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Obituary.
1 o the whole of the Loraine family the Masonic body in the north of England have been much indebted , as will be seen b y the accompanying sketch of their Masonic career , in which the name of the baronet just deceased stands pre-eminently conspicuous . Sir Charles Loraine , the fifth baronet served the office of P . G Steward of Northumberland from 1814 to 1821 , in which year he was appointed P . G . Junior AA ardenand officiated as Senior Grand Warden at the
, laying of the foundation stone of the library of the Literary and Philosophical Society , by H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , G . M ., in Newcastle September 2 nd , 1822 . He was appointed D . P . G . M . of Northumberland in 1821 ., which office he retained until his death , in 1 S 33 . He was also a Past Master of Lodge No . 24 . Past . Z . of the Royal Arch Chapter cle Swinburne , and a Past E . C . of the Royal Kent Encampment of Alasonic Knihts TemplarsNo 44
g , . . Sir William Loraine , the sixth baronet , was appointed a P . G . Steward ot Northumberland in 1821 , and officiated as Grand Steward under If . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , September 2 nd , 1822 . i > ? , T C ] laries v » icent Loraine , the seventh baronet , was appointed 1 . G . J . AV . of Northumberland , by the late Earl of Durham , P G M December 4 th , 1838 . ' '
Sir AVilliam Loraine , the ninth baronet , was appointed P . G . J . AV of Northumberland , August 10 th , 1814 , which office he held for several years . Prior to 1 S 24 , having become resident in the adjacent county of Durham he was appointed D . P . G . M . of that province by the late Larl of Durham ( then John George Lambton ) . In 1835 having a ^ ain become resident in Newcastle , Sir Matthew AVhite Ridley , Bart MP P . G . M ., appointed Sir AV . Loraine his D . P . G . M ., to which office ' he was again appointed bthe Earl of Durham
y on his installation as P G M of Northumberland , in 1837 . On November 12 th , 1839 , H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , G . M . , appointed him Junior Grand AVarden on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of the Athanreum , in Sunderland . On the death of the Earl of Durham , Sir J . W . Loraine was appointed to the government of the province of Northumberland , as U . I . Cr . M ., by the Grand Registrar , ancl , on the installation of the Kev . Edward Caloner Ogle , October 13 th , 1848 , to the office of P . G M he was again appointed D . P . G . M ., which rank he held until his death ' March 1 st , 1851 . '
In addition to his provincial grand honours , Sir AVilliam Loraine was a I ast Grand Junior Warden of England , the first W . M . of Northern Counties Lodge , No . 586 , of which he was the founder ; Past Z . of the Royal Arch Chapter de Swinburne ; Past E . C . of the Royal Kent Encampment of Masonic Knights Templars , & c . ; ancl as a compliment to him on the formation of Lodge No . 793 , it was named De Loraine .
Sir John Lambton Loraine , the present baronet , officiated as Grand Steward , September 2 nd , 1822 , under H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , h J ™ fPPointed a P . G . Steward for Northumberland , in 1824 , an office which he held many years . BRO . JOHN WILSON . On the 4 th of March , Bro . John AVilson , AV M . , aged 57 . Bro AV was the founder of Lodge No . 508 , Maryport . Too much cannot be said in his praise .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
1 o the whole of the Loraine family the Masonic body in the north of England have been much indebted , as will be seen b y the accompanying sketch of their Masonic career , in which the name of the baronet just deceased stands pre-eminently conspicuous . Sir Charles Loraine , the fifth baronet served the office of P . G Steward of Northumberland from 1814 to 1821 , in which year he was appointed P . G . Junior AA ardenand officiated as Senior Grand Warden at the
, laying of the foundation stone of the library of the Literary and Philosophical Society , by H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , G . M ., in Newcastle September 2 nd , 1822 . He was appointed D . P . G . M . of Northumberland in 1821 ., which office he retained until his death , in 1 S 33 . He was also a Past Master of Lodge No . 24 . Past . Z . of the Royal Arch Chapter cle Swinburne , and a Past E . C . of the Royal Kent Encampment of Alasonic Knihts TemplarsNo 44
g , . . Sir William Loraine , the sixth baronet , was appointed a P . G . Steward ot Northumberland in 1821 , and officiated as Grand Steward under If . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , September 2 nd , 1822 . i > ? , T C ] laries v » icent Loraine , the seventh baronet , was appointed 1 . G . J . AV . of Northumberland , by the late Earl of Durham , P G M December 4 th , 1838 . ' '
Sir AVilliam Loraine , the ninth baronet , was appointed P . G . J . AV of Northumberland , August 10 th , 1814 , which office he held for several years . Prior to 1 S 24 , having become resident in the adjacent county of Durham he was appointed D . P . G . M . of that province by the late Larl of Durham ( then John George Lambton ) . In 1835 having a ^ ain become resident in Newcastle , Sir Matthew AVhite Ridley , Bart MP P . G . M ., appointed Sir AV . Loraine his D . P . G . M ., to which office ' he was again appointed bthe Earl of Durham
y on his installation as P G M of Northumberland , in 1837 . On November 12 th , 1839 , H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , G . M . , appointed him Junior Grand AVarden on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of the Athanreum , in Sunderland . On the death of the Earl of Durham , Sir J . W . Loraine was appointed to the government of the province of Northumberland , as U . I . Cr . M ., by the Grand Registrar , ancl , on the installation of the Kev . Edward Caloner Ogle , October 13 th , 1848 , to the office of P . G M he was again appointed D . P . G . M ., which rank he held until his death ' March 1 st , 1851 . '
In addition to his provincial grand honours , Sir AVilliam Loraine was a I ast Grand Junior Warden of England , the first W . M . of Northern Counties Lodge , No . 586 , of which he was the founder ; Past Z . of the Royal Arch Chapter de Swinburne ; Past E . C . of the Royal Kent Encampment of Masonic Knights Templars , & c . ; ancl as a compliment to him on the formation of Lodge No . 793 , it was named De Loraine .
Sir John Lambton Loraine , the present baronet , officiated as Grand Steward , September 2 nd , 1822 , under H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , h J ™ fPPointed a P . G . Steward for Northumberland , in 1824 , an office which he held many years . BRO . JOHN WILSON . On the 4 th of March , Bro . John AVilson , AV M . , aged 57 . Bro AV was the founder of Lodge No . 508 , Maryport . Too much cannot be said in his praise .