Grand Secretary

Cedric Smith

Brother Cedric Lane Smith, Most Worshipful Past Grand Master and Right Worshipful Grand Secretary, was born in Craftsbury, Vermont on October 12, 1933 to Charles Bingham Smith and Alice Lane Smith.

He received his education at Craftsbury Academy and later served on its Board of Trustees for nine years, six years as its President.

From 1976 to 1982, he served on the Board of Directors of the Blue Mountain Union School Board and was Chairman for three years. He served on the Board of Directors of the Vermont State Employees Credit Union for five years and is a past President of the Vermont Retired State Employees Association.

Brother Smith served in the Vermont Army National Guard for 12 years and spent 35 years as an Administrative Assistant in the Materials and Research Division of The Vermont Agency of Transportation.

Brother Smith became a Master Mason on January 7, 1957 in Pulaski Lodge No. 58, Wells River, Vermont and was elected Worshipful Master in 1963. He has been the lodge secretary for 21 years. He is a dual member and Past Master in Meridian Sun Lodge No. 20, Craftsbury, Vermont.

Brother Smith became a District Deputy Grand Master, District No. 9, in the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Vermont in 1965. He served as Grand Junior Deacon in 1967-1968, Grand Historian from 1971-1977 and was elected Most Worshipful Grand Master in 1985, serving until 1987. In 1991, he became the Right Worshipful Grand Secretary and has served in this office to the present day.

In 1965, he served as excellent High Priest of Mt. Lebanon Royal Arch Chapter No. 13 in Bradford, Vermont. He is a member of Barre Council No. 22, serving as Thrice Illustrious Master in 1972-1973.

Knighted in 1965 in Mt. Zion Commandery No. 9, he served as Eminent Commander in 1982-1983. He served as Most Excellent Grand High Priest in 1980, Most Illustrious Grand Master in 1988 and Right Eminent Grand Commander in 1989.

Brother Smith is an active member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Montpelier and a member of the Vermont Consistory. In September 2003, he was coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General 33 degree and Honorary Member of the Supreme Council.

Brother Smith is a member and currently Secretary/Treasurer of the Green Mountain Chapter of the National Sojourners and the General Stark Camp of Heroes of ’76 in Vermont.

Brother Smith is also a Past Grand Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star State of Vermont.

Brother Smith is the recipient of the Order of the Purple Cross, is a member of the Grand Imperial Council of the Red Cross of Constantine Jurisdiction of Vermont, Most Illustrious Past Grand Imperial Sovereign, Vermont Knights of the York Cross of Honour with Four Quadrants, Vermont Priory No. 45, Vermont Preceptor Legion of Honor of the Order of DeMolay, Order of the Silver Trowel, Order of Anointed High Priest and a member and past recorder of Mount Sinai Shriners No. 3.

Brother Smith has been honoured with the Jeremy Ladd Cross Medal by The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, the Pierpont Edwards Medal in bronze by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Connecticut, the Valentine Reintzel Medal by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, the Christopher Champ Medal by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations and the Alfred John Bidder Milborne Medal by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Quebec, Canada.

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Vermont has honoured Brother Smith with the John Barney Medal and Philip C. Tucker Medal.

Brother Smith was elected to a one year term as President of the Conference of Grand Secretaries of North America at the annual conference held in Nashville, Tennessee on February 21, 2006.

He presided over the Conference of Grand Secretaries held in Portland, Oregon on February 19th and 20th, 2007.

 

 

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