Past Grand Masters
The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Colorado owes an enormous debt of gratitude to the brethren
who have led us in the past and continue to provide inspiration and guidance for our officers and brethren. The following
is a listing of our past grand masters in order of their service. We thank them one and all.
1861 | John M. Chivington * |
1862 | Allyn Weston * |
1863 | Henry M. Teller * |
1864 | Archibald J. VanDeren * |
1865 | Andrew Mason * |
1866 | Chase Withrow * |
1867-72 | Henry M. Teller * |
1873-74 | Webster D. Anthony * |
1875 | Oren H. Henry * |
1876 | Harper M. Orahood * |
1877 | Cornelius J. Hart * |
1878 | Roger W. Woodbury * |
1879 | Byron L. Carr * |
1880 | Lawrence N. Greenleaf * |
1881 | Robert A. Quillian * |
1882 | Frank Church * |
1883 | Andrew Sagendorf * |
1884 | James H. Peabody * |
1885 | George W. Wyman * |
1886 | Albert H. Branch * |
1887 | George K. Kimball * |
1888 | William D. Todd * |
1889 | William T. Bridwell * |
1890 | Ernest LeNeve Foster * |
1891 | John M. Maxwell * |
1892 | William D. Wright * |
1893 | Jethrow C. Sanford * |
1894 | William L. Bush * |
1895 | William D. Pierce * |
1896 | George W. Roe * |
1897 | Cromwell Tucker * |
1898 | Horace T. DeLong * |
1899 | Alphonse A. Burnard * |
1900 | Joseph D. Milsom * |
1901 | George D. Kennedy * |
1902 | Marshall H. Dean * |
1903 | James R. Killian * |
1904 | Bemjamin L. James * |
1905 | Charles F. Painter * |
1906 | Arthur E. Jones * |
1907 | Joseph A. Davis * |
1908 | John B. Haffy * |
1909 | George W. Musser * |
1910 | Alfred B. McGaffy * |
1911 | H. Ward Woodward * |
1912 | George E. Simonton * |
1913 | William S. Pickerill * |
1914 | Charles H. Dudley * |
1915 | Robert M. Simons * |
1916 | Guy V. Sternberg * |
1917 | L. D. Crain * |
1918 | Clarence M. Kellogg * |
1919 | Frank L. Bishop * |
1920 | Haslett P. Burke * |
1921 | Marshall H. VanFleet * |
1922 | Edward P. Huffred * |
1923 | Jesse C. Wiley * |
1924 | William N. Vaile * |
1925 | Frank G. Mirick * |
1926 | Frank J. Reinhard * |
1927 | John Andrew * |
1928 | I. Ernest Newsom * |
1929 | Rueben W. Hershey * |
1930 | Horace H. Mitchell * |
1930 | Will D. Grisard * |
1931 | Casper S. Desch * |
1932 | George A. Luxford * |
1933 | Howard T. Vaille * |
1934 | Charles A. Patton * |
1935 | Kenneth O. Wood * |
1936 | William R. Arthur * |
1937 | Harry L. Baum * |
1938 | William D. Nelson * |
1939 | Thomas H. Cox * |
1940 | Francis J. Knauss * |
1941 | Benjamin C. Hilliard * |
1942 | George C. Twombly * |
1943 | Herschel Horn * |
1944 | John R. Clark * |
1945 | Frank D. Allen * |
1946 | Grover C. Olinger * |
1947 | John R. Swinton * |
1948 | S. Stuart Krebs * |
1949 | Edwin J. Wittleshofer * |
1950-51 | C. Wheeler Barnes * |
1951 | Harry W. Bundy (H)* |
1952 | Olin P. Lee * |
1953 | Hubert Glover * |
1954 | Donald W. Shaw * |
1955 | Charles A. Mantz * |
1956 | Millard E. Ryan * |
1957 | D. Aubrey Spann * |
1958 | Glenn B. Van Fleet * |
1959 | Clifford J. Gobble * |
1960 | Carlton M. Ray * |
1961 | Leon H. Snyder * |
1962 | Ellis Latimer * |
1963 | Clarence L. Bartholic * |
1964 | Charles L. Thompson * |
1965 | John H. Wesch * |
1966 | Irving . Cannon * |
1967 | Charles T. Gore * |
1968 | Steward A. Shafer * |
1969 | William L. Gobin * |
1970 | Galen E. Swank * |
1971 | Dean C. Mabry * |
1972 | Hugh E. Chastain * |
1973 | Edward A. Martin * |
1974 | Clarence C. Carlson * |
1974 | Dean C. Settle (H)* |
1975 | Clarence W. Hines, Jr. * |
1976 | Jess W. Gern * |
1977 | Wilbur N. Ladd * |
1978 | Lloyd J. Jamerson * |
1979 | Carl H. Powell * |
1980 | Roscoe Roberts * |
1981 | John. R. Wagner * |
1982 | David L. Corlett * |
1983 | Samuel Berman * |
1984 | R. Keith Milheim * |
1985 | James Dunn * |
1986 | John C. McCracken |
1987 | Norman L. Hoff |
1988 | Harry C. English * |
1989 | Dwight A. Hamilton * |
1990 | Donald P. Smith, Jr. * |
1991 | Guy Hurst, Jr. * |
1992 | Richard A Miklich * |
1993 | John L. Harper |
1993 | Allan C. Templeton (H)* |
1994 | Ben H. Bell, Jr. |
1995 | James W. Aycock * |
1996 | Robert L. Bartholic * |
1997 | James C. Callahan |
1997 | Ray E. Robinson (H) * |
1998 | Stephen M. Munsinger |
1999 | Kent R. Gould |
2000 | Rodney W. Johnson |
2000 | U. Dean Mathena (H)* |
2001 | Ben M. Crossno |
2002 | Joseph E. Hadad |
2003 | Claud E. Dutro |
2004 | Edward L. Zorn |
2005 | Richard W. Schmidt |
2006 | Thomas J. Cox |
2007 | John J. Harrington |
2008 | J.R. "Jack" McConnell |
2008 | Gerald A. Ford (H)* |
2009 | Brian L. Cotter |
2010 | Charles G. Johnson * |
2011 | John V. Egan III |
2012 | Karl J. Hinkle |
2013 | Dana A. Speaks |
2014 | Michael L. McMillan |
2015 | Dexter D. Koons |
2016 | Robert D. Elsloo |
2017 | Vernon R. Turner |
(H) = Honorary Grand Master
* = Passed to His Eternal Reward
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