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Picture Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry

Engraving of Sir E.A.H. Lechmere Bart PGM Worcs 1878-1894

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WMLMT Classification:- Engraving

Country of Origin:- England

Province/Region/District:- Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire - United Grand Lodge of England

Associated Unit (Lodge/Chapter Etc.):- Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire

Order:- Craft (Blue Masonry)


Description

"This image features a portrait of Sir Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere, the 3rd Baronet of The Rhydd, Worcestershire.

• He was a British Conservative Party politician who served in the House of Commons from 1866 to 1895.

• Lechmere was a prominent Freemason, serving as the Provincial Grand Master of Worcestershire from 1878 to 1894.

• He was also heavily involved in philanthropy, notably as a pioneer of the Red Cross and a founder of the Venerable Order of St John."




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