Douglas W. McDonald, Sr., was installed as the 2014-2015 Grand Master of Masons in Georgia at the 228th Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, F. & A.M., in Macon, Georgia, on Wednesday, October 29, 2014.
Grand Master McDonald was raised to the degree of Master Mason in 1967, and is a member of Mt. Airy Lodge, No. 141, F. & A.M. He has served in many positions with the Lodge and has progressed through the Grand Line to reach his current position as the state-wide Grand Master and leader of Free and Accepted Masons in Georgia. McDonald also belongs to other Masonic Appendant Bodies, including York Rite, Scottish Rite, and Shrine.
Freemasonry has existed continuously in Georgia since 1734 and the Grand Lodge of Georgia, F. & A.M., has existed since 1786. There are currently approximately 40,000 Masons in Georgia. In the history of Grand Lodge, McDonald is only the fourth Mason from Habersham County, to be elected Grand Master.
Grand Master McDonald and his wife Carol reside in Baldwin, Georgia. He is the founding partner of McDonald & Cody, LLC, in Cornelia, Georgia, where he practices law with his partners P. Gerald Cody, Jr., and Gus McDonald.
