Past Grand Masters of Rhode Island
1791-1793 | Christopher Champlin | St. John’s No. 1 | |
1794-1798 | Jabez Bowen | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1799 | Peleg Clarke | St. John’s No. 1 | |
1800-1801 | Christopher Olney | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1802-1808 | Moses Seixas | St. John’s No. 1 | |
1809-1810 | Ephraim Bowen, Jr. | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1811-1812 | Sylvester Child, Jr. | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1813-1814 | Thomas S. Webb | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1815-1816 | William Wilkinson | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1817-1824 | John Carlile | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1825-1826 | Richard Anthony | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1827-1828 | Peter Grinnell | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1829-1830 | Barney Merry | Union No. 10 | |
1831 | Joseph S. Cooke | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1832 | Stephen A. Robinson | St. John’s No. 1 | |
1833-1835 | Joseph S. Cooke | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1836 | Joshua B. Rathbun | Washington No. 5 | |
1837-1839 | Caleb Earle | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1840-1841 | Barney Merry | Union No. 10 | |
1842-1844 | Moses Richardson | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1845-1846 | Seth Peck | Washington No. 3 | |
1847 | Alvin Jenks | Union No. 10 | |
1848-1852 | William Field | Union No. 10 | |
1853-1854 | George W. Marsh | Friendship No. 7 | |
1855-1856 | Oliver Johnson | Manchester No. 12 | |
1857-1858 | James Hutchinson | Union No. 10 | |
1859 | Jervis J. Smith | Friendship No. 7 | |
1860 | William Gray | St. John’s No. 1 | |
1861-1864 | Ariel Ballou | Morning Star No. 13 | |
1865-1871 | Thomas A. Doyle | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1872 | Lloyd Morton | Union No. 10 | |
1873-1876 | Nicholas Van Slyck | What Cheer No. 21 | |
1877-1878 | Charles R. Cutler | Washington No. 3 | |
1879-1880 | Edward L. Freeman | Union No. 10 | |
1881-1882 | Thomas Vincent | Franklin No. 20 | |
1883-1885 | Lyman Klapp | What Cheer No. 21 | |
1886 | Newton D. Arnold | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1887-1888 | William N. Ackley | Washington No. 3 | |
1889-1891 | George H. Kenyon | Rising Sun No. 30 | |
1892 | Stillman White | Adelphoi No. 33 | |
1893-1894 | Elisha H. Rhodes | Harmony No. 9 | |
1895 | Edward P. Lowdon | Union No. 9 | |
1896 | William H. Crawley | Washington No. 3 | |
1897-1898 | Cyrus M. Van Slyck | Corinthian No. 27 | |
1899 | Milton Livsey | Orpheus No. 36 | |
1900 | Frederick G. Stiles | Nestell No. 37 | |
1901 | J. Ellery Hudson | Warwick No. 16 | |
1902 | William Henry Scott | Orpheus No. 36 | |
1903 | W. Howard Walker | Union No. 10 | |
1904 | James E. Tillinghast | Corinthian No. 27 | |
1905 | Joseph W. Freeman | Union No. 10 | |
1906 | Walter A. Presbrey | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1907 | Arthur H. Armington | What Cheer No. 21 | |
1908 | William L. Chatterton | Barney Merry No. 29 | |
1909 | Stephen Magown | Morning Star No. 13 | |
1910 | Henry W. Rugg | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1911 | James B. Gay | Adelphoi No. 33 | |
1912 | Wendell R. Davis | St. Alban’s No. 6 | |
1913 | John F. Clark | Union No. 10 | |
1914 | J. Fred Parker | Orpheus No. 36 | |
1915 | Reuben S. Bemis | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1916 | Wilbur A. Scott | Mount Moriah No. 8 | |
1917 | Herbert A. Rice | Union No. 10 | |
1918 | E. Tudor Gross | Adelphoi No. 33 | |
1919 | James C. Collins | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
1920 | James E. Batty | Jenks No. 24 | |
1921 | Joseph Lawton | Warwick No. 16 | |
1922 | Norris G. Abbott, Sr. | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1923 | Arthur G. Newell | Barney Merry No. 29 | |
1924 | Henry C. Dexter | Union No. 10 | |
1925 | Howard Knight | Adelphoi No. 33 | |
1926 | William L. Sweet | Orpheus No. 36 | |
1927 | Winfield S. Solomon | Morning Star No. 13 | |
1928 | Edwin O. Chase | What Cheer No. 21 | |
1929 | Arthur S. Vaughn | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1930 | Henry S. See | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1931 | J. Irving Shepley | St. John’s No. 1 | |
1932 | Arthur Whitehead | Barney Merry No. 29 | |
1933 | Augustas F. Rose | Nestell No. 37 | |
1934 | Charles W. Littlefield | Warwick No. 16 | |
1935 | James A. Tillinghast | Overseas Lodge No. 40 | |
1936 | Albert Knight | What Cheer No. 21 | |
1937 | Chester M .Aldrich | Barney Merry No. 29 | |
