FREEMASONS AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY Alphabetical List of ...

Fellows of the Royal Society who are or were Freemasons, listed alphabetically
Settled in Manfield Street, Portland Place, London, 1848, and was involved in many different enterprises, some
more successful than others, retiring to Jersey 1858, where he died at St Mark’s Crescent, St Helier, being bur at St
Helier.
Initiated 11 Apr 1820, L. of Perfect Unanimity No. 248, now No. 150, Madras; WM, 1833, 1834, 1836, 1839–41.
DepProvGM, Madras, 1838–46; 375 SGW, UGLE, 1847. When he left India, presumably in early 1847, he was
presented with a service of plate worth 100 guineas.
Exalted into RA Masonry, but details unknown; AsstGSoj, SGCE, 1847.
Mountbatten, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, RFRS [3 May 1951] (1921– ), GM and 1 st or
Prin Kt of the Most Excellent Order of the Br Empire, 1953.
Initiated 5 Dec 1952, Navy L. No. 2612, passed 6 Mar 1953 and raised 4 May 1953.
Murray, John, 4 th Duke of Atholl, FRS [9 Nov 1780], later PC [25 Jun 1797], then KT [23 Apr 1800] (1755–1830),
eldest son and heir of John Murray, 3 rd Duke of Atholl, KT (1729–1774), GM, AGL, 1771–74 and 29 th GMM, Scot,
1773–74.
His 2 nd son, Lt-Gen Lord James Murray, FRS [9 Apr 1818], later [1820] KCH, then [9 Jul 1821] 1 st Lord Glenlyon
(1782–1837), was father of George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6 th Duke of Atholl, later [28 Oct 1853] KT
(1814–1864), who was initiated, Nov 1841, Dunkeld L. No. 14 (SC); DepGM 1841–43; 67 th GMM, Scot, 1843–64.
Initiated, passed, raised and installed WM, 25 Feb 1775, Grand Master’s L. No. 1, London.
GM, AGL, installed 25 Jun 1775, in presence of William, 2 nd Duke of Leinster (1749–1804), later KP, GM, Ire,
1770–72 and 1777–78, and Lt-Gen (James) Adolphus (Dickenson) Oughton (1720–1780), later [22 Feb 1773] Sir
Adolphus Oughton, KB, 27 th GMM, Scot, 1769–71. Resigned the GMship, AGL 1781, but re-elected GM, AGL,
1791, resigning Nov 1813; 32 nd GMM, Scot, 1778–79. Due to his influence, Boys’ School established 1798. Joined,
1811, Old King’s Arms L., now No. 28, London; after 1813 Union, became one of 4 V-Pres s of Girls’ School. 376
1stGPrin, SGRACS, 1820–22.
Myers, Charles Samuel, CBE, MD, FRS [6 May 1915] (13 Mar 1873–12 Oct 1946), Psychologist.
Born in London, 13 Mar 1873, eldest son of Wolf Myers, Merchant, from a family chiefly concerned in
commerce, and his wife, Esther Eugenie Moses, whose family provided powerful social, philosophical and musical
interests.
Educ at City of London School, Gonville and Caius Coll, Cambridge (BA, Natural Science Tripos, 1 st Cl, Parts I &
II, 1893, 1895; Arnold Gerstenberg Student, 1896) and St Bartholemew’s Hospital, London (MB, 1898), but decided
not to practise medicine, but went with the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Strait, led by Alfred
Cort Haddon, FRS [qv, above]. Joined 2 colleagues in experimental studies of the natives and became much involved
with ethnic music, but returned to Cambridge, 1902, helping William Hales Rivers Rivers, FRS [qv, below], to teach
physiology of the special senses.
Initiated, aged 22, as Student, Caius Coll, Cambridge, 5 Mar 1895, passed 30 Apr 1895 and raised 28 May 1895,
Isaac Newton Univ. L. No. 859, Cambridge, resigning 30 Sep 1931. Joined 2 Ls.: 21 Feb 1903, Alma Mater L. No.
1492, Cambridge, WM 1908, remaining a member until his death; and, 14 Jan 1896, Rahere L. No. 2546, London,
resigning 1903. Founder of 2 Ls.: 1909, Caius L. No. 3355, London, WM, 1919, remaining a member until his death;
and, 1911, Cantabrigia L. No. 3532, Cambridge, resigning Oct 1919. PProvGStwd, Cambridgeshire, 1908;
PProvSGD, Cambridgeshire, 1909. PSGD, UGLE, 1937.
Exalted into RA Masonry, 4 Mar 1896, Euclid Chapter No. 859, Cambridge, MEZ, 1915, resigning Dec 1931.
Joined, 7 Mar 1940, Chapter of St James No 2, remaining a member until his death. PProv2ndAsstGSoj,
Cambridgeshire, 1914–15. PGSoj, 1937.
375 The ProvGMs during this period were: 1826–1840, resigned, The Hon Sir Herbert Compton (†1846), who had occupied the office 1812–14;
and, 1840–52, resigned, John Elphinstone, 13 th Lord Elphinstone, GCH, PC (1807–1860), Govr, Madras and Bombay, during Indian Mutiny, 1857,
for which he was created, 21 May 1859, [UK] Baron Elphinstone, and GCB [MYBHS, 37; BP, 1999, 976].
376 Fisher, Atholl, 63.
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