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OBITUARY NOTICE. 



JOHN JEWELL VEZEY, F.R.M.S. 



Elected, Maij 23rd, 1879; on Committee, 1887-91, and 1900-04/ 

 Treasurer, 1892-99; Vice-President, 1905-06. 



Plate 25. 



By the sudden and unexpected death of Mr. Vezey, which 

 occurred on March 6th, the Club loses a member whose com- 

 manding personality and wide experience has for many years 

 marked him out as one of its leaders. The record of his 

 membership, printed above, speaks for itself, and is a matter of 

 common knowledge to the members in general ; but only those 

 who have acted on Committee with him can really appreciate 

 the value of his services to the Club, or the keen and critical 

 interest which he took in its prosperity. Although an ex- 

 ceptionally busy man, and one who had many calls upon his 

 leisure in connection with the affairs of numerous other societies, 

 Mr. Vezey was always ready to place both time and his un- 

 rivalled business experience at the disposal of the Committee, 

 and the loss of such a capable representative and adviser will 

 be severely felt. Among the latest, and certainly not the least, 

 of his services, may be mentioned his conduct of the recent 

 negotiations with the Club's landlords, which resulted in the 

 conclusion of an agreement satisfactory to both parties. 



John Jewell Vezey was born November 25th, 1844, and was 

 educated privately for commercial life. He was in business as 

 a wharfinger in Mincing Lane for over forty years, and was 

 a member of the London Chamber of Commerce. Apart from 

 his business he was a man of wide attainments and of the 

 most catholic interests. A mere list of the societies with 



