MassachusettsGrandChaplains

GRAND CHAPLAINS

The Senior Grand Chaplain is given in bold.

The 1792 Grand Constitutions make no provision for Grand Chaplains, and none were appointed at the organization of Grand Lodge in March 1792. The first official mention of a Grand Chaplain does not appear until the Quarterly Communication of March 1797 (Page II-37). They do not appear as official appointments of the Grand Master until about 1807, and even then others were appointed to fill the position on an ad hoc basis.

• 1797 (Revere): Thaddeus Mason Harris
• 1798 (Bartlett): Thaddeus Mason Harris
• 1799 (Bartlett): Thaddeus Mason Harris
• 1800 (Dunn): None appointed
• 1801 (Dunn): None appointed
• 1802 (Dunn): None appointed
• 1803 (Thomas): Ezra Ripley, Thaddeus Mason Harris, John Murray
• 1804 (Thomas): Thaddeus Mason Harris
• 1805 (Thomas): Thaddeus Mason Harris, Jacob Herrick
• 1806 (Bigelow): John Murray, Asa Eaton, Ezekiel Bascomb, Joseph Waterman
• 1807 (Bigelow): John Murray, Asa Eaton, Ezekiel Bascomb
• 1808 (Bigelow): John Murray, Asa Eaton, John Thompson, Oliver Prescott, Ezekiel Bascomb
• 1809 (Bartlett): none appointed

• 1907 (Blake): Edward A. Horton, William H. Rider
• 1908 (Blake): Edward A. Horton, William H. Rider
• 1909 (Flanders): Edward A. Horton, William H. Rider
• 1910 (Flanders): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush
• 1911 (Flanders): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush
• 1912 (Benton): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush

A 1912 revision to Part First, 8:11 of the 1843 Grand Constitutions changed the number of Grand Chaplains from two to "two or more".

