Our Grand Chapter is fortunate to have been led by the best of the best, Most Excellent Companions who demonstrated outstanding leadership, creativity, and the ability to show us the best that Capitular Freemasonry could be. Whenever you meet or see one of these Companions, be sure to thank them for their service and hard work. They deserve it!
Listed below are our Most Excellent Past Grand High Priest, the number of the Chapter(s) they were/are members of (when known), and their spouse’s name (if known and when applicable):
- 1850 William Barton Warren* (13 [Kentucky]), Anne*
- 1850 John H. Holton*
- 1851 James van Zant Blaney*
- 1852 Levi Lusk*
- 1853 M. J. Noyes*
- 1854 Louis Watson*
- 1855 Ira A. W. Buck*
- 1856 E. M. M. Clark*
- 1857 James H. Hibbard*
- 1858 Nelson D. Elwood*
- 1859 Nelson D. Elwood*
- 1860 Nelson D. Elwood*
- 1861 William W. Mitchell*
- 1862 James H. Hibbard*
- 1863 Hiram W. Hubbard*
- 1864 Wiley M. Egan*
- 1865 Loyal L. Munn*
- 1866 Orlin H. Miner*
- 1867 George W. Lininger*
- 1868 James H. Miles*
- 1869 John M. Pearson*
- 1870 Augustus A. Murray*
- 1871 James A. Hawley*
- 1872 Asa W. Blakesley*
- 1873 George E. Lounsbury*
- 1874 W. J. A. DeLancey*
- 1875 Haswell C. Clarke*
- 1876 Arthur R. H. Atkins*
- 1877 James C. McMurtry*
- 1878 John D. Hamilton*
- 1879 Samuel W. Waddle*
- 1880 Silas O. Vaughan*
- 1881 John P. Norvell*
- 1882 Samuel Shannon*
- 1883 William L. Orr*
- 1884 John A. Ladd*
- 1885 John O’Neill*
- 1886 George W. Curtiss*
- 1887 P. W. Barclay*
- 1888 Sylvester O. Spring*
- 1889 Joseph E. Dyas*
- 1890 Edward C. Pace*
- 1891 Jacob Krohn*
- 1892 Richard T. Higgins*
- 1893 J. W. Hutchinson*
- 1894 William L. Milligan*
- 1895 George M. Moulton*
- 1896 Frederic C. Winslow*
- 1897 Eugene L. Stoker*
- 1898 William B. Grimes*
- 1899 Nathaniel Bowditch*
- 1900 George W. Warvelle*
- 1901 Charles H. Patton*
- 1902 Alfred A. Whipple*
- 1903 Robert L. McKinley*
- 1904 Leroy A. Goddard*
- 1905 George F. Henthorne*
- 1906 Marcus M. Lord*
- 1907 Monroe C. Crawford*
- 1908 Frederick E. Hoberg*
- 1909 Henry H. Montgomery*
- 1910 John C. Hallenback*
- 1911 Charles C. Davis*
- 1912 William B. Carlock*
- 1913 L. L. Emmerson*
- 1914 Everett R. Turnbull*
- 1915 Harry W. Harvey*
- 1916 James E. Jeffers*
- 1917 Arthur E. Wood*
- 1918 William C. Sommer*
- 1919 Frank Spencer*
- 1920 Andrew D. Webb*
- 1921 Wilber C. Hadley*
- 1922 William A. Eichler*
- 1923 John C. Ferrin*
- 1924 Hiram A. Clevenstine*
- 1925 Andrew J. Schattgen* (140), Mary*
- 1926 Willis McFeely* (180), Minnie*
- 1927 Charles S. Andrus* (1), Geneva*
- 1928 Edward E. Core* (225), Oretha*
- 1929 David S. Davidson* (201), Jemima*
- 1930 Harry Lincoln Kelly* (183), Cora*
- 1931 J. Cyril Begg* (160), Anna*
- 1932 Lyman Nelson Thurston* (176), Pearl*
- 1933 O. H. Woodworth* (163)
- 1934 William C. Rapp* (177), Anna*
- 1935 Clarence L. Wolfe* (19), Alta*
- 1936 Richard C. Davenport* (165), Elizabeth*
- 1937 Gustav Henry Mueller* Myrtle*
- 1938 David Summers Watson* (201), Elizabeth*
- 1939 Isaac Newton Tomlinson* (21), Mildred*
- 1940 John Y. Olson* (202), Jessie*
- 1941 Fred Irving Mills* (225), Maude*
