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W\ Christopher Yates * |
1774-1776, 1778-1784 |
Surveyor by occupation. Founder and first Master of St. George's Lodge.
Lieut. Col. Albany County Militia. Member of the Third Provincial Congress, 1776. |
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W\ John Aaron Bradt * |
1777 |
Innkeeper and Indian Trader |
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W\ Robert Alexander * |
1785-1786, 1789-1790 |
Merchant, Captain in Col. Wemple's Regiment of Albany County Militia |
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W\ Cornelius Van Dyke * |
1787-1788 |
Physician, Col. First New York Line |
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W\ Joseph Christopher Yates * |
1791-1796, 1798 |
First Mayor of the City of Schenectady 1798-1803, Governor of the State of New York 1823-1824 |
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W\ Jellis A. Fonda * |
1797, 1799-1802, 1805 |
Major and Adjutant of the command of Col. Willett's Regiment of Levies, First Clerk of Schenectady 1809-1834 |
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W\ Henry Yates, Jr. * |
1803, 1810, 1815-1824 |
Mayor of Schenectady 1817-1825, State Senator 1810, 1814, 1818-1822 |
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W\ William J. Teller * |
1804, 1806-1807 |
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W\ Thomas B. Clench * |
1808, 1811-1814 |
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W\ John G. Van Ingen * |
1809 |
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W\ Richard McMichael * |
1825 |
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W\ Giles Fonda Yates * |
1826-1827, 1844-1845 |
Attourney-at-law, Antiquarian, Editor, Sovereign Grand Commander Supreme Council A.A.S.R. Northern Jurisdiction 1851 |
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W\ Isaac Maus Schermerhorn * |
1828-1843 |
Physician, Surgeon of the 59th regiment of New York Infantry, Brig. General of the 14th Brigade, 14th Division N.Y.S. Militia, Mayor of Schenectady |
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M\W\ Stephen H. Johnson * |
1846 |
Attorney, State Senator and a Judge. Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York 1867. For a detailed biography of Grand Master Johnson, go to the Grand Masters page. |
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W\ Smith B. Burnham * |
1847 |
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W\ Levi H. Willard * |
1848 |
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W\ Joseph H. Horsfall * |
1849 |
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W\ Edward McCamus * |
1850 |
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W\ Frederick R. Mudge * |
1851 |
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W\ Joseph Y. Brower * |
1852 |
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W\ James E. VanHorne * |
1853 |
Mayor of Schenectady |
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W\ Stephen O. Durkee * |
1854 |
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W\ Abram A. Van Vorst * |
1855-1856 |
Mayor of Schenectady |
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R\W\ William J. VanHorne * |
1857-1858, 1871 |
Mayor of Schenectady, District Deputy Grand Master of the 17th Masonic District |
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W\ Charles S. Vedder * |
1859 |
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W\ John N. Banker * |
1860-1861, 1865 |
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W\ Horace Goodrich * |
1862-1863 |
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W\ James Comstock * |
1864 |
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W\ S. L. Roberts Buchanan * |
1866-1868 |
First High Priest of St. George's Chapter, R.A.M., First Commander of St. George's Commandery |
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W\ Edgar M. Jenkins * |
1869-1870 |
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W\ John A DeRemer * |
1872-1873 |
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R\W\ John Keyes Paige * |
1874-1876 |
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W\ Cady Staley * |
1877 |
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W\ Scott Hunter * |
1878-1879 |
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W\ I. B. Price * |
1880-1881 |
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R\W\ William H. Peckham * |
1882-1883 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the 17th Masonic District |
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W\ T. Low Barhydt * |
1884-1885 |
Mayor of Schenectady |
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W\ John H. White * |
1886-1887 |
Mayor of Schenectady |
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W\ Peter M. Doty * |
1888-1889 |
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W\ Francis Williamson * |
1890 |
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R\W\ Charles E. Palmer * |
1891-1892 |
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R\W\ Thomas W. Wright * |
1893-1894 |
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R\W\ William H. Smith * |
1895-1896 |
Mayor of Schenectady, Grand Representative |
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W\ David Engleman * |
1897 |
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W\ Marshall B. McKinley * |
1898-1899 |
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R\W\ William W. Wemple * |
1900 |
Grand Sword Bearer 1903-1904 |
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R\W\ Horace S. Van Voast * |
1901 |
Mayor of Schenectady, Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Maryland |