• 1913 (Benton): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, John W. Hamilton
• 1914 (M. Johnson): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, John W. Hamilton, Frank Wilbur Merrick
• 1915 (M. Johnson): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, John W. Hamilton, H. Stiles Bradley
• 1916 (M. Johnson): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, John W. Hamilton, H. Stiles Bradley
• 1917 (Abbott): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Francis Beal, Arthur J. Derbyshire
• 1918 (Abbott): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Francis Beal, Edwin H. Hughes
• 1919 (Abbott): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Francis Beal, Edward A. Chase
• 1920 (Prince): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Francis Beal, Edward A. Chase
• 1921 (Prince): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Francis Beal, Edward A. Chase
• 1922 (Prince): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Francis Beal, Edward A. Chase
• 1923 (Ferrell): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, John Vannevar, Robert Walker
• 1924 (Ferrell): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Edward A. Chase, Francis Beal, Paul Sterling, John Breaker
• 1925 (Ferrell): Edward A. Chase, Francis Beal, Paul Sterling, John Breaker
• 1926 (Simpson): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Edward A. Chase, Francis Beal, Paul Sterling, John Breaker
• 1927 (Simpson): Edward A. Horton, R. Perry Bush, Francis Beal, Paul Sterling, John Breaker, John Vannevar
• 1928 (Simpson): Edward A. Horton, Paul Sterling, John Breaker, John Vannevar, Vincent E. Tomlinson, Robert Walker
• 1929 (H. Dean): Edward A. Horton, Paul Sterling, John Breaker, John Vannevar, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker
• 1930 (H. Dean): Edward A. Horton, Paul Sterling, John Breaker, John Vannevar, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker
• 1931 (H. Dean): Edward A. Horton, Paul Sterling, John Breaker, John Vannevar, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, William P. Landers
• 1932 (Chipman): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall
• 1933 (Chipman): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott
• 1934 (Chipman): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott
• 1935 (Allen): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott
• 1936 (Allen): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott
• 1937 (Allen): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott
• 1938 (Perry): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler
• 1939 (Perry): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler
• 1940 (Perry): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler
• 1941 (Schaefer): Paul Sterling, John Breaker, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler
• 1942 (Schaefer): Paul Sterling, Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler, Oliver J. Hart
• 1943 (Schaefer): Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor
• 1944 (A. Coolidge): Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler
• 1945 (Wragg): Percy Edrop, Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor
• 1946 (Wragg): Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor, George A. Butters, Joshua Liebman
• 1947 (Wragg): Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Marshall E. Mott, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor, George A. Butters, Joshua Liebman
• 1948 (Keith): Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor, George A. Butters, Joshua Liebman, John Hoon
• 1949 (Keith): Robert Walker, Frank B. Crandall, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor, George A. Butters, John Hoon, John Prescott Robertson
• 1950 (Keith): Frank B. Crandall, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor, John Hoon, John Prescott Robertson
• 1951 (Roy): Frank B. Crandall, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor, John Prescott Robertson, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, James A. Davidson
• 1952 (Roy): Frank B. Crandall, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor, John Prescott Robertson, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, James A. Davidson
• 1953 (Roy): Frank B. Crandall, Daniel Joseph Imler, Francis D. Taylor, John Prescott Robertson, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, James A. Davidson
• 1954 (W. Johnson): Francis D. Taylor, John Prescott Robertson, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, James A. Davidson, Paul B. Myers, John Wesley Lord
• 1955 (W. Johnson): Francis D. Taylor, John Prescott Robertson, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, John Wesley Lord, Herbert J. Gezork
• 1956 (W. Johnson): Francis D. Taylor, John Prescott Robertson, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Herbert J. Gezork, Harold C. Case
• 1957 (A. Jenkins): Francis D. Taylor, John Prescott Robertson, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Harold C. Case, Francis B. Downs
• 1958 (A. Jenkins): Francis D. Taylor, John Prescott Robertson, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Harold C. Case, Daniel Alden Thurston
• 1959 (A. Jenkins): Francis D. Taylor, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson
• 1960 (Eaton): Francis D. Taylor, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Daniel Joseph Imler
• 1961 (Eaton): Francis D. Taylor, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Daniel Joseph Imler
• 1962 (Eaton): Francis D. Taylor, Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Daniel Joseph Imler
• 1963 (Osgood): Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Harry Paine Folger, II
• 1964 (Osgood): Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Harry Paine Folger, II
• 1965 (Osgood): Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Harry Paine Folger, II
• 1966 (Booth): Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Paul B. Myers, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes
• 1967 (Booth): Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Lester G. Myers
• 1968 (Booth): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Lester G. Myers, Carl F. Schultz
