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Brother George J. Roach Jefferson Lodge No. 4 Henrico, Virginia
July 1837 - October 1837
Brother George M. Bain Old Dominion Lodge No. 5 Norfolk, Virginia
October 1837 - July 1838
Brother James Beale, M.D. Powhatan Lodge No. 12 Henrico, Virginia
July 1838 - July 1839
Brother John D. Graff Union Lodge No. 7 Henrico, Virginia
July 1839 - April 1841
Brother Jordan Branch Appomatax Lodge No. 16 Dinwiddie, Virginia
April 1841 - April 1842
Brother William H. Chapman Virginia Lodge No. 1 Jefferson, Virginia*
April 1844 - April 1845
Brother William G. Webb Old Dominion Lodge No. 5 Norfolk, Virginia
April 1842 - April 1843
Brother J. H. Robinson Lynchburg Lodge No. 17 Campbell, Virginia
April 1845 - April 1846
Brother T. C. Bentien Monroe Lodge No. 8 Dinwiddie, Virginia
April 1843 - April 1844
Brother J. Harrison Kelly Wildey Lodge No. 11 Jefferson, Virginia*
April 1846 - April 1847
Brother Hugh Latham Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
April 1843 - April 1844*
Brother E. C. Robinson Fries Lodge No. 39 Grayson (Fries), Virginia
April 1847 - April 1848
Brother I. S. Robinson Gratitude Lodge No. 24 Berkeley, Virginia*
April 1848 - April 1849
Brother John R. Edmunds Ridgeway Lodge No. 70 Fauquier, Virginia
April 1852 - April 1853
Brother Edward S. Hough Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
April 1849 - April 1850
Brother H. M. Galliher Wildey Lodge No. 11 Jefferson, Virginia*
April 1853 - April 1854
Brother Edward S. Fitzhugh Wheeling Lodge No. 59 Ohio, Virginia*
April 1850 - April 1851
Brother J. Louise Kinser Sarepta Lodge No. 46 Alexandria, Virginia
April 1854 - April 1855
Brother James H. Brunet Appomatax Lodge No. 16 Dinwiddie, Virginia
April 1851 - April 1852
Brother William H. Cook Wildey Lodge No. 11 Jefferson, Virginia*
April 1855 - April 1856
Brother N. K. Trout Staunton Lodge No. 45 Augusta, Virginia
April 1856 - April 1857
Brother E. C. Albertis Marengo Lodge No. 109 Berkeley, Virginia*
April 1860 - April 1861
Brother Issac Scriver Friendship Lodge No. 10 Henrico, Virginia
April 1864 - April 1866
Brother George R. Head Loudoun Lodge No. 26 Loudoun, Virginia
April 1869 - April 1870
Brother Marion Cobert Greble Lodge No. 137 Hampton, Virginia
April 1872 - April 1873
Brother E.B. Branch Appomattox Lodge No. 16 Diniwiddie, Virginia
April 1876 - April 1877
Brother Joe C. White Virginius Lodge No. 3 Ohio, Virginia
January 1880 - April 1880
Brother Charles Goodrich Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
April 1883 - April 1884
Brother A.A. Spitzer Myrtle Lodge No. 50 Spotsylvania, Virginia
April 1887 - April 1888
Brother C.C. Wheat Staunton Lodge No. 45 Staunton, Virginia
April 1891 - April 1892
Brother Hill Montague Unity Lodge No. 86 Richmond, Virginia
April 1895 - April 1896
Brother W.H. Bailey Patricl Henry Lodge No. 116 Richmond, Virginia
April 1899 - April 1900
Brother Frank Cassell Central Lodge No. 103 Montgomery, Virginia
April 1903 - April 1904
Brother C.C. Vaughan (Gen) Blackwater Lodge No. 41 Southampton, Virginia
April 1907 - April 1908
Brother James Mitchell Greble Lodge No. 137 Hampton, Virginia
April 1911 - April 1912
Brother O.V. Hanger Amherst Lodge No. 280 Amherst, Virginia
April 1915 - April 1916
Brother Guy T. Homer Branchville Lodge No. 192 Southampton, Virginia
April 1919 - April 1920
