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Masonic Obituary.
A . D . 1795 , and was admitted a subscribing member of the Granby Lodge , Durham , February 7 , A . L . 5797 . During thirty-five years in which he belonged to this Lodge he was twenty times called to the chair , having been elected eighteen years in succession , ancl twice subsequently ; and out of that long period , was only six times absent , whilst holding the office of Worshiful Master . Of seven hundred and nine Lodges ,
p which were held during the whole series of thirty-five years , he failed in attendance but forty-three times ; presenting , in his life , an almost unparalleled instance of Masonic assiduity within the Lodge , and strict practice and application of its glorious tenets in his worldly transactions
without . « He held the office of Deputy Provincial Grand Master for many years with credit to himself , ancl to the honour and satisfaction of the Craft . He departed this life December 25 , A . D . 1832 , and was interred at St . Oswald ' s Church . . "Brother Logan having never expressed a wish to be interred with friends
Masonic honours , the brethren attended his funeral as private ; and caused this memoir to be inserted in the records of the Lodge as a testimony of his moral worth * . " SIR JOHN D OYLE . This gallant officer and most distinguished Freemason died in August last , at his residence in Somerset-street , Portmanand
square Sir John was Prov . Grancl Master for Guernsey Jersey , and had served generally the offices of the Craft , who , among other services , will particularly remember him as President of the Board of Stewards , on the natal day of His Royal Hig hness the Duke of Sussex , in 1829 . His military career was one of hig h reputation . He entered the serviceby the purchase of an ensigncy in the 48 th Foot , in 1771 .
, In 1775 he embarked , as lieutenant , with the 40 th Foot , for America , where he served in all the campaigns of that period , having received a . wound in action . In 1778 he obtained a company in Lord Rawdon ' s corps , " the Volunteers of Ireland" ( afterwards 105 th Foot ) , and purchased his majority in it in 1781 , having been twice wounded while serving in that regiment . The regiment was reduced in 1784 . Having until
returned to his native country , Ireland , he remained on half-pay the commencement of the French revolutionary war , at which time he raised tbe gallant 87 th regiment , " the Royal Irish Fusileers , " in the command of which he embarked for the Continent , with Earl Moira . He served under the Duke of York in the campaign of 1794 , and repulsed an attack of the enemy at Alost , where he was severely wounded . In 1796 he got the colonelcy of the 87 th , and was sent in command of a secret expedition into Holland , and on his return was appointed
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Obituary.
A . D . 1795 , and was admitted a subscribing member of the Granby Lodge , Durham , February 7 , A . L . 5797 . During thirty-five years in which he belonged to this Lodge he was twenty times called to the chair , having been elected eighteen years in succession , ancl twice subsequently ; and out of that long period , was only six times absent , whilst holding the office of Worshiful Master . Of seven hundred and nine Lodges ,
p which were held during the whole series of thirty-five years , he failed in attendance but forty-three times ; presenting , in his life , an almost unparalleled instance of Masonic assiduity within the Lodge , and strict practice and application of its glorious tenets in his worldly transactions
without . « He held the office of Deputy Provincial Grand Master for many years with credit to himself , ancl to the honour and satisfaction of the Craft . He departed this life December 25 , A . D . 1832 , and was interred at St . Oswald ' s Church . . "Brother Logan having never expressed a wish to be interred with friends
Masonic honours , the brethren attended his funeral as private ; and caused this memoir to be inserted in the records of the Lodge as a testimony of his moral worth * . " SIR JOHN D OYLE . This gallant officer and most distinguished Freemason died in August last , at his residence in Somerset-street , Portmanand
square Sir John was Prov . Grancl Master for Guernsey Jersey , and had served generally the offices of the Craft , who , among other services , will particularly remember him as President of the Board of Stewards , on the natal day of His Royal Hig hness the Duke of Sussex , in 1829 . His military career was one of hig h reputation . He entered the serviceby the purchase of an ensigncy in the 48 th Foot , in 1771 .
, In 1775 he embarked , as lieutenant , with the 40 th Foot , for America , where he served in all the campaigns of that period , having received a . wound in action . In 1778 he obtained a company in Lord Rawdon ' s corps , " the Volunteers of Ireland" ( afterwards 105 th Foot ) , and purchased his majority in it in 1781 , having been twice wounded while serving in that regiment . The regiment was reduced in 1784 . Having until
returned to his native country , Ireland , he remained on half-pay the commencement of the French revolutionary war , at which time he raised tbe gallant 87 th regiment , " the Royal Irish Fusileers , " in the command of which he embarked for the Continent , with Earl Moira . He served under the Duke of York in the campaign of 1794 , and repulsed an attack of the enemy at Alost , where he was severely wounded . In 1796 he got the colonelcy of the 87 th , and was sent in command of a secret expedition into Holland , and on his return was appointed