Sir Charles Dalrymple Bart. GMM Dalrymple was born Charles Fergusson on October 15th, 1839. At the age of 10 he adopted the surname Dalrymple, his mother's maiden name, when his father passed away. This was done to honour his greatgrandfather's will. He attended Harrow School, a boarding school near London. Later he went on to Trinity College, Cambridge where he graduated with third-class honours in classics.
Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1894 until 1896.
Report of 'A MASONIC PRESENTATION’ in the Glasgow Herald 1898: Yesterday afternoon a deputation from the Grand Lodge of Scotland waited upon Sir Charles Darymple, of Newhailes, Bart., M.P., for the purpose of presenting to his family a bust of himself, by Mr W. Grant Stevenson, R.S.A., in recognition of his services to Freemasonry during his peIn 1865 Dalrymple was called to the bar at riod of office as Grand Master. [...] The the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, one Grand Master (Lord Saltoun) presented the of the four professional bust. [...] barrister associations in England where barristers In Grand Lodge there was are called to the bar. In his now a large number of early career Dalrymple busts of Past Grand Masserved as Justice of the ters of Scotland, and he felt Peace and Deputy Lieutenperfectly sure that another ant for East Lothian, Midloplace would be most worthian and Ayrshire. He thily filled by this bust, served as Deputy Lieutenand that those who came ant for East Lothian as well. after him in the long series He was a captain in the of illustrious men who had Prince Regent's Ayr and occupied the Masonic Wigtown Militia. throne would recognise that Sir Charles Dalrymple In 1868, Dalrymple became was not the least amongst a member of Parliament them. (Applause.) He now (MP) for Bute until 1885 presented to Sir Charles which included a fourDalrymple and to those month interruption in 1880. In 1886 he con- who would succeed him in the future – tinued as MP for Ipswich serving until 1906. which, he trusted, would be long delayed – In 1905 he was made a member of the Privy that bust from the Grand Lodge of Scotland Council, a formal body of advisors to the Sov- in acknowledgement of the great and good ereign. Dalrymple passed away on June 20th, work which he had done for that Grand 1916. Lodge and for Masonry. Dalrymple served as the Grand Master of the
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