Brother H.H. Harlow Staunton Lodge No. 45 Staunton, Virginia
May 1923 - May 1924
Brother John W. Wright Mountain Dale Lodge No.49 Roanoke, Virginia
May 1927 - May 1928
Brother Frederick L. Flynn Sarepata Lodge No. 46 Arlington, Virginia
May 1931 - May 1932
Brother C.B. Stickley Marsh Run Lodge No. 147 Frederick, Virginia
May 1935 - May 1936
Brother G.L. Heflin Union Lodge No. 7 Henrico, Virginia
May 1939 - May 1940
Brother W.E. Edwards Madison Lodge No. 6 Winchester, Virginia
May 1943 - May 1944
Brother Leslie H. Hillman Powell Lodge No. 237 Wise, Virginia
May 1948 - May 1949
Brother Van B. Alley Grundy Lodge No. 17 Oakwood, Virginia
May 1952 - May 1953
Brother Benton O'Dillard Roanoke Lodge No. 90 Roanoke, Virginia
May 1956 - May 1957
Brother Floyd J. Spear Mystic Union Lodge No.244 Galax, Virginia
May 1960 - May 1961
Brother Richard F. Madigan Madison Lodge No. 6 Winchester, Virginia
May 1964 - May 1965
Brother Howard A. Petellat Crescent Lodge No. 33 Fairfax, Virginia
May 1968 - May 1969
Brother William M. Nelson Accotink Lodge No. 75 Fairfax, Virginia
May 1972 - May 1973
Brother Allen H. Bourne Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
May 1976 - May 1977
Brother Roy H. Price Copper Creek Lodge No.212 Russell, Virginia
May 1980 - May 1981
Brother Dewey E. Toms Peaksville Lodge No. 406 Bedford, Virginia
May 1984 - May 1985
Brother Walter D. Southall Farmville Lodge No. 290 Farmville, Virginia
May 1988 - May 1989
Brother Jesse D. Beavon, Sr Myrtle Lodge No. 50 Spotsylvania, Virginia
May 1992 - May 1993
Brother James J. Riley McCabe Lodge No. 56 Abingdon, Virginia
May 1996 - May 1997
Brother J. "Jack" Roberts Madison Lodge No. 6 Winchester, Virginia
May 2000 - May 2001
Brother Charles Underwood Wabash Lodge No. 189 Giles, Virginia
May 2004 - May 2005
Brother George Hutchings Irvington Lodge No. 205 Irvington, Virginia
May 2008 - May 2009
Brother Michael L. Bowers Wabash Lodge No. 189 Giles, Virginia
May 2013 - May 2014
Brother Rene Kreutter Charity Lodge No. 27 Warrenton, Virginia
May 2017 - May 2018
Brother John N. Smith Samaritan Lodge No. 29 Jefferson, Virginia*
April 1857 - April 1858
Brother Thomas G. Steele Marion Lodge No. 64 Marion, Virginia
April 1861 - April 1862
Brother H. G. Davidson Bridgewater Lodge No. 120 Rockingham, Virginia
April 1866 - April 1867
Brother C.A.B. Coffroth Madison Lodge No. 6 Frederick, Virginia
April 1870 - April 1871
Brother James H. Waters Staunton Lodge No. 45 Augusta, Virgina
April 1873 - April 1874
Brother J.P. Benson Monticello Lodge No. 76 Albermarle, Virginia
April 1877 - April 1878
Brother John J. Crebs Madison Lodge No. 6 Frederick, Virginia
April 1880 - April 1881
Brother D.A. Bucher (Dr.) Bridgewater Lodge No. 120 Rockingham, Virginia
April 1884 - April 1885
Brother A.B. Bowering Myrtle Lodge No. 50 Spotsylvania, Virginia
April 1888 - April 1889
Brother D.R. Stanburg Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
April 1892 - April 1893
Brother I.V. Turney Old Point Lodge No. 144 Elizabeth City, Virginia
April 1896 - April 1897
Brother W.I. Baldwin McCabe Lodge No. 56 Abingdon, Virginia
April 1900 - April 1901
Brother C.W. Morris Fitzhugh Lodge No. 93 Henrico, Virginia
April 1904 - April 1905
Brother J.C. Noel Pennington Lodge No. 155 Penington Gap, Virginia
April 1908 - April 1909
Brother A.M. Southall Capitola Lodge No. 52 Danville, Virginia
April 1912 - April 1913
