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Sketch Of The Life Of James Heseltine, Esq. G. T.
much entitled to regard by the dignitj * - of his character , as by the independence of his condition . In a work of the present kind , Mr . HESELTINE comes chiefly under our ' notice in his Masonic capacit )' , but we could not deny ourselves the pleasure of doing justice to private worth , particularly as what we have stated is merely a record of that testimony which all who know him readily deliver in his favour whenever
his name is mentioned . Mr . HESELTINE , we understand , married about-the year 1776 , Frances , one of the daughters and co-heiresses of ROGER ALTHAM , Esq . of Islington , deceased . Mrs . HESELTINE , according to report , is possessed of such domestic virtues as give her a full claim to so valuable a husband . By this lady Mr . HESELTINE " has
had a son and a dau ghter , whose merits afford an ample recompence for the parental tenderness and attention which they have experienced . The son , Mr . James Altham Heseltine has , we are informed , just , entered into University College , Oxford . We sincerely hope that Mr . HESELTINE will long enjoy , the affluence his abilities have obtainedand long gratify the numerous
, friends whom his merits have so deservedly procured , and that when he pays the last aweful debt , he may be cheered by the conviction that he leaves his offspring the inheritors of his virtues as well as his possessions . It now remains that we notice Mr . HESELTINE in his MASONIC
CHARACTER . He was , we find , first acquainted with the mysteries of Masonry in July 17 6 4 , by dispensation from the GRANQ MASTER , being then only in the nineteenth year of his age .. He served the office of GRAND STEWARD 176 7 , and was made GRAND SECRETARY 1769 . In 17 80 , Mr . WHITE was joined with him in the office pf Secretary . Mr . HESELTINE resigned the Secretaryship in 17 8 4 and was in 178 5 appointed SENIOR GRAND WARDEN ;
, and in 17 S 6 -yvas made GRAND TREASURER , which office he at present holds , and which he has exercised in a manner hi ghly honourable to himself and advantageous to the Society . Mr . HESELTINE has been Master of the Lodge of Antiquity , No . I . Of the Somerset House Lodge , No . II . He has served ail the principal offices in the degree of Royal Arch Masons , and has in every
situation distinguished himself by affability ,, "ood sense and zeal for tha honor of the Fraternity . There are few gentlemen who have more numerous connections than Mr . HESELTINE , and whether we view him in his professional capacity , in the province . of Masonry , or in the wide sphere of moral action , honor , humanity , and judgment seem to be the
essential features of his character . It may not be improper to add , in order to obviate that malignity to which the best characters are exposed , that the author of this article is hot personally acquainted with the meritorious individual to whom it relates , . HATTON GARDEN , T . Nov « 2 a ,
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Sketch Of The Life Of James Heseltine, Esq. G. T.
much entitled to regard by the dignitj * - of his character , as by the independence of his condition . In a work of the present kind , Mr . HESELTINE comes chiefly under our ' notice in his Masonic capacit )' , but we could not deny ourselves the pleasure of doing justice to private worth , particularly as what we have stated is merely a record of that testimony which all who know him readily deliver in his favour whenever
his name is mentioned . Mr . HESELTINE , we understand , married about-the year 1776 , Frances , one of the daughters and co-heiresses of ROGER ALTHAM , Esq . of Islington , deceased . Mrs . HESELTINE , according to report , is possessed of such domestic virtues as give her a full claim to so valuable a husband . By this lady Mr . HESELTINE " has
had a son and a dau ghter , whose merits afford an ample recompence for the parental tenderness and attention which they have experienced . The son , Mr . James Altham Heseltine has , we are informed , just , entered into University College , Oxford . We sincerely hope that Mr . HESELTINE will long enjoy , the affluence his abilities have obtainedand long gratify the numerous
, friends whom his merits have so deservedly procured , and that when he pays the last aweful debt , he may be cheered by the conviction that he leaves his offspring the inheritors of his virtues as well as his possessions . It now remains that we notice Mr . HESELTINE in his MASONIC
CHARACTER . He was , we find , first acquainted with the mysteries of Masonry in July 17 6 4 , by dispensation from the GRANQ MASTER , being then only in the nineteenth year of his age .. He served the office of GRAND STEWARD 176 7 , and was made GRAND SECRETARY 1769 . In 17 80 , Mr . WHITE was joined with him in the office pf Secretary . Mr . HESELTINE resigned the Secretaryship in 17 8 4 and was in 178 5 appointed SENIOR GRAND WARDEN ;
, and in 17 S 6 -yvas made GRAND TREASURER , which office he at present holds , and which he has exercised in a manner hi ghly honourable to himself and advantageous to the Society . Mr . HESELTINE has been Master of the Lodge of Antiquity , No . I . Of the Somerset House Lodge , No . II . He has served ail the principal offices in the degree of Royal Arch Masons , and has in every
situation distinguished himself by affability ,, "ood sense and zeal for tha honor of the Fraternity . There are few gentlemen who have more numerous connections than Mr . HESELTINE , and whether we view him in his professional capacity , in the province . of Masonry , or in the wide sphere of moral action , honor , humanity , and judgment seem to be the
essential features of his character . It may not be improper to add , in order to obviate that malignity to which the best characters are exposed , that the author of this article is hot personally acquainted with the meritorious individual to whom it relates , . HATTON GARDEN , T . Nov « 2 a ,