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History
Grand Exalted Rulers
Grand Exalted Rulers
2023
Minneapolis, MN
Randy P. Shook
Lawrenceburg, TN (#2206)
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2022
Atlanta, GA
Bruce A. Hidley
Watervliet-Colonie, NY (#1500)
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2021
Tampa, FL
T. Keith Mills
Caldwell, ID (#1448)
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2020
Baltimore, MD(Canceled)
Paul R. Ryan
Willmar, MN (#952)
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2019
Saint Louis, MO
Robert L. Duitsman
Culver City, CA (#1917)
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2018
San Antonio, TX
Michael T. Luhr
Petersburg, AK (#1615)
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2017
Reno, NV
Malcolm J. McPherson, Jr.
Lyndhurst, NJ (#1505)
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2016
Houston, TX
Michael F. Zellen
Saugus-Everett, MA (#642)
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2015
Indianapolis, IN
Ronald L. Hicks
Fredericksburg, VA (#875)
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2014
New Orleans, LA
John Amen
Denver, Colorado (#17)
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2013
Reno, NV
Millard C. Pickering
Sapulpa, Oklahoma (#1118)
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2012
Austin, TX
Thomas S. Brazier
Santa Cruz, California (#824)
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2011
Phoenix, AZ
David R. Carr
Ticonderoga, New York (#1494)
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2010
Orlando, FL
Michael F. Smith
Plant City, FL (#1727)
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2009
Portland, OR
James L. Nichelson
Ohio River Valley, OH (#231)
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2008
Anaheim, CA
Paul D. Helsel
Newark, DE (#2281)
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2007
Charlotte, NC
F. Louis Sulsberger
Flora, IL (#1659)
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2006
Orlando, FL
Arthur H. Frost III
Oak Ridge, TN (#1684)
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2005
Reno, NV
Louis James Grillo
Stockton, CA (#218)
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2004
Minneapolis, MN
James M. McQuillan
Ogallala, NE (#1760)
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2003
St. Louis, MO
Amos A. McCallum
Biddeford-Saco, ME (#1597)
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2002
Reno, NV
Roger R. True
Tri-Cities, WA (#2755)
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2001
Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Mayer, Jr.
Bergenfield, NJ (#1477)
Bio not available.
2000
Dallas, TX
Dwayne E. Rumney
Willmar, MN (#952)
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1999
Kansas City, MO
James C. Varenhorst
Ludington, MI (#736)
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1998
Anaheim, CA
C. Valentine Bates
Gainesville, FL (#990)
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1997
Chicago, IL
Carlon O'Malley
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (#109)
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1996
Las Vegas, NV
Gerald Coates
Greensboro, NC (#602)
Bio not available.
1995
New Orleans, LA
Edward Mahan
Framingham, MA (#1702)
Bio not available.
1994
Chicago, IL
Kenneth Moore
Corona, CA (#2045)
Bio not available.
1993
Portland, OR
Charles Williams
Plano-Richardson, TX (#2485)
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1992
Dallas, TX
Vincent Collura
Lincoln, NE (#80)
Bio not available.
1991
St. Louis, MO
Lester Hess, Jr.
Wheeling, WV (#28)
Bio not available.
1990
Las Vegas, NV
James Damon
John Day, OR (#1824)
Click for Bio
1989
New Orleans, LA
Donald Dapelo
Coalinga, CA (#1613)
Bio not available.
1988
Las Vegas, NV
Robert Sabin
Des Plaines, IL (#1526)
Bio not available.
1987
Atlanta, GA
Ted Callicott
Paris, TN (#816)
Bio not available.
1986
Denver, CO
Peter Affatato
Hicksville, NY (#1931)
Bio not available.
1985
Seattle, WA
Jack Traynor
Devils Lake, ND (#1216)
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1984
Houston, TX
Frank Garland
Centralia-Chehalis, WA (#2435)
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1983
Honolulu, HI
Kenneth Cantoli
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (#1962)
Bio not available.
1982
Chicago, IL
Marvin Lewis
Brawley, CA (#1420)
Bio not available.
1981
Las Vegas, NV
Raymond Arnold
Jackson, MI (#113)
Bio not available.
1980
New Orleans, LA
H. Foster Sears
Macomb, IL (#1009)
Bio not available.
1979
Dallas, TX
Robert Grafton
North Palm Beach, FL (#2069)
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1978
San Diego, CA
Leonard Bristol
Saranac Lake, NY (#1508)
Bio not available.
1977
New Orleans, LA
Homer Huhn, Jr.
Mount Pleasant, PA (#868)
Bio not available.
1976
Chicago, IL
George Klein
Lincoln, NE (#80)
Bio not available.
1975
Dallas, TX
Willis McDonald
New Orleans, LA (#30)
Bio not available.
1974
Miami Beach, FL
Gerald Strohm
Fresno, CA (#439)
Bio not available.
