The combined Past Masters of Washington and Benjamin Frank Lodges
Below is every Worshipful Brother to ever lead Washington Lodge since 1811. Some names have links with additional information about each Master. We are working to integrate the names of every Benjamin Franklin Lodge Past Master into this list. Our hope is in the near future all Past Masters are represented. Thank you to WB Dave Lunsford for compiling this information so we can remember those who came before.
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1811 Joseph Hough
1812 Thomas Blair
1812 Robert Taylor
1813 Samuel Bayless
1813 Joseph Potter
1814 Samuel Bayless
1814-15 Joseph Hough
1815 Samuel Bayless
1816 Thomas Kelsey
1817 Samuel Bayless
1817-19 Joseph Benham
1819 Samuel Bayless
1820 Joseph Hough
1821 Alexander Proudfit
1821 Lewis West
1822-23 Daniel Millikin
1823 Samuel Bayless
1824-25 Joseph Hough
1825-27 Charles K. Smith
1828 William B. VanHook
1828-30 Jesse Corwin
1830-31 Charles K. Smith
1832-33 John Crane
1833-34 William Fenn
1834-35 William B. VanHook
1835 Jesse Corwin
1836-37 Charles K. Smith
1837-38 John Crane
1838-39 John H. Dubbs
1839-40 Thomas M. Thomas
1840-41 Charles K. Smith
1841-42 Elijah Vance
1842-44 Thomas Reed
1845 William B. VanHook
1846 Benjamin F. Raleigh
1847 Thomas Reed
1848 Charles K. Smith
1849 William Sheeley
1850 Benjamin F. Raleigh
1851 Thomas Reed
1852-56 Isaac Robertson
1857 George Louthan
1858-61 William C. Hunter
1862-63 John M. Parks
1864-68 Isaac Robertson
1869-70 John M. Parks
1871-72 Henry H. Wallace
1873 John M. Parks
1874 Isaac Robertson
1875-78 George W. Dye
1879 John B. Lawder
1880-85 Allen Andrews, P.G.M.
1886-88 John K. Aydelotte
1889 Joseph W. Sloneker
1890-91 Nelson Williams, P.G.M.
