Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois

CTL-E-4516 · Organization · civic · 1867-present

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Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois: organized February 15, 1867 in Springfield; the governing Prince Hall Masonic body for Illinois, under which North Star Lodge No. 1 sits.

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Also known as: MWPHGL of Illinois, Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois

Notes

RELP104 new supporting entity: 3 claims + evidence. Name-collision check clean.

Referenced by

North Star Lodge (Prince Hall) — member of → this record

Sources

IL Prince Hall Grand Lodge — History
MWPHGL of Illinois — Prince Hall Masonic Journal (Feb 24, 2018)

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