KING LODGE NO. 461  ·  SINCE 1874

Past Masters

The Worshipful Masters who have led King Lodge, each elected by his Brothers to serve as the Lodge’s leader for the year.

These portraits hang in the King Masonic Temple. Select a Past Master’s name or portrait, where one is linked, to read his biography. Names and years appear as they do on the Lodge’s plaques; where a Brother served more than one term, all of his years are listed.

  1. J. A. Templeton
    James Alexander Templeton
    1874-75-76
    Read the biography of J. A. Templeton
  2. E. B. McClanahan
    1877-78
    Read the biography of E. B. McClanahan
  3. J. R. Anderson
    1879-80-81-82
    Read the biography of J. R. Anderson
  4. J. W. Norvell
    1883
    Read the biography of J. W. Norvell
  5. H. W. Naff
    1884-85-86-88-92-93
    Read the biography of H. W. Naff
  6. R. E. Dixon
    1887
    Read the biography of R. E. Dixon
  7. W. K. Vance
    1889-90
    Read the biography of W. K. Vance
  8. W. A. Ray
    1891
    Read the biography of W. A. Ray
  9. Albert Parlett
    1894
    Read the biography of Albert Parlett
  10. J. H. Swan, Sr.
    1895-96-97
    Read the biography of J. H. Swan, Sr.
  11. E. K. Bachman
    1898-99-1900
    Read the biography of E. K. Bachman
  12. J. R. Cowan
    1901-02
    Read the biography of J. R. Cowan
  13. J. D. Rodefer
    1903-04
    Read the biography of J. D. Rodefer
  14. R. H. Watkins
    1905
    Read the biography of R. H. Watkins
  15. T. E. A. Sweet
    1906-07
    Read the biography of T. E. A. Sweet
  16. J. W. Selfe
    1908
    Read the biography of J. W. Selfe
  17. C. M. Brown
    1909
    Read the biography of C. M. Brown
  18. J. H. Swan, Jr.
    1910
    Read the biography of J. H. Swan, Jr.
  19. H. O. Bunn
    1911
    Read the biography of H. O. Bunn
  20. W. R. Booher
    1912
    Read the biography of W. R. Booher
  21. J. G. Kuhnert
    1913
    Read the biography of J. G. Kuhnert
  22. H. W. Hobson
    1914
    Read the biography of H. W. Hobson
  23. J. B. Morris
    1915
    Read the biography of J. B. Morris
  24. J. E. Allen
    1916
    Read the biography of J. E. Allen
  25. J. E. Arrants, Sr.
    1917-18-19
    Read the biography of J. E. Arrants, Sr.
  26. C. N. Bush
    1920-21
    Read the biography of C. N. Bush
  27. T. W. Cook
    1922
    Read the biography of T. W. Cook
  28. W. T. Sams
    1923
    Read the biography of W. T. Sams
  29. J. W. Huff
    1924
    Read the biography of J. W. Huff
  30. A. C. Francis
    1925
    Read the biography of A. C. Francis
  31. H. T. Phipps
    1926-28
    Read the biography of H. T. Phipps
  32. Portrait of W. A. Buckles, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1927
    W. A. Buckles
    1927
  33. Portrait of E. B. Brown, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1929
    E. B. Brown
    1929
  34. Portrait of G. K. Blankenbeckler, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1930
    G. K. Blankenbeckler
    1930
  35. Portrait of D. S. Noe, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1931
    D. S. Noe
    1931
  36. Portrait of S. E. Stephenson, Sr., Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1932
    S. E. Stephenson, Sr.
    1932
  37. Portrait of W. E. Caldwell, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1933-42
    W. E. Caldwell
    1933-42
  38. Portrait of S. H. Beaty, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1934
    S. H. Beaty
    1934
  39. Portrait of J. E. Plaskie, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1935
    J. E. Plaskie
    1935
  40. Portrait of L. M. Kincheloe, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1936
    L. M. Kincheloe
    1936
  41. Portrait of F. D. Weaver, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1948
    F. D. Weaver
    1948
  42. Portrait of Pete Johns, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1949
    Pete Johns
    1949
  43. Portrait of W. R. Dunn, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1950
    W. R. Dunn
    1950
  44. Portrait of J. M. Holloway, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1951
    J. M. Holloway
    1951
  45. Portrait of E. B. Nye, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1952
    E. B. Nye
    1952
  46. Portrait of G. B. Davis, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1953
    G. B. Davis
    1953
  47. Portrait of L. C. Bouton, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1954
    L. C. Bouton
    1954
  48. Portrait of H. L. Hutton, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1955-62
    H. L. Hutton
    1955-62
  49. Portrait of G. B. Dunn, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1956
    G. B. Dunn
    1956
  50. Portrait of R. A. Haire, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1957-61
    R. A. Haire
    1957-61
  51. Portrait of W. C. Holloway, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1958
    W. C. Holloway
    1958
  52. Portrait of N. M. Moore, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1959
    N. M. Moore
    1959
  53. Portrait of J. T. Williams, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1960
    J. T. Williams
    1960
  54. Portrait of D. C. Leach, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1963
    D. C. Leach
    1963
  55. Portrait of E. J. Keith, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1964
    E. J. Keith
    1964
  56. Portrait of C. W. McClelland, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1965
    C. W. McClelland
    1965
  57. Portrait of R. H. Pearman, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1966
    R. H. Pearman
    1966
  58. Portrait of R. H. Brooks, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1967
    R. H. Brooks
    1967
  59. Portrait of W. E. Camper, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1968
    W. E. Camper
    1968
  60. Portrait of J. R. Long, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1969
    J. R. Long
    1969
  61. Portrait of J. H. Helton, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1970
    J. H. Helton
    1970
  62. Portrait of N. S. Keller, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1971
    N. S. Keller
    1971
  63. Portrait of L. C. Hale, Jr., Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1972-80
    L. C. Hale, Jr.
    1972-80
  64. Portrait of P. G. Haynes, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1973
    P. G. Haynes
    1973
