Editing Richard Seddon (section)

==Religion and freemasonry==
[[File:Richardseddongrave.JPG|thumb|right|Richard Seddon's grave in [[Bolton Street Memorial Park]], [[Wellington]]]]
Seddon was an [[Anglican]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|last=Stenhouse|first=John|title=Religion and politics|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/religion-and-society/page-5|access-date=2021-09-27|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |language=en-NZ|date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

Seddon became a [[Freemason]] in 1868 when he was initiated into Pacific Lodge No 1229 (under the [[United Grand Lodge of England]]) in Hokitika.<ref name="ENZ 1966">{{cite book |last=Burdon |first=Randal Mathews |author-link=Randal Mathews Burdon |editor-last=McLintock |editor-first=A.H. |title=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand | chapter=Seddon, Richard John |chapter-url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/seddon-richard-john |access-date=21 February 2015 |year=1966 }}</ref><ref name=Pugh>{{cite web |url = http://www.mastermason.com/railcraft/RandFM.htm |title = Rail and Freemasonry in New Zealand |author= R.E.Pugh-Williams |publisher = Railway Craftsmen's Association of New Zealand |access-date = 27 September 2019 }}</ref> The lodge is still extant, but has since relocated to Christchurch.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://sifreemasons.org.nz/?page_id=86 |title = Christchurch – Pacific Lodge of Hokitika 1229 |publisher = District Grand Lodge of the South Island |access-date = 27 September 2019 }}</ref> In 1898, while premier, he was elected [[Grand Master (Masonic)|Grand Master]] of New Zealand,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31274/richard-seddon-grand-master |title=Richard Seddon, Grand Master |date=16 November 2012 |website=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=Pugh/> and served in that role for two years.<ref name="ENZ 1966"/>