Past Master of Gray Lodge No. 329
W. A. Carrington
Eleventh Worshipful Master, 1881–1882
2370 Barker Oaks Dr., Houston, TX 77077
At a Glance
- Born: April 30, Longwood, Prince Edward County, Virginia
- Profession: Lawyer
- Raised: Orphans Friend Lodge No. 17, Anderson, Texas, 1875
- Affiliated with Gray Lodge: July 17, 1878
- Master of Gray Lodge No. 329: 1881–1882, its eleventh
- Died: July 14, 1892, Walden’s Ridge, Tennessee
The Life of W. A. Carrington
W. A. Carrington was born April 30 at Longwood, Prince Edward County, Virginia. He affiliated with Gray Lodge on July 17, 1878, upon a demit from Orphans Friend Lodge No. 17 at Anderson, Texas. He had received his degrees in Orphans Friend Lodge in 1875: 1° August 22, 2° September 20 and 3° October 24.
He was a lawyer, and Dr. S. O. Young lists him among the distinguished lawyers of Houston after the Civil War.
He was a York Rite Mason and was Knighted in Ruthven Commandery No. 2, K. T., on November 28, 1879.
He served on a Grand Lodge Committee on Lodges of Sorrow in 1880-81.
W. A. Carrington died July 14, 1892, at Walden’s Ridge, Tennessee, and his death was announced at a meeting of Gray Lodge on August 17, 1892. He is interred in Glenwood Cemetery.