The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
OLDEST TEXAS MASON.
Frank r. Lubbock the Only Survivor
of the Louisiana Charter.


Texas Freemason.
The oldest living Texas-made free Ma
son is Frank r. Lubbock. who was made
a Free Mason In Holland lodge No. SO
(now Holland lodge No. u, in the city of
Houston, in December, 1887. He was
initiated December q passed December 6,
and raised December 2S. He is still a
member of Holland lodge No. l, and the
only Free Mason now living who was a
member of Texas lodge at the organiza-
tion OF the Grand Lodge of Texas for
which purpose a convention OF the three
lodges then chartered by the Grand Lodge
of Louisiana, was held in the city of HouS.
ton, on the Goth of December, 1887, and
had for its president General Sam Ho1s.
ton, and for its secretary DR.. Ansor
Jones, worshpful master of Holland longe
NO. SO. The convention elected D.. An
son Jones first grand master of Masons
In Texas. and G. H. Winchell first grand
secretary. Bro, Francis K. Lubbock was
then fellow craft Mason
The next meeting of the Grand Lodge
was April is, 1898, at which time Bro
Lubbock was a master Mason. and his
name appears in the minutes OF Holland
lodge as an active member among that
noble band of jealous Masons whose ear.
nest efforts resulted in the establishment
OF Masonry early in the history of our
great STATE.
Bro. Lubbock was born in Beaufort, s.
c. October 16, 1915. Moved from South
Carolina to New Orleans in 1884. and came
into the Republic of Texas at Velasco. at
the mouth of the Brazos river, October,
1896.
He has held many positions of public
trust. He was assistant clerk at the extra
session of the first Texas congress at
houston; was chief clerk of the house of
representatives at the regular session, and
while acting as such was appointed comp
troller by President Houston, and again
appointed by President Houston during
his second term. He resigned the comp
troller's office on account OF being elected
district clerk of Harris county, which Of
fce he held for sixteen years, when he
resigned and was elected lieutenant gov
ernor on the democratic ticket In 1857.
lie was secretary of the first democratic
convention held in Texas, was a delegate
TO the Charleston convention in 1860; was
temporary chairman OF the democratic
convention at Richmond. He was elected
governor of Texas in 1861. Was city tax
collector of Galveston three terms. He
was elected State treasurer In 1878, and
served six terms. declined to become
candidate for reelection: was president
OF the board of pardons during Governor
Hogs two terms,
He is now engaged In preparing his
Memoirs of Six Decades"
At the close of his term as governor be
entered the Confederate States army as
assistant adjutant general with rank CT
lieutenant colonel While in the hsli in
Louisiana In 1864 he was appointed OF
president Davis stan with the rank CT
colonel OF cavalry.
He was captured with President Davis IN
May, 1865 and placed in solitary con4ne-
ment in prison in Fort Delaware.
Through all this active and busy life
Bro. Lubbock never forgot the duty g.. a
Free Mason. and continued to pracriee its
teachings and adhere TO It's precepts. but
1t was during his confinement In prison
at Fort Delaware, that Masonry first be-
came to him personal benefit. and Inc
Circumstance Is here related in the god
old brothers own language:
For considerable time | received for
rations pork and beans and beef anS
beans alternately, with hard, ael5 md soft
bread alternately-no tea or cllfce mo
sutler at the fort informed Genaral Scarf
the commander, that ! wls a Mason. The
general then paid me his first visit and
after ! satisfied him that | was a Mason,
ne SAID: i have given YOU the ratiors
provided to be issued. II YOU have money
you VIII be allowed to NV such things as
You may wish l then drew on the Iolsc
OF Brown q Co. Of New York for funds
and from that time was trea5cd with more
difference and provided myself with the
articles that added To ny comfort For
this. and the interest the Masons a, Texas
took In my release, 7 am greatly indebted
to the order"
Bro. Lubbock is member of Washing
ton chapter No 2 r. n. NJ. ut Houston
and a member of Colorado comnalidery
No. 4, X. T.. at Aus.il
He has now passed his SD year. and
has been over sixty-one years a Mason
MS sterling integrity and his genial and
happy disposition have drawn around him
hosts OF friends throughout his long anJ
useful HE All Of the friends OF his ear,y
ne ana many who were with him II. mid
aie age, have passed to another life. bat
ms friends and brothers ~ the r~esent
VINO are numbered by thousands are al
ways glad when they are perm'ttei to
meet ana feel the hearty grasp OF Bro.
bless you" wv