​Pioneer Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1307

Fort Garry (Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada
About the Lodge
Pioneer Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1307 of Fort Garry, Manitoba was the first Orange Lodge to be organized in the Prairie region of what would become a part of Canada.  The reason for the spread of Orangeism into the Prairies was the execution of Orangeman Thomas Scott from Perth, Ontario on  March 4th, 1870 by Louis Riel's insurrectionary forces in the Red River Colony. 

Pioneer was organized on September 18th, 1870 aboard the steamship Jessie McKenney anchored at Fort Garry.  

​The table below indicates the origins of the founding members of the Lodge.
Founding members of Pioneer Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1307
Name
No.
City/Province
William Hickey
65
Centreton, Ontario
Albert Vanderwoort
223
South Lake, Ontario
Johnston Cooper
136
Toronto, Ontario
Robert Hinton
272
Oakville, Ontario
R.B. Albertson
272
Oakville, Ontario
W.D. Derry
11
Kingston, Ontario
William Fargey
102
Roslin, Ontario
William McKee
811
Picton, Ontario
Robert Culham
1111
Millbridge, Ontario
Steward Mulvey
839
Hagersville, Ontario
​The warrant for the Lodge was donated to Archives of Manitoba by Norman Matheson and Lorne Tummon in the 1980's.
With information from Bro. Brian McConnell and the The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives.
Facts
Warrant Issued:
​September 18th, 1870

Hall Location:


Lodge Activity:
​Dormant