PAUL THOMSETT
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Paul joined the army at an early age and served in the Queen’s Regiment for six years. Since leaving the army he has worked in IT, designing networks.
Outside of Freemasonry, he is married to Susan, and is a keen gardener, a regular clay pigeon shooter and golfer, and has an interest in horse racing.
Initiated into Tylehurst Lodge No. 6526 in 2004, Paul became Master in 2012. Also, a member of Provincial Grand Stewards’ Lodge No. 9381, he was Master of that Lodge in 2023. He was also the founding Secretary of Combined Services Lodge No. 9900, an experience he describes as “being one of the most fulfilling in his Masonic journey to date”. He was appointed Assistant Provincial Grand Master in 2025, having previously served as Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies in for two years, and as Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies for five years prior to that. A Royal Arch Mason, he was Exalted into Wellesley Chapter No. 1899 in 2010 and holds Provincial Grand Chapter Rank in the Royal Arch.
