MAGLJHammatt
JOHN B. HAMMATT
Junior Grand Warden, 1814
Senior Grand Warden, 1815
Deputy Grand Master, 1844
MEMORIAL
From Proceedings, 1864, Page VI-524:
Whereas, it has pleased, the Supreme Architect of the Universe, to remove as we trust, to a better world, our late Brother R. W. John B. Hammatt,
Resolved. That in his death one of the brightest lights in the Masonic horizon has been extinguished; that one of the most devoted friends of the Order, has been called from among us.
Resolved. That his work has been well done, and that few, if any, in this community have done more to sustain and elevate the character of the Institution of Freemasonry, whether we refer to his Masonic efforts, or to the maintenance of that spotless character as a man, which ever sheds its lustre upon all associations with which its possessor is connected.
Resolved. That in calling to mind the virtues of our departed Brother, and his accomplishments as a Mason which endeared him to many friends, and exalted him to the highest honors, we lament that on this occasion so little justice can be done to his memory. For his fidelity to the Order, his punctuality and attention in the path of duty — his unassuming deportment — his courteous and cordial address, his spotless integrity in business, and we have reason to believe, his unfeigned Christian meekness during a protracted Masonic career of above sixty years, deserve more than a brief Resolution on such a life. But his character is written down in our memory. We knew him as among the foremost defenders of our Institutions in the dark days of persecution — He has since been with us in our meridian prosperity, and to Avhom can we compare this noble and exemplary mason, with more fitness than to one of those Sacred Three whose memorial stands in our memory among the most beautiful emblems of Masonry.
Resolved. That we sincerely condole with the relations and family connections of our late deceased Brother and that we tender to them the assurance of our participation in their sorrow.
Resolved. That these resolutions be entered upon the records of the Grand Lodge, and that an attested Copy thereof be sent to the family of our deceased Brother.
ABr. A. DAME,
JOHN R. BRADFORD,
JOHN H. SHEPPARD.
