Richard Eve

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(6 December 1831–7 July 1900) was a

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and

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in the 19th century and a prominent

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who was the Grand Treasurer of the

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in 1889, and the Chairman of the

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.Article on Richard Eve in ''Masonic Quarterly'' - Issue 9, April 2004
/ref> He defended

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(Arabi Pascha) in

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when he was tried by the restored

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on 3 December 1882 following the

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which had led to the

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Biography

Eve was born in Bromsgrove Street in

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, the youngest son of Ann and John Eve, the foreman in a local carpet factory. After leaving school Eve was

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to a

s' office in

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in 1846; here he was initiated into Guy’s Lodge No. 556 (now No. 395) in 1854, becoming Master of the lodge in 1861. He joined Brecknock Lodge No. 936 (now No. 651) in

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in 1861 during a short period there. He set up his own small solicitor's office in

at the time the

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was rapidly expanding its presence in the area. Here he joined Panmure Lodge No 723. Over the next 15 years his Aldershot legal practice expanded greatly and he became a prominent local citizen, entering politics and serving on various local authorities and becoming Lord of the Manor of Farnborough in

Biography of Richard Eve - The Lodge of Hope and Charity No 377 website
/ref> and a County Councillor for Hampshire. He defended

(Arabi Pascha) in

when he was tried by the restored

on 3 December 1882 following the

which had led to the

.Obituary for Richard Eve in '' The Sphere'' 11 July 1900 pg 93 Eve stood unsuccessfully as a

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candidate for

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five times, twice contesting the Kidderminster Constituency in 1892 and 1895. At the same time he further developed his interest in

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, joining the Grand Master’s Lodge No. 1 in London in 1884. Eve was appointed as Treasurer of Supreme Grand Chapter in 1887 and Grand Treasurer of the

in 1889.

Later years

Eve was Chairman of the

management board from 1891 until his death in 1900. In 1899 a Lodge was formed which was linked to the Boys’ School; it was named Richard Eve Lodge (No. 2772) in his honour. A history of the Lodge states that it "had its origin in the wish of many admirers of Richard Eve to perpetuate his name as a worthy citizen of London and as a sterling worker in the Masonic cause." Richard Eve was taken ill in London where he had gone for the laying of a foundation stone for the Boys’ School, and died at 11 Nottingham Place in

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of a seizure a few days later on 7 July 1900. He was buried in Aldershot Cemetery where a large granite memorial of the figure of

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and a child adorns his grave. He never married, and his estate of £34,199 6s 8d was left to fellow solicitors and the Cottage Hospital in Aldershot. The Masonic funeral was reported in ''The Freemason'' on 21 July 1900.

“Bro Eve had found in life manifold points of sympathetic contact with his fellows and on this day his friends rose up from all parts of England to pay a last tribute of respect to his memory... It was a solemn and inspiring sight – this long procession of black-coated men. The great body of Masons marched in twos in front of the carriage. There were about 100 of them, all wearing the customary white gloves and carrying their sprigs of acacia.”

A 29 foot tall monumental drinking fountain to Eve's memory was unveiled in Brinton Park in

in 1902. This was raised by "Admiring friends to keep his memory green in his native town which he ardently loved." The monument is faced with glazed Doulton tiles in green, terracotta and bronze and a portrait of Eve in profile.Monument to Richard Eve
on the

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website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eve, Richard 1831 births 1900 deaths People from Aldershot People from Kidderminster Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England English solicitors British notaries 19th-century English lawyers Lawyers from Hampshire Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society