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W\ George Wood * |
1902 |
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W\ Albert Tenney * |
1903 |
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W\ Arthur Marvin * |
1904 |
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W\ Andrew Kidd, Jr. * |
1905 |
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R\W\ Samuel S. Forster * |
1906 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the 17th Masonic District |
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R\W\ Frank Hoppman * |
1907 |
Grand Representative |
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W\ Wooster B. Curtis * |
1908 |
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W\ Frank H. Sargent * |
1909 |
Held the record of being the youngest installed Master of St. George's Lodge at age 29 from 1909 to 1987. |
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R\W\ Howard R. Ouderkirk * |
1910 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the 17th Masonic District |
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W\ Marcus E. France * |
1911 |
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W\ Frank R. Swart * |
1912 |
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R\W\ Charles W. Collins * |
1913 |
Grand Steward |
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W\ William T. Strickland * |
1914 |
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W\ Edward J. Apps * |
1915 |
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W\ Charles H. Schlansker * |
1916 |
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W\ Harry D. Holbrook * |
1917 |
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W\ Samuel E. Davis * |
1918 |
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R\W\ Evan R. Cullings * |
1919 |
Grand Steward |
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W\ Henry C. Fagal * |
1920 |
Mayor of Schenectady |
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R\W\ Walter S. McNab * |
1921 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Ohio |
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R\W\ Edwin C. Vedder * |
1922 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 1928-1929 |
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W\ Aaron J. Bradt * |
1923 |
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W\ Percy W. Ward * |
1924 |
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R\W\ Joseph P. Thompson * |
1925 |
Grand Sword Bearer |
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W\ Albert E. Butler * |
1926 |
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W\ George M. Betts * |
1927 |
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W\ Edward A. Cummings * |
1928 |
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W\ Daniel F. Webster * |
1929 |
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W\ Frederick H. Robinson * |
1930 |
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W\ Roy W. Peters * |
1931 |
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M\W\ Richard A. Rowlands * |
1932 |
Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York 1950-1951. For a detailed biography of Grand Master Rowlands, go to the Grand Masters page. |
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W\ Horace S. Van Voast * |
1933 |
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W\ William W. Wemple * |
1934 |
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W\ Arthur R. Winder * |
1935 |
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R\W\ William A. Rockwell * |
1936 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma |
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W\ Robert L. Aughenpaugh * |
1937 |
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W\ Herbert E. Rolfe * |
1938 |
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R\W\ Robert J. Swackhammer * |
1939 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 1943-1944 |
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R\W\ William D. Gillespie * |
1940 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Vermont, Deputy Grand Marshal 1948-1949, Grand Marshal 1950-1951 |
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W\ Edgar W. Snell * |
1941 |
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W\ J. F. Heaword Robinson, Jr. * |
1942 |
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R\W\ Earl S. Moncton * |
1943 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Vermont |
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W\ Kenneth D. Bartlett * |
1944 |
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W\ Farnum E. Thomas * |
1945 |
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W\ Harold I. Blessing * |
1946 |
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W\ Chester W. Looman * |
1947 |
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W\ Lester E. Davenport * |
1948 |
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W\ Anthony E. Stritter * |
1949 |
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R\W\ Stuart S. Gillespie * |
1950 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Delaware |
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W\ Grandville H. Jarvis * |
1951 |
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W\ John H. Guevin, Sr. * |
1952 |
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W\ Lewis B. Mull * |
1953 |
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R\W\ William T. Short * |
1954 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 1959-1960 |
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W\ Roy B. Quick * |
1955 |
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W\ Eugene W. Baxter * |
1956 |
