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Memoir Of The Right Honourable Richard Hely Hutchinson,
MEMOIR OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE RICHARD HELY HUTCHINSON ,
THE .,. .-.. SCIENTIFICMAGAZINE,AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY ,
FOR NOVEMBER , 1797 .
LORD VISCOUNT DONOUGHMORE , GRAND MASTER OF MASONS IN IRELAND . WI III A l-OHTHAIT .
THIS accomplished Nobleman was born in Ireland , January 29 , ... 175 6 , His father , Mr . JOHN HELY HUTCHINSON , arrived , by . , splendid abilities , to the situation of Prime Serjeant at Law , and had , very great practice at the btjr , He was a leading man in the Senate of Ireland i ' pr many years , and commanded attention whenever he , spoke . lie had the clearest head that ever conceived , and the sweet- !
est tongue that ever uttered the suggestions of wisdom . On being appointed to the Provpstship ofthe University of Dublin , which situation , ever since the reign of Queen Elizabeth , had always been filled by a single man , the Fellows were exceedingly enraged , and a violent paper war commenced , which lasted for a long time .. To such a height , indeed , was the rage carried , that , notwithstanding the Provost's obtaining a decree permitting the Fellows to marry , they , continued still to libel him in the severest manner . His progress in
life was extremely fortunate . He was at one and at the same time a Privy Counsellor , Reversionary Secretary of State , Major of the 4 th Regiment of Horse , Provost of Trinity College , and Searcher , Packer , and Guager of the port of Strangford , Mr . Hutchinson married June S , 1751 , Christian , daughter of Mr . Nixon , of Murray , in the County of Wicklow , and niece and heiress to Richard Hutchinsonof which lad created
, Knocklofty , Esq . y was , October 16 , 178 . 3 , Baroness of Donoughmore , of Knocklofty , in the County of Tipperary , with remainder to her heir male by her said husband . She died June 24 , 17 S 8 , having had nine children , besides ' the subject of the present memoir . His Lordship succeeded his Grace the Duke of Leinster as Grand Master of Masons in Irelandand continues to fill that high stationin
, , a manner that confers honour on himself , and on the judgment of the Grand Lodge which elected him . There is an enthusiasm for Ma-. sonry in Ireland which is not so strongly manifested in this country . Every village almost has its masonic meeting , and , therefore , no won-
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Memoir Of The Right Honourable Richard Hely Hutchinson,
MEMOIR OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE RICHARD HELY HUTCHINSON ,
THE .,. .-.. SCIENTIFICMAGAZINE,AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY ,
FOR NOVEMBER , 1797 .
LORD VISCOUNT DONOUGHMORE , GRAND MASTER OF MASONS IN IRELAND . WI III A l-OHTHAIT .
THIS accomplished Nobleman was born in Ireland , January 29 , ... 175 6 , His father , Mr . JOHN HELY HUTCHINSON , arrived , by . , splendid abilities , to the situation of Prime Serjeant at Law , and had , very great practice at the btjr , He was a leading man in the Senate of Ireland i ' pr many years , and commanded attention whenever he , spoke . lie had the clearest head that ever conceived , and the sweet- !
est tongue that ever uttered the suggestions of wisdom . On being appointed to the Provpstship ofthe University of Dublin , which situation , ever since the reign of Queen Elizabeth , had always been filled by a single man , the Fellows were exceedingly enraged , and a violent paper war commenced , which lasted for a long time .. To such a height , indeed , was the rage carried , that , notwithstanding the Provost's obtaining a decree permitting the Fellows to marry , they , continued still to libel him in the severest manner . His progress in
life was extremely fortunate . He was at one and at the same time a Privy Counsellor , Reversionary Secretary of State , Major of the 4 th Regiment of Horse , Provost of Trinity College , and Searcher , Packer , and Guager of the port of Strangford , Mr . Hutchinson married June S , 1751 , Christian , daughter of Mr . Nixon , of Murray , in the County of Wicklow , and niece and heiress to Richard Hutchinsonof which lad created
, Knocklofty , Esq . y was , October 16 , 178 . 3 , Baroness of Donoughmore , of Knocklofty , in the County of Tipperary , with remainder to her heir male by her said husband . She died June 24 , 17 S 8 , having had nine children , besides ' the subject of the present memoir . His Lordship succeeded his Grace the Duke of Leinster as Grand Master of Masons in Irelandand continues to fill that high stationin
, , a manner that confers honour on himself , and on the judgment of the Grand Lodge which elected him . There is an enthusiasm for Ma-. sonry in Ireland which is not so strongly manifested in this country . Every village almost has its masonic meeting , and , therefore , no won-