Regular meeting of the Charter Oak Council of the Knights of Columbus

Unlike previous funerals for bishops, no societies or fraternal orders other than the Knights were mentioned as being involved with the planning of McMahon’s funeral.

Lawrence McMahon died on August 21, 1893.

1. Lawrence McMahon’s body will be brought back to Hartford tomorrow.
2. The Knights will provide an honor guard while Lawrence McMahon’s body lay in state at the Cathedral on August 23, 1893.
3. McMahon’s funeral will be held on August 24, 1893.

The Knights of Columbus were established in 1882, four years after McMahon’s predecessor, Thomas Galberry, died.

Unattributed.  “Funeral of the bishop,” Hartford Courant, August 23, 1893, page 6.