Editing Isaac Hurd (section)

==Masonic Contributions and Leadership==  
Dr. Hurd was raised a Master Master at Lodge St. Andrew in Boston by Paul Revere who was the Worshipful Master at the time. <ref>https://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLIHurd</ref>

In 1797, Dr. Hurd secured a charter from the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Massachusetts to establish Corinthian Lodge. At this time, Brother Revere was the Grand Master of Masons on Massachusetts.  He presided over its first meeting in the Grand Jury Room <ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/10VvqH5nNgGHR8BNQQyAEnUP4H9xZs8ZQ/view?usp=sharing 1797 Meeting Minutes]</ref>and was unanimously elected as the Lodge’s first Master on July 5, 1797. Hurd held this office through successive elections until 1801, when he declined re-election. His contributions extended beyond the Lodge; he was elected Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge in 1801 and Senior Grand Warden in 1803.

One of his lasting contributions to the Lodge was the presentation of an antique Master's Jewel in December 1797, which remains a cherished part of the Master’s Regalia. The Lodge expressed its gratitude by engraving Hurd’s name on the jewel, honoring his generosity. He presented the jewel(s) to the lodge on December 4th, 1797 and we still have them to this day.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/10N8f7X-Z1Cv-fOWPYtbF8BDeKInndgsP/view?usp=sharing 1801 Meeting Minutes]</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/10OpCLJuGQ0Rt8aPRZbSIK0JlfDe-tI8q/view?usp=sharing 1798 Meeting Minutes]</ref>