Freemasonry : What, Whence, Why, Whither. By Rt. W. Bro. The Hon.Sir John A. Cockburn, M.D., K.C.M.G., P.G.D., P. Dept. G. M. , S. Australia .

COCKBURN, John A. .:

Published by London: The Masonic Record Limited Hazlitt House Southampton Buildings Holborn c, 1924

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First edition. Date of publication from British Library records. pp.58/[4pp. - Adverts] . A good tight binding. Grey boards with blue titles. Spine sunned and boards lightly soiled. previous owner's label to front endpaper: "G. A. Dyke.Kent ". Clean text throughout. G+ . ** "Sir John Alexander Cockburn KCMG (23 August 1850 26 November 1929) was Premier of South Australia from 27 June 1889 to 18 August 1890. Cockburn was born in Corsbie, Berwickshire, Scotland, in 1850 to Thomas Cockburn, farmer, and his wife Isabella, née Wright. His father died in France in 1855, and his mother migrated to South Australia in 1867 with three of the four children. Cockburn remained in the UK and was educated at Highgate School, and King's College London, he obtained the degree of M.D. London, with first class honours and gold medal. In 1875, he married Sarah Holdway (the daughter of Forbes Scott Brown) and they had one son and one daughter. In 1879 he emigrated to South Australia and set up practice at Jamestown in the mid North. He had a long career in Freemasonry that began with his initiation in 1876. He would go on to help establish the Grand Lodge of South Australia and to serve in several high offices within it. After his return to England, he founded a new lodge in London and served as president of the International Masonic Club. As a Masonic Rosicrucian he was attracted to esoteric and philosophical subjects, and published several dozen articles exploring such themes in various Masonic periodicals. He was created Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 1900 New Year Honours list on 1 January 1900, and received the order from Queen Victoria during an investiture at Windsor Castle on 1 March 1900. He was appointed a Knight of Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England (KGStJ) in August 1901." - See Wikipedia .

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• Title: Freemasonry : What, Whence, Why, Whither. By Rt. W. Bro. The Hon.Sir John A. Cockburn, M.D., K.C.M.G., P.G.D., P. Dept. G. M. , S. Australia .
• Publisher: London: The Masonic Record Limited Hazlitt House Southampton Buildings Holborn c
• Publication Date: 1924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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