MW Bro Douglas J. Morton, PGM

GRAND MASTER

2019-2020

Most Worshipful Brother Douglas J. Morton was born September 12, 1958, in Charlottetown to Carl and Erma (MacDonald) Morton. With the exception of an early childhood spent in Nova Scotia and a four-year term in Halifax with the Council of Maritime Premiers Secretariat, Doug has lived and worked in Charlottetown.

Doug obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from UPEI in 1980 and his Professional Accounting Designation in 1985. He also holds a Diploma in Government Purchasing and Contract Administration. After a twenty-five-year career as Treasurer for the City of Charlottetown, Doug retired in 2018.

Although Doug has no direct family affiliation with Freemasonry, he has been, for a number of years, intrigued by the history and organization of the Fraternity. He first petitioned to join St John’s Lodge No. 1 (Charlottetown) late in 2005 and was raised to the Degree of Master Mason in 2006. He rose through the chairs and served as Master of the Lodge in 2012, the same year in which he was appointed to a position in the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island. In addition to his Craft Lodge, Doug is also member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and several York Rite Concordant Bodies. He served as Potentate of Philae Shriners in 2015.

An avid student of military history, Doug was one of the founding members of the P.E.I. Military Sites Museum Inc. and remains on the Advisory Board of the Prince Edward Island Regiment Military Museum. In 2012, he was awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his efforts in the preservation of the military history of Prince Edward Island. Other affiliations include ten years as the Treasurer of the Prince Edward Island Army Cadet League along with being the current Treasurer of the P.E.I. Branch of the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Most Worshipful Brother Doug has been married for the past thirty one years to Teresa, daughter of Thomas and Marcella (MacDonald) Ross of Mermaid.

Most Worshipful Brother Douglas J. Morton is both proud and humbled to serve as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island; he was installed as Most Worshipful Grand Master on June 8, 2019 at the 144th Annual Communication in Charlottetown, PEI.