Past Masters

Being elected to the office of Worshipful Master of the Lodge is one of the greatest respects the Brethren of the Lodge can bestow upon one of their own. The role is at once an incredible privilege, a serious obligation, and an undeniable burden for the Brother chosen to sit in the East of the Lodge.

As such, Lodges frequently show additional honors and respects to those who have assumed the office, whom we refer to as "Past Masters." Tyrian Lodge is no different.

Below, we honor all of the Past Masters of Tyrian Lodge No. 333 and Rochester Lodge No. 635. Between them, a combined history of almost three hundred years, and a tradition that dates back far longer.

Past Masters of Tyrian Lodge No. 333

Past Masters of Rochester Lodge No. 635

Past Masters of Tyrian Lodge No. 333

NOTE: On February 22nd, 1871, the building in which Tyrian Lodge No. 333 met was damaged in a fire, resulting in the loss of nearly all records. The building also housed the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois, resulting in the loss of all Grand Lodge records, as well. Due to this, all records of elected and appointed records from 1865 and 1871 are presumed lost and irretrievable.

We know the Worshipful Master as of the date that the Lodge received its charter in 1860, and it is presumed that those officers who followed in the officer line - the Senior and Junior Wardens, followed by the Senior and Junior Deacons - would have become Worshipful Masters as the line progressed.

