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SIR HENRY WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN , K . C . B . G . C . H . This worthy'B rother was born 16 th March , 17 . 83 , and died 28 th $ tarch , 1856 , at Llanford in North Wales . The late Sir Henry was uncle and father-indaw to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart , of Wynnstay , the present Prov . Gr . Master of North Wales and Shropshire . He was the British Minister ( or Ambassador ) at Copenhagen for many years . Sir Henry ' s opinion of Freemasonry may be understood from the following extract of a speech delivered at Chester on St . John ' s day , 1853 : —He said , although in every respect an old Mason , he feared the task of returning thanks must be considered as having fallen into the hands of an apprentice . He came from a country where the Craft was far from being considered as worthy only of a dungeon or the Inquisition . He had the honour of being initiated into Masonry by the King of Denmark himself , and whilst sitting at the same board , with both the king and his son , he had heard him express the opinion " that in the hour of danger he should look to Freemasons as his best , defenders . " That hour of danger had come , andjhe was happy to say our Craft redeemed the confidence reposed in them .
BRO . JAMES ROLPE . On the 29 th of May , at Booking , Essex , in his 27 th year , Bro . James Rolfe , youngest son of the late Robert Rolfe , Esq . of Booking . Bro . Rolfe was initiated in the North Essex Lodge , No . 817 , and went through the various Offices , being W . M . for the last year . He was exalted into the Chapter attached to the same
Lodge , and at the time of his decease held the Office of third Principal . The lineage of Bro . Rolfe is of long standing in the province , as we have record of his ancestors being in possession of Gosfield Hall in the early part of the 15 th century . In the village church of Gosfield is a small chapel or chantry , erected by Thomas Rolfe , which was repaired in 1560 by Sir John Wentworth , who was then in possession of the estate .
BRO . SIR P . G . FOWKE . We have already briefly recorded the decease of Sir Frederick Gustavus Fowke , Bart ., of Lowesby Hall , Leicestershire . We cannot , however , allow one who was so truly amiable and respected in all the relations of life , and who for so long a period occupied a prominent place amongst us , to pass away without something more than a mere record of his death . The deceased gentleman , who was the son oi Sir Thomas Fowke , Knt ., by the second daughter and co heir of Sir Isaac
Woolaston , Bart ., was born at Lowesby Hall , in 1782 . His grandfather , Brigadier-General Fowke , had distinguished himself in the army , held a command under Sir John Cope in the campaign against the rebels in 1745 , and a few years subsequently was made governor of Gibraltar ; also in 1784 his father was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to his Royal Highness Henry Frederick , . Duke of Cumberland , the brother of George III . The subject of this sketch was created a baronet of the United Kingdom in 1814 , and in the same year married the only rbmo-hf . ftr of th ft Ifl . fcft A nthonv Henderson . Esn .. M . P . for Brack lev . who survive — — - » j
O »» - «~ ~ j 7 JL' 7 J 7 ~ . , » . - . u him , and by whom he leaves issue four sons and two daughters—the eldest son being Frederick Thomas , who succeeds him in the baronetcy . Another son held a commission in the Austrian army , and died Home years since in Italy . Sir Frederick was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber , a deputy-lieutenant for Leicestershire , and for many years a most active , upright , and respected county magistrate . Sir Frederick was delighted to recai the recollection how , having accidentally met with his father ' s patent of appointment as Prov . G . M . of Freemasons for Lciccs-
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SIR HENRY WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN , K . C . B . G . C . H . This worthy'B rother was born 16 th March , 17 . 83 , and died 28 th $ tarch , 1856 , at Llanford in North Wales . The late Sir Henry was uncle and father-indaw to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart , of Wynnstay , the present Prov . Gr . Master of North Wales and Shropshire . He was the British Minister ( or Ambassador ) at Copenhagen for many years . Sir Henry ' s opinion of Freemasonry may be understood from the following extract of a speech delivered at Chester on St . John ' s day , 1853 : —He said , although in every respect an old Mason , he feared the task of returning thanks must be considered as having fallen into the hands of an apprentice . He came from a country where the Craft was far from being considered as worthy only of a dungeon or the Inquisition . He had the honour of being initiated into Masonry by the King of Denmark himself , and whilst sitting at the same board , with both the king and his son , he had heard him express the opinion " that in the hour of danger he should look to Freemasons as his best , defenders . " That hour of danger had come , andjhe was happy to say our Craft redeemed the confidence reposed in them .
BRO . JAMES ROLPE . On the 29 th of May , at Booking , Essex , in his 27 th year , Bro . James Rolfe , youngest son of the late Robert Rolfe , Esq . of Booking . Bro . Rolfe was initiated in the North Essex Lodge , No . 817 , and went through the various Offices , being W . M . for the last year . He was exalted into the Chapter attached to the same
Lodge , and at the time of his decease held the Office of third Principal . The lineage of Bro . Rolfe is of long standing in the province , as we have record of his ancestors being in possession of Gosfield Hall in the early part of the 15 th century . In the village church of Gosfield is a small chapel or chantry , erected by Thomas Rolfe , which was repaired in 1560 by Sir John Wentworth , who was then in possession of the estate .
BRO . SIR P . G . FOWKE . We have already briefly recorded the decease of Sir Frederick Gustavus Fowke , Bart ., of Lowesby Hall , Leicestershire . We cannot , however , allow one who was so truly amiable and respected in all the relations of life , and who for so long a period occupied a prominent place amongst us , to pass away without something more than a mere record of his death . The deceased gentleman , who was the son oi Sir Thomas Fowke , Knt ., by the second daughter and co heir of Sir Isaac
Woolaston , Bart ., was born at Lowesby Hall , in 1782 . His grandfather , Brigadier-General Fowke , had distinguished himself in the army , held a command under Sir John Cope in the campaign against the rebels in 1745 , and a few years subsequently was made governor of Gibraltar ; also in 1784 his father was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to his Royal Highness Henry Frederick , . Duke of Cumberland , the brother of George III . The subject of this sketch was created a baronet of the United Kingdom in 1814 , and in the same year married the only rbmo-hf . ftr of th ft Ifl . fcft A nthonv Henderson . Esn .. M . P . for Brack lev . who survive — — - » j
O »» - «~ ~ j 7 JL' 7 J 7 ~ . , » . - . u him , and by whom he leaves issue four sons and two daughters—the eldest son being Frederick Thomas , who succeeds him in the baronetcy . Another son held a commission in the Austrian army , and died Home years since in Italy . Sir Frederick was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber , a deputy-lieutenant for Leicestershire , and for many years a most active , upright , and respected county magistrate . Sir Frederick was delighted to recai the recollection how , having accidentally met with his father ' s patent of appointment as Prov . G . M . of Freemasons for Lciccs-