DC Grand Lodge – Grand Masters
Grand Masters who served one or more non-consecutive terms can be given one number, or several numbers. For example, John N. Moulder served 1826-1827, then again in 1830-1832, and yet again in 1838. He could be counted as the 10th, 12th, and 16th Grand Master, or he could be counted as the 9th Grand Master. Below are 2 lists, using each of these methods.
However, please note that although the following information is based on the listing of Grand Masters in recent DC GL Proceedings, and also the photos and names of DC GL Grand Masters in the Histories of the DC Grand Lodge, the numbering in these lists may not be accurate. For example, some DC GL Proceedings refer to the “number” of a particular Grand Master, and that number is different than the number shown in both of the following lists.
I will attempt to try to clarify this further, with more research.
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Grand Masters – DC Grand Lodge |
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numbers are based on counting each man once, regardless of multiply non-consecutive terms |
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# |
Name of DC Grand Master |
Years Served as GM |
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1 |
Valentine Reintzel |
1811 |
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2 |
Alexander McCormick |
1812-1813 |
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3 |
Amos Alexander |
1814, 1817 |
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4 |
John Davidson |
1815-1816 |
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5 |
Daniel Kurtz |
1818-1819 |
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6 |
William Hewitt |
1820-1821, 1828-1829 |
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7 |
William W. Seaton |
1822-1824 |
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8 |
Samuel Burch |
1825 |
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9 |
John N. Moulder |
1826-1827, 1830-1832, 1838 |
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10 |
Roger C. Weightman |
1833 |
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11 |
Clement T. Coote |
1834 |
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12 |
William W. Billing |
1835-1837 |
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13 |
Marmaduke Dove |
1839 |
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14 |
Robert Keyworth |
1840-1841, 1843 |
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15 |
John Mason, Jr. |
1842 |
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16 |
William M. Ellis |
1844 |
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17 |
William B. Magruder |
1845-1846, 1854 |
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18 |
Benjamin B. French |
1847-1853, 1868 |
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19 |
Charles S. Frailey |
1855-1856 |
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20 |
George C. Whiting |
1857-1861, 1865-1867 |
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21 |
Charles F. Stansbury |
1862, 1871-1874 |
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22 |
Yelverton P. Page |
1863 |
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23 |
Jazmes E.F. Holmead |
1864 |
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24 |
Robert B. Donaldson |
1869-1870 |
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25 |
Isaac L. Johnson |
1875-1876 |
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26 |
Eldred G. Davis |
1877-1878 |
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27 |
Horace A. Whitney |
1879 |
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28 |
Joseph S. McCoy |
1880 |
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29 |
Noble D. Larner |
1881-1882 |
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30 |
Edward H. Chamberlin |
1883 |
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31 |
Myron M. Parker |
1884-1885 |
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32 |
Thomas P. Chiffelle |
1886 |
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33 |
Jose M. Yznaga |
1887 |
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34 |
Jesse W. Lee, Jr. |
1888 |
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35 |
Harrison Dingman |
1889 |
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36 |
James A. Sample |
1890 |
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37 |
Thomas F. Gibbs |
1891 |
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38 |
Frederick G. Alexander |
1892 |
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39 |
L. Cabell Williamson |
1893 |
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40 |
Henry S. Merrill |
1894 |
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41 |
David G. Dixon |
1895 |
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42 |
George W. Baird |
1896 |
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43 |
Matthew Trimble |
1897 |
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44 |
Samuel C. Palmer |
1898 |
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45 |
John H. Small, Jr. |
1899 |
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46 |
William G. Henderson |
1900 |
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47 |
Harry Standiford |
1901 |
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48 |
Malcolm Seaton |
1902 |
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49 |
George H. Walker |
1903 |
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50 |
James A. Wetmore |
1904 |
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51 |
Lurtin R. Ginn |
1905 |
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52 |
Walter A. Brown |
1906 |
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53 |
Francis J. Woodman |
1907 |
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54 |
Augustus B. Coolidge |
1908 |
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55 |
Henry K. Simpson |
1909 |
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56 |
George C. Ober |
1910 |
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57 |
J. Claude Keiper |
1911 |
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58 |
Ben W. Murch |
1912 |
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59 |
Charles E. Baldwin |
1913 |
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60 |
T. John Newton |
1914 |
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61 |
Alexander Grant |
1915 |
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62 |
William W. Jermane |
1916 |
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63 |
James W. Witten |
1917 |
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64 |
Lemuel Towers, Jr. |
1918 |
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65 |
Joseph H. Milans |
1919 |
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66 |
J. Harry Cunningham |
1920 |
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67 |
Charles J. O’Neill |
1921 |
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68 |
Charles C. Coombs |
1922 |
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69 |
Mark F. Finley |
1923 |
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70 |
Charles F. Roberts |
1924 |
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71 |
Roe Fulkerson |
1925 |