1892 James Ellwood Morey
1893 William A Stewart
1894 William A. Allen
1895 David Pierce
1896 John E. Lord
1897 Otho P. Crume
1898 William P. Cope
1899 Elmer R. Goldsmith
1900 Walter E. Jones
1901 Dr. Walter W. Browne
1902 Daniel M. McClung
1903 John C. Slayback
1904 Frederick B. Edmands
1905 William Howe
1906 Frederick G. Mueller
1907 Edgar B. Schneider
1908 Paul L. Brockhardt
1909 Warren A. Sanders
1910 Hinckley Smith
1911 William H. Rabe
1912 William E. Schwiezer
1913 George J. Lang
1914-15 Harry S. Wonnell
1916 John H. Rabe
1917 Fred W. Sipp
1918 John M. Crocker
1919 Thomas V. Crabb
1920 Hugh L. Bates
1921 Herbert S. Harr
1922 Carl Stomps
1923 Robert J. Brown, 33rd.
1924 Paul Gingerich
1925 Robert B. Sipe
1926 Ralph E. Ruder
1927 Gilbert Skillman
1928 Charles P. Reynolds
1929 Wesley L. Riley
1930 R. Calvin Skillman
1931 Earl Jackman
1932 Edwin J. Bartles
1933 Ralph G. McKasson
1934 Roland G. Blauvelt
1935 Murray M. Whitaker
1936 J. Foster Brate
1937 Elmer N. Davidson
1938 William E. Lakeman
1939 Norman C. Steiger
1940 Escar W. Phillips
1941 Carl L. Hutzelman
1942 Michael J. Wuest, 33rd.
1943 John A. Bippus
1944 Charles W. Hayes ,K.Y.C.H.
1945 Floyd A. Brown, 33rd.
1946 Cecil J. Pierce
1947 Gordon C. Iglehart
1948 Eugene H. Antes
1949 Paul J. Crawford, 33rd.
1950 James P. Fath
1951 Ralph L. Henes
1952 Warren J. Pabst
1953 Robert L. Hayes
1954 Horace S. Shields
1955 William B. Lakeman, PDDGM
1956 William D. LaFever
1957 Andrew W. Cherney
1958 E. Bennett Bartles
1959 Robert L. Marrs, 33rd.
1960 Lester E. Hightower
1961 John E. Ralston
1962 Jacque R. Iglehart
1963 Charles Short, Jr.
1964 James W. Rich
1965 Gordon Schaub
1966 Fred Stieg
1967 Raymond A. Castator
1968 Ernest S. Hardin
1969 William B. Martin
1970 Robert E. Sandlin
1971 Harry F. Gaefe, Jr.
1972 Dennis Ray Davis, K.Y.C.H.
1973 Karroll G. Hughes
1974 Vaughn H. Caudill
1975 Ray Cole
1976 Bobby G. George
1977 Whit Turner
1978 M. Phillip Stroup
1979 Harold E. Winkler
1980 Raymond Folenius
1981 Frank Young
1982 Royce W. Helfrey
1983 Hillard McDaniel
1984 Whit Turner
1985 Herman R. Butts, P.D.D.G.M.
1986 Otis Huff
1987 Robert Campbell
1988 William Durham
1989 Donald W. DePrato
1990 Leo Allen
1991 William Warner
1992 Forister Norvell
1993 Carter Fields
1994 Whit Turner
1995 Darrell Wagers
1996 Herb B. Stover
1997 Charles F. Reid, Jr.
1998 Theodore J. Mangold
1999 Herb B. Stover
2000 Curtis E. Winkle
2001 Kurt A. Baughman
2002 Richard J. Shields, PDDGM
2003 Ricky D. Watts
2004 Thomas L. Dawson, Jr.
2005 Curtis E. Winkle
2006 Carl Eugene Smith
2007 Michael A. Johnson
2008 Michael Proffitt
2009 H Matthew Reed, PDDGM
2010 Ryan Stidham
2011 F. Oliver Baker, KYCH
2012 Michael A. Johnson
2013 Ryan Napper
2014 Jamie L. Isaacs
2015 Kenny Napper
2016 David Daugherty, DDGM
2017 Seldon Brown
2018 William "Butch" Foster
2019 Jeremy Spangenberg
2020 Charles Mette - Ben Franklin Lodge
2020 Sean Carr
2021 Edward Sparks
2022 Jason Baynum
2023 Timothy Miracle Jr
2024 Terry Thompson- Cannon
**Presiding Worshipful Master**
1811 Joseph Hough
1812 Thomas Blair
1812 Robert Taylor
1813 Samuel Bayless
1813 Joseph Potter
1814 Samuel Bayless
1814-15 Joseph Hough
1815 Samuel Bayless
1816 Thomas Kelsey
1817 Samuel Bayless
1817-19 Joseph Benham
1819 Samuel Bayless
1820 Joseph Hough
1821 Alexander Proudfit
1821 Lewis West
1822-23 Daniel Millikin
1823 Samuel Bayless
1824-25 Joseph Hough
1825-27 Charles K. Smith
1828 William B. VanHook
1828-30 Jesse Corwin
1830-31 Charles K. Smith
1832-33 John Crane
1833-34 William Fenn
1834-35 William B. VanHook
1835 Jesse Corwin
1836-37 Charles K. Smith
1837-38 John Crane
1838-39 John H. Dubbs
1839-40 Thomas M. Thomas
1840-41 Charles K. Smith
1841-42 Elijah Vance
1842-44 Thomas Reed
1845 William B. VanHook
1846 Benjamin F. Raleigh
1847 Thomas Reed
1848 Charles K. Smith
1849 William Sheeley
1850 Benjamin F. Raleigh
1851 Thomas Reed
1852-56 Isaac Robertson
1857 George Louthan
1858-61 William C. Hunter
1862-63 John M. Parks
1864-68 Isaac Robertson
1869-70 John M. Parks
1871-72 Henry H. Wallace
1873 John M. Parks
1874 Isaac Robertson
1875-78 George W. Dye
1879 John B. Lawder
1880-85 Allen Andrews, P.G.M.
1886-88 John K. Aydelotte
1889 Joseph W. Sloneker
1890-91 Nelson Williams, P.G.M.