1973
Chicago, IL
Robert Yothers
Seattle, WA (#92)
Bio not available.
1972
Atlantic City, NJ
Francis Smith
Sioux Falls, SD (#262)
Bio not available.
1971
New Orleans, LA
E. Gene Fournace
Newark, OH (#391)
Bio not available.
1970
San Francisco, CA
Glenn Miller
Logansport, IN (#66)
Bio not available.
1969
Dallas, TX
Frank Hise
Corvallis, OR (#1413)
Bio not available.
1968
New York, NY
Edward W. McCabe
Nashville-Franklin, TN (#72)
Bio not available.
1967
Chicago, IL
Robert E. Boney
Las Cruces, NM (#1119)
Bio not available.
1966
Dallas, TX
Raymond C. Dobson
Minot, ND (#1089)
Bio not available.
1965
Miami Beach, FL
R. Leonard Bush
Inglewood, CA (#1492)
Bio not available.
1964
New York, NY
Robert G. Pruitt
Atlanta, GA (#1635)
Bio not available.
1963
San Francisco, CA
Ronald J. Dunn
Oneida, NY (#767)
Bio not available.
1962
Chicago, IL
Lee A. Donaldson
Etna, PA (#932)
Bio not available.
1961
Miami Beach, FL
William A. Wall
West Palm Beach, FL (#1352)
Bio not available.
1960
Dallas, TX
John E. Fenton
Lawrence, MA (#65)
Bio not available.
1959
Chicago, IL
W. S. Hawkins
Coeur D Alene, ID (#1254)
Bio not available.
1958
New York, NY
Horace R. Wisely
Salinas, CA (#614)
Bio not available.
1957
San Francisco, CA
H. L. Blackledge
Kearney, NE (#984)
Bio not available.
1956
Chicago, IL
Fred L. Bohn
Zanesville, OH (#114)
Bio not available.
1955
Philadelphia, PA
John L. Walker
Roanoke, VA (#197)
Bio not available.
1954
Los Angeles, CA
William J. Jernick
Nutley, NJ (#1290)
Bio not available.
1953
St. Louis, MO
Earl E. James
Oklahoma City, OK (#417)
Bio not available.
1952
New York, NY
Sam Stern
Fargo, ND (#260)
Bio not available.
1951
Chicago, IL
Howard R. Davis
Williamsport, PA (#173)
Bio not available.
1950
Miami, FL
Joseph B. Kyle
Hobart, IN (#1152)
Bio not available.
1949
Cleveland, OH
Emmett T. Anderson
Tacoma, WA (#174)
Bio not available.
1948
Philadelphia, PA
George I. Hall
Lynbrook, NY (#1515)
Bio not available.
1947
Portland, OR
L. A. Lewis
Anaheim, CA (#1345)
Bio not available.
1946
New York, NY
Charles E. Broughton
Sheboygan, WI (#299)
Bio not available.
1945
New York, NY
Wade H. Kepner
Wheeling, WV (#28)
Bio not available.
1944
Chicago, IL
Robert S. Barrett
Alexandria, VA (#758)
Bio not available.
1943
Boston, MA
Frank J. Lonergan
Portland, OR (#142)
Bio not available.
1942
Omaha, NE
E. Mark Sullivan
Boston, MA (#10)
Bio not available.
1941
Philadelphia, PA
John S. McClelland
Atlanta-Northlake, GA (#78)
Bio not available.
1940
Houston, TX
Joseph G. Buch
Trenton, NJ (#105)
Bio not available.
1939
St. Louis, MO
Henry C. Warner
Dixon, IL (#779)
Bio not available.
1938
Atlantic City, NJ
Edward J. McCormick
Toledo, OH (#53)
Bio not available.
1937
Denver, CO
Charles Spencer Hart
Mt Vernon, NY (#842)
Bio not available.
1936
Los Angeles, CA
David Sholtz
Daytona Beach, FL (#1141)
Bio not available.
1935
Columbus, OH
James T. Hallinan
Brooklyn Queensborough, NY (#878)
Bio not available.
1934
Kansas City, MO
Michael F. Shannon
Los Angeles, CA (#99)
Bio not available.
1933
Milwaukee, WI
Walter F. Meier
Seattle, WA (#92)
Bio not available.
1932
Birmingham, AL
Floyd E. Thompson
Moline, IL (#556)
Bio not available.
1931
Seattle, WA
John R. Coen
Sterling, CO (#1336)
Bio not available.
1930
Atlantic City, NJ
Lawrence H. Rupp
Allentown, PA (#130)
Bio not available.
1929
Los Angeles, CA
Walter P. Andrews
Atlanta-Northlake, GA (#78)
Bio not available.
1928
Miami, FL
Murray Hulbert
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
1927
Cincinnati, OH
John F. Malley
Springfield, MA (#61)
Bio not available.