Brother L.F. Krenning United Lodge No. 87 Wytheville, Virginia
April 1916 - April 1917
Brother W.E. Beverly Frannklin Lodge No. 287 Rocky Mount, Virginia
April 1920 - May 1921
Brother Samuel D. Rogers Petersburg Lodge No. 76 Petersburg, Virginia
May 1924 - May 1925
Brother John M. Morris Newport News Lodge No.92 Newport News, Virginia
May 1928 - May 1929
Brother N.D. Clements James River Lodge No. 48 Lynchburg, Virginia
May 1932 - May 1933
Brother T.K. Farleigh Lafayette Lodge No. 9 Norfolk, Virginia
May 1936 - May 1937
Brother C.H. Butt, Sr. McCabe Lodge No. 56 Abingdon, Virginia
May 1940 - May 1941
Brother Morris G. Smith Farmville Lodge No. 290 Farmville, Virginia
May 1944 - May 1946
Brother Robert B. Hogan Union Lodge No. 7 Henrico, Virginia
May 1949 - May 1950
Brother Oscar G. Ross Arlington Lodge No. 193 Arlington, Virginia
May 1953 - May 1954
Brother Walter E. Jessup Falls Church Lodge No. 11 Falls Church, Virginia
May 1957 - May 1958
Brother Harry L. Blevins Angels Rest Lodge No. 153 Giles, Virginia
May 1961 - May 1962
Brother Carl K. Farmer T. Wiley Davis Lodge No. 1 Madison Heights, Virginia
May 1965 - May 1966
Brother J. Machen White Mobjack Lodge No. 273 Matthews, Virginia
May 1969 - May 1970
Brother Edward C. Bond Smithfield Lodge No. 369 Smithfield, Virginia
May 1973 - May 1974
Brother Earnest V Sampson Gate City Lodge No. 170 Gate City, Virginia
May 1977 - May 1978
Brother Swanson O. Gravitt T. Wiley Davis Lodge No. 1 Madison Heights, Virginia
May 1981 - May 1982
Brother Roger S. West Newport News Lodge No.92 Newport News, Virginia
May 1985 - May 1986
Brother Lewis A. Sublett Charity Lodge No. 27 Warrenton, Virginia
May 1989 - May 1990
Brother David C. Dickey Stanardsville Lodge No. 190 Stanardsville, Virginia
May 1993 - May 1994
Brother Jack R. Gibson, Jr. East End Lodge No. 247 Newport News, Virginia
May 1997 - May 1998
Brother James Tabor Wabash Lodge No. 189 Giles, Virginia
May 2001 - May 2002
Brother James Tabor Wabash Lodge No. 189 Giles, Virginia
May 2005 - May 2006
Brother Matt Baumgardner Beaver Dam Lodge No. 248 Bedford, Virginia
May 2009 - May 2010
Brother Clifton L. Brown, Jr. Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
May 2014 - May 2015
Brother William "Bill" Wash Beaver Dam Lodge No. 248 Bedford, Virginia
May 2018 - May 2019
Brother Thomas J. Evans Fitzhugh Lodge No. 93 Henrico, Virginia
April 1858 - April 1859
Brother A. L. Hill Harmony Lodge No. 19 Norfolk, Virginia
April 1862 - April 1863
Brother T. W. Dame (Rev.) Bethesda Lodge No. 57 Pittsylvania, Virginia
April 1867 - April 1868
Brother R.R. Prentis Monticello Lodge No. 76 Albemarle, Virginia
Apri 1871 - November 1871
Brother Henry T. Alley Appomattox Lodge No. 16 Dinwiddie, Virginia
April 1874 - April 1875
Brother T.J. Talbott Bethesda Lodge No. 57 Pittsylvania, Virginia
April 1878 - April 1879
Brother I.J. Crowder Staunton Lodge No. 45 Augusta, Virginia
April 1881 - April 1882
Brother George W. Beach Evergreen Lodge No. 51 Loudoun, Virginia
April 1885 - April 1886
Brother N.E. Whitehurst Old Dominion Lodge No. 5 Norfolk, Virginia
April 1889 - April 1890
Brother T.N. Kendler T. Wiley Davis Lodge No. 1 Madison Heights, Virginia
April 1893 - April 1894
Brother Charles D. Fox Roanoke Lodge No. 90 Roanoke, Virginia
April 1897 - April 1898
Brother E.R. Northern (Rev.) Old Point Lodge No. 144 Elizabeth City, Virginia
