. Cheshire, its traditions and history, including a record of the rise and progress of freemasonry in this ancient province . as a very popular one withthe members. He was the first Master of the John Brunner Lodge, No. 2799,Winsford, which was consecrated by Sir Horatio Lloyd, , at theBrunner Guild Hall, Winsford, in 1900. The banquet on that occasion wasserved by Bollands, Chester, and was long remembered as being of a sumptuousand even princely character. In 1899 he was invested as Provincial GrandSenior Warden in the last year of the rule of the late Earl Egerton, of theProvin
. Cheshire, its traditions and history, including a record of the rise and progress of freemasonry in this ancient province . as a very popular one withthe members. He was the first Master of the John Brunner Lodge, No. 2799,Winsford, which was consecrated by Sir Horatio Lloyd, , at theBrunner Guild Hall, Winsford, in 1900. The banquet on that occasion wasserved by Bollands, Chester, and was long remembered as being of a sumptuousand even princely character. In 1899 he was invested as Provincial GrandSenior Warden in the last year of the rule of the late Earl Egerton, of theProvince. He was the head of Bnmner, Mond, & Co., one of the largest alkahworks in the world. He presented Northwich with a Pubhc Library, Runcornand Winsford with Guildhalls for the use of trades unions, friendly and othersocieties. He endowed Liverpool University with a Chair of Political Economy,was a benefactor to Witton Grammar School, and Vice-President of theCheshire Football Association, etc. He was created Baronet in 1895, Privy F m^ • m y A Tm ^^M •^m ^^^^^ ^ Brother JOSEPH CLARKE,Provincial Grand AiiUri i\(.iiA> CHESHIRE : ITS TRADITIONS AND HISTORY 339 Councillor, 1906, (Hon.) and Pro Chancellor of Liverpool University,Kjog. He was succeeded by his son. Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner, for the Northwich Division, County Councillor, 1882-95, and member ofthe Central Tribunal for Great Britain, 1917. Brother Broadsmith, who had discharged the duties of Provincial GrandSecretary for some time prior to the death of Brother Richard Newhouse, died inJuly 1918. Brother Broadsmith had had a distinguished career in the Province,to which due testimony was forthcoming at the annual meeting of ProvincialGrand Lodge at Northwich in 1918, as recorded in preceding pages. He wasthe author of the Masonic Book of Reference for Worshipful Masters, Directorsof Ceremonies, Secretaries of Lodges, and brethren generally, issued in enjoyed great vogue
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