Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland

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The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Scotland’s central governing body for Freemasonry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Masonic office
leadership position
appliesToOrganization Grand Lodge of Scotland
appointedBy Grand Lodge of Scotland
associatedWith Scottish Masonic lodges worldwide
Scottish Masonic ritual
basedIn Edinburgh
ceremonialRole installing other Grand Lodge officers
presiding at major Masonic ceremonies in Scotland
country Scotland
field Freemasonry
linked to: Freemasons
hasAlternativeName Grand Master Mason of Scotland
hasAuthorityOver Grand Lodge officers of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
subordinate Masonic lodges under the Grand Lodge of Scotland
hasTitle Grand Master
hierarchicalRank highest-ranking official of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
historicalContinuity office has existed since the early years of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
influences Masonic practice in lodges under the Grand Lodge of Scotland
isUsually a member of the nobility or prominent public figure
a senior Freemason
jurisdiction Scottish Freemasonry
legalStatus elected officer of a private fraternal organization
officeHolderOf Grand Lodge of Scotland
partOf Grand Lodge of Scotland
positionHeldIn Grand Lodge of Scotland
presidesOver Grand Lodge communications
Grand Lodge of Scotland
meetings of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
represents Grand Lodge of Scotland in international Masonic relations
responsibleFor implementation of Grand Lodge policies
maintaining relations with other Masonic Grand Lodges
overall direction of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
upholding Masonic constitutions and regulations in Scotland
roleIn administration of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
ceremonial leadership of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
governance of Freemasonry in Scotland
representation of the Grand Lodge of Scotland externally
seat Freemasons’ Hall, Edinburgh
selectedBy members of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
subordinateTo collective authority of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in session
symbolicRole chief representative of Scottish Freemasonry
guardian of Masonic traditions in Scotland
termType fixed term defined by the Grand Lodge of Scotland constitution
worksWith Depute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland

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John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl positionHeld Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland hasAlternativeName Grand Master Mason of Scotland
linked to: Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland