Freemasons of New York State in the Civil War
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Birth: Aug. 4, 1812; Death: Jun. 28, 1890; Bur. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY. Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 37th New York States Militia. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services". < Engraving from the 1888 Grand Lodge Proceedings Charles Roome (4 Aug 1812-28 Jun 1890) “A Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York: Including Lodge,” by Peter Ross. 1899. Page 565. At the annual meeting of 1879 Brother Judson was succeeded by Charles Roome, a brother whose Masonic spirit may be said to have been inherited, for his father had served as Master of Independent Royal Arch, No. 2, in 1809, 1810 and 1811, and as High Priest of Ancient Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch Masonry, as well as gaining knighthood in Columbian Commandery. Charles Roome was born in New York in 1812, and was educated in the common schools. In 1837 he entered the service of the Manhattan Gaslight Company, became its chief engineer in 1842 and afterward its President. On the outbreak of the civil war he raised the Thirty-seventh (New York) Regiment, led it to the front and in time was commissioned Brevet Brigadier- General, while he afterward renewed an old military connection by his connection with the Seventh Regiment Veteran Association. In connection with the Knights Templars his commanding presence invested every parade of which he was the leader with unusual dignity and his engaging manners, graceful carriage and his kindly, warm heart made him seem the very beau ideal of a Christian knight. Gen. Charles Roome, was born 4 Aug 1812, a native of New York City. His father, Nicholas Roome (a descendant of Peter Willemse Roome), husband of Jemima Lewis, was a merchant and a leader among the Masons of the city. The son was educated in the best schools New York then had, and, on attaining his majority, began a merchantile career. In 1838 he entered the service of the Manhattan Gaslight Company as assistant engineer, and five years later he was promoted to the post of engineer in chief. In 1855 he was elected President of the company, and was honored with many re-elections. In the meantime he had shown a liking for military matters and had become a member of the 7th Regiment. When the war of the rebellion broke out he raised and equipped the 37th Regiment New York State Militia. He commanded the regiment, too, and for gallantry was brevetted Brigadier General. The 37th Regiment was mustered 29 May 1862 for three months as a result of Jackson’s Shenandoah Campaign, with a strength of 600 soldiers. After the war he still kept up his soldierly leanings, joining the 7th Regiment Veteran Association. Masonic record: Jan 1866 Raised in Kane Lodge No. 454, NYC; Master 1868-70, 1876. When he retired from office he was honored with a presentation to him of a costly Past Master’s jewel, a gold watch and chain, and a book of handsomely engrossed resolutions. 1870 District Deputy of the 25th Masonic District, embracing all the city Lodges above 25th Street. 1871-73 Grand Marshal 1878 Deputy Grand Master 1879 Grand Master, F&AM, of the State of New York 1866 Royal Arch degrees 1866 Coeur de Leon Commandery, KT; Eminent Commander 1867-72 1875 Grand Commander, Grand Commandery of the State of New York 1880 Elected Generalissimo of the Grand Encampment, KT 1883 Deputy Grand Master, Grand Encampment of Knights Templar in the United States 1885-86 Grand Master, Grand Encampment of Knights Templar in the United States 1872 Crowned Honorary Member, 33o, Supreme Council, AASR, NMJ Outside of the Craft, Gen. Roome’s connection with Masonry was best known perhaps through his writing and successful efforts in aid of the Masonic Temple of New York City. He was a member of the Building Committee having charge of the great work, and he labored manfully to bring about the realization of the plans for the Hall. At one time he is said to have advanced over $60,000 to save the Temple from embarrassment. I  n the course of his long and busy life he was identified with many societies and associations. Among these was the St. Nicholas Society, of which he was President at one time. He was a member of the St. Nicholas Club, the Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, the American Institute, and the Loyal Legion and other organizations of veterans. For many years he was a Director of the Consolidated Gas Company.