April 1901 - April 1902
Brother Norman Ashby Phoenix Lodge No. 59 Culpeper, Virginia
April 1905 - April 1906
Brother E.P. Turner (Dr.) Old Point Lodge No. 144 Elizabeth City, Virginia
April 1909 - April 1910
Brother W.E. Allen Alleghany Lodge No. 23 Covington, Virginia
April 1913 - April 1914
Brother W. Ross Southward A.B. Adhem Lodge No. 210 Richmond, Virginia
April 1917 - April 1918
Brother W.S. Gregory Roanoke Lodge No. 90 Roanoke, Virginia
May 1921 - May 1922
Brother Ray B. Hagy McCabe Lodge No. 56 Abingdon, Virginia
May 1925 - May 1926
Brother Thomas B. Morton Henderson Lodge No. 105 Richmond, Virginia
May 1929 - May 1930
Brother E.M. Shull Alleghany Lodge No. 23 Covington, Virginia
May 1933 - May 1934
Brother Aubrey Wallace Mountain Dale Lodge No.49 Roanoke, Virginia
May 1937 - May 1938
Brother W. C. Cunningham Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
May 1941 - May 1942
Brother C.G. Harrell Myrtle Lodge No. 50 Spotsylvania, Virginia
May 1946 - May 1947
Brother William Thomas East End Lodge No. 247 Newport News, Virginia
May 1950 - May 1951
Brother Thomas R. McGrath Newport News Lodge No.92 Newport News, Virginia
May 1954 - May 1955
Brother James R. Walter Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
May 1958 - May 1959
Brother James C. Todd Old Point Lodge No. 144* Elizabeth City, Virginia
May 1962 - May 1963
Brother Willard Thompson Falls Church Lodge No. 11 Falls Church, Virginia
May 1966 - May 1967
Brother William Thompson Shenandoah Lodge No. 82 Shenandoah, Virginia
May 1970 - May 1971
Brother William P. Carr Wabash Lodge No. 189 Pearisburg, Virginia
May 1974 - May 1975
Brother Victor K. May Accotink Lodge No. 75 Fairfax, Virginia
May 1978 - May 1979
Brother M.D. Sensabaugh Rockbridge Lodge No. 58 Rockbridge, Virginia
May 1982 - May 1983
Brother James M. Dix T. Wiley Davis Lodge No. 1 Madison Heights, Virginia
May 1986 - May 1987
Bro. Paxton Montgomery Springwood Lodge No. 278 Springwood, Virginia
May 1990 - May 1991
Brother Calvin C. Kurtz Stanardsville Lodge No. 190 Stanardsville, Virginia
May 1994 - May 1995
Brother Scott Dulaney Beaver Dam Lodge No. 248 Bedford, Virginia
May 1998 - May 1999
Brother Kenneth L. Foran Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
May 2002 - May 2003
Brother Steven Hodge Hot Springs Lodge No. 186 Hot Springs, Virginia
May 2006 - May 2007
Brother Calvin C. Kurtz Stanardsville Lodge No. 190 Stanardsville, Virginia
May 2010 - May 2012
Brother David B. Carter Phoenix Lodge No. 59 Culpeper, Virginia
May 2015 - May 2016
Sister Cathy Phoenix Liberty Lodge No. 288 Bedford, Virginia
May 2019 - July 2020
Brother William L. Hyland Mound City Lodge No. 115 Marshall, Virginia
April 1859 - April 1860
Brother John O. Kelley Appomattox Lodge No. 16 Dinwiddie, Virginia
April 1863 - April 1864
Brother John T. Redmond Virginius Lodge No. 3 Ohio, Virginia*
April 1868 - April 1869
Brother James B. Blanks Monroe Lodge No. 6 Dinwiddie, Virginia
Nov. 1871 - April 1872
Brother A.R. Courtney Friendship Lodge No. 10 Henrico, Virginia
April 1875 - April 1876
Brother Robert P. Button Lynchburg Lodge No. 17 Campbell, Virginia
April 1879 - January 1880
Brother W.M. Barnitz Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
April 1882 - April 1883
Brother J.B. Ley Parkersburg Lodge No. 37 Wood, Virginia
April 1886 - April 1887
Brother W.F. Larrabee Greble Lodge No. 137 Hampton, Virginia
