Future & Past Sites
Browse future locations for the Elks National Convention as well as see where it has taken place in the past.
Year |
Dates |
Location |
2023 |
July 2 – 5 |
Minneapolis, MN |
2024 |
June 30 - July 3 |
Austin, TX |
2025 |
June 29 - July 2 |
Kansas City, MO |
2026 |
July 5 - 8, 2026 |
Chicago, IL |
The following is a list of past Grand Lodge Convention sites and the GER who was elected at each.
- 2022: Atlanta, GA
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Bruce A. Hidley
- 2021: Tampa, FL
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T. Keith Mills
- 2020:
Baltimore, MD (Cancelled), -
Paul R. Ryan
- 2019: St. Louis, MO
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Robert L. Duitsman
- 2018: San Antonio, TX
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Michael T. Luhr
- 2017: Reno, NV
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Malcolm J. McPherson Jr.
- 2016: Houston, TX
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Michael F. Zellen
- 2015: Indianapolis, IN
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Ronald L. Hicks
- 2014: New Orleans, LA
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John D. Amen
- 2013: Reno, NV
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Milard C. Pickering
- 2012: Austin, TX
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Thomas S. Brazier
- 2011: Phoenix, AZ
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David A. Carr
- 2010: Orlando, FL
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Michael F. Smith
- 2009: Portland, OR
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James L. Nichelson
- 2008: Anaheim, CA
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Paul D. Helsel
- 2007: Charlotte, NC
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F. Louis Sulsberger
- 2006: Orlando, FL
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Arthur H. Frost III
- 2005: Reno, NV
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Louis James Grillo
- 2004: Minneapolis, MN
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James M. McQuillan
- 2003: St. Louis, MO
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Amos A. McCallum
- 2002: Reno, NV
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Roger R. True
- 2001: Philadelphia, PA
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Arthur Mayer, Jr.
- 2000: Dallas, TX
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Dwayne E. Rumney
- 1999: Kansas City, MO
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James C. Varenhorst
- 1998: Anaheim, CA
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C. Valentine Bates
- 1997: Chicago, IL
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Carlon O'Malley
- 1996: Las Vegas, NV
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Gerald Coates
- 1995: New Orleans, LA
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Edward Mahan
- 1994: Chicago, IL
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Kenneth Moore
- 1993: Portland, OR
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Charles Williams
- 1992: Dallas, TX
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Vincent Collura
- 1991: St. Louis, MO
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Lester Hess, Jr.
- 1990: Las Vegas, NV
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James Damon
- 1989: New Orleans, LA
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Donald Dapelo
- 1988: Las Vegas, NV
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Robert Sabin
- 1987: Atlanta, GA
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Ted Callicott
- 1986: Denver, CO
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Peter Affatato
- 1985: Seattle, WA
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Jack Traynor
- 1984: Houston, TX
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Frank Garland
- 1983: Honolulu, HI
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Kenneth Cantoli
- 1982: Chicago, IL
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Marvin Lewis
- 1981: Las Vegas, NV
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Raymond Arnold
- 1980: New Orleans, LA
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H. Foster Sears
- 1979: Dallas, TX
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Robert Grafton
- 1978: San Diego, CA
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Leonard Bristol
- 1977: New Orleans, LA
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Homer Huhn, Jr.
