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Welcome to the home of the Past Grand Masters of West Virginia. Below is a list of the past leaders of our beloved Grand Lodge
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Year Served |
Name |
Lodge Number |
Information |
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1866-1867 |
Jacob M. Bickel |
2 |
Died
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1868--- |
William L. hyland |
13 |
Died |
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1869-- |
William Wilen |
24 |
Died |
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1870 |
James P. Davis |
37 |
Died |
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1871 |
Peter Darnell |
14 |
Died |
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1872 |
George Edwards |
13 |
Died |
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1873 |
Wheeler Reeves |
5 |
Died |
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1874 |
Daniel Rentch |
4 |
Died |
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1875 |
John H. Rosier |
25 |
Died
?-?-? |
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1876 |
E.A. Peck |
37 |
Died |
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1877 |
E.A. Jeremiah A Miller |
9 |
Died |
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1878 |
George L. Hensel |
24 |
Died |
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1879 |
Thomas W. Fleming |
11 |
Died |
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1880 |
J.T. Hoke |
78 |
Died |
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1881 |
Robert S. Brown |
15 |
Died |
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1882 |
O.K.J. Ellifritz |
12 |
Died
Dropped out of order |
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1883 |
R. Ganoe |
60 |
Died
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1884 |
A.F. Lang |
28 |
Died
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1885 |
O.S. McKinney |
84 |
Died
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1886 |
William Ellingham |
9 |
Died
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1887 |
Thomas S. Spates |
8 |
Died
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1888 |
George Mo. Fought |
7 |
Died
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1889 |
Robert Alexander |
62 |
Died
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1890 |
Samuel A. Steele |
90 |
Died |
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1891 |
Godfrey Schul |
48 |
Died |
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1892 |
John Beckley |
74 |
Died
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1893 |
A.G. Dayton |
59 |
Died
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1894 |
Septimus Hall |
42 |
Died
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1895 |
John A. Bock |
67 |
Died |
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1896 |
Samuel t. Dodd |
24 |
Died
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1897 |
Romeo H. Freer |
99 |
Died |
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1898 |
George C. Sturgis |
10 |
Died |
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1899 |
W.E. Ruttencuter |
57 |
Died
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1900 |
W. R. Cummings |
63 |
Died
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1901 |
Charles M. Roach |
31 |
Died |
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1902 |
Charles M. Roach |
31 |
Died
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1903 |
G. A. Vincent |
11 |
Died
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1904 |
Joshua Morris Chapman |
21 |
Died
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1905 |
W. I. Canter |
67 |
Died |
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1906 |
S.P. Bell |
200 |
Died
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1907 |
Atherton M. Woodridge |
140 |
Died |
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1908 |
William H. Cecil |
7 |
Died
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1909 |
J. Dellius Marstiller |
116 |
Died dropped out of order |
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1910 |
D. R. Kessler |
176 |
Died |
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1911 |
E. W. Rouse |
42 |
Died |
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1912 |
Henry F. Woody |
49 |
Died
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1913 |
Evan J. Davies |
64 |
Died |
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1914 |
Thomas Liversedge |
155 |
Died
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1915 |
Dr. David Ash |
8 |
Died
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1916 |
W.F. Hollister |
176 |
Died
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1917 |
Charles L. Simpson |
121 |
Died
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1918 |
George S. Fullerton |
10 |
Died |
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1919 |
Lee T Baker |
90 |
Died
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1920 |
W. T Stephenson |
28 |
Died
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1921 |
Rev. C. N. Coffman |
142 |
Died
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1922 |
Thomas H. Neal |
36 |
Died
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1923 |
John C. Hicks |
274 |
Died
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1924 |
A. W. Martin |
16 |
Died
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1925 |
W. H. O’Brien |
30 |
Died
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1926 |
D. E. Casto |
8 |
Died
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1927 |
Ottway Gunnoe |
227 |
Died
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1928 |
L.L Price |
95 |
Died
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1929 |
Fred A. McFarlin |
263 |
Died
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1930 |
R. F. Mason Jr. |
24 |
Died
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1931 |
L. R. Crago |
9 |
Died
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1932 |
F. I. Day |
8 |
Died
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1933 |
Claude F. Garrison |
9 |
Died
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1934 |
Rev S. B. Hart |
116 |
Died
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1935 |
W. B. Burdette |
28 |
Died
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1936 |
J.P. Wilkinson |
123 |
Died
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1937 |
C. A. Richards |
6 |
Died
dropped out of order |
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1938 |
Allen T. Casto |
