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The Annalist.*
joining member of the Lodge . He was the father of the late right hon . Sir John Sinclair , who became a Mason in the Canongate Kilwinning . The next Master of the Lodge , in order of time , was ANDREW ALISON , merchant in Edinburgh , and father of the late Rev . Dr . Alison , author of the celebrated Essay on Taste . Bro . Alison was elected to the chair 21 th June , 1766 . He had previously filled the office of Senior Warden in Grand Lod
ge , from 1763 to 1765 , and during his occupation of the chair of the Canongate Kilwinning , he again became an office-bearer in Grand Lodge , holding the responsible post of Grand Master Substitute from the years 1767 to 1770 . He continued for the space of three years as Master of the Canongate Kilwinning , during which the following Members , among others , were received into Masonry .
GEORGE , 8 th EARL OP DALHOUSIE . This nobleman was initiated in the month of November , 1766 , and on the 30 th November of the following year , he was elevated to the supreme dignity of Grand Master Mason of Scotland—a station to which both his son and his grandson ( the present Lord Dalhousie ) , who were also initiated in the same Lodge , afterwards attained . Diplomas appear to have been first issued hy Grand Lodge , under the rule of this chief , but we do not discover in
any particulars "Laurie ' s History" sufficiently to illustrate his Masonic character . He died in 1787 . CHARLES LORD BINNING , son of the Earl of Haddington . He was initiated in December 1768 , and early addressing himself to his duty as an active Mason , frequently officiated in the absence of the regular office-bearers , although he does not appear to have been ever formally elected . The practice and princile of his not
p younger years were forgot by him in the future ; for , after a lapse of twenty years , he became Deputy Grand Master , under Lord Napier , also a Brother of the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge . He died Earl of Haddington , in i 828 .
CHARLES HAY , advocate , afterwards a judge , by the title of Lord Newton . He was admitted a Mason in November , 1766 , and became Depute Master of the Lodge in 1780 , being re-elected the succeeding year . He was a man of great judgment as . a lawgiver , and of a convivial temperament . Lord Newton died in 1811 . The following Brethren did not fill any Masonic office : — Lord Algernon Percy , afterwards created Earl of Beverly , second son of the Duke of Northumberland . He entered the Lodge in December 1767 , and died in 1830 .
The late Earl of Cadogan , who died in 1807 , was also initiated in the Canongate Kilwinning , in October , 1767 . Alexander Abercrombie , youngest brother of Sir Ralph Abercrombie , was initiated m Jul y , 1767 , about fourteen years after the latter . He was then in his 22 nd year ; and after acquiring high credit at the Scottish bar , became a judge under the title of Lord Abercrombie . His literary attainments were also considerable , and he contributed to the Mirror' and edited b
" " Lounger , " y Henry M'Kenzie , " the Man of Feeling . " He died in 1795 . Alexander Maconochie , advocate , was initiated in November , 1767 . On the demise of Lord Abercrombie , he was appointed to the judicial ' bench , under the title of Lord Meadowbank , the name of his estate He had previously filled the chair of public law in the University of Edinburgh . Lord Meadowbank was highly respected , both as a iud « e and in private life . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Annalist.*
joining member of the Lodge . He was the father of the late right hon . Sir John Sinclair , who became a Mason in the Canongate Kilwinning . The next Master of the Lodge , in order of time , was ANDREW ALISON , merchant in Edinburgh , and father of the late Rev . Dr . Alison , author of the celebrated Essay on Taste . Bro . Alison was elected to the chair 21 th June , 1766 . He had previously filled the office of Senior Warden in Grand Lod
ge , from 1763 to 1765 , and during his occupation of the chair of the Canongate Kilwinning , he again became an office-bearer in Grand Lodge , holding the responsible post of Grand Master Substitute from the years 1767 to 1770 . He continued for the space of three years as Master of the Canongate Kilwinning , during which the following Members , among others , were received into Masonry .
GEORGE , 8 th EARL OP DALHOUSIE . This nobleman was initiated in the month of November , 1766 , and on the 30 th November of the following year , he was elevated to the supreme dignity of Grand Master Mason of Scotland—a station to which both his son and his grandson ( the present Lord Dalhousie ) , who were also initiated in the same Lodge , afterwards attained . Diplomas appear to have been first issued hy Grand Lodge , under the rule of this chief , but we do not discover in
any particulars "Laurie ' s History" sufficiently to illustrate his Masonic character . He died in 1787 . CHARLES LORD BINNING , son of the Earl of Haddington . He was initiated in December 1768 , and early addressing himself to his duty as an active Mason , frequently officiated in the absence of the regular office-bearers , although he does not appear to have been ever formally elected . The practice and princile of his not
p younger years were forgot by him in the future ; for , after a lapse of twenty years , he became Deputy Grand Master , under Lord Napier , also a Brother of the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge . He died Earl of Haddington , in i 828 .
CHARLES HAY , advocate , afterwards a judge , by the title of Lord Newton . He was admitted a Mason in November , 1766 , and became Depute Master of the Lodge in 1780 , being re-elected the succeeding year . He was a man of great judgment as . a lawgiver , and of a convivial temperament . Lord Newton died in 1811 . The following Brethren did not fill any Masonic office : — Lord Algernon Percy , afterwards created Earl of Beverly , second son of the Duke of Northumberland . He entered the Lodge in December 1767 , and died in 1830 .
The late Earl of Cadogan , who died in 1807 , was also initiated in the Canongate Kilwinning , in October , 1767 . Alexander Abercrombie , youngest brother of Sir Ralph Abercrombie , was initiated m Jul y , 1767 , about fourteen years after the latter . He was then in his 22 nd year ; and after acquiring high credit at the Scottish bar , became a judge under the title of Lord Abercrombie . His literary attainments were also considerable , and he contributed to the Mirror' and edited b
" " Lounger , " y Henry M'Kenzie , " the Man of Feeling . " He died in 1795 . Alexander Maconochie , advocate , was initiated in November , 1767 . On the demise of Lord Abercrombie , he was appointed to the judicial ' bench , under the title of Lord Meadowbank , the name of his estate He had previously filled the chair of public law in the University of Edinburgh . Lord Meadowbank was highly respected , both as a iud « e and in private life . "