African Lodge No. 459
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African Lodge No. 459 was the first African American Masonic lodge in the United States and the founding lodge of Prince Hall Freemasonry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African Lodge No. 459 canonical | 3 |
| African Lodge | 1 |
| Worshipful Master of African Lodge No. 459 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3557887 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Lodge No. 459 Context triple: [Prince Hall Freemasonry, hasNotableLodge, African Lodge No. 459]
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A.
Lodge of Perfection
The Lodge of Perfection is a Masonic body within the Scottish Rite that administers and confers the early degrees of the Rite, typically focusing on moral, philosophical, and symbolic teachings.
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B.
Grand Lodge
A Grand Lodge is the central governing body that oversees and regulates the activities, rituals, and membership of subordinate Masonic lodges within a specific jurisdiction.
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C.
Grand Orient of Brazil
The Grand Orient of Brazil is a major Masonic obedience and the oldest and largest national Masonic body in Brazil, historically aligned with the liberal, Continental tradition of Freemasonry.
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D.
Grand Orient of Portugal
The Grand Orient of Portugal is a major Portuguese Masonic obedience aligned with Continental Freemasonry’s liberal and secular traditions.
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E.
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA
The Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA is one of the two main Scottish Rite Masonic bodies in the United States, overseeing Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the northern states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Lodge No. 459 Target entity description: African Lodge No. 459 was the first African American Masonic lodge in the United States and the founding lodge of Prince Hall Freemasonry.
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A.
Lodge of Perfection
The Lodge of Perfection is a Masonic body within the Scottish Rite that administers and confers the early degrees of the Rite, typically focusing on moral, philosophical, and symbolic teachings.
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B.
Grand Lodge
A Grand Lodge is the central governing body that oversees and regulates the activities, rituals, and membership of subordinate Masonic lodges within a specific jurisdiction.
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C.
Grand Orient of Brazil
The Grand Orient of Brazil is a major Masonic obedience and the oldest and largest national Masonic body in Brazil, historically aligned with the liberal, Continental tradition of Freemasonry.
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D.
Grand Orient of Portugal
The Grand Orient of Portugal is a major Portuguese Masonic obedience aligned with Continental Freemasonry’s liberal and secular traditions.
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E.
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA
The Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA is one of the two main Scottish Rite Masonic bodies in the United States, overseeing Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the northern states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic lodge
ⓘ
Prince Hall Masonic lodge ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Freemasonry
ⓘ
linked to:
Freemasons
Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ |
| associatedWith | abolitionist-era Black community in Boston ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
Grand Lodge of England
ⓘ
linked to:
United Grand Lodge of England
|
| charterNumber | 459 ⓘ |
| charterType | warrant from the Grand Lodge of England ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicFocus | African Americans ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Prince Hall ⓘ |
| foundedFor | free Black men ⓘ |
| hasFounderRole | mother lodge of Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ |
| hasPart | subordinate lodges that later formed Prince Hall Grand Lodges ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to independent Prince Hall Grand Lodges in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| membershipRestriction |
men
ⓘ
primarily African American men ⓘ |
| movement | Black fraternalism in the United States ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its English registry number 459 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | fraternal organization with deistic and moral traditions ⓘ |
| significance |
first African American Masonic lodge in the United States
ⓘ
founding lodge of Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ |
| tradition | regular Freemasonry as recognized by its English charter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: African Lodge No. 459 Description of subject: African Lodge No. 459 was the first African American Masonic lodge in the United States and the founding lodge of Prince Hall Freemasonry.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: African Lodge No. 459
linked to: African Lodge No. 459