Thomas DENTON –
Founder member in 1777, and a Bookseller.
Unfortunately, some 12 years later in 1789, he together with a John Jones were found guilty of “coining” in a trial at the Old Bailey in London, and executed on the gallows before the Debtor’s Door in the Old Bailey on 6th July 1789
John WILKINSON –
Sheriff of York 1797.
Lord Mayor of York 1801.
The Hon. Lawrence DUNDAS (1766 –
(Later the 1st Earl of Zetland).
Member of Parliament for Richmond 1790-
Member of Parliament for York 1802-
Alderman of York 1808.
Lord Mayor of York 1811.
Created Earl of Zetland in the coronation honours of Queen Victoria on 28th June 1838
Richard Welch HOLLON :-
Sheriff of York 1857.
Lord Mayor of York 1864.
Robert FARRAR –
Sheriff of York 1858.
John MARCH –
Lord Mayor of York 1873.
Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works 1859.
Provincial Senior Grand Warden 1874.
Licensee of The Golden Slipper Public House in Goodramgate, York.
William Benson RICHARDSON –
Lord Mayor of York 1884.
Son of a Grocer in Micklegate, later a Director of the N.E.R Company.
William Dallan HUSBAND –
Sheriff of York 1830.
Lord Mayor of York 1859.
Sir James MEEK (1816 –
Lord Mayor of York 1855, 1865 & 1866.
Knighted in 1869 by Queen Victoria.
Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies 1863.
Provincial Grand Senior Warden 1864.
Provincial Grand Treasurer 1884.
Chairman York City & County Bank, Governor Bootham Asylum, Treasurer York Mission, Major Commandant 1st West Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers.
Alfred Ely HARGROVE –
Lord Mayor of York 1869.
Sir Joseph Sykes RYMER (1942 –
Sheriff of York 1882.
Lord Mayor of York –
Freeman of York –
Knighted by King Edward VII in his coronation honours in 1901.
Provincial Grand Registrar 1884.
Provincial Grand Senior Warden 1900.
Chairman of Wharfedale Coal Company, Governor of Merchant Adventurers of York, 1900-
Samuel BORDER –
Sheriff of York 1887.
Lord Mayor of York 1899 and 1907.
Alderman of York 1895 –
Governor York Merchant Adventurers Company 1892-
Provincial Grand Registrar 1890.
Edward William PURNELL (1849 –
Lord Mayor of York –
Alderman 1896 –
Born in Scarborough and moved to York where he became chief booking clerk at York station. Later became a tobacconist, firstly in Blake Street, and later in Coney Street, York.
George POTTER-
Sheriff of York 1902.
Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies 1886.
Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden 1902.
James Brown INGLIS –
Sheriff of York 1911.
Lord Mayor of York 1923.
Jeweller and silversmith
Hugh Leslie CREER –
Sheriff of York 1934 & 1935.
Gilbert Yorke JOHNSON –
During his time as Librarian Bro. Johnson made gifts of over 250 books, and other items of Masonic interest, together with the bookcases mentioned above.
He was elected a full member of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 in 1935, and was also appointed Prestonian Lecturer for 1947
George Stanley BELLERBY –
Sheriff of York 1954.
John Harold KAYE –
Sheriff of York 1944.
Lord Mayor of York 1952.
Phil Cambridge – WM 2021
Micheal Wallace – WM 2022
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