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R\W\ Robert J. Henry * |
1957 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 1970-1971 |
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W\ Harvey E. Garrison * |
1958 |
Dedicated Service Award |
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R\W\ Stuart G. Henry * |
1959 |
Grand Steward 1965-1966 |
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W\ Hinsdill P. Stevenson * |
1960 |
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R\W\ Clifford B. Foland * |
1961 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky |
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W\ Kenneth J. Tullock * |
1962 |
Dedicated Service Award |
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W\ Walter L. Schlenker |
1963 |
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R\W\ Bruce A. Henry * |
1964 |
Grand Steward 1978-1979 |
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R\W\ Raymond M. Gates * |
1965 |
Grand Sword Bearer 1985-1986 |
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R\W\ Lee H. Esmann |
1966 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 1982-1983 |
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W\ Charles H. Smith * |
1967 |
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R\W\ Donald Pfeiffer |
1968 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia, Canada |
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V\W\ Ernest K. Contompasis * |
1969 |
Assistant Grand Lecturer of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District |
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W\ Elmer I. Kidder * |
1970 |
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W\ Harry Spodak |
1971 |
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W\ Albert A. Palmer * |
1972 |
Dedicated Service Award |
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W\ Frank E. Parker |
1973 |
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M\W\ Roswell T. Swits |
1974 |
Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York 1988-1990. For a detailed biography of Grand Master Swits, go to the Grand Masters page. |
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W\ Leonard G. Hunter II |
1975 |
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W\ Robert H. Pelham Jr. * |
1976 |
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W\ Roger H. Pelham |
1977 |
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R\W\ Nicholas J. Cilberti * |
1978, 1990 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Hawaii |
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W\ Bobbie B. Hull |
1979 |
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R\W\ William B. Fink Jr. |
1980 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 2004-2006 |
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W\ William B. Fink Sr. * |
1981 |
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R\W\ Francis I. Karwowski |
1982 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Louisianna |
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R\W\ Rodger H. Bricknell * |
1983 |
Director of the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory 1991-1993 |
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W\ Theodore B. Schwermer * |
1984 |
Dedicated Service Award |
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W\ Donald G. Bowers |
1985 |
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R\W\ Michael T. Brockbank |
1986 |
Deputy Grand Standard Bearer 1987-1988, Grand Standard Bearer 1989-1990, Trustee of the Masonic Home 1991-1996, Director of the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory 2001-2005, Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of The Netherlands |
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R\W\ Ralph Pfeiffer |
1987 |
The youngest installed Master of St. George's Lodge at age 27 from 1987-present, Grand Sword Bearer 2000-2002 |
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R\W\ John David Henry |
1988 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, Assistant Grand Lecturer of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 1996-2007, Assistant Grand Lecturer of the Hudson-Champlain Region 2007- |
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W\ David L. Palmquist |
1989 |
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W\ Kent R. DeBie |
1991 |
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W\ Cary L. Peek |
1992 |
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W\ Philip S. Arony |
1993 |
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W\ James D. Vooys |
1994 |
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W\ Henry M. Michelin |
1995, 2001-2002 |
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R\W\ Ralph H. Rosenthal |
1996, 2004 |
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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R\W\ Richard Rasmussen * |
1997 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 1990-1991 |
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R\W\ David E. Barnes |
1998 |
District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady Masonic District 2002-2004 |
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R\W\ R. Bruce Murphy |
1999, 2003 |
Grand Steward 2004-2006 |
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W\ Glenn W. Bull * |
2000 |
Dedicated Service Award |
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W\ Robert Brilling Jr. |
2005 |
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W\ Robert McCloskey |
2006, 2007 |
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W\ Damon B. Carr |
2008 |
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