1938 | Fred H. Barrows | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1939 | Harold W. Browning | Hope No. 25 | |
1940 | George F. Ward | St. Paul’s No. 14 | |
1941 | Raymond L. Vaughn | Overseas No. 40 | |
1942 | David Arnott | Nestell No. 37 | |
1943 | Ralph Simpson | Union No. 10 | |
1944-1945 | Herbert A. Crowell | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
1946 | Albert W. Calfin | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1947 | James B. Littlefield | Thomas Smith Webb No. 43 | |
1948 | Ernest L. Lockwood | King Solomon’s No. 11 | |
1949 | Howard B. Rice | What Cheer No. 21 | |
1950 | Jethro H. Peckham | Eureka No. 22 | |
1951 | Albert P. Reurat | Doric No. 38 | |
1952 | Fred W. Johnstone | St. John’s No. 1 | |
1953 | Kenneth Craik | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1954 | Bernard B. Abedon | Redwood No. 35 | |
1955 | Alton T. Curtis | Jenks No. 24 | |
1956 | Bertram Clarke | Chartiy No. 23 | |
1957 | George A. Farron | Morning Star No. 13 | |
1958 | Henry J. Cooper | Nathanael Greene No. 45 | |
1959 | Hailes L. Palmer | Thomas Smith Webb No. 43 | |
1960 | Irving L. Tucker | Jenks No. 24 | |
1961 | J. Stafford Allen | What Cheer No. 21 | |
1962 | Donald F. Culton | Nestell No. 37 | |
1963 | Leonard E. Smith | St. Andrews No. 39 | |
1964 | Charles R. Bonnemort | Rhodes No. 44 | |
1965 | Gardner M. Yeaw | Ionic No. 28 | |
1966 | Walter G. Ballou | Morning Star No. 13 | |
1967 | Robert W. Markham, Jr. | Doric No. 38 | |
1968 | Kenneth G. Pearson | E.L. Freeman No. 41 | |
1969 | Albert W. Abramson | Warwick No. 16 | |
1970 | S. Everett Wilkins | What Cheer No. 21 | |
1971 | Arthur R. Medley | Washington No. 3 | |
1972 | George E. Kettleband | Nestell No. 37 | |
1973 | Winston H. Leach | Unity No. 34 | |
1974 | William G. Hunt | Rising Sun No. 30 | |
1975 | Malcolm C. Bromberg | Redwood No. 35 | |
1976 | Kenneth W. Jencks | Lafayette No. 47 | |
1977 | Wesley J. Reuter | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1978 | A. Sheffield Reynolds | Nathanael Greene No. 45 | |
1979 | Paul A. Burkhardt, Jr. | Ionic No. 28 | |
1980 | Norris G. Abbott, Jr (Honorary) | Mount Vernon No. 4 | |
1980 | Charles M. Menge | Harmony No. 9 | |
1981 | Henry G. Spoerer | Jenks No. 24 | |
1982 | Harvey K. Peet | Adelphoi No. 33 | |
1983 | Charles A. Calverley, Jr | Harmony No. 9 | |
1984 | Robert S. Corp | Manchester No. 12 | |
1985 | Julio A. Paniccia | Doric No. 38 | |
1986 | Edward V. Hudson | Friendship No. 7 | |
1987 | William H. Abbey | Rising Sun No. 30 | |
1988 | Stephen E. Carpenter. | Thomas Smith Webb No. 43 | |
1989 | Herbert H. McGuire | Warwick No. 16 | |
1990 | Elmer F. Perkins | Nathanael Greene No. 45 | |
1991 | Donald F. Hopkins | St. Andrews No. 39 | |
1992 | Joseph W. Thibodeau | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
1993 | Stephen E. Mitchell | Friendship No. 7 | |
1994 | Ralph DiScuillo | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1995 | Arthur R. Cole, Jr. | St. Johns No. 1P | |
1996 | Arnold B. Wasserman | Redwood No. 35 | |
1997 | Frank Dias, Jr. | Ionic Lodge No. 28 | |
1998 | Ronald W. Simpson | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
1999 | Robert B. Yates | Barney Merry No. 29 | |
2000 | Benjamin A. Phillips | Friendship No. 7 | |
2001 | Dennis W. Pothier | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
2002 | Robert J. Allen | St. Andrews No. 39 | |
2003 | Joseph B. Brearley | Franklin No. 20 | |
2004 | Bradford L. Barco | King Solomon’s No. 11 | |
2005 | Wyman P. Hallstrom, Jr. | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
2006 | Carl B. Willi | St. John’s Lodge No. 1 | |
2007 | Steven E. Smith | Lafayette Lodge No. 47 | |
2008 | Richard S. Sokoll | Redwood Lodge No. 35 | |
2009 | Richard L. Ault | Harmony Lodge No. 9 | |
2010 | Kenneth N. Bruns | Manchester Lodge No. 12 | |
2011 | Leon C. Knudsen | Charity Lodge No. 23 | |
2012 | Douglas E. Connell | Morning Star No. 13 | |
2013 | Russell R. Davis, Sr. | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
2014 | Wyman P. Hallstrom III | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
2015 | Raymond E, Hassell | St. Andrews Lodge No. 39 | |
2016 | Stephen T. McGuire | Mount Vernon Lodge No.4 | |
2017 | Peter Iacobucci | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
2018 | Glenn S. Carlson | Manchester Lodge No. 12 | |
2019 | Kenneth F. Poyton | Harmony Lodge No. 9 | |
2020 | Gary S. Kaufman | Redwood Lodge No. 35 | |
2021 | Robert B. Ellston | Mount Moriah No. 8 | |
2022 | Robert A. Palazzo | Roger Williams No. 32 | |
2023 | Douglas J. Grant | St. Andrews No. 39 | |
2024 | Andre H. Faria | St. John’s Lodge No. 1 |