Orlin H Miner
1860

Orlin H Miner
1861

Orlin H Miner
1862

Orlin H Miner
1863

Orlin H Miner
1864

Orlin H Miner
1865

John M Van Deren
1866

John M Van Deren
1867

John C Reynolds
1868

John C Reynolds
1869

John F Burrill
1870

Orlin H Miner
1871

Samuel H Claspill
1872

Samuel H Claspill
1873

Frank Hudson Jr
1874

Frank Hudson Jr
1875

Rheuna D Lawrence
1876

Henry B Davidson
1877

Henry B Davidson
1878

Jesse K DuBois
1879

Henry B Davidson
1880

Henry B Davidson
1881

Perry A Weaver
1882

Joseph D Myers
1883

Charles W Prouty
1884

Charles W Prouty
1885

Ernst H Helmle
1886

Ernst H Helmle
1887

Ernst H Helmle
1888

Frank Hudson
1889

Frank Hudson
1890

Frank Hudson
1891

George M O'Hara
1892

George M O'Hara
1893

James T Townsley
1894

Charles W Prouty
1895

William Bewsher
1896

M Ashton Jones
1897

M Ashton Jones
1898

M Ashton Jones
1899

Charles W Prouty
1900

Charles W Prouty
1901

Charles W Prouty
1902

Henry B Davidson
1903

John P Springer
1904

John P Springer
1905

Daniel C Frederick
1906

Daniel C Frederick
1907

James L Taylor
1908

James L Taylor
1909

Fritz Reiger
1910

j orvill taylor
1911

George L Tunney
1912

Asa G Trees
1913

J Ed Taylor
1914

Hal C McLoud
1915

DeWitt H Montgomery
1916

Carl F Nuess
1917

Arthur H Davidson
1918

William P McLoud
1919

Alf I Johnson
1920

John D Huffman
1921

Earl T Spence
1922

Clarence P McLoud
1923

Charles R Boyle
1924

Arthur R Mills
1925

Harley J Ramsey
1926

Clifford M Hathaway
1927

Ray E Simmons
1928

Lloyd H Davis
1929

Raymond L Whannel
1930

Martin Wolf
1931

William D Lancaster
1932

Henry F Janssen
1933

Bert P Bringle
1934

James O Orr
1935

Kenneth R Davis
1936

Howard C Fisher
1937

Ward Watson
1938

Alvin C Margrave
1939

Theodore R Bennett
1940

Vernon L Glover
1941

Roscoe E Lipe
1942

Myron K Lingle
1943

Roy L Mills
1944

Lawrence J Rule
1945

Charles G Cruickshank
1946

Lloyd A Springer
1947

Laurence J Van Nattan
1948

Nathaniel G Perrine
1949

Earle W Ludwig
1950

Leonard A Hansen
1951

Gilbert E Koerner
1952

Herman F Knifka
1953

John D Tomlinson Sr
1954

Byron K Hursh
1955

George C Arthur
1956

Gordon Pehlman
1957

Nathaniel M Oberman
1958

Jean LaMoine Tomlinson
1959

Aldo D Reid
1960

Norman R Buecker
1961

Clyde W Wilkey
1962

Milton D Dirst
1963

James O Orr Jr
1964

Harry A Paull Jr
1965

Harry A Paull Jr
1966

Paul A Thrasher
1967

Gerald E Margrave
1968

John E Rimkus
1969

Earl F Torell
1970

Hormaz M Vania
1971

Robert R Ambler
1972

C E Eairheart
1973

Dale R Irwin
1974

Joseph C Divis
1975

Leslie O Beaver
1976

Paul A Thrasher
1977

Eurus V Stoltz
1978

Dale R Irwin
1979

Robert A Alvey
1980

Wendell E Walch
1981

Paul Daryl Moore
1982

Raymond V Ellington
1983

Donald R Judd
1984

James A Mitchell
1985

Robert J Tepatti
1986

Dale R Irwin
1987

Alfred M Hodson Jr
1988

Robert S Goin
1989

Robert C Bollman
1990

James L Green
1991

Lloyd M Hughes
1992

William L Horrom
1993

Larvin F Schroeder
1994

Wilbur W Masterson Jr
1995

Loren C Heiple
1996

Loren C Heiple
1997

Frank Gates
1998

S Lee Parks
1999

Bradley L Hessing
2000

George C Armstrong
2001

Donald L Stauffer Sr
2002

Dale R Irwin
2003

Loren C Heiple
2004

Ross A Parks
2005

George C Armstrong
2006

John E Warren
2007

Bradly L Hessing
2008

Loren C Heiple
2009

Ross A Parks
2010

George C Armstrong
2011

Dennis L Schmitt
2012

James D Gain
2013

James D Gain
2014

Ross A Parks
2015

Brian E Giddings
2016

Paul L Wiseman
2017

Ross A Parks
2018

Paul L Wiseman
2019

Brian E Giddings
2020

Paul L Wiseman
2021

Harry A Best Jr
2022

Ross A Parks
2023

John R Thompson
2024

James E Bild
2025

Past Masters of Rochester Lodge No. 635

John F Burrell
1869

Richard J McNeil
1870

Richard J McNeil
1871

Ethan P May
1872

Carter Tracey
1873

Richard J McNeil
1874

William Finney
1875

Richard J McNeil
1876

Dennis J Farrell
1877

Richard J McNeil
1878

William Finney
1879

Dennis J Farrell
1880

William J Cooper
1881

Dennis J Farrell
1882

Dennis J Farrell
1883

Dennis J Farrell
1884

William Finney
1885

James M Firey
1886

Richard P Hunter
1887

Richard P Hunter
1888

Richard P Hunter
1889

Richard P Hunter
1890

Homer D Parker
1891

Homer D Parker
1892

James M Bell
1893

James M Bell
1894

Henry Taft
1895

James M Bell
1896

Charles B McClelland
1897

Richard P Hunter
1898

James M Bell
1899

John H Pressley
1900

Richard P Hunter
1901

Thomas D Farrell
1902

Thomas D Farrell
1903

James M Bell
1904

James M Bell
1905

James M Bell
1906

James M Bell
1907

John D Hunter
1908

John D Hunter
1909

John E Coe
1910

John D Hunter
1911

John D Hunter
1912

Elma Price
1913

James H Walker
1914

Charles W Frame
1915

Charles W Frame
1916

Charles W Frame
1917

Robert F Fairchild
1918

Robert F Fairchild
1919

John R Baker
1920

John R Baker
1921

Herman Newcomer
1922

Herman Newcomer
1923

Roy Brunk
1924

Roy Brunk
1925

Carroll L Raney
1926

Carroll L Raney
1927

Charles H James
1928

Charles W Frame
1929

Edwin Chard Sr
1930

Arthur G Haines
1931

Arthur G Haines
1932

Ernest Darnell
1933

Isham H Taft
1934

Isham H Taft
1935

Charles L Turley
1936

Edwin A Chard Jr
1937

Lyman E Campbell
1938

Harry A Smith
1939

Charles H Fairchild
1940

Hugh A Campbell
1941

George G Easley
1942

Clarence S Coe
1943

Robert A Rentschler
1944

George W Duffey
1945

Wilson J Park
1946

Ernest J Rentschler
1947

Frederick M Poffenberger
1948

Marshall H Watkins
1949

Ross E Fairchild
1950

William R Crim
1951

Carroll Bowersock
1952

David L Halm
1953

Lowell B Miller
1954

Charles H Strode Jr
1955

Ralph L Leach
1956

Albert Hopkins
1957

Gordon M Hood
1958

Damian R Coker
1959

Delbert D Taft
1960

Anthony Mangalavite Sr
1961

F North Ross
1962

Charles W Libby
1963

Goerge G Easley
1964

George E Campbell
1965

Alvin W Hardy
1966

Everett J Turner
1967

James L Campbell
1968

John L Pyle
1969

David A Easley
1970

H Vere Dawson
1971

Herbert Carter
1972

JE Johnson
1973

Stanley G Shutt
1974

Leonard P Siddens
1975

Forrest Sexton
1976

Cecil W Hyatt
1977

John K Rasmussen
1978

Loren E Douglas
1979

Floyd A Starr
1980

William L Ward
1981

Phillip H Ellrich
1982

F Dwight Pope
1983

Robert W Smith
1984

Dean A Bricker
1985

Howard Earl Carr
1986

Mark J Schmidt
1987

David W Hilton
1988

Timothy L Spengler
1989

Harry H Hopkins
1990

Richard R Rentschler
1991

Grant A Blasdell
1992

Robert B Dellert
1993

Adolf E Fullgrabe
1994

Justin Taft Jr
1995

John W Ash
1996

F Dwight Pope
1996

Andrew T Carrier
1997

David E Purdy
1998

Brian D Siddens
1999

Oren D Dutton
2000

Ronald S Womack
2001

Martin R Fairchild
2002

Mark A Van Dyke
2003

Gary L Matthews
2004

Harold L Shaw Jr
2005

Harold L Shaw Jr
2006

Loren C Heiple
2007

Ronald S Womack
2008

David A Eiter
2009

John F Preuss
2010

David E Purdy
2011

Paul D MacDonna
2012

Mark C White
2013

Brian K Fairchild
2014

Brian K Fairchild
2015

Jason S Matthews
2016

Delbert Ford
2017

Delbert Ford
2018

John F Preuss
2019

John F Preuss
2020

John F Preuss
2021

John F Preuss
2022

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