The Lodge was constituted on October 22nd, 1928 and was named after Most Worshipful Brother John Albert Rowland. Born in the township of Scott in Ontario County. Rowland was considered a native son of Mount Albert, being raised and educated there. He later attended high school and university in other Ontario communities. Trained in Law at Osgoode Hall in Toronto, taking graduate studies at the University of California, he was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1900.

He was initiated into Masonry at Harmony Lodge in Toronto in 1902 and served as Worshipful Master in 1910. Later in 1916/1917, he served as D.D.G.M. for Toronto Centre District, was the first Worshipful Master at Metropolitan Lodge in 1918, and was also appointed to the Board of General Services of Grand Lodge in the Province of Ontario in that year. He served as Deputy Grand Master and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario from 1925 to 1927. He concluded this outstanding career of service by accepting an appointment as Grand Treasurer of Grand Lodge, in which capacity he served for eight years. Active in other Masonic organizations, he was also elected as a 33rd Degree Mason. He passed to the Grand Lodge above on April 18th 1942.

On the 7th of October 1927 the Grand Master, M.W. Bro. John S. Martin, issued a Dispensation authorizing the formation of Rowland Lodge. The first Master of Rowland :odge was W. Bro. R. H. Tinsdale wfo hosted the early meetings of the charter members in his print shop.

The charter of Rowland Lodge was grabted at a meeting of Grand Lodge in London, Ontario on the 17th day of July 1928. On October 22, 1928 the Lodge was regularly constituted, consecrated and dedicated by M. W. Bro. John Albert Rowland.