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Grand Exalted Rulers

2017

Reno, NV

Malcolm J. McPherson, Jr.

Lyndhurst, NJ (#1505)

2016

Houston, TX

Michael F. Zellen

Saugus-Everett, MA (#642)

2015

Indianapolis, IN

Ronald L. Hicks

Fredericksburg, VA (#875)

2014

New Orleans, LA

John Amen

Denver, Colorado (#0017)

2013

Reno, NV

Millard C. Pickering

Sapulpa, Oklahoma (#1118)

2012

Austin, TX

Thomas S. Brazier

Santa Cruz, California (#824)

2011

Phoenix, AZ

David R. Carr

Ticonderoga, New York (#1494)

2010

Orlando, FL

Michael F. Smith

Plant City, FL (#1727)

2009

Portland, OR

James L. Nichelson

Ohio River Valley, OH (#231)

2008

Anaheim, CA

Paul D. Helsel

Newark, DE (#2281)

2007

Charlotte, NC

F. Louis Sulsberger

Flora, IL (#1659)

2006

Orlando, FL

Arthur H. Frost III

Oak Ridge, TN (#1684)

2005

Reno, NV

Louis James Grillo

Stockton, CA (#218)

2004

Minneapolis, MN

James M. McQuillan

Ogallala, NE (#1760)

2003

St. Louis, MO

Amos A. McCallum

Biddeford-Saco, ME (#1597)

2002

Reno, NV

Roger R. True

Tri-Cities, WA (#2755)

2001

Philadelphia, PA

Arthur Mayer, Jr.

Bergenfield, NJ (#1477)

2000

Dallas, TX

Dwayne E. Rumney

Willmar, MN (#952)

1999

Kansas City, MO

James C. Varenhorst

Ludington, MI (#736)

1998

Anaheim, CA

C. Valentine Bates

Gainesville, FL (#990)

1997

Chicago, IL

Carlon O'Malley

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (#109)

1996

Las Vegas, NV

Gerald Coates

Greensboro, NC (#602)

1995

New Orleans, LA

Edward Mahan

Framingham, MA (#1702)

1994

Chicago, IL

Kenneth Moore

Corona, CA (#2045)

1993

Portland, OR

Charles Williams

Plano-Richardson, TX (#2485)

1992

Dallas, TX

Vincent Collura

Lincoln, NE (#80)

1991

St. Louis, MO

Lester Hess, Jr.

Wheeling, WV (#28)

1990

Las Vegas, NV

James Damon

John Day, OR (#1824)

1989

New Orleans, LA

Donald Dapelo

Coalinga, CA (#1613)

1988

Las Vegas, NV

Robert Sabin

Des Plaines, IL (#1526)

1987

Atlanta, GA

Ted Callicott

Paris, TN (#816)

1986

Denver, CO

Peter Affatato

Hicksville, NY (#1931)

1985

Seattle, WA

Jack Traynor

Devils Lake, ND (#1216)

1984

Houston, TX

Frank Garland

Centralia-Chehalis, WA (#2435)

1983

Honolulu, HI

Kenneth Cantoli

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (#1962)

1982

Chicago, IL

Marvin Lewis

Brawley, CA (#1420)

1981

Las Vegas, NV

Raymond Arnold

Jackson, MI (#113)

1980

New Orleans, LA

H. Foster Sears

Macomb, IL (#1009)

1979

Dallas, TX

Robert Grafton

North Palm Beach, FL (#2069)

1978

San Diego, CA

Leonard Bristol

Saranac Lake, NY (#1508)

1977

New Orleans, LA

Homer Huhn, Jr.

