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THOMAS H. CASWELL
THOMAS HUBBARD CASWELL, was born in Otsego County,
New York, on 1825, and received his fatal mandate In the morning
hours of November 13, 1900, at his home in San Francisco.
At the age of 18 he emigrated to Arkansas, and, after passing
the usual incidents of school days, graduated from St. Mary’s
College at Bardstown, Kentucky. Attracted by the discovery of
gold in California, with thousands of others, he crossed the
plains in 1849, arriving in Nevada City in the month of October
of that year. In the organization of the courts of Nevada County
he was elected County Judge, serving acceptably to the people,
and was re-elected for a second term.
Our Brother lived forty-nine years a Master Mason, forty-five
years a Royal Arch Mason, Forty-four years a Royal and Select
Master, forty-five years a Knight Templar, and thirty-three years
a Mason of the 33rd degree. He was made a Mason in Lafayette
Lodge in Nevada (City), a forerunner of the present Nevada Lodge
No. 13 Nevada City, in December 1850. He held several offices
and served as the 9th Worshipful Master ofhis Lodge for the years
1869,70, 71 and 72. He able filled many offices in his Royal Arch
Chapter and his Commandery also Grand Chapter and Grand
Commandery of these fraternities, In the Supreme Council of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction of
the United States he was elected Grand Prior in 1870 and was
chosen Sovereign Grand Commander in 1894.
EDITORS NOTE: The Rules of the County Court of Nevada
County written by Judge Thomas H. Caswell in Nevada (City)
1856, is still ruling jurisprudence in California. The photographic
reprinting of the original pamphlet is permitted by permission
from Nevada Lodge No. 13 F, & A. M. of Nevada City.
Of interest to historians we are privileged to print the above
excerpts from the Memoriam of Thomas Hubbard Caswell prepared
by the committees of Masonic Orders and published in 1900.
Clinton H. Lee, Editor Nevada County Historical Society.
Nevada County Historical Society
Vol. 21 No. 1 MARCH 1967
OF THE
County Court of *ebada Go.
THOMAS H. CASWELL, JUDGE.
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, PUBLISHED BY N. P. BROWN & CO.,
NEVADA JOURNAL JOB OFFICE, MALN STREET. i}
. 1856.
The following reproduction of an original edition loaned to the
Nevada County Historical Society by Nevada Lodge No. 13 F&AM,
courtesy of Wm. L. Lambert, Worshipful Master 1966 and 67.
The original and only edition known is in the archives of the Masonic
Lodge in Nevada City, California.
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