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Lieut-Colonel Sir William Hillary, Bt., Founder of the Institution

From a photograph of a cast of an alabaster medallion of Hillary by Wyon, engraver of the Kings Seals, who also designed the Institution's Medals. After Hillary's death in 1847, his grand-daughters presented the medallion to Mr. J. H. F. Spencer, of the Isle of Man. It is now in the possession of Mr. Spencer's granddaughter, Mrs. Sugden, who has kindly had the photograph taken for the Institution..

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