MW Bro R. Gordon Carter, PGM

Grand Master

2018-2019

MW Bro R. Gordon Carter was born on April 17, 1946 to his parents Robert and Annie (MacLennan) Carter and raised on the home family farm in North Milton, PEI. His father was a Master Master, raised on December 19, 1944 in St. John’s Lodge No. 1, Charlottetown and passed away October 1956.

Gordon bought the home family farm in 1969 where he ran a mixed farm and commenced a hog, grain and soybean operation in 1979. Over the years, he also had a custom service operation and a snow removal business.

Bro Carter was raised in Prince of Wales Lodge No. 18, Wheatley River on April 1, 1980 and installed as Worshipful Master of his lodge in 1990. Gordon was appointed as a Grand Lodge officer in 2011 and subsequently served in the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island to date.

Past involvements include: a number of years on Church Council, past Member of Voluntary Resource Council, Member and Past President of Local 104 National Farmers Union (NFU), past Regional Coordinator and National Board Member of NFU, Co-chair National Farmers Union Farm Crisis Committee on PEI, Member of National Livestock Committee NFU, past Boy Scout Leader (West Royalty), and six years on the Board of Directors of PEI Grain Elevators.

MW Bro Carter has been married to his wife Mary (Boswall) since 1970. They have two sons – Paul and his wife Angelie; Robert and his wife Jacqueline and grand-daughers Lauren and Olivia. His son Robert was raised on April 10, 2008 in Grand River Lodge No. 151, Waterloo, Ontario and has just completed two years as Worshipful Master of his Lodge.

Bro Gordon 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 9, 2018 at the 143rd Annual Communication in Summerside, PEI.