  65. Portrait of D. K. Gilbert, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1974
    D. K. Gilbert
    1974
  66. Portrait of W. E. Trivett, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1975-79
    W. E. Trivett
    1975-79
  67. Portrait of J. F. Flick, Jr., Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1976
    J. F. Flick, Jr.
    1976
  68. Portrait of G. H. Richards, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1977
    G. H. Richards
    1977
  69. Portrait of Larry Wilson, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1978
    Larry Wilson
    1978
  70. Portrait of Lloyd T. Rawlston, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1981
    Lloyd T. Rawlston
    1981
  71. Portrait of Don Harper, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1982
    Don Harper
    1982
  72. Portrait of Marvin Meadows, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1983
    Marvin Meadows
    1983
  73. Portrait of Alfred Jackson, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1984
    Alfred Jackson
    1984
  74. Portrait of Sam M. Carrier, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1985-86
    Sam M. Carrier
    1985-86
  75. Portrait of Clyde R. Bowman, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1987
    Clyde R. Bowman
    1987
  76. Portrait of Clarence L. Crump, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1988, 2001-02
    Clarence L. Crump
    1988, 2001-02
  77. Portrait of Donald Q. Ramey, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1989
    Donald Q. Ramey
    1989
  78. Portrait of James E. Eller, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1990, 2000
    James E. Eller
    1990, 2000
  79. Portrait of C. E. Fleenor, Jr., Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1991
    C. E. Fleenor, Jr.
    1991
  80. Portrait of John D. Maxfield, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1992
    John D. Maxfield
    1992
  81. Portrait of Dickie L. Huff, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1993
    Dickie L. Huff
    1993
  82. Portrait of Joseph R. Cowan, Jr., Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1994
    Joseph R. Cowan, Jr.
    1994
  83. Portrait of G. C. Diffenderfer, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1995
    G. C. Diffenderfer
    1995
  84. Portrait of Robert W. Streeter, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1996
    Robert W. Streeter
    1996
  85. Portrait of Richard W. Browning, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1997
    Richard W. Browning
    1997
  86. Portrait of Jeffrey L. Wilson, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1998
    Jeffrey L. Wilson
    1998
  87. Portrait of Malcolm W. Stallard, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 1999
    Malcolm W. Stallard
    1999
  88. Portrait of Daniel M. Carty, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2003-04
    Daniel M. Carty
    2003-04
  89. Portrait of Lonnie C. Walker, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2005
    Lonnie C. Walker
    2005
  90. Portrait of Billy H. Mumpower, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2006
    Billy H. Mumpower
    2006
  91. Portrait of M. Ben Lawson, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2007
    M. Ben Lawson
    2007
  92. Portrait of Robert E. Smith, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2008
    Robert E. Smith
    2008
  93. Portrait of Jason A. Arnold, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2009
    Jason A. Arnold
    2009
  94. Portrait of Herbert A. Dunn, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2010
    Herbert A. Dunn
    2010
  95. Portrait of Anthony P. Haynes, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2011
    Anthony P. Haynes
    2011
  96. Portrait of Morgan P. Lorio, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2012
    Morgan P. Lorio
    2012
  97. Portrait of John R. Testerman, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2013
    John R. Testerman
    2013
  98. Portrait of David W. Smith, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2014
    David W. Smith
    2014, 2025
  99. Portrait of Jerry W. O'Dell, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2015
    Jerry W. O'Dell
    2015
  100. Portrait of William R. Caffey, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2016
    William R. Caffey
    2016
  101. Portrait of Eric R. Bible, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2017
    Eric R. Bible
    2017
  102. Portrait of Joey B. Taylor, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2018
    Joey B. Taylor
    2018
  103. Portrait of Jeffrey D. Woodward, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2019
    Jeffrey D. Woodward
    2019
  104. Portrait of James F. Stigall 2nd, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2020
    James F. Stigall 2nd
    2020
  105. Portrait of Shane B. Bouton, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2021
    Shane B. Bouton
    2021
  106. Portrait of Lee D. Hoffnung, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2022
    Lee D. Hoffnung
    2022
  107. Portrait of Edward L. Miller, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2023
    Edward L. Miller
    2023
  108. Portrait of Justin Plaster, Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2024
    Justin Plaster
    2024
  109. Portrait of Billy Rivers Jr., Worshipful Master of King Lodge No. 461, 2026
    Billy Rivers Jr.
    2026
FROM THE EARLY YEARS

Notable Past Masters

H. W. Naff (1884 to 1886, 1888, 1892 and 1893) served six separate annual terms as Worshipful Master over a span of about ten years, guiding the Lodge through its growth in the downtown State Street commercial district.

Albert Parlett (1894) was President of the Bristol Telephone Company and an investor in local infrastructure, including early traction and warehouse enterprises along State Street.

J. H. Swan, Sr. and Jr. were among the Lodge’s earliest father and son pairs to serve as Master. J. H. Swan, Sr. served three consecutive terms (1895, 1896 and 1897), and his son J. H. Swan, Jr. followed thirteen years later, in 1910.

E. K. Bachman (1898 to 1900) was a prominent Sullivan County attorney, later of the firm Bachman & Brown, who served extensively in the local bar and county courts.

Our list is still being completed. If you have a portrait or information about a Past Master not shown here, please let us know.