1926
Chicago, IL
Charles H. Grakelow
Philadelphia, PA (#2)
Bio not available.
1925
Portland, OR
William H. Atwell
Dallas, TX (#71)
Bio not available.
1924
Boston, MA
John G. Price
Columbus-Grove City, OH (#37)
Bio not available.
1923
Atlanta, GA
James G. McFarland
Watertown, SD (#838)
Bio not available.
1922
Atlantic City, NJ
J.E. Masters
Charleroi, PA (#494)
Bio not available.
1921
Los Angeles, CA
W. W. Mountain
Flint, MI (#222)
Bio not available.
1920
Chicago, IL
Wm. M. Abbott
San Francisco, CA (#3)
Bio not available.
1919
Atlantic City, NJ
Frank L. Rain
Fairbury, NE (#1203)
Bio not available.
1918
Atlantic City, NJ
Bruce A. Campbell
Fairview Heights, IL (#664)
Bio not available.
1917
Boston, MA
Fred Harper
Lynchburg, VA (#321)
Bio not available.
1916
Baltimore, MD
Edward Rightor
New Orleans, LA (#30)
Bio not available.
1915
Los Angeles, CA
James R. Nicholson
Springfield, MA (#61)
Bio not available.
1914
Denver, CO
Raymond Benjamin
Napa, CA (#832)
Bio not available.
1913
Rochester, NY
Edward Leach
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
1912
Portland, OR
Thomas B. Mills
Superior, WI (#403)
Bio not available.
1911
Atlantic City, NJ
John P. Sullivan
New Orleans, LA (#30)
Bio not available.
1910
Detroit, MI
Aug. Herrmann
Cincinnati, OH (#5)
Bio not available.
1909
Los Angeles, CA
J.U. Sammis
LeMars, IA (#428)
Bio not available.
1908
Dallas, TX
Rush L. Holland
Colorado Springs, CO (#309)
Bio not available.
1907
Philadelphia, PA
John K. Tener
Charleroi, PA (#494)
Bio not available.
1906
Denver, CO
Henry A. Melvin
Oakland, CA (#171)
Bio not available.
1905
Buffalo, NY
Robert W. Brown
Louisville, KY (#8)
Bio not available.
1904
Cincinnati, OH
Wm. J. O'Brien, Jr.
Baltimore, MD (#7)
Bio not available.
1903
Baltimore, MD
Joseph T. Fanning
Indianapolis, IN (#13)
Bio not available.
1902
Salt Lake City, UT
George P. Cronk
Omaha, NE (#39)
Bio not available.
1901
Milwaukee, WI
Charles E. Pickett
Waterloo, IA (#290)
Bio not available.
1900
Atlantic City, NJ
Jerome B. Fisher
Jamestown, NY (#263)
Bio not available.
1899
St. Louis, MO
B.M. Allen
Birmingham, AL (#79)
Bio not available.
1898
New Orleans, LA
John Galvin
Cincinatti, OH (#5)
Bio not available.
1897
Minneapolis, MN
Meade D. Detweiler
Harrisburg, PA (#12)
Bio not available.
1896
Cincinnati, OH
Meade D. Detweiler
Harrisburg, PA (#12)
Bio not available.
1895
Atlantic City, NJ
William G. Meyers
Philadelphia, PA (#2)
Bio not available.
1894
Atlantic City, NJ
Edwin B. Hay
Washington, DC (#15)
Bio not available.
1893
Detroit, MI
Astley Apperly
Louisville, KY (#8)
Bio not available.
1892
Buffalo, NY
Edwin B. Hay
Washington, DC (#15)
Bio not available.
1891
Louisville, KY
Edwin B. Hay
Washington, DC (#15)
Bio not available.
1890
Cleveland, OH
Simon Quinlin
Chicago, IL (#4)
Bio not available.
1889
Simon Quinlin
Chicago, IL (#4)
Bio not available.
1887
Hamilton E. Leach
Washington, DC (#15)
Bio not available.
1886
William E. English
Indianapolis, IN (#13)
Bio not available.
1885
Daniel A. Kelly
Baltimore, MD (#7)
Bio not available.
1884
Henry S. Sanderson
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
1883
Edwin A. Perry
Boston, MA (#10)
Bio not available.
1882
John J. Tindale
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
1880
Thomas E. Garrett
St Louis, MO (#9)
Bio not available.
1879
Louis C. Waehner
New York, NY (#7)
Bio not available.
1879
Charles E. Davies
Chicago, IL (#4)
Bio not available.
1878
George R. Maguire
Philadelphia, PA (#2)
Bio not available.
1876
Frank Girard
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
1874
Henry P. O'Neil
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
1874
James W. Powell
Philadelphia, PA (#2)
Bio not available.
1872
Joseph C. Pinckney
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
1871
Charles T. White
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
1871
George J. Green
New York, NY (#1)
Bio not available.
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