10 |
Died
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1939 |
Grant Cremeans |
160 |
Died
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1940 |
Ralph D. Cox |
90 |
Died
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1941 |
Forest poling |
263 |
Died
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1942 |
Herbert Skeens |
30 |
Died
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1943 |
R. Moore Dodrill |
115 |
Died
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1944 |
R. Moore Dodrill |
115 |
Died
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1945 |
Carl B. Johnson |
22 |
Died
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1946 |
William A. Shuman |
88 |
Died
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1947 |
Jeff Lockhart |
228 |
Died
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1948 |
A. Ford Winters |
30 |
Died
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1949 |
Dr. W. C. Camp |
101 |
Died
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1950 |
George F. Hull |
123 |
Died
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1951 |
Ed T, Davis |
380 |
Died
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1952 |
Percy K. Martin |
228 |
Died
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1953 |
Luther B. Hudson |
140 |
Died
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1954 |
Charles. A Stidings |
78 |
Died
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1955 |
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82 |
Died
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1956 |
Carl Fortney |
184 |
Died
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1957 |
Robert A. Roller |
25 |
Died
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1958 |
M. B. Kincell |
10 |
Died
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1959 |
J. W. Allison |
25 |
Died
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1960 |
Mike Casey |
123 |
Died
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1961 |
William C. Gifford |
28 |
Died
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1962 |
J. Garland Hart |
223 |
Died
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1963 |
Charles P. Wilheim |
107 |
Died
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1964 |
|
228 |
712 Ellette Drive., |
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1965 |
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380 |
Died
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1966 |
E. Ralph Clear |
10 |
Died
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1967 |
Harry K. Anderson |
49 |
Died
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1968 |
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64 |
Died
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1969 |
Ralph R. Pickens |
25 |
Died
4-1992 |
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1970 |
Harry G. Johnson |
85 |
Died
1-1968 |
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1971 |
George Spurlock |
64 |
Died
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1972 |
Hal E. Smith |
22 |
Died 10-9-2008 |
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1973 |
Ernest W. Ashcraft |
414 |
Died
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1974 |
Elijah M. Kittle |
67 |
Died
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1975 |
Plummer D. Pride |
10 |
Died
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1976 |
Norville L. Folmar |
94 |
Died
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1977 |
Edward R. Arnold |
176 |
Died
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1978 |
Carl C. Williams |
263 |
Rt. 6 |
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1979 |
Delmar C. Guthrie |
30 |
Died
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1980 |
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25 |
Died
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1981 |
Charles W. Dicks |
380 |
Died
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1982 |
Harold V. Vass |
372 |
Died
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1983 |
Dicky Joe Weekley |
8 |
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1984 |
Loy Earl McAtee |
168 |
Died
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1985 |
Paul R. Humphrey |
64 |
143 |
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1986 |
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25 |
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1987 |
Robert C. Cooksey |
140 |
Died
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1988 |
Harold C. Neeley |
380 |
Died
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1989 |
W. Larry Ferguson |
116 |
Rt. 2 |
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1990 |
Harless A. Turner |
105 |
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1991 |
Gary L. Price |
59 |
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1992 |
Earl. N. Brown |
9 |
Dropped out of Order |
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1993 |
Corbon Siders |
30 |
Dropped out of order (deceased) |
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1994 |
Frank Hamrick |
184 |
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1995 |
Ronald Thompson |
104 |
Died |
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1996 |
Charles David Moles |
25 |
Died |
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1997 |
Paul R. Spurlock |
64 |
99 Simpson Drive, |
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1998 |
Paul L. Hevner |
10 |
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1999 |
Robert L. Spencer |
1 |
P.O. Box C, |
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2000 |
Virgil E. Lehew |
22 |
Died
2005 |
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2001 |
Russel R. Casto |
30 |
Rt. 1 |
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2002 |
Marion N. Carney |
85 |
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2003 |
E. Wesley Stollings |
170 |
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2004 |
Robert L. Spencer |
274 |
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2005 |
Dewey W. Nottingham |
30 |
Rt. 1, |
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2006 |
Kenneth C. Roby, Sr. |
9 |
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2007 |
Russell Swecker |
116 |
Route 2. Box 550, Elkins WV, 26241 |
| 2008 | Robert E. Fisher | 10 |
1700 Grafton Road Morgantown, West Virginia 26508 |
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The Past Grand Master's Jewel is awarded to an Odd Fellow who has successfully served as Grand Master in the Grand Lodge.
