Bio Phillip Robinson

Grand First Principal
Royal Arch Mason, BC and Yukon
2019 – 2020

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Bio:

• Born in Brampton Bierlow, South Yorkshire (about 12 miles NE of Sheffield)
• Attended Wombwell High School
• Joined the Royal Navy 1963 as an Engine Room Artificer Apprentice
• Emigrated to Canada 1967
• Went back to sea as an engineer office on Merchant ships in 1973
• Acquired a First Class certificate as a Marine Engineer 1980 and sailed as chief engineer on several vessels until being recruited by the federal department of Supply and Services as a Technical Inspector in 1983
• Retired in 2012

Masonic history:

• Initiated, passed & raised in Grantham Lodge GLoCPO 1983
• Affiliated Burrard Lodge 50 BC&Y 1984
• WM 1988
• Past DDGM
• Past First Principal of North Vancouver Chapter 16
• Past Grand Superintendent of District 7
• Past Thrice Illustrious Master Zaphon Council
• Grand Marshal Cryptic Rite Masons of Western Canada 2019
• Past Presiding Preceptor Jordan Preceptory, Knights Templar, and past Grand Prior of Pacific Coast District
• Past Presiding officer of Fraser Tabernacle 163 Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests, and Honorary Past Grand 4th Pillar
• Past Most Puissant Sovereign of Royal City Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine
• Current Grand Intendant General British Columbia Division (Imperial Conclave of Canada)

Volunteer history:

• 20+ years as a union officer, member representative; facilitator, member of national negotiating committee, member national equity committee, one three year term as regional vice president, now honorary life member
• Board of Directors North Vancouver Masonic Temple Association
• Two terms as member of board of the Royal Arch Masonic Homes Society
• Past president, and still member of the strata council in the building in live in
• Formed and organizes a seniors cycling group since 2007

Other part time employment:

• Instructor at Georgian College, Owen Sound Ontario; and BCIT in Marine Engineering subjects.