TREVANION W. HUGO 1900-1903 & 1920

(From the Wednesday, February 28, 1923 Duluth News-Tribune)

T. W. Hugo, High Mason, Pioneer Dies Suddenly

Trevanion William Hugo, twice mayor of Duluth, nationally famous Masonic leader and widely known consulting engineer, died suddenly Tuesday morning at his home at 321 Sixth avenue West. His death was due to a relapse from a slight attack of influenza.

The funeral will be held at the Masonic temple at 2 p.m. Thursday. Odd fellows will join with the Masons. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.

Large delegations from the Masonic lodges in the Twin Cities and Fargo, including the officers of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, are expected to attend the funeral. Due to the absence of the grand commander of the Scottish Rite, who is on a visit to the Canal Zone, and the failure of P. W. Weidner, secretary of the supreme council of the Scottish Rite, to obtain anyone to take over his duties at the world headquarters temple of the Scottish Rite in Washington, D.C., it was thought unlikely that any of the supreme officers of the lodge would be able to attend the funeral.

Mr. Hugo as grand chancellor of the supreme council of Scottish Rite Masonry and sovereign grand inspector general for Minnesota, was one of the ranking Masons of the world and was fourth in the southern jurisdiction of the lodge and in line for the sovereign grand commander, the highest position in the rite.

He was twice mayor of Duluth. In 1890, Mr. Hugo was elected alderman from the Fourth ward and honored with the presidency of the council, in which capacity he served for eight years. He was elected mayor in 1900. In 1921, he refused the general request that he become a candidate for mayor after having completed the unexpired term of Mayor Magney, who resigned to campaign the district bench.

Welfare Work.

Besides his long period of public service and his welfare work through Masonic organizations, Mr. Hugo has established a wide reputation as a consulting engineer, and was a prominent member of a number of national engineering bodies. He was 74 years old at his death. He was born in Boddinoc, Cornwall, England, from where he emigrated with his parents to Kingston, Ont., at an early age.

He was educated in the public schools at Kingston where he worked as a machinist for five years before becoming a marine engineer on lake steamers which work he followed until coming to Duluth with his family in 1881 to become chief engineer at elevator "B." He was connected with a number of large elevator plants as chief engineer at the time of his death.

Masonic Literature.

He leaves one son, Reno T. Hugo of Duluth, a brother Francis M. Hugo of New York City, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Emma Kilpatrick, Kingston, Ont. A son, Victor Hugo, died in St. Louis, Mo., about 10 years ago. Mrs. Victor Hugo and her two children have been making their home with Mr. Hugo. Mr. Hugo's wife died in Duluth almost 15 years ago.

He was a large contributor to Masonic literature, which includes his index on Morals and Godma of Masonry. He was among the leaders to inaugurate infant welfare work by Scottish Rite bodies. Among the more important commissions in Masonry held by Mr. Hugo were: Grand chancellor, supreme council of the Scottish Rite; sovereigh grand inspector of the Scottish Rite for Minnesota; past imperial sovereign of the order of the Red Cross of Constantine; past grand high priest of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Minnesota; past commander of the Minnesota commandry of the Knights Templar; past potentate of the St. Paul Shrine lodge; deputy grand chancellor of the DeMolay for Minnesota; vice president of the Shrine hospital for crippled children at Minneapolis, and vice president of the Masonic Home board for Minnesota.