Past Grand Commanders (1871 – …)

Every US state has its own Grand Commandery, which performs the same administrative functions for its subordinate Commanderies as a Grand Lodge does for its subordinate Lodges. The Commandery also has its own equivalents of Grand Lodge Officers, modified from the titles of the officers of a Commandery. Since 2008, the Right Eminent Grand Commander of Maryland may choose to serve one or two years.

1871 +Charles H. Mann

1872 +Charles H. Mann

1873 +Francis Lincoln

1874 +Edward T. Schultz

1875 +William T. Andreon

1876 +Robert K. Martin

1877 +Henry W. Marston

1878 +Jacob E. Krebs

1879 +Ferd J. S. Gorgas

1880 +George R. Coffroth

1881 +Chris B. Kleibacker

1882 +William A. Hanway

1883 +William A. Hanway

1884 +William Abrahams

1885 +Columbus C. Isaacs

1886 +Chase William Hatter

1887 +J. A. Charles Kahler

1888 +C. McDonald, Jr.

1889 +Alfred E. Booth

1890 +Henry Ogier Reese

1891 +Stephen R. Mason

1892 + William H. Ruby

1893 +James Puller Clark

1894 +William H. Martin

1895 +William H. Clark

1896 +George Cook

1897 +Thomas J. Shryock

1898 +Jno William Snyder

1899 +Lewis Henry Uhrig

1900 +Graham Dukehart

1901 +Charles Clark

1902 +William J. Cunningham

1903 +Edward C. Resgester

1904 +S. B. Medairy

1505 +Daniel J. Emich

1906 +William Mohr

1907 +Edward G. Staley

1908 +George E. French

1909 +Frank W. Kroh

1910 +Harry A. Remley

1911 +Harry A. Remley

1912 +Samuel Mansfield

1913 +Chas. C. Homer, Jr.

1914 +William C. Jenness

1915 +Robert D. Grier

1916 +George W. Walther

1917 +Edwin J. Griffin

1918 +Jas. P. Foster

1919 +Jas. M. Rawlings

1920 +A. L. McCardell

1921 +Robert M. Rother

1922 +Warren S. Seipp

1923 +William L. Christian

1924 +L. Dorsey Cassaway

1925 + C. W. Zimmerman

1926 +William Booth Price

1927 +William A. Griffith

1928 +George A. Smith

1929 +Harry o. Perry

1930 +Albert Naeny

1931 +John H. Duncan

1932 +Harry R. Snyder

1933 +John H. S. Lane

1934 +Alfred E. B. Jones

1935 +Harry B. Wright

1936 +J. Milton Langrall

1937 +Edwin S. White

1938 +Grant A. Wiebel

1939 +Earle C. Richardson

1940 +Robert S. Little

1941 +Edward Rhode

1942 +Harry O. Cchroder

1943 +S. C. Blackburn

1944 +W. Scott Walb

1945 +Allan Cleaveland

1946 +William F. Prettyman

1947 +J. Edward Collins

1948 +Robert C. Jones

1949 +Philip B. Matthews

1950 +John H. Hessey

1951 +John C. Weiss

1952 +George S. Yost

1953 +Norman Scrippy

1954 +Conrad J. Raider

1955 +Harry B. Shaw

1956 +R. S. Marshall, Sr.

1957 +John Kellner, Jr.

1958 +Etrebil A. Schaub

1959 +Gerald M. Pine

1960 +Edward Thatcher, Jr.

1961 +William H. Gerlach, Jr

1962 +William E. King

1963 +George F. Flentje, Jr.

1964 +C. W. Chamberlain, Jr.

1965 +Frank F. Smith

1966 +Edward J. Wawick

1967 +Harry N. Reimuller

1967 +Oscar C. Helmet

1968 +Alton G. Billmeier

1969 +James Primus

1970 +Charles H. Cover

1971 +Austin P. Renn

1972 +John S. Mitchell

1973 +A. C. Collins, Jr.

1974 +Morris B. Carroll

1975 +James M. Gardner

1976 +Calvert E. Schlick

1977 +Edward J. Grabowski

1978 +Albion A. Bailey

1979 +William B. VanSant

1980 +M. R. Wheatley, Sr.

1981 +Edward R. Saunders

1982  Edward A. Foreman, Jr., KCT

1983 +George S. Weidley, Sr.

1984 +Carl J. Wisner

1985 +Howard G. Stottlemyer

1986 +William T. Stover, Sr.

1987 +Bennie G. Owens

1988 +Stephen J. Ponzillo, Jr.

1989 +Thomas E. Weir

1990 +Robert E. Eckell

1991 Clifton R. Friel, KCT

1992 Ronald L. Aughenbaugh, KCT

1993 +Joseph F. Chalker

1994 +Charles E. Hartman

1995 +Robert Foreman

1996 +Stephen J. Ponzillo, III, KCT

1997 +Harry Miller, Jr.

1998 +Charles W. Wagner, KCT

1999 Richard P. Naegele, KCT

2000 +Calvin Parker

2001  William B. Colburn, Sr., KCT

2002 +Keith Brown

2003 +Phil Tilson

2004  James B. Coker, KCT

2005 +Mathew Racioppa

2006   John A. Rafine, KCT

2007 + Patrick A. Curtis, KCT

2008 + Patrick A. Curtis, KCT (17 months)

2009 Thomas G. Heimiller, KCT

2010 Thomas G. Heimiller, KCT

2011 Kenneth S. Wyvill, Jr., KCT

2012 Kenneth S. Wyvill, Jr., KCT

2013 Frederick A. Spicer, KCT

2014 +Richard A. Ortt, Sr., KCT

2015 Randolph S. Disney, KCT

2016 Arthur F. Hebbeler III, KGC

2017 Arthur F. Hebbeler III, KGC

2018 Spyridon G. Treklas, KCT

2019 Spyridon G. Treklas, KCT

2020 Charles E. Warns II, KCT

2021 Charles E. Warns II, KCT

2022 John Austin, KCT

2023 John Austin, KCT