embers ▁of ▁the ▁pre - 1 7 0 7 ▁English ▁Parliament ▁for ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁Category : English ▁MP s ▁ 1 5 5 3 ▁( Ed ward ▁VI ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( o fficial ly , ▁the ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁Free ▁and ▁Accept ed ▁M asons ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York ) ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁oldest ▁independent ▁organization ▁of ▁Fre em asons ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁largest ▁grand ▁l odge ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁membership . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁is ▁over ▁ 2 3 0 ▁years ▁old , ▁having ▁been ▁founded ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁G Lo N Y ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁coordin ating ▁body ▁for ▁many ▁functions ▁undert aken ▁throughout ▁the ▁state . ▁Its ▁various ▁comm itte es ▁organ ize ▁blood ▁drives , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Mason ic ▁Saf ety ▁Ident ification ▁Program ▁- ▁( N Y MS IP ) ▁and ▁char itable ▁events ▁around ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁G Lo N Y ▁has ▁juris diction ▁over ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Fre em asons , ▁organized ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 0 ▁L od ges , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁located ▁within ▁New ▁York ▁State . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Col onial ▁and ▁federal ist ▁er as : ▁ 1 7 3 0 – 1 8 2 0 ▁It ▁is ▁not