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In 1801 the Grand Lodge of Scotland consecrated the Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire with Sir Patrick Murray as the Provincial Grand Master.  At that time there were 15 Lodges on the roll

Lodge Scoon & Perth No.6 , Now No.3 Before 1658

Lodge Dunblane No.12, now No.9 Before 1695

Lodge Dunkeld No.17, now No.14 From 1737

Lodge St Michael at Crieff No.46, now No.38 1739

Lodge St John’s Auchterarder No.50, now No.46 1745

Lodge Moncur at Longforgan No.85, Now defunct

Lodge St Andrew’s at Perth No.88, now No.74 1758

Lodge St John Coupar of Angus No.131, now No.105 1767

Lodge Lindores Newburgh No.133, Now No.106 1767

Lodge Perth Royal Arch No.158, now No.122 1770

Lodge St John’s Blairgowrie No.181, now No.137 1775

Lodge operative Dunkeld No.202, now merged with No.14 

Lodge St James’s Doune No.230, now No.171 1789

Lodge St Johns Dunning No.233, now No.174 1790

Lodge St John’s Muthill No.256, now No.192. 1795

On the 5th November 1827 the Province of Perthshire was split into Perthshire East and Perthshire West,   The result for Perthshire East was a Provincial Grand Lodge of 9 Lodges, the original 8 plus Methven Union Lodge  which is defunct,  with George William Fox, 9th Laird of Kinnaird and Rossie as the Provincial Grand Master, 1827 – 1849.

George William Fox Kinnaird,KT,PC  was a Politician and Grand Master Mason 1830 -1832.

Interesting that the Barony of Kinnaird and Rossie is in that area of Perthshire around Longforgan , the Carse of Gowrie.  However there is at present no connection between Lord Kinnaird and the defunct Lodge Moncur at Longforgan.

He dies without any heir and his younger Brother, Arthur succeeded to the Barony and also as the next Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire East, 1849 – 1879.  He was a banker , managing partner of Ransom, Bouverie and Co, (later after many mergers to become Barclays bank circa 1896), and had a farm at Millhill Inchture.  Again Inchture is only a stones throw from Longforgan but at present no connection between the Baron and the Lodge Moncur.  The family were resident in London so no idea about his involvement with the Province.

Nothing to do with the Province but his son the 11th Lord Kinnaird, Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, is an interesting character.  He was educated at Cheam School, Eton College and Trinity College Cambridge.  He is considered to be the first football star and subsequently became president of the FA for 33 years.  He played in nine FA cup finals, on the winning side three times with the Wanderers, and twice with the Old Etonians.  It is said that after his fifth final victory he stood on his head in front of the pavilion.