Mount Pleasant, PA (#868)

1976

Chicago, IL

George Klein

Lincoln, NE (#80)

1975

Dallas, TX

Willis McDonald

New Orleans, LA (#30)

1974

Miami Beach, FL

Gerald Strohm

Fresno, CA (#439)

1973

Chicago, IL

Robert Yothers

Seattle, WA (#92)

1972

Atlantic City, NJ

Francis Smith

Sioux Falls, SD (#262)

1971

New Orleans, LA

E. Gene Fournace

Newark, OH (#391)

1970

San Francisco, CA

Glenn Miller

Logansport, IN (#66)

1969

Dallas, TX

Frank Hise

Corvallis, OR (#1413)

1968

New York, NY

Edward W. McCabe

Nashville-Franklin, TN (#72)

1967

Chicago, IL

Robert E. Boney

Las Cruces, NM (#1119)

1966

Dallas, TX

Raymond C. Dobson

Minot, ND (#1089)

1965

Miami Beach, FL

R. Leonard Bush

Inglewood, CA (#1492)

1964

New York, NY

Robert G. Pruitt

Atlanta, GA (#1635)

1963

San Francisco, CA

Ronald J. Dunn

Oneida, NY (#767)

1962

Chicago, IL

Lee A. Donaldson

Etna, PA (#932)

1961

Miami Beach, FL

William A. Wall

West Palm Beach, FL (#1352)

1960

Dallas, TX

John E. Fenton

Lawrence, MA (#65)

1959

Chicago, IL

W. S. Hawkins

Coeur D Alene, ID (#1254)

1958

New York, NY

Horace R. Wisely

Salinas, CA (#614)

1957

San Francisco, CA

H. K. Blackledge

Kearney, NE (#984)

1956

Chicago, IL

Fred L. Bohn

Zanesville, OH (#114)

1955

Philadelphia, PA

John L. Walker

Roanoke, VA (#197)

1954

Los Angeles, CA

William J. Jernick

Nutley, NJ (#1290)

1953

St. Louis, MO

Earl E. James

Oklahoma City, OK (#417)

1952

New York, NY

Sam Stern

Fargo, ND (#260)

1951

Chicago, IL

Howard R. Davis

Williamsport, PA (#173)

1950

Miami, FL

Joseph B. Kyle

Hobart, IN (#1152)

1949

Cleveland, OH

Emmett T. Anderson

Tacoma, WA (#174)

1948

Philadelphia, PA

George I. Hall

Lynbrook, NY (#1515)

1947

Portland, OR

L. A. Lewis

Anaheim, CA (#1345)

1946

New York, NY

Charles E. Broughton

Sheboygan, WI (#299)

1945

New York, NY

Wade H. Kepner

Wheeling, WV (#28)

1944

Chicago, IL

Robert S. Barrett

Alexandria, VA (#758)

1943

Boston, MA

Frank J. Lonergan

Portland, OR (#142)

1942

Omaha, NE

E. Mark Sullivan

Boston, MA (#10)

1941

Philadelphia, PA

John S. McClelland

Atlanta-Northlake, GA (#78)

1940

Houston, TX

Joseph G. Buch

Trenton, NJ (#105)

1939

St. Louis, MO

Henry C. Warner

Dixon, IL (#779)

1938

Atlantic City, NJ

Edward J. McCormick

Toledo, OH (#53)

1937

Denver, CO

Charles Spencer Hart

Mt Vernon, NY (#842)

1936

Los Angeles, CA

David Sholtz

Daytona Beach, FL (#1141)

1935

Columbus, OH

James T. Hallinan

Brooklyn Queensborough, NY (#878)

1934

Kansas City, MO

Michael F. Shannon

Los Angeles, CA (#99)

1933

Milwaukee, WI

Walter F. Meier

Seattle, WA (#92)

1932

Birmingham, AL

Floyd E. Thompson

Moline, IL (#556)

1931

Seattle, WA

John R. Coen

Sterling, CO (#1336)

1930

Atlantic City, NJ

Lawrence H. Rupp

Allentown, PA (#130)

1929

Los Angeles, CA

Walter P. Andrews

Atlanta-Northlake, GA (#78)

1928

Miami, FL

Murray Hulbert

New York, NY (#1)

1927

Cincinnati, OH

John F. Malley

Springfield, MA (#61)

1926

Chicago, IL

Charles H. Grakelow

Philadelphia, PA (#2)

1925

Portland, OR

William H. Atwell

Dallas, TX (#71)