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72 |
Sydney R. Jacobs |
1926 |
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73 |
Gratz E. Dunkum |
1927 |
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74 |
James T. Gibbs |
1928 |
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75 |
Wisdom D. Brown |
1929 |
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76 |
James A. West |
1930 |
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77 |
C. Fred Cook |
1931 |
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78 |
Reuben A. Bogley |
1932 |
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79 |
Harry G. Kimball |
1933 |
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80 |
Vernon G. Owen |
1934 |
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81 |
Robert S. Regar |
1935 |
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82 |
Otto B. Roepke |
1936 |
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83 |
Paul B. Cromelin |
1937 |
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84 |
Leonard P. Steuart |
1938 |
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85 |
Eugene E. Thompson |
1939 |
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86 |
Needham C. Turnage |
1940 |
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87 |
Ara M. Daniels |
1941 |
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88 |
Noble D. Larner |
1942 |
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89 |
Carl H. Claudy |
1943 |
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90 |
Aubrey R. Marrs |
1944 |
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91 |
Paul R. Mattix |
1945 |
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92 |
William E. Schooley |
1946 |
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93 |
Marvin Farrington |
1947 |
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94 |
Dean H. Stanley |
1948 |
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95 |
Edwin S. Bettleheim, Jr. |
1949 |
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96 |
Marvin E. Fowler |
1950 |
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97 |
David S. Davison |
1951 |
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98 |
Renah F. Camalier |
1952 |
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99 |
Roy D. Borden |
1953 |
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100 |
Fred B. Blackburn |
1954 |
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101 |
Gregor Macpherson |
1955 |
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102 |
Samuel W. McIntosh |
1956 |
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103 |
Ray Baker Harris |
1957 |
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104 |
William H. Rohrman |
1958 |
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105 |
Reuben A. Bogley, Jr. |
1959 |
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106 |
J. August Johnson, Jr. |
1960 |
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107 |
Ralph M. Wolfe |
1961 |
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108 |
Convass B. Dean |
1962 |
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109 |
Charles B. Gilley |
1963 |
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110 |
Harry B. Savage |
1964 |
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111 |
Lex L. Dodds |
1965 |
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112 |
Thomas W. Dodge |
1966 |
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113 |
Charles T. MacDonald |
1967 |
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114 |
William P. Jacobs, Jr. |
1968 |
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115 |
Milton D. Korman |
1969 |
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116 |
H. Kenneth Kingsbury |
1970 |
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117 |
Robert F. Sutphin |
1971 |
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118 |
N. Norman Engleberg |
1972 |
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119 |
Frank A. Kenyon |
1972-1973 |
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120 |
Robert L. Morris |
1974 |
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121 |
William E. Eccleston |
1975 |
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122 |
John B. Layton |
1976 |
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123 |
Charles V. Brewer |
1977 |
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124 |
Morris F. Hewitt |
1978 |
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125 |
George F. Moyer |
1979 |
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126 |
Perry A. Lester |
1980 |
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127 |
John C. Schleter |
1981 |
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128 |
Elmer F. Stein |
1982 |
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129 |
Donald L. Mallorey |
1983 |
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130 |
James M. Burns |
1984 |
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131 |
Theodore M. Kahn |
1985 |
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132 |
William C. Miskovic |
1986 |
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133 |
L. Robert Baker |
1987 |
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134 |
Raymond F. McMullen |
1988 |
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135 |
Roberts A. Statler |
1989 |
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136 |
Charles S. Iversen |
1990 |
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137 |
Darwin A. Brock |
1991 |
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138 |
Jerold J. Samet |
1992 |
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139 |
George R. Adams |
1993 |
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140 |
William T. Jenkins |
1994 |
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141 |
J. Philip Smith |
1995 |
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142 |
William E. Chaney, Jr. |
1996 |
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143 |
Robert F. Drechsler |
1997 |
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144 |
Eldon J. Brown |
1998 |
|
145 |
Dan L Frederick |
1999 |
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146 |
Mansour Hatefi |
2000 |
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147 |
Grant R. Berning |
2001 |
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148 |
Robert H. Starr |
2002 |
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149 |
Jules S. Tepper |
2003 |
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150 |
G. Lee Ferguson |
2004 |
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151 |
Leonard Proden |
2005 |
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152 |
Albert M. Smith |
2006 |
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153 |
Robert B. Heyat |
2007 |
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154 |
Akram R. Elias (likely) |
2008 |
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155 |
Kwame Acquaah (likely) |
2009 |
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156 |
Paul D. Gleason (likely) |
2010 |
| 157 | Jesse Villarreal (likely) | 2011 |
| 158 | Joseph S. Crociata (likely) | 2012 |
| 159 | Teko A. Foly (likely) | 2013 |
| 160 | Kenneth D. Fuller (likely) | 2014 |
