Who's
Who at The United Grand Lodge of England
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HRH The Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, ADC
Grand Master
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, born in 1935. Educated
at Eton and Le Rosey, Switzerland. He is a cousin both of the Queen
and of the Duke of Edinburgh. His father, who was Grand Master 1939-42,
was the fourth son of King George V, and his mother, Princess Marina,
was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece. He has been the Grand
Master of the United Grand Lodge of England since he was first elected
in 1967.
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When the Grand Master is a member of the Royal Family he has powers
to appoint a Pro Grand Master to act for him on those occasions when
he is unable to be present and to be his principal adviser.
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Peter Geoffrey Lowndes
Pro Grand Master
Born 1948. Educated Eton. FRICS. Appointed Deputy Grand Director of
Ceremonies 1984 - 86; Grand Director of Ceremonies 1995 - 2003; Past
Junior Grand Warden 2000. Installed as Deputy Grand Master 10 March
2004, serving until his appointment as Pro Grand Master 11 March 2009.
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Jonathan Spence
Deputy Grand Master
Jonathan Spence was born in 1960. He was educated at the Mathematical School, Rochester and Trinity College, Oxford. After a career in banking, retiring in 2006 as Chief Executive of a London bank, he now holds a senior position in education. He became Grand Director of Ceremonies in 2003 and served in that office until his appointment as Deputy Grand Master on 11 March 2009.
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David Williamson
Assistant Grand Master
Born 1943, in Bombay, India. Educated at King Edward VI School, Lichfield;
Queen Mary College, London; and King's College, Cambridge. Trained
as a pilot, and was appointed as Training Captain and Assistant Flight
Training Manager for British Airways until his retirement in 1998.
Served as Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies in the Province
of Middlesex 1995. In 1995 he was appointed Assistant Grand Director
of Ceremonies and in 1998 Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies, serving
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Nigel Brown
Grand Secretary
Born in 1948, in Lusaka in the then Northern Rhodesia and was educated in Southern Rhodesia. From the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, retiring as a Captain. He then spent 15 years in senior management, followed by 12 years as a business consultant specialising in advising clients on winning competitive global tenders.
Bro Brown is married with two adult children, has been a Freemason for 22 years and was appointed as a Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies in 2005, serving until his appointment as Grand Secretary in February 2007.
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