #1, four were members of St John’s Lodge #2, and four were members of Union Lodge #5. Jackson Lodge #19 named John Hamon as Worshipful Master, Alexander Biddle as Senior Warden, and Adam Culin as Junior Warden.

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In 1861, the first member of Jackson Lodge #19 to be elected to any elected Grand Lodge of Delaware office, W.B. Benjamin N. Ogle was elected to the office of Grand Treasurer. 

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In 1862, W.B. Ogle was elected as Grand Secretary, where he served thru 1864.

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In 1865, W.B. W. Wood Lesley was elected to serve as Grand Treasurer.

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In 1882, W.B. Francis S. Dunlap was elected as Junior Grand Warden.

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In 1887, W.B. Frank Bellville was elected to serve as Deputy Grand Master.

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In 1892, W.B. Frank R. Householder was elected to serve as Deputy Grand Master.

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In 1894, W.B. George W. Green was elected Junior Grand Warden. R.W.J.G.W. Green took in the dedication of new lodge halls for Hope Lodge #4, Jefferson Lodge #15, and Endeavor Lodge #17 during his term.

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In 1900, Charles W. Pancoast was elected Senior Grand Warden.

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In 1912, Raymond L. Confer was elected Senior Grand Warden.

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In 1916, H. Morton Price was elected Senior Grand Warden.

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In 1919, Stanley S. Stevens was elected Senior Grand Warden.  

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In 1935, W.B. Harris Samonisky became the first brother of Jackson Lodge #19 to be elected and serve as Grand Master of Masons in Delaware. M.W.G.M. Samonisky was first elected as Deputy Grand Master in 1934. On November 7th, 1935, M.W.G.M Samonisky was privileged to attend the meeting in New York when the President of the United States of America, Brother Franklin D. Roosevelt, assisted in raising two of his sons Franklin Jr, and James to the sublime degree of Master Mason.

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In 1963, Jackson Lodge moved into and dedicated its current lodge building located at 4th and Clinton Street in Delaware City.

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In 1966, W.B. Ray Scarborough was elected to serve as Junior Grand Warden.

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In 1971, W.B. Walter E. Nelson became the second brother of Jackson Lodge #19 to be elected and serve as Grand Master of Masons in Delaware. M.W.G.M. Nelson was elected and served as Junior Grand Warden in 1968, and Deputy Grand Master in 1970.

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In 1974, W.B. Henry E. Snedeker, the longtime secretary of Jackson Lodge #19, was the third brother to be elected and serve as Grand Master of Masons in Delaware. M.W.G.M. Snedeker was first elected to a Grand Lodge office in 1956 as Senior Grand Warden and continued his service to the Grand Lodge of Delaware after his term as M.W.G.M. when he was elected Grand Treasurer and served from 1979 thru 1981.   

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In 1999, Jackson Lodge #19 became the first lodge in Delaware to open its Table Lodge to our ladies when they hosted the first ever Ladies at the Table. It has met with repeated success since its adoption.

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In 2004, Jackson led the way in cooperation with the Grand Lodge of Delaware, Jackson hosted the Most Worshipful Grand Master Donald D. Thomas and a team of Past Grand Masters who conferred the Master Mason Degree on a Jackson Lodge candidate.

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In 2010, W.B. John E. Bednash was the fourth brother of Jackson Lodge #19 to be elected and serve as Grand Master of Masons in Delaware. M.W.G.M. Bednash was elected Junior Grand Warden in 2007, Senior Grand Warden in 2008, and Deputy Grand Master in 2009.

 

In 2019, W.B. Evan R. Moody was the fifth brother of Jackson Lodge #19 to be elected and serve as Grand Master of Masons in Delaware. M.W.G.M. Moody was elected Junior Grand Warden in 2016, Senior Grand Warden in 2017, and Deputy Grand Master in 2018.  

In 1992, W.B. Herbert J. Atkinson (St. John’s Lodge #2) was elected and served as Grand Master of Masons in Delaware. PGM Atkinson is an affiliated member of Jackson Lodge #19.

 

In 1994, W.B. Albert H. Westerside (Oriental Lodge #27) was elected and served as Grand Master of Masons in Delaware. PGM Westerside was an affiliated member of Jackson Lodge #19.

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Since the beginning, many Jackson Lodge Brothers have answered the call to be appointed members of the Grand Lodge of Delaware. Our brothers have served every appointed position on the staff, from Aid to the Grand Master, to Deputy Grand Secretary, and we will continue to answer the call into the future.