- 1976: Chicago, IL
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George Klein
- 1975: Dallas, TX
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Willis McDonald
- 1974: Miami Beach, FL
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Gerald Strohm
- 1973: Chicago, IL
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Robert Yothers
- 1972: Atlantic City, NJ
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Francis Smith
- 1971: New Orleans, LA
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E. Gene Fournace
- 1970: San Fransisco, CA
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Glenn Miller
- 1969: Dallas, TX
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Frank Hise
- 1968: New York, NY
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Edward W. McCabe
- 1967: Chicago, IL
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Robert E. Boney
- 1966: Dallas, TX
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Raymond C. Dobson
- 1965: Miami Beach, FL
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R. Leonard Bush
- 1964: New York, NY
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Robert G. Pruitt
- 1963: San Fransisco, CA
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Ronald J. Dunn
- 1962: Chicago, IL
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Lee A. Donaldson
- 1961: Miami Beach, FL
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William A. Wall
- 1960: Dallas, TX
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John E. Fenton
- 1959: Chicago, IL
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W. S. Hawkins
- 1958: New York, NY
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Horace R. Wisely
- 1957: San Fransisco, CA
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H. K. Blackledge
- 1956: Chicago, IL
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Fred L. Bohn
- 1955: Philadelphia, PA
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John L. Walker
- 1954: Los Angeles, CA
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William J. Jernick
- 1953: St. Louis, MO
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Earl E. James
- 1952: New York, NY
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Sam Stern
- 1951: Chicago, IL
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Howard R. Davis
- 1950: Miami, FL
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Joseph B. Kyle
- 1949: Cleveland, OH
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Emmett T. Anderson
- 1948: Philadelphia, PA
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George I. Hall
- 1947: Portland, OR
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L. A. Lewis
- 1946: New York, NY
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Charles E. Broughton
- 1945: New York, NY
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Wade H. Kepner
- 1944: Chicago, IL
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Robert S. Barrett
- 1943: Boston, MA
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Frank J. Lonergan
- 1942: Omaha, NE
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E. Mark Sullivan
- 1941: Philadelphia, PA
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John S. McClelland
- 1940: Houston, TX
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Joseph G. Buch
- 1939: St. Louis, MO
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Henry C. Warner
- 1938: Atlantic City, NJ
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Edward J. McCormick
- 1937: Denver, CO
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Charles Spencer Hart
- 1936: Los Angeles, CA
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David Sholtz
- 1935: Columbus, OH
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James T. Hallinan
- 1934: Kansas City, MO
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Michael F. Shannon
- 1933: Milwaukee, WI
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Walter F. Meier
- 1932: Birmingham, AL
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Floyd E. Thompson
- 1931: Seattle, WA
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John R. Coen
- 1930: Atlantic City, NJ
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Lawrence H. Rupp
- 1929: Los Angeles, CA
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Walter P. Andrews
- 1928: Miami, FL
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Murray Hulbert
- 1927: Cincinatti, OH
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John F. Malley
- 1926: Chicago, IL
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Charles H. Grakelow
- 1925: Portland, OR
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William H. Atwell
- 1924: Boston, MA
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John G. Price
- 1923: Atlanta, GA
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James G. McFarland
- 1922: Atlantic City, NJ
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J.E. Masters
- 1921: Los Angeles, CA
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W. W. Mountain
- 1920: Chicago, IL
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Wm. M. Abbott
- 1919: Atlantic City, NJ
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Frank L. Rain
- 1918: Atlantic City, NJ
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Bruce A. Campbell
- 1917: Boston, MA
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Fred Harper
- 1916: Baltimore, MD
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Edward Rightor
- 1915: Los Angeles, CA
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James R. Nicholson
- 1914: Denver, CO
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Raymond Benjamin
- 1913: Rochester, NY
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Edward Leach
- 1912: Portland, OR
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Thomas B. Mills
- 1911: Atlantic City, NJ
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John P. Sullivan
- 1910: Detroit, MI
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Aug. Herrmann
- 1909: Los Angeles, CA
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J.U. Sammis
- 1908: Dallas, TX
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Rush L. Holland
- 1907: Philadelphia, PA
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John K. Tener
- 1906: Denver, CO
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Henry A. Melvin
- 1905: Buffalo, NY
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Robert W. Brown
- 1904: Cincinatti, OH
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Wm. J. O'Brien, Jr.
- 1903: Baltimore, MD
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Joseph T. Fanning
- 1902: Salt Lake City, UT
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George P. Cronk
- 1901: Milwaukee, WI
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Charles E. Pickett
- 1900: Atlantic City, NJ
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Jerome B. Fisher
- 1899: St. Louis, MO
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B.M. Allen
- 1898: New Orleans, LA
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John Galvin
- 1897: Minneapolis, MN
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Meade D. Detweiler
- 1896: Cincinatti, OH
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Meade D. Detweiler
- 1895: Atlantic City, NJ
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William G. Meyers
- 1894: Atlantic City, NJ
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Edwin B. Hay
- 1893: Detroit, MI
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Astley Apperly
- 1892: Buffalo, NY
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Edwin B. Hay
- 1891: Louisville, KY
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Edwin B. Hay
- 1890: Cleveland, OH
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Simon Quinlin