Each month we feature a deceased Vancouver Island Freemason as a way of highlighting Masonic history.
For January 2018 our featured Vancouver Island Freemason is Simeon Duck (1834-1905), Past Grand Master.
![Simeon Duck (1834-1905), Past Grand Master of B.C., 1874-75](http://www.templelodge33.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Simeon_Duck-GM-templelodge33-P4281945-1662x1852.jpg)
Simeon Duck also commissioned Vancouver architect William Tuff Whiteway (a Freemason) to design and build the Duck’s Building on Broad Street in downtown Victoria.
![Duck's Building, Broad Street, Victoria, B.C. Built in 1892 for Simeon Duck.](http://www.templelodge33.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Ducks_Building-templelodge33-1662x1247.jpg)
See our website for more information on Simeon Duck.