Hon. Henry William LE MESSURIER CMG ⁷²¹

   Cause of his death was Pulmonary Tuberculosis.⁶³¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Education: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁰³⁰

2. Alt. Birth, 1848, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^29,721,1030

3. Occupation: Commission Clerk, 1864-1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁸⁸

4. Occupation: Clerk in the Commissariat, Between 1865 and 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

5. Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 9 Sep 1869, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³⁷ Henry William Le Messurier
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

Name:Henry William Le Messurier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:21
Birth Year:abt 1848
Initiation Date:9 Sep 1869
First Payment Year on Register:1869
Year Range:1863-1887
Profession:Clerk
Lodge:The Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newofundland
Lodge Number:776, 1078
Folio Number:80

6. Occupation: Merchant, Anglo-American Telephone Company Ltd, 3 Feb 1874 to 15 Mar 1874, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^830,3346 Found out where he was working at this time from the letterhead of a letter he sent to Robert Morry on Feb. 3, 1874 (from the Anna Elton Morris collection at MUN)

7. Occupation: Merchant, 26 Mar 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³³⁴⁷

8. Occupation: Merchant, 28 Jul 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³³⁴⁸

9. Residence: Cochrane St, 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁶⁷⁴

10. Occupation: Merchant, Cochrane St, 23 Dec 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³³⁴⁹

11. Occupation: Commission Merchant, 13 Jul 1882, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²⁰⁷

12. Property: Transfer of Trust property on Circular Rd. to children of Henry & Sarah Le Messurier, 13 Jul 1882, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²⁰⁷ Property originally that of James Rolls (relationship unknown) transferred to George Hare Le Messurier in Trust on 23 Jan 1874 for the exclusive benefit of the Sarah, wife of Henry Le Messurier, and after her death for the equal benefit of all her surviving children. This event was shared from George Hare LE MESSURIER who also shared it with Annie LE MESSURIER (Party), Charles James LE MESSURIER (Party), Clara LE MESSURIER (Party), George LE MESSURIER (Party), John LE MESSURIER (Party), and Rosa LE MESSURIER (Party).

13. Property: Sale of property on Circular Rd. to Robert Bond, 18 Oct 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²⁰⁸ This event was shared with Annie LE MESSURIER, Charles James LE MESSURIER, Clara LE MESSURIER, George LE MESSURIER, John LE MESSURIER, and Rosa LE MESSURIER.

14. Property: Transfer in trust of his 1/6th of 1/8th share of the George Hutchings estate, 25 Jan 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²⁰⁹ This share, formerly assigned to Thomas R. Smith for a certain financial consideration, is bought back from him and handed over to Henry Cook as Trustee to manage for the benefit of Henry Corbin Le Messurier's two spinster daughters, Annie and Clara and, after their death to go to their surviving siblings or the senior heir of each of those not then surviving. It is amazing that a "1/6th of 1/8th" share of this estate is even worth anything but this gives some idea of its vast extent. This event was shared from Henry Corbin LE MESSURIER who also shared it with Annie LE MESSURIER (Party), Charles James LE MESSURIER (Party), Clara LE MESSURIER (Party), George LE MESSURIER (Party), John LE MESSURIER (Party), and Rosa LE MESSURIER (Party).

15. Election: Member of House of Assembly for Burin, Between 1885 and 1889, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^1771,2770

16. Property: Henry W and siblings acquiring title of property near Kings Bridge, 10 Feb 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²¹⁴ Had been assigned in trust by their father for their mother, now deceased and the heirs wished to reaquire title to the property in their own right. This event was shared with Annie LE MESSURIER, Charles James LE MESSURIER, Charles Neil CLIFT, Clara LE MESSURIER, George LE MESSURIER, John LE MESSURIER, Robert Henry PROWSE, Rosa LE MESSURIER, and Shannon Morry CLIFT.

17. Property: Siblings agree to sell property at Rennies Mill to Arthur Milroy, 13 Dec 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²¹⁶ This event was shared with Annie LE MESSURIER, Charles James LE MESSURIER, Clara LE MESSURIER, George LE MESSURIER, John LE MESSURIER, and Rosa LE MESSURIER.

18. Owner: Sole Owner of the "Electric Light", a schooner built in Fortune Harbour, 1887-1890, Fortune Harbour, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁶⁷⁵ The vessel was stranded and de-registered in St. George's Bay in 1990

19. Election: Unsuccessful runs for office, 1889-1893, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³⁸

20. Occupation: Editor of the Evening Herald, Between 1890 and 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

21. Appointment: Deputy Minister of Customs, Between 1898 and 1928, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^{1033,2770,3281}

22. Residence: Kingsbridge Rd, 1909, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁰³³

23. Departure, Nov 1909, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁹

24. Arrival, 29 Nov 1909, New York, New York, New York, United States Of America. ²⁹

25. Living, 1913, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁶⁷⁶

26. Honours: CMG - Companion of St. Michael and St. George, honour below a knighthood, 1915, London, Greater London, England. ⁶³⁸

27. Election: President, Newfoundland Historical Society, Bef 1922, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁶⁷⁷ As President of the Newfoundland Historical Society, Le Messurier was instrumental in bringing back the colours of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment to Newfoundland from Jersey, where they had been taken by one of the senior officers in the regiment after the War of 1812.

28. Residence: Winterhome House, 8 Jan 1928, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶⁹⁴ This event was shared from Elizabeth ARNOTT

29. Interesting: Largely responsible for bringing down the corrupt Squires Administration, 1931, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Informed Peter Cashin of the illegal tampering with the minutes of the Executive Council to cover up bribes being taken by Squires and others. Resulted in Cashin resigning and indirectly an election being called in which Squires was defeated. But before that happened it also caused riots in which Squires was lucky to escape from the Colonial Building.

30. Residence: St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Bef May 1931. ³⁰

31. Residence: Winter St, 27 May 1931, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³¹

Henry married Elizabeth ARNOTT, daughter of Archibald ARNOTT and Susannah FINCH, on 12 Feb 1872 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^220,419,802.^,4673 (Elizabeth ARNOTT was born before 28 Jul 1844 in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁶⁷⁸, christened on 28 Jul 1844 in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,⁴⁶⁷⁸ died on 8 Jan 1928 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^30,694 and was buried on 10 Jan 1928 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^30,694.). The cause of her death was Arteriosclerosis.⁶³¹

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Minister/Priest: Thomas H. Wood, Incumbent and Rev. A.C.T. Wood, 12 Feb 1872, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^419,802,4673

2. Witnesses: Henry Le Messurier, Mary Cooke, ? Le Messurier, Others Illeg, 12 Feb 1872, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^419,802,4673