April 1890 - April 1891
Brother J.V. Grinstead Rockbridge Lodge No. 58 Rockbridge, Virginia
April 1894 - April 1895
Brother William A. Slater Valley Lodge No. 40 Harrisonburg, Virginia
April 1898 - April 1899
Brother William D. Hill Goochland Lodge No. 14 Goochland, Virginia
April 1902 - April 1903
Brother Roland E. Chase Chase Lodge No. 175 Dickenson, Virginia
April 1906 - April 1907
Brother Robert D. Yancey Lynchburg Lodge No. 17 Lynchburg, Virginia
April 1910 - April 1911
Brother Parke P. Deans Mutual Lodge No. 37 Windsor, Virginia
April 1914 - April 1915
Brother O.L. Mason Fergusson Lodge No. 135 Campbell, Virginia
April 1918 - April 1919
Brother John E. Allison Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
May 1922 - May 1923
Brother Edmund H. Allen Accotink Lodge No. 75 Fairfax, Virginia
May 1926 - May 1927
Brother Charles C. Leap Waynesboro Lodge No. 198 Augusta, Virginia
May 1930 - May 1931
Brother T.C. Coleman Farmville Lodge No. 290 Farmville, Virginia
May 1934 - May 1935
Brother C.V. Robinson Charity Lodge No. 27 Warrenton, Virginia
May 1938 - May 1939
Brother B.F. Ginter Brookneal Lodge No. 267 Brookneal, Virginia
May 1942 - May 1943
Brother Cecil H. Jones Lafayette Lodge No. 9 Norfolk, Virginia
May 1947 - May 1948
Brother W.F. Soaper Charity Lodge No. 27 Warrenton, Virginia
May 1951 - May 1952
Brother LeRoy S. Bendheim Potomac Lodge No. 38 Alexandria, Virginia
May 1955 - May 1956
Brother Samuel Tonelson Lafayete Lodge No. 9 Norfolk, Virginia
May 1959 - May 1960
Brother Stanley Armistead Chapel Lodge No. 235 Matthews, Virginia
May 1963 - May 1964
Brother William C. Triplett Mountain Dale Lodge No.49 Roanoke, Virginia
May 1967 - May 1968
Brother L. Burton Tonelson Lafayette Lodge No. 9 Norfolk, Virginia
May 1971 - May 1972
Brother William H. Verser York Lodge No. 89 Poqouson, Virginia
May 1975 - May 1976
Brother Carl M. Gillespie Mountain Dale Lodge No.49 Roanoke, Virginia
May 1979 - May 1980
Brother William H. Dodson Front Royal Lodge No. 374 Front Royal, Virginia
May 1983 - May 1984
Brother Earl F. Almond J. Fergusson Lodge No. 135 Campbell, Virginia
May 1987 - May 1988
Brother James T Jacobs Sr. Monroe Lodge No. 8 Dinwiddie, Virginia
May 1991 - May 1992
Brother Carl M. Gillespie Mountain Dale Lodge No.49 Roanoke, Virginia
May 1995 - May 1996
Brother Cecil C. Taylor, Jr. Crescent Lodge No. 33 Fairfax, Virginia
May 1999 - May 2000
Brother Fred L. Williams Blacksburg Lodge No. 20 Blacksburg, Virginia
May 2003 - May 2004
Brother R. "Andy" Anderson East End Lodge No. 247 Newport News, Virginia
May 2007 - May 2008
Brother William "Bill" Wash Beaver Dam Lodge No. 248 Bedford, Virginia
May 2012 - May 2013
Brother Glenn Adcock United Lodge No. 87 Wytheville, Virginia
May 2016 - May 2017
Brother Stephen W. Taylor Stanardsville Lodge No. 190 Stanardsville, Virginia
July 2020 - May 2022
* Brother Hugh Latham - served as Grand Master for the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. In 1849, the City of Alexandria was retroceded to the state of Virginia. *The following counties were moved to the Jurisdiction of West Virginia when WV became a state in 1867: Jefferson Co., Berkeley Co., Ohio Co., *Dr. means Doctor, Rev. means Reverend, Gen. means General Brother James C. Todd - Old Point Lodge, listed as Old Point-Greble Lodge.
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