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Grand Masters – DC Grand Lodge |
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numbers based on giving new numbers to all non-consecutive terms of Grand Master |
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# |
Name of DC Grand Master |
Years Served as GM |
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1 |
Valentine Reintzel |
1811 |
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2 |
Alex. McCormick |
1812-1813 |
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3 |
Amos Alexander |
1814 (also 1817) |
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4 |
John Davidson |
1815-1816 |
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5 |
Amos Alexander |
1817 (also 1814) |
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6 |
Daniel Kurtz |
1818-1819 |
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7 |
William Hewitt |
1820-1821 (also 1828-1829) |
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8 |
William W. Seaton |
1822-1824 |
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9 |
Samuel Burch |
1825 |
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10 |
John N. Moulder |
1826-1827 (also 1830-1832, 1838) |
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11 |
William Hewitt |
1828-1829 (also 1820-1821) |
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12 |
John N. Moulder |
1830-1832 (also 1826-1827, 1838) |
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13 |
R.C. Weightman |
1833 |
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14 |
Clement T. Coote |
1834 |
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15 |
William W. Billing |
1835-1837 |
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16 |
John N. Moulder |
1838 (also 1826-1827, 1830-1832) |
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17 |
Marmaduke Dove |
1839 |
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18 |
Robert Keyworth |
1840-1841 (also 1843) |
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19 |
John Mason, Jr. |
1842 |
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20 |
Robert Keyworth |
1843 (also 1840-1841) |
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21 |
William M. Ellis |
1844 |
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22 |
William B. Magruder |
1845-1846 (also 1854) |
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23 |
Benjamin B. French |
1847-1853, 1868 |
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24 |
William B. Magruder |
1854 (also 1845-1846) |
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25 |
Charles S. Frailey |
1855-1856 |
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26 |
George C. Whiting |
1857-1861 (also 1865-1867) |
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27 |
Charles F. Stansbury |
1862 (also 1871-1874) |
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28 |
Yelverton P. Page |
1863 |
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29 |
Jazmes E.F. Holmead |
1864 |
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30 |
George C. Whiting |
1865-1867 (also 1857-1861) |
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31 |
Benjamin B. French |
1868 (also 1847-1853) |
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32 |
Robert B. Donaldson |
1869-1870 |
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33 |
Charles F. Stansbury |
1871-1874 (also 1862) |
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34 |
Isaac L. Johnson |
1875-1876 |
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35 |
Eldred G. Davis |
1877-1878 |
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36 |
Horace A. Whitney |
1879 |
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37 |
Joseph S. McCoy |
1880 |
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38 |
Noble D. Larner |
1881-1882 |
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39 |
E.H. Chamberlin |
1883 |
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40 |
Myron M. Parker |
1884-1885 |
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41 |
Thomas P. Chiffelle |
1886 |
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42 |
Jose M. Yznaga |
1887 |
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43 |
Jesse W. Lee, Jr. |
1888 |
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44 |
Harrison Dingman |
1889 |
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45 |
James A. Sample |
1890 |
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46 |
Thoams F. Gibbs |
1891 |
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47 |
Frederick G. Alexander |
1892 |
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48 |
W. Cabell Williamson |
1893 |
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49 |
Henry S. Merrill |
1894 |
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50 |
David G. Dixon |
1895 |
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51 |
George W. Baird |
1896 |
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52 |
Matthew Trimble |
1897 |
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53 |
Samuel C. Palmer |
1898 |
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54 |
John H. Small, Jr. |
1899 |
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55 |
William G. Henderson |
1900 |
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56 |
Harry Standiford |
1901 |
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57 |
Malcolm Seaton |
1902 |
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58 |
George H. Walker |
1903 |
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59 |
James A. Wetmore |
1904 |
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60 |
Lurtin R. Ginn |
1905 |
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61 |
Walter A. Brown |
1906 |
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62 |
Francis J. Woodman |
1907 |
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63 |
Augustus B. Coolidge |
1908 |
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64 |
Henry K. Simpson |
1909 |
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65 |
George C. Ober |
1910 |
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66 |
J. Claude Keiper |
1911 |
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67 |
Ben W. Murch |
1912 |
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68 |
Charles E. Baldwin |
1913 |
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69 |
T. John Newton |
1914 |
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70 |
Alexander Grant |
1915 |
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71 |
William W. Jermane |
1916 |
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72 |
James W. Witten |
1917 |
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73 |
Lemuel Towers, Jr. |
1918 |
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74 |
Joseph H. Milans |
1919 |
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75 |
J.H. Cunningham |
1920 |
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76 |
Charles J. O’Neill |
1921 |
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77 |
Charles C. Coombs |
1922 |
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78 |
Mark F. Finley |
1923 |
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79 |
Charles F. Roberts |
1924 |
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80 |
Roe Fulkerson |
1925 |
