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South Wales and Monmouthshire District
District History
Originally the South Wales and Monmouthshire District was part of the South West District which also covered the whole of the South West of England. It was in 1909 that the Supreme Council separated the District and established the District of Wales and Monmouthshire.
The Principality was separated in 1933 so that there was a District for North Wales and one for South Wales and Monmouthshire.
The Principality was separated in 1933 so that there was a District for North Wales and one for South Wales and Monmouthshire.
Inspectors General
History of our Inspectors General
The first Inspector General for the new South Wales and Monmouthshire District was V∴Ill∴Bro. Frank P. S. Cresswell 33°. Following his death in 1936, he was succeeded by Ill∴Bro. F. G. W. May 33°.
He was followed as Inspector General by V∴Ill∴Bro. Sir Frederick J. Alban 33°, and in turn his successor in 1963 was V∴Ill∴Bro. Arthur Randall-Edmunds 33°. During his term as Inspector General the District was again separated into two Districts, when in the early 1980s a District for West Wales, or Dyfed, and one for South Wales and Monmouthshire were established.
After V∴Ill∴Bro. Randall-Edmunds' retirement in 1985, V∴Ill∴Bro. Richard W. Dicker was appointed as Inspector General, and he remained in that position until his death in December 2002.
In February 2003 Ill∴Bro. David G. Edwards 32° was appointed as Inspector General Designate in Charge. He was promoted to the 33° on 30 th June 2003 and installed as Inspector General for the District of South Wales and Monmouthshire at a ceremony held in the Masonic Temple, Cardiff, on 3 rd July 2003.
V∴Ill∴Bro. David Edwards retired as Inspector General on 30th April 2018, the day on which V∴Ill∴Bro. Paul Kelvin-Smith was promoted to the 33°. He was appointed as Inspector General Designate in Charge on the following day, and installed as Inspector General, also at the Masonic Temple, Cardiff, on 17 th July 2018.
He was followed as Inspector General by V∴Ill∴Bro. Sir Frederick J. Alban 33°, and in turn his successor in 1963 was V∴Ill∴Bro. Arthur Randall-Edmunds 33°. During his term as Inspector General the District was again separated into two Districts, when in the early 1980s a District for West Wales, or Dyfed, and one for South Wales and Monmouthshire were established.
After V∴Ill∴Bro. Randall-Edmunds' retirement in 1985, V∴Ill∴Bro. Richard W. Dicker was appointed as Inspector General, and he remained in that position until his death in December 2002.
In February 2003 Ill∴Bro. David G. Edwards 32° was appointed as Inspector General Designate in Charge. He was promoted to the 33° on 30 th June 2003 and installed as Inspector General for the District of South Wales and Monmouthshire at a ceremony held in the Masonic Temple, Cardiff, on 3 rd July 2003.
V∴Ill∴Bro. David Edwards retired as Inspector General on 30th April 2018, the day on which V∴Ill∴Bro. Paul Kelvin-Smith was promoted to the 33°. He was appointed as Inspector General Designate in Charge on the following day, and installed as Inspector General, also at the Masonic Temple, Cardiff, on 17 th July 2018.
V∴Ill∴Bro. Paul Kelvin-Smith - Inspector General
District Chronology
South Western District
1873 – 1881
Gen. Henry Edward Doherty, C.B.
1881 – 1887
Lorenzo Augustus Homfrey
1887 – 1893
Jos Charles Parkinson
1893 – 1909
Rev. Herbert George Morse
In 1909 the District was divided into two Districts: Wales and Monmouthshire, and South Western.
Gen. Henry Edward Doherty, C.B.
1881 – 1887
Lorenzo Augustus Homfrey
1887 – 1893
Jos Charles Parkinson
1893 – 1909
Rev. Herbert George Morse
In 1909 the District was divided into two Districts: Wales and Monmouthshire, and South Western.
Wales and Monmouthshire
1909 – 1921
Col. Alfred Thrale Perkins C.B.
1921 – 1933
Frank Pearson Skeffington Cresswell, M.B.
In 1933 the District was divided into South Wales and Monmouthshire, and North Wales
Col. Alfred Thrale Perkins C.B.
1921 – 1933
Frank Pearson Skeffington Cresswell, M.B.
In 1933 the District was divided into South Wales and Monmouthshire, and North Wales
South Wales and Monmouthshire
1933 – 1936
Frank Pearson Skeffington Cresswell, M.B.
1936 – 1951
Frederick Stanley William May
1951 – 1963
Sir Frederick John Alban, C.B.E.
1963 – 1985
Arthur Ellis Randall-Edmunds
In 1983 the District was divided into South Wales and Monmouthshire, and Dyfed.
Frank Pearson Skeffington Cresswell, M.B.
1936 – 1951
Frederick Stanley William May
1951 – 1963
Sir Frederick John Alban, C.B.E.
1963 – 1985
Arthur Ellis Randall-Edmunds
In 1983 the District was divided into South Wales and Monmouthshire, and Dyfed.
South Wales and Monmouthshire
1985 – 2002
Richard William Dicker
2003 – 2018
David Gordon Edwards
2018 – Present
Paul Kelvin-Smith
Richard William Dicker
2003 – 2018
David Gordon Edwards
2018 – Present
Paul Kelvin-Smith