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Dr. H.E. Nourse, MA, MD, BChir, MRCP (1902 - 1979)
Provincial Grand Master 1969 - 1979
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Extract from
"Cambridgeshire Encompassed",
by kind permission of
W.Bro. Jim Whitehead
Provincial Grand Masters
© Copyright 2008: Provincial Grand Lodge of Cambridge
Created and maintained by: Roger Outram
'Harry' Nourse was a most devoted doctor who served his large Cambridge practice throughout his professional life. Though he was very well qualified and able to have taken a prestigious consultancy had he so wished, he preferred to remain a General Practitioner and was such in the very best sense. During the Second World War Dr Nourse carried on the very large practice single-handed and with great commitment. He was fifty years a Freemason and, for the last ten years of Thirkill's rule, had been Heir Apparent as Deputy PGM. In the later years, as 'Thirks' became more frail, the Deputy visited tirelessly and covered a great deal of the PGM's work. One cannot help but feel, having seen some of Harry Nourse's acceptance of the work and the way he carried out the responsibilities, that it might have been more generous of Sir Henry to retire a year, or perhaps two, before his failure of health absolutely compelled it. As a result of shouldering so much of the work, Dr Nourse was very well known throughout the Province when he took on the mantle of the Provincial Grand Mastership at a special meeting in the Guildhall, 3rd February 1970. Arthur Armitage presided and the Installing Officer was the Assistant Grand Master, R.W.Bro. F.W.R. Douglas, who placed the Earl of Stradbroke (PGM of Suffolk) as
the Senior Warden and R.W.Bro. B. Guillaume (PGM of Norths. & Hunts.)
as the Junior.