- 1942 Thomas Irvin Fullenwider* (1), Anna*, Camilla*
- 1943 Edward Albert Kuehmstaedt* (222), Isabelle*
- 1944 John M. Gregg* (100) Viola*
- 1945 Stanley Nichols Wilson* (187), Josephine*
- 1946 Louis Herman Schneider* (260)
- 1947 Ernest M. Campbell* (38)
- 1948 Frederick Alexander Thomann* (263), Grace*
- 1949 Walter William Taylor* (127), Hazel*
- 1950 Robert E. McLoud* (1), Hazel*
- 1951 Orville T. Byler*
- 1952 Harry C. Foltz*
- 1953 William H. Stevens*
- 1954 Lorne W. Christian*
- 1955 Ben C. Nead*
- 1956 Lyle R. Melvin*
- 1957 David Manson*
- 1958 Harry F. Freeland*
- 1959 Mark C. Morgan*
- 1960 William E. Crouch*
- 1961 Robert M. Diebold*
- 1962 Benjamin H. Hall*
- 1963 Ralph P. Hornbuckle*
- 1964 Oscar W. Ankarberg*
- 1965 G. Wilbur Bell*
- 1966 Charles W. Bradley*
- 1967 Ralph G. Larsen*
- 1968 W. Robert Travelstead*
- 1969 Harold H. Lundberg*
- 1970 J. Emmerson Miller*
- 1971 James W. Cross*
- 1972 Emil A. Ulbricht*
- 1973 Nelson A. Adams* (187), Kathryn*
- 1974 N. Tracy Walker*
- 1975 Lloyd D. Miller*
- 1976 The Rev. Norman Miller*
- 1977 Robert C. Kampmeier*
- 1978 Kenneth L. Olson*
- 1979 Robert E. Fulford (160)*
- 1980 James B. Stoner* (253), Judy*
- 1981 Luther R. Smith*
- 1982 John B. “Jack” Hall* (25), Margarete*
- 1983 Richard Marshall*
- 1984 William D. Jarrett*
- 1985 P. Scott Monroe*
- 1986 Forrest C. McDaniel*
- 1987 John F. Dow* (21), Suzanne
- 1988 Thomas V. Barnett*
- 1989 James O. Potter* (253), Audrey
- 1990 Glen D. Ballinger* (90)
- 1991 Charles E. Hileman, Jr. (221), Susan
- 1992 Kenneth W. Smith* (59)
- 1993 Edward E. Derry (25), Carol
- 1994 Marvin L. Selock (218), Jule
- 1995 Ray E. Prather (3), Maryalyce
- 1996 Chester A. McMullen*
- 1997 Gregory R. Klemm (253), Pat
- 1998 Everest S. Campbell (93), Anne
- 1999 James W. Patton (280), Pricilla
- 2000 William E. Love (207), Dotty
- 2001 J. Donald Satterlee, Sr. (197), Janet
- 2002 Bernard M. North (59), Pat
- 2003 David Paul Miller (206), Georgianna
- 2004 Franklin Eugene Cline (3), Becky
- 2005 Frank H. Welter, Sr.* (144), Linda Cuerden
- 2006 Donald L. Sale* (197), Cheryl
- 2007-2008 Bruce W. Rhinehart (38), Janet
- 2008-2009 Richard E. Yena* (207), Phyllis
- 2009-2010 Joseph H. Santisteban* (41)
- 2010-2011 Charles R. Horwitz* (180), Midge
- 2011-2012 Dale P. Cyrier (78)
- 2012-2013 Robert H. Wright (26), Georgianne*
- 2013-2014 Alan M. Hubble (207), Marti
- 2014-2015 William J. Hussey (50), Myrna
- 2015-2016 Sean P. McBride (50)
- 2016-2017 James M. Tome (52, 14, 281), Debbie
- 2017-2018 Jerald H. Starks (7), Kristin
- 2018-2019 Byford O. “Bo” Cook (38), Abbi
- 2019-2020 Randy L. Vawter (25)
- 2020-2021 Timothy J. Vice (30, 11), Cindy
- 2021-2022 Patrick J. Robin (13), Molly
- 2022-2023 Charles R. Robertson (25, 281), Melody
- 2023-2024 Ryan W. Irby (50, 281) Tammy
Honorary Most Excellent Past Grand High Priests
- Stuart E. Pierson* (77), Mary
- Norman R. Buecker* (1), LaDean
- Gene Ross* (221), Doris
- Dennis O. Rohrer*, Mary
- Ronald E. Fullerlove (18), Georgette
- Perry W. Foltz (25), Glenna
- David W. Miller (21), Sharon
- Gary D. Hermann (27,25), Bonnie
- Ronald K. Blue* (26), Janet
- Barry D. Weer (26), Crystal
*deceased