FREEMASONS AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY Alphabetical List of ...

Fellows of the Royal Society who are or were Freemasons, listed alphabetically
Born in Cornwall to a Canadian father, he won a scholarship to the Royal School of Mines and won prizes in
geology. Appointed assistant Superintendent of the geological survey of India in 1890 (director from 1903). During
his tenure the focus of the survey changed from imperial interests to developing India’s mineral wealth. Founded the
Mining and Geological Institute of India in 1906. Worked in India during 1914-18 war as president of the Indian
munitions board. In 1922 became rector of the Imperial College of Science and Technology. 1929-44 principal and
vice chancellor of the University of Edinburgh.
The first initiate in Imperial College Lodge No 4536 on 1 Dec 1923, passed 10 May 1924, raised 14 Jun 1924.
Resigned 30 Jun 1934
Hollings, John, MD, FRCP, FRS [9 Mar 1727] 276 (c.1683–10 May 1739), a ‘remarkable polymath and his classical
scholarship and general culture was highly rated by his contemporaries, one of whom referred to him as “the most
ingenious Dr John Hollings” 277 ’; Physician-General to the Army and Physician-in-Ordinary to the King.
Member, L. No. 64, at Rose Tavern, without Temple Bar, London.
Hope, V-Adml William Johnstone, FRS [24 Mar 1808], MP [1800–30], later [4 Oct 1825] Sir William Johnstone,
GCB (16 Aug 1766–2 May 1831), naval officer and politician, 3 rd son of John Hope (1739–1785) of Craigiehall,
Linlithgow, a London merchant and his wife, Mary Breton (1742–1767). His first cousin was Admiral Sir Henry
Hope (1787–1863).
Born at Finchley, Middlesex, and educ Edinburgh High School, 1774–76. In Jan 1777, entered the Navy under his
uncle, Capt Charles Hope (†1808), in the Weasel, serving with him in different ships on the home, Lisbon and
Newfoundland stations until, Oct 1782, promoted Lieut, Daedalus, serving on Newfoundland and home stations and
being promoted Cdr, 1790, and acting Capt, Adamant, and serving in Mar 1786 in the frigate Pegasus with HRH
Prince William Henry to Newfoundland and the West Indies, and in May 1787 in the Boreas, with Horatio Nelson,
later Viscount Nelson of the Nile, as captain. For the next few years, under various commanders, he served in several
ships in varied stations. In Mar 1795, he became Flag Capt to Adml Duncan. Resigned his command in 1801, having
been elected MP: Dumfries Burghs, the previous year; Dumfriesshire, Oct 1804 until 1830, but was rarely active in
the House. One of the Lds of the Admlty, 1807–09, attained flag rank, Aug 1812, C-in-C, Leith, 1813–18, V-Adml,
1819, Senior Naval Ld at the Admlty, 1820–28, later a member of council of the Ld High Adml. Treas, Royal Naval
Hospital, Greenwich, 1828, until that office abolished, then one of 5 commrs for managing the hospital. Granted
Freedom, City of Edinburgh, 13 Mar 1814, with 5 others, including George Boyle, later Ross-Lindsay-Crawfurd-
Boyle, GCH, 4 th Earl of Glasgow, 278 Ld-Lt, Renfrewshire.
On 12 April 1831, he was invited by King William IV to dine at St James’s Palace with some of the other GCBs,
of whom there were then ninety-one, including four princes of the blood royal 279 and nine honorary knights – he had
been appointed a Grand Cross on 4 October 1825 – but sadly he was one of four knights who were ‘severely
indisposed’ and unable to be present, but there were some sixty-six knights and officers present. 280
Married twice: (1), 8 Jul 1792, his cousin Lady Anne Hope, later Hope Johnstone (1768–28 Aug 1818), de jure
Countess of Annandale and Hartfell in her own right, eldest dau of James Hope, later Hope-Johnstone, 3 rd Earl of
Hopetoun (1741–1817), and they had 4 sons, of whom the eldest became the de jure 7 th Earl of Annandale and
Hartfell, the 2 nd was Adml Sir William James Hope-Johnstone, KCB, RN (1798–1878), and the younger two also
became RN officers, and 2 daus; (2), 30 Oct 1821, Maria, Dowager Countess of Athlone (1770–1851), widow of
Frederik Willem [Frederick William] van Reede, 6 th Earl of Athlone (1766–1810), and 2 nd dau of Sir John Eden, 4 th
Bt, MP (1740–1812), but they had no children.
Died at Bath, and bur at Johnstone Church, Johnstone, Dumfriesshire.
Initiated, ostensibly aged 24 but actually only 19 years, 7 months and 25 days, 11 Apr 1786, a Lt, in Prince
George L. No. 86, Foxhole Quay, Plymouth, 281 becoming a MM, 18 Sep 1786, in St John’s L. No. 186, St John’s,
Newfoundland (his membership registered in GL, Scot, records, 1820), joining at an unknown date St Luke’s L. No.
48 (now The L. of Holyrood House (St Luke’s) No. 44), Canongate, Edinburgh. Actively involved in several other
Orders of Freemasonry. 282
Hopkins, Frederick Gowland, FRS [11 May 1905; PRS 1930–35], later [1914–43] Prof, then [1925] Sir Frederick
Gowland Hopkins, [1935] OM (20 Jun 1861–16 May 1947), English biochemist.
276 Given as 1726 (O.S.) in Clarke (1), 117 and 118.
277 J. Nichols (ed.), L. I., vol. 3, 522, cited by Stewart, ocit., 146 & 177, n
278 (26 Mar 1765–3 Jul 1843), whose 3 rd dau, Lady Augusta Boyle (†28 Jul 1876), married 19 May 1821, Frederick FitzClarence (9 Dec
1799–30 Oct 1854), later (1831) Lord Frederick FitzClarence, GCH, 3rd son of HRH William Henry, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later
[1830] King William IV, Lt-Gen and 66 th GMM, Scot, 1841–43, and ProvGM, Northumberland, 1845–47, though never installed.
279 Not specifically identified, but probably included TRH Ernest Augustus, 1 st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC,
FRS, later [1837] Ernest I, King of Hanover (5 Jun 1771–18 Nov 1851), Adolphus Frederick, 1 st Duke of Cambridge, KG, GCB, GCMG (and
Grand Master), GCH, PC (24 Feb 1774–8 Jul 1850), William Frederick, 2 nd and last Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS
(15 Jan 1776–30 Nov 1834), and the King himself.
280 Galloway, The Order of the Bath, 145.
281 HRH Prince William Henry, KG, later [1789] Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, then [1830] King William IV, was initiated, 9 Mar 1786,
in the same L., so no doubt it was he who influenced his 3rd Lieutenant to become a Freemason before the Pegasus sailed for Newfoundland.
282 Famous Scottish Freemasons (GL, Scot, 2010), 126–7.
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