1924

Boston, MA

John G. Price

Columbus-Grove City, OH (#37)

1923

Atlanta, GA

James G. McFarland

Watertown, SD (#838)

1922

Atlantic City, NJ

J.E. Masters

Charleroi, PA (#494)

1921

Los Angeles, CA

W. W. Mountain

Flint, MI (#222)

1920

Chicago, IL

Wm. M. Abbott

San Francisco, CA (#3)

1919

Atlantic City, NJ

Frank L. Rain

Fairbury, NE (#1203)

1918

Atlantic City, NJ

Bruce A. Campbell

Fairview Heights, IL (#664)

1917

Boston, MA

Fred Harper

Lynchburg, VA (#321)

1916

Baltimore, MD

Edward Rightor

New Orleans, LA (#30)

1915

Los Angeles, CA

James R. Nicholson

Springfield, MA (#61)

1914

Denver, CO

Raymond Benjamin

Napa, CA (#832)

1913

Rochester, NY

Edward Leach

New York, NY (#1)

1912

Portland, OR

Thomas B. Mills

Superior, WI (#403)

1911

Atlantic City, NJ

John P. Sullivan

New Orleans, LA (#30)

1910

Detroit, MI

Aug. Herrmann

Cincinnati, OH (#5)

1909

Los Angeles, CA

J.U. Sammis

LeMars, IA (#428)

1908

Dallas, TX

Rush L. Holland

Colorado Springs, CO (#309)

1907

Philadelphia, PA

John K. Tener

Charleroi, PA (#494)

1906

Denver, CO

Henry A. Melvin

Oakland, CA (#171)

1905

Buffalo, NY

Robert W. Brown

Louisville, KY (#8)

1904

Cincinnati, OH

Wm. J. O'Brien, Jr.

Baltimore, MD (#7)

1903

Baltimore, MD

Joseph T. Fanning

Indianapolis, IN (#13)

1902

Salt Lake City, UT

George P. Cronk

Omaha, NE (#39)

1901

Milwaukee, WI

Charles E. Pickett

Waterloo, IA (#290)

1900

Atlantic City, NJ

Jerome B. Fisher

Jamestown, NY (#263)

1899

St. Louis, MO

B.M. Allen

Birmingham, AL (#79)

1898

New Orleans, LA

John Galvin

Cincinatti, OH (#5)

1897

Minneapolis, MN

Meade D. Detweiler

Harrisburg, PA (#12)

1896

Cincinnati, OH

Meade D. Detweiler

Harrisburg, PA (#12)

1895

Atlantic City, NJ

William G. Meyers

Philadelphia, PA (#2)

1894

Atlantic City, NJ

Edwin B. Hay

Washington, DC (#15)

1893

Detroit, MI

Astley Apperly

Louisville, KY (#8)

1892

Buffalo, NY

Edwin B. Hay

Washington, DC (#15)

1891

Louisville, KY

Edwin B. Hay

Washington, DC (#15)

1890

Cleveland, OH

Simon Quinlin

Chicago, IL (#4)

1889


Simon Quinlin

Chicago, IL (#4)

1887


Hamilton E. Leach

Washington, DC (#15)

1886


William E. English

Indianapolis, IN (#13)

1885


Daniel A. Kelly

Baltimore, MD (#7)

1884


Henry S. Sanderson

New York, NY (#1)

1883


Edwin A. Perry

Boston, MA (#10)

1882


John J. Tindale

New York, NY (#1)

1880


Thomas E. Garrett

St Louis, MO (#9)

1879


Louis C. Waehner

New York, NY (#7)

1879


Charles E. Davies

Chicago, IL (#4)

1878


George R. Maguire

Philadelphia, PA (#2)

1876


Frank Girard

New York, NY (#1)

1874


Henry P. O'Neil

New York, NY (#1)

1874


James W. Powell

Philadelphia, PA (#2)

1872


Joseph C. Pinckney

New York, NY (#1)

1871


Charles T. White

New York, NY (#1)

1871


George J. Green

New York, NY (#1)
 
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