The Phoenix was established in honour of Sir Francis, who died in 1781, as a symbolic rising from the ashes of Dashwood's earlier institution, and to this day the dining society abides by many of its predecessor's tenets.
The Phoenix was established in honour of Sir Francis and to this day. The dining society abides this day by many of its predecessor's tenets. Sir Francis died in 1781. This was as a symbolic rising from the ashes of Dashwood's earlier institution.