Nelson King, FPS
2 Knockbolt Crescent
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M1S 2P6
Tel: 416-293-8071 § Fax: 416-293-8634
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Personal
Born June 13, 1945 in Montreal, received his primary
education in Perth Ontario, and graduated from Banting Institute, University of Toronto,
1967. Married to Ellen, and has two children, Christopher, and Victoria. Nelson is the
Editor of The Philalethes Society Journal of Masonic Research and Letters, the first
non-United States Citizen to hold this position. He is also only the
second Mason to ever hold the position of President and Editor of The
Philalethes at the same time. Nelson is a well known Masonic speaker, having spoken
in the jurisdictions of California, Costa Rica, Cuba, The District of Columbia,
Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Ontario,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Nelson developed the highly successful Internet Masonic
Leadership Course. He is one of the few Canadian Freemasons, listed in latest Edition of
the "Who is Who of Freemasonry."

Masonically
 | Allen E. Roberts Chapter The Philalethes, Boston,
Massachusetts [Charter Member] |
 | American Lodge of Research, Grand Lodge of New York |
 | Civil War Lodge of Research No. 1865, [Charter Member] Grand
Lodge of Virginia |
 | Cornerstone Computer Chapter, The Philalethes on CompuServe
[President 1993-1995] |
 | Heritage Lodge No. 730 GRC. [Life] |
 | Illinois Lodge of Research, Grand Lodge of Illinois |
 | Iowa Research Lodge No. 2. Grand Lodge of Iowa
[Hon. Life] |
 | John Ross Robertson Chapter, The Philalethes, Toronto Ontario
[Life] |
 | Cercle de Grasse Tilly, The Philalethes, Paris France
[Hon. Life] |
 | Leicester Lodge of Research No. 2429, United Grand Lodge of
England |
 | Manchester Lodge of Research, United Grand Lodge of England |
 | Missouri Lodge of Research, Grand Lodge of Missouri |
 | Northern California Lodge of Research, Grand Lodge of
California |
 | Habonim Chapter The Philalethes, San Francisco, California
[Charter Member] |
 | Oklahoma Lodge of Research, Grand Lodge of Oklahoma |
 | Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, United Grand Lodge of
England [Correspondence Circle] |
 | September 1992 Elected member of The Masonic Brotherhood of
the Blue Forget-Me-Not, an international Masonic Educators and Writers Society |
 | October 1993 Elected a Fellow of The Philalethes Society |
 | February 1994 Recipient of The Philalethes Society
Distinguished Service Medal |
 | February 1995 Recipient of the 1994 Certificate of
Literature, Washington DC |
 | February 1996 Elected to Board of Directors Masonic
Leadership Center at The George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Alexandria, Virginia |
 | April 1997 Appointed to the Board of Directors of The Masonic
Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not |
 | March 1998 Elected a Fellow of The Phylaxis Society |
 | March 1999 - Jerry Marsengill Lecturer, The
Iowa Lodge of Research No. 2, Grand Lodge of Iowa |
 | November 1999 - The William James Dunlop Award,
The Heritage Lodge No. 730, Grand Lodge of Canada, in the Province of
Ontario |
 | February 2000 - Installed as President The
Philalethes Society |
 | March 2000 - The Prince Hall Civil Rights
Activist Award |
 | March 2000 - 27th Phylaxis Society Anniversary
Award presented to Nelson King and The Philalethes Society. |
 | April 2000 - Grand Master's Leadership Award
1999 - 2000, Grand Lodge of North Carolina |
 | June 2000 - Elected a Fellow of Virginia Research
Lodge No. 1777 Grand Lodge of Virginia |