Thomas Dundas
John Bowes: Freemason, civil rights advocate and philantrhopist
Public display Civil rights advocate and art collector John Bowes seemed destined for masonic greatness. Philippa Faulks discovers the Provincial Grand Master who never was John Bowes is best known for the magnificent Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, County Durham. Created with his wife Joséphine as a legacy for future generations, it now houses some of Britain’s … Read more
Thomas Dundas, second Earl of Zetland – Sheffield Freemasonry
Thomas Dundas, second Earl of Zetland, was born in Marylebone, London on 5 February 1795. He was the son of Lawrence Dundas, first Earl of Zetland and his wife Harriet, the daughter of General John Gale. Dundas was educated at Harrow School, Middlesex and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a Master of Arts … Read more