• 1969 (Jaynes): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Lester G. Myers, Carl F. Schultz, John Prescott Robertson
• 1970 (Jaynes): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Carl F. Schultz, John Prescott Robertson, ARTHUR H. MELANSON
• 1971 (Jaynes): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Carl F. Schultz, John Prescott Robertson, ARTHUR H. MELANSON
• 1972 (Vose): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Carl F. Schultz, William A. Rice, S. Read Chatterton
• 1973 (Vose): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Carl F. Schultz, ARTHUR H. MELANSON, William A. Rice, S. Read Chatterton
• 1974 (Vose): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Carl F. Schultz, ARTHUR H. MELANSON, William A. Rice, Roy Leo
• 1975 (Maxwell): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, Carl F. Schultz, ARTHUR H. MELANSON, William A. Rice, Roy Leo, John Snook, Jr.
• 1976 (Maxwell): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, ARTHUR H. MELANSON, William A. Rice, Roy Leo, John Snook, Jr.
• 1977 (Maxwell): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, Ralph Ernest Bayes, ARTHUR H. MELANSON, William A. Rice, John Snook, Jr., Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Harry Newton Clay
• 1978 (Melanson): Daniel Alden Thurston, Egbert Jenkinson, William A. Rice, John Snook, Jr., Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Harry Newton Clay
• 1979 (Melanson): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, John Snook, Jr., Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Harry Newton Clay, Robert B. Dennett
• 1980 (Melanson): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Harry Newton Clay, Robert B. Dennett, Charles L. McEachern, John S. Barber
• 1981 (Berquist): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Harry Newton Clay, Robert B. Dennett, Charles L. McEachern, John S. Barber
• 1982 (Berquist): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Harry Newton Clay, Robert B. Dennett, Charles L. McEachern, Benjamin H. Rodwogin
• 1983 (Berquist): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Harry Newton Clay, Robert B. Dennett, Charles L. McEachern, Benjamin H. Rodwogin
• 1984 (Richardson): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Robert B. Dennett, Robert W. Golledge
• 1985 (Richardson): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Robert B. Dennett, Robert W. Golledge
• 1986 (Richardson): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Robert B. Dennett, Robert W. Golledge, Peter Hunt Meek
• 1987 (Ames): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Robert B. Dennett, Robert W. Golledge, Peter Hunt Meek
• 1988 (Ames): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Robert B. Dennett, Robert W. Golledge, Peter Hunt Meek
• 1989 (Ames): Daniel Alden Thurston, William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Peter Hunt Meek, Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins
• 1990 (Darling): William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Lloyd E. Chorpenning
• 1991 (Darling): William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Lloyd E. Chorpenning, Norman T. Mendel
• 1992 (Darling): William A. Rice, Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Lloyd E. Chorpenning
• 1993 (Lovering): Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon
• 1994 (Lovering): Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Russell Way
• 1995 (Lovering): Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Russell Way, Albert W. Welch
• 1996 (A. Johnson): Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Russell Way, Albert W. Welch, Alvin T. Lieberman
• 1997 (A. Johnson): Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Dean Benedict, John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Russell Way, Albert W. Welch, Alvin T. Lieberman, Peter C. Corea
• 1998 (A. Johnson): Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Russell Way, Albert W. Welch, Alvin T. Lieberman, Peter C. Corea
• 1999 (Bauer): Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., John R.S. Higgins, Russell Way, Albert W. Welch, Alvin T. Lieberman, Peter C. Corea, David B. Hanks
• 2000 (Bauer): Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Russell Way, Albert W. Welch, Alvin T. Lieberman, Peter C. Corea, David B. Hanks
• 2001 (Bauer): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Russell Way, Albert W. Welch, Alvin T. Lieberman, Peter C. Corea, David B. Hanks
• 2002 (Hicks): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Russell Way, Albert W. Welch, Alvin T. Lieberman, David B. Hanks, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley
• 2003 (Hicks): John R.S. Higgins, Albert W. Welch, Alvin T. Lieberman, David B. Hanks, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley
• 2004 (Hicks): John R.S. Higgins, Alvin T. Lieberman, David B. Hanks, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, David A. Hoyt, John C. Shaw, Sr.
• 2005 (Hodgdon): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, David B. Hanks, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, David A. Hoyt, John C. Shaw, Sr.
• 2006 (Hodgdon): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, David B. Hanks, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, David A. Hoyt, John C. Shaw, Sr., Irving L. Luchans
• 2007 (Hodgdon): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, David B. Hanks, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, David A. Hoyt, John C. Shaw, Sr., Irving L. Luchans
• 2008 (Pageau): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, David A. Hoyt, John C. Shaw, Sr., Irving L. Luchans, Brian L. Marsh
• 2009 (Pageau): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, John C. Shaw, Sr., Irving L. Luchans, Brian L. Marsh
• 2010 (Pageau): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, Irving L. Luchans, Brian L. Marsh, Keith Alderman, John W. Taylor
• 2011 (Stewart): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, Irving L. Luchans, Brian L. Marsh, Keith Alderman, John W. Taylor
• 2012 (Stewart): John R.S. Higgins, Brian S. Dixon, Matthew D. Wissell, Richard E. Haley, Irving L. Luchans, Brian L. Marsh, Keith Alderman
• 2013 (Stewart):
• 2014 (Waugh):