1892 James Ellwood Morey
1893 William A Stewart
1894 William A. Allen
1895 David Pierce
1896 John E. Lord
1897 Otho P. Crume
1898 William P. Cope
1899 Elmer R. Goldsmith
1900 Walter E. Jones
1901 Dr. Walter W. Browne
1902 Daniel M. McClung
1903 John C. Slayback
1904 Frederick B. Edmands
1905 William Howe
1906 Frederick G. Mueller
1907 Edgar B. Schneider
1908 Paul L. Brockhardt
1909 Warren A. Sanders
1910 Hinckley Smith
1911 William H. Rabe
1912 William E. Schwiezer
1913 George J. Lang
1914-15 Harry S. Wonnell
1916 John H. Rabe
1917 Fred W. Sipp
1918 John M. Crocker
1919 Thomas V. Crabb
1920 Hugh L. Bates
1921 Herbert S. Harr
1922 Carl Stomps
1923 Robert J. Brown, 33rd.
1924 Paul Gingerich
1925 Robert B. Sipe
1926 Ralph E. Ruder
1927 Gilbert Skillman
1928 Charles P. Reynolds
1929 Wesley L. Riley
1930 R. Calvin Skillman
1931 Earl Jackman
1932 Edwin J. Bartles
1933 Ralph G. McKasson
1934 Roland G. Blauvelt
1935 Murray M. Whitaker
1936 J. Foster Brate
1937 Elmer N. Davidson
1938 William E. Lakeman
1939 Norman C. Steiger
1940 Escar W. Phillips
1941 Carl L. Hutzelman
1942 Michael J. Wuest, 33rd.
1943 John A. Bippus
1944 Charles W. Hayes ,K.Y.C.H.
1945 Floyd A. Brown, 33rd.
1946 Cecil J. Pierce
1947 Gordon C. Iglehart
1948 Eugene H. Antes
1949 Paul J. Crawford, 33rd.
1950 James P. Fath
1951 Ralph L. Henes
1952 Warren J. Pabst
1953 Robert L. Hayes
1954 Horace S. Shields
1955 William B. Lakeman, PDDGM
1956 William D. LaFever
1957 Andrew W. Cherney
1958 E. Bennett Bartles
1959 Robert L. Marrs, 33rd.
1960 Lester E. Hightower
1961 John E. Ralston
1962 Jacque R. Iglehart
1963 Charles Short, Jr.
1964 James W. Rich
1965 Gordon Schaub
1966 Fred Stieg
1967 Raymond A. Castator
1968 Ernest S. Hardin
1969 William B. Martin
1970 Robert E. Sandlin
1971 Harry F. Gaefe, Jr.
1972 Dennis Ray Davis, K.Y.C.H.
1973 Karroll G. Hughes
1974 Vaughn H. Caudill
1975 Ray Cole
1976 Bobby G. George
1977 Whit Turner
1978 M. Phillip Stroup
1979 Harold E. Winkler
1980 Raymond Folenius
1981 Frank Young
1982 Royce W. Helfrey
1983 Hillard McDaniel
1984 Whit Turner
1985 Herman R. Butts, P.D.D.G.M.
1986 Otis Huff
1987 Robert Campbell
1988 William Durham
1989 Donald W. DePrato
1990 Leo Allen
1991 William Warner
1992 Forister Norvell
1993 Carter Fields
1994 Whit Turner
1995 Darrell Wagers
1996 Herb B. Stover
1997 Charles F. Reid, Jr.
1998 Theodore J. Mangold
1999 Herb B. Stover
2000 Curtis E. Winkle
2001 Kurt A. Baughman
2002 Richard J. Shields, PDDGM
2003 Ricky D. Watts
2004 Thomas L. Dawson, Jr.
2005 Curtis E. Winkle
2006 Carl Eugene Smith
2007 Michael A. Johnson
2008 Michael Proffitt
2009 H Matthew Reed, PDDGM
2010 Ryan Stidham
2011 F. Oliver Baker, KYCH
2012 Michael A. Johnson
2013 Ryan Napper
2014 Jamie L. Isaacs
2015 Kenny Napper
2016 David Daugherty, DDGM
2017 Seldon Brown
2018 William "Butch" Foster
2019 Jeremy Spangenberg
2020 Charles Mette - Ben Franklin Lodge
2020 Sean Carr
2021 Edward Sparks
2022 Jason Baynum
2023 Timothy Miracle Jr
2024 Terry Thompson- Cannon
**Presiding Worshipful Master**