{"id":2851,"date":"2021-02-08T20:15:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/?page_id=2851"},"modified":"2021-02-09T09:07:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T09:07:07","slug":"eulogy-anthony-james-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/?page_id=2851","title":{"rendered":"Eulogy Anthony James Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2851\" class=\"elementor elementor-2851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b95a5ff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b95a5ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eminent Knight Anthony James Smith, P.Prov.Gt.Reg.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10768c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10768c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>25 June 1947 \u2013 02 May 2017<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021ba6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"021ba6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>It is with great sadness that the Provincial Priory reports the passing of Eminent Knight Anthony James Smith.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad43ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad43ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cross.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2847\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section 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Freemasonry in Hulne Priory Lodge No 6464 in December 1987.\u00a0Subsequently taking the Master\u2019s Chair in 1996, he later acted as the Secretary of the Lodge for 13 years from 2000.\u00a0<\/p><p>As a consequence of his devoted service to the Craft he was appointed in 2005 as Acting Senior Grand Deacon in Provincial Grand Lodge, before promotion to Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer in 2013. In the Royal Arch, he was exalted into Alnwick Chapter No 1167 in 1989.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85b1fad\" data-id=\"85b1fad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d68ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6d68ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>He acted as First Principal in 2000 before taking on the duties of Scribe Ezra of the Chapter for over a decade from 2002. He was first appointed to the rank of Acting Provincial Grand Sword Bearer in Provincial Grand Chapter in 2005, before promotion to Past Provincial Grand Scribe Nehemiah in 2011.\u00a0In the Templar Order, he was installed a Knight in St Aidan Preceptory No 469 in 1991.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">He acted as Preceptor in 2001 and promoted to the rank of Past Provincial Great Registrar in the Provincial Priory of Northumberland.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bff1256\" data-id=\"bff1256\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ff894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82ff894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A member of the Mark Degree, he was in the Hotspur with Coquetdale Mark Lodge No 135, holding the rank of Provincial Grand Senior Warden in the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Northumberland.<\/p><p>He also held Royal Ark Mariner Provincial Grand Rank as a member of Hotspur Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners.<\/p><p>In the Ancient and Accepted Rite, he was a member of Aberwicke Chapter Rose Croix No 423 and a holder of the 30th Degree.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6efb1b2 elementor-widget 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fa6791\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a67068d\" data-id=\"a67068d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c339668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c339668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>It is with great sadness that the Provincial Priory reports the passing of such a devoted and dedicated Freemason and Knight Templar and he will be sorely missed by all his Brethren and Brother Knights throughout the Province.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e993517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e993517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin Stannard<br \/>Provincial Prior<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76a072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a76a072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Bro Tony Smith was initiated into Freemasonry in Hulne Priory Lodge No 6464 in December 1987.\u00a0Subsequently taking the Master\u2019s Chair in 1996, he later [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2851","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2851"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2920,"href":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2851\/revisions\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}