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Our jurisdiction’s early lineage traces to Baron Auguste Hugo DeBulow, a French nobleman elected Sovereign Grand Inspector by the Supreme Council of France on June 9, 1860, and appointed representative of the Hayes Council. While visiting America, he conferred the 33° degree on “colored” Masons, including Bro. Dr. Peter W. Ray of New York, Bro. Jonathan Miller of Pennsylvania, Bro. Levi Anderson of Delaware, and Bro. Lemuel G. Griffin of Maryland. Their work is documented in the historical record.

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See The Introduction of the Grand Orient of France, GRAND ORIENT De FRANCE, Supreme Council for France and Its Possessions, O. of Paris, September 3, 1862, E.V.

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Through 1897, the Supreme Council of the United States was led by Sovereign Grand Commanders Baron Auguste De Bulow (1864–1870), Patrick Reason (1870–1879), Dr. Peter W. Ray (1879–1892), and A.B. Allen (1892–1897).

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On August 18, 1988, J. Edward Long petitioned the Arkansas Secretary of State to recognize the Imperial Council of the Ahura Grand Orient (“Ahura”) as incorporated under Act 176 of 1963 of the Arkansas General Assembly, Arkansas Code Annotated §4-28-201 et seq. Ahura is also registered under the Imperial Supreme Council, A.A.S.R.M., International Jurisdiction, Incorporated pursuant to IRS 501(c)(8) on March 30, 2017, and registered in seven orients including Arkansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.

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