when did the office of grand treasurer first appear in the grand lodge of england
A Treasurer for the Charity Fund was first appointed in 1724, though Mackey holds that the post did not formally become that of Grand Treasurer until 1753 1. Later research presented in a paper read before Quatuor Coronati Lodge indicates that the office of Grand Treasurer was held by Nathaniel Blackerby starting in 1730.
who held it first
Nathaniel Blackerby was the first person to hold the office of Grand Treasurer in the Grand Lodge of England, having been appointed to the position in 1730, as recorded in an article on the 1723 Constitutions website.
The supplied library sources do not contain further biographical details or records concerning Grand Lodge officers of this period, so additional historical context regarding his tenure is not available here.
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