Grand Encampment Knights Templar, U.S.A.

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Past Grand Masters

*Denotes a Living Past Grand Master

DeWitt Clinton

DeWitt Clinton
I, II, III – New York, NY
1816-1829
Rev. Jonathan Nye

Rev. Jonathan Nye
IV, V – Claremont, NH
1829-1835
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James M. Allen
VI,VII,VIII – Cayuga, NY
1835-1844
Archibald Bull

Archibald Bull
IX – Troy, NY
1844-1847
W. B. Hubbard

W. B. Hubbard
X to XIII – Columbus, OH
1847-1859
Benjamin B. French

Benjamin B. French
XIV,XV – Washington, DC
1859-1865
Henry L. Palmer

Henry L. Palmer
XVI – Milwaukee, WI
1865-1868
William S. Gardner

William S. Gardner
XVII – Newton, MA
1868-1871
John Q.A. Fellows

John Q.A. Fellows
XVIII – New Orleans, LA
1871-1874
James H. Hopkins

James H. Hopkins
XIX – Washington, PA
1874-1877
Vincent L. Hurlbut

Vincent L. Hurlbut
XX – Chicago, IL
1877-1880
Benjamin Dean

Benjamin Dean
XXI – Boston, MA
1880-1883
Robert E. Withers

Robert E. Withers
XXII – Wytheville,VA
1883-1886
Charles Roome

Charles Roome
XXIII – New York, NY
1886-1889
John P.S. Gobin

John P.S. Gobin
XXIV – Lebanon, PA
1889-1892
Hugh McCurdy

Hugh McCurdy
XXV – Corunna, MI
1892-1895
Warren L. Thomas

Warren L. Thomas
XVI – Danville, KY
1895-1898
Rueben H. Lloyd

Rueben H. Lloyd
XVII – San Francisco, CA
1898-1901
Henry B. Stoddard

Henry B. Stoddard
XVIII – Bryan, TX
1901-1904
George M. Moulton

George M. Moulton
XXIX – Chicago, IL
1904-1907
Henry W. Rugg

Henry W. Rugg
XXX – Providence, RI
1907-1910
William B. Melish

William B. Melish
XXXI – Cincinnati, OH
1910-1913
Arthur MacArthur

Arthur MacArthur
XXXII – Troy, NY
1913-1916
Lee S. Smith

Lee S. Smith
XXXIII – Pittsburgh, PA
1916-1919
Joseph K. Orr

Joseph K. Orr
XXXIV – Atlanta, GA
1919-1922
Leonidas P. Newby

Leonidas P. Newby
XXXV – Knightstown, IN
1922-1925
George W. Vallery

George W. Vallery
XXXVI – Denver, CO
1925-1928
William L. Sharp

William L. Sharp
XXXVII – Chicago, IL
1928-1931
Perry W. Weidner

Perry W. Weidner
XXXVIII – Los Angeles, CA
1931-1932
Harry Clay Walker

Harry Clay Walker
XXXVIII – Binghamton, NY
1932-1934
Andrew D. Agnew

Andrew D. Agnew
XXXIX – Milwaukee, WI
1934-1937
Mark Norris

Mark Norris
XL – Grand Rapids, MI
1937-1940
Harry G. Pollard

Harry G. Pollard
XLI – Lowell, MA
1940-1943
Charles N. Orr

Charles N. Orr
XLII – St. Paul, MN
1943-1946
John T. Rice

John T. Rice
XLIII – El Paso, TX
1946-1949
Robert B. Gaylord

Robert B. Gaylord
XLIV – San Francisco, CA
1949-1952
William C. Gordon

William C. Gordon
XLV – Marshall, MO
1952-1955
W. A. DeLamater

W. A. DeLamater
XLVI – Rhinebeck, NY
1955-1958
Louis H. Wieber

Louis H. Wieber
XLVII – Cleveland, OH
1958-1961
Paul M. Moore

Paul M. Moore
XLVIII – Aliquippa, PA
1961-1964
Wilber M. Brucker

Wilber M. Brucker
XLIX – Detroit, MI
1964-1967
John L. Crofts, Sr.

John L. Crofts Sr
L – Red Oak, IA
1967-1970
G. Wilbur Bell

G. Wilbur. Bell
LI – Chandlerville, IL
1970-1973
Roy W. Riegle

Roy W. Riegle
LII – Emporia, KS
1973-1976
Willard M. Avery

Willard M. Avery
LIII – Knightstown, IN
1976-1979
Kenneth C. Johnson

Kenneth C. Johnson
LIV – Little Rock, AR
1979-1982
Ned E. Dull

Ned E. Dull
LV – Van Wert, OH
1982-1985
Donald H. Smith

Donald H. Smith
LVI – Richmond, KY
1985-1988
Marvin E. Fowler

Marvin E. Fowler
LVII – Alexandria, VA
1988-1991
William H. Thornley, Jr.

William H. Thornley, Jr.
LVIII – Denver, CO
1991-1994
Blair c. Mayford

Blair C. Mayford
LIX – St. Peters, MO
1994-1997
James M. Ward

James M. Ward
LX – Jackson, MS
1997-2000
William J. Jones

William J. Jones
LXI – Villa Grove, IL
2000-2003
Kenneth B. Fischer

Kenneth B. Fischer*
LXII – Friendswood, TX
2003-2006
Richard B. Baldwin

Richard B. Baldwin
LXIII – Burke, VA
2006-2007
William H. Koon, II

William H. Koon II*
LXIV – Columbus, OH
2007-2012
David D. Goodwin

David D. Goodwin*
LXV – Vestal, NY
2012-2015
Duane L. Vaught

Duane L. Vaught*
LXVI – Bloomington,IN
2015-2018
Jeffrey N. Nelson

Jeffrey N. Nelson*
LXVII – North Dakota
2018-2021

References

  1. Dr. Francis J. Scully’s…History of the Grand Encampment, Chapter XXIII, Biographies Of The Grand Masters, as published in the Knight Templar Magazine
  2. George L. Marshall, Jr., PGC, KCT, ADC., Chairman, History Committee, Series of Articles on our Grand Masters from the Knight Templar Magazine (14)
  3. Other Articles on our Grand Masters from the Knight Templar Magazine (14)
  4. masonicgenealogy.com (2)
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