Gen. Roome was twice married. By his first wife he had two daughters – Mrs. Theodore Parmele, and Mrs. Louis Sutherland. Mrs. Parmele, dying, left two children, a son, Charles R. Parmele, and a daughter, Mrs. J. H. Butler. By his second marriage to Mary Marvin Wells he had two sons, R.’.W.’. & Rev. Claudius Monell (married 23 May 1894, Mary Flocton Croker, d/o Eugene D. Croker; Asst. Minitster of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Montclair, NJ; Master of Kane Lodge No. 454, 1891; Grand Chaplain; d. 13 Dec 1920) and William Harris Roome, both of the Class of 1880, Columbia College. Portrait of Claudius Monell Roome, by artist Charles Hine – 1864 > He died 28 Jun 1890 at his home, 29 West 52nd Street, New York City. Owing to his advanced age he had been feeble for many months, and for some time he had been confined to his house. The immediate cause of death, however, was bronchitis. June 29, 1890 - Copyright © The New York Times 
Camp Belger, Baltimore, Maryland – 1862 37th NYS National Guard – Col. Charles Roome http://www.oldprintshop.com/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?action=detail&inventory_id=44106&itemno=1 1880 Census: New York, New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York Charles ROOME Self M 68 NY Pres Mangas S. Co. NY NY Mary ROOME Wife M 57 NY Keeping House NY NY Claudius ROOME Son S 20 NY Student NY NY Harris ROOME Son S 18 NY Student NY NY Rachel ROOME Mother S 82 NY At Home NY NY Hannah DINLEY Other S 38 IRE Servant IRE IRE Maggie DIXON Other S 21 IRE Servant IRE IRE “Proceedings of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of . . . AASR,” 1889. Appendix. 1890. pages 96-100
ILL.’. BRO. CHARLES ROOME, 33°. "High thoughts and amiable words and courtliness, and the desire of fame and love of truth, and all that makes a man, were his in fee." General Roome was born on 4 Aug 1812, in the City of New York, and died there on 28 June 1890. His father, Nicholas Roome, was an active Mason, of the old Кnickerbocker stock, and a trusted public officer. He died 5 Sep 1824, when the subject of our sketch was but twelve years old. Charles Roome began life with a limited education as office boy in a book store. In 1838 he entered the service of the Manhattan Gas Company as clerk. He qualified himself for the position of engineer, to which he was appointed, which office he held until 1854, when be was elected president. He was reelected every year until the merging into the Consolidated Gas Company, in November 1884. He was chosen president of the new organization, and held the office until January, 1880, since which time he has been chairman of the Board of Managers. He was prominent in military circles, and before the war held the position of captain in Company D of the famous Seventh Regiment. At the outbreak of the war he organized and equipped the Thirty-seventh Regiment, NY Volunteers, and 29 May 1862, was commissioned as colonel. He served in the defense of Baltimore and in the Pennsylvania campaign, and was commissioned Brevet Brigadier-General in 1865, "for faithful and meritorious services." His Masonic career began 2 Jan 1866, when he was initiated in Kane Lodge, No. 454. From the very first day of his connection with the fraternity he manifested a deep interest in it, and his devotion to its principles led to his rapid advancement from one position of honor to another. In 1867 he was elected Senior Warden, and served as Master from 1868 to 1870, and again in 1876. He was a member of the Building Committee of the Masonic Hall. In times of adversity he was ready to assist with his counsel and his means. In 1871 he was appointed Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge, which office he held until 1876. In 1878 he was elected Deputy Grand Master, and in 1879 was elevated to the highest office in the Grand Lodge. He was exalted in Jerusalem Chapter, No. 8, R. A. M., .May, 1866; served as High Priest from 1881 to 1884. He was received in Adelphic Council R&SM, December, 1870; and became a life member of that body September, 1874. He was knighted in Cœur de Lion Commandery, November, 1866. He served as Eminent Commander from 1869 to 1871. It was in Templar Masonry that he became most prominent, and received regular promotion until 1875, when he was Grand Commander. In all his intercourse in the Grand Commandery his uniform courteous manner and his sound judgment won the esteem of his fraters. In the highest body in Templar Masonry in the United States—the Grand Encampment—he was elected Grand Generalissimo in 1880. In 188i5 he was chosen Deputy and Grand Master from 1886 to 1889. It was in this position that he proved his firm adherence to principle and law. His prompt action in the case of the Iowa dissention met with the approval of the Grand Encampment. General ROOME was a member of the various bodies of the A. and A. Scottish Rite of New York City and had attained the high and honorary Thirty-third degree in the Northern Jurisdiction, and was an Emeritus Member of Honor of the Southern Jurisdiction. In all branches of Masonry he evinced a lively interest and brought to their service his ripe judgment and the same ability, the exercise of which had secured to him a competency of this world's goods, and marked him as a leader.
To that bright land where sun doth never set, To that life land, which has no tomb nor shroud, Where friends can meet again who oft have met." Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, Vol. III, part 1. 1890. page 111. http://books.google.com/books?id=axROAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=%22general+charles+roome%22&source=web&ots=wKZ6gRtpJm&sig=K10gMpWcpt2MJSSG5CwIB07UK78&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result It is with great regret we record the death, on the 28th of June last, of Bro. General Charles Roome, of New York, who joined our Circle in May, 1887. Our deceased brother was made a Master Mason in January, 1865, and was a Past Grand Master of New York, but will be better known as the Past Grand Master of the Knight Templars of the United States. At the commencement of the Civil War Captain Roome was instrumental in raising the 37th regiment, and served in Baltimore and Pennsylvania, retiring as Brigadier-General. He was President of the Society of American Gaslight Engineers. Roome, S. C., x, Copestone, 641 
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