Past Most Illustrious Grand Masters

Grand Council


1926 - Harvey W. Bentley

1927 - Royden L. Hammond


1928 - George O. Fearon

     


1929 - John McMillan

1930 - Cornelius E. Beatty

1931 - Herman H. Hanson

 

 

 

1932 - Harry L. Holson

1933 - Clarence B. Hess

1934 - J. Wallace Woodford

 

       
1935 - Calvin E. Afflerbach 1936 - Thomas R. Saunders

1937 - John P. LeFevre

 

       


1938 - Marshall M. Carpenter


1939 - Harry W. Kennedy
1940 - George S. Buhl  

 

 

 

 

1941 - Andrew J. Bock

1942 - R. Earle Dickey

1943 - William H. Cantwell

 

 

 

 

 

1944 - Charles S. Cahoon

1945-46 - Frank B. Newell

1947 - Harry R. Craig

 

       

1948 - James Carswell

1949 - M. Haswell Pierce

1950 - Walter L. Conway

 

 

 

 

 

1951 - George E. Vandegrift

1952 - J. Ralph Carey

1953 - Harry V. Holloway

 

       

1954 - Irwin R. Murray

1955 - Howard C. Barlow

1956 - Henry S. Young

 

 

 

 

 


1957 - J. Henry McDonnell


1958 - Stephen E. Hamilton


1959 - Percy W. Gardner

 

       


1960 - Alfred E. Yeaton


1961 - F. Irving Crow


1962 - Charles E. Green

 

 

 

 

 


1963 - Emerson Keeler


1964 - Raymond A. Howard


1965 - John J. McClearnen

 

       


1966 - Chester C. Coffin


1967 - Rhey H. Smith


1968 - Warren R. Gray

 

 

 

 

 


1969 - C. Ray Scarborough


1970 - Ernest H. Martyn


1971 - Samuel A. Wise

 

 

 

 

 


1972 - A. Warren Wheatley


1973 - James L. Crouse


1974 - John M. Johnson

 

       


1975 - E. Paul Wootten


1976 - Richard H. Thomas

1977 - James H. Durrill

 

       


1978 - Dallas E. Marvel


1979 - Charles W. Barkins

1980 - Paul E. Hurter

 

 

 

 

 


1981 - James H. Hutchins


1982 - Raymond M. Savage


1983 - Henry G. Law

 

       


1984 - W. Thomas Musser


1985 - Donald D. Thomas


1986 - Lewis J. Blackwell

 

 

 

 

 


1987 - Harry M. Sullivan, Jr.


1988 - Horace G. Patterson, Jr.


1989 - C. Granville McVey

 

       


1990 - T. Eugene Womach

1991 - Richard A. Scarlott

1992 - Maynard H. Mires, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 


1993 - James A. Pletz


1994 - Haywood I. Buck, Jr.


1995 - Charles H. Lengel, Jr.

 

       


1996 - John B. Dorsey

1997 - Mark E. Irwin


1998 - Franklin R. Townsend

 

 

 

 

 

1999 - Sheldon L. Edwards, Sr.

 

2000 - William J. Littel

2001 - Albert H. Westerside

 

       

2002 - Archie W. Bethard, III

2003 - Wayne T. Slack

2004 - Charles J. Conley

 

 

 

 

 

2005 - James R. Herrington

2006 - Charles T. Hart

2007 - Richard L. Weaver

 

       

2008 - Arthur A. Loveless, Jr.

2009 - James B. Walsh

2010 - Gilbert E. Greenfield

 

 

 

 

 

2011 - Robert A. Benson