Explanation of Slide Description

Fredericksburg Lodge has existed since 1752 and has had a succession of Masons to serve as the Master of the Lodge throughout its history. Here are some of the men who have served in this capacity:

Masters of the 1700s
Daniel Campbell 1753
Daniel Campbell 1754
John Thornton 1755
John Thornton 1756
1757
John Thornton 1758
1759
1760
1761
John Neilson 1762
1763
1764
Adam Hunter 1765
Adam Hunter 1766
Adam Hunter 1767
Adam Hunter 1768
Adam Hunter 1769
Henry Mitchell 1770
Henry Mitchell 1771
Mann Page, Sr. 1772
1773
John K. Read 1774
1775
1776
James Mercer 1777
1778
1779
1780
1781
William McWilliams 1782
George Weedon 1783
1784
1785
1786
Benjamin Day 1787
1787-1788
1788-1789
1789-1790
1790-1791
1791-1792
1792-1793
1793-1794
1794-1795
1795-1796
1796-1797
1797-1798
1798-1799
Masters of the 1800s
George Murray 1799-1800
Benjamin Day 1800-1801
Benjamin Day 1801-1802
Benjamin Day 1802-1803
William C. Williams 1803-1804
Robert Hening 1804-1805
Benjamin Day 1805-1806
Robert Hening 1806-1807
Charles L. Carter 1807-1808
Benjamin Day 1808-1809
Benjamin Day 1809-1810
Benjamin Day 1810-1811
Benjamin Day 1811-1812
Benjamin Day 1812-1813
Benjamin Day 1813-1814
Benjamin Day 1814-1815
Benjamin Day 1815-1816
Benjamin Day 1816-1817
Benjamin Day 1817-1818
Benjamin Day 1818-1819
John Goolrich 1819-1820
Samuel Howison 1820-1821
Samuel Howison 1821-1822
William Gordon 1822-1823
William F. Gray 1823-1824
William F. Gray 1824-1825
William F. Gray 1825-1826
William F. Gray 1826-1827
Samuel Howison 1827-1828
Samuel Howison 1828-1829
Samuel Howison 1829-1830
Samuel Howison 1830-1831
William F. Gray 1831-1832
Samuel Howison 1832-1833
Samuel Howison 1833-1834
William Redd 1834-1835
William Redd 1835-1836
William Redd 1836-1837
1837-1838
Hugh M. Patton 1838-1839
Hugh M. Patton 1839-1840
Hugh M. Patton 1840-1841
Hugh M. Patton 1841-1842
Hugh M. Patton 1842-1843
William Redd 1843-1844
Maleleel W. Carter 1844-1845
Maleleel W. Carter 1845-1846
Maleleel W. Carter 1846-1847
John J. Chew 1847-1848
John J. Chew 1848-1849
John J. Chew 1849-1850
George F. Carmichael 1850-1851
George F. Carmichael 1851-1852
Robert J. Morrison 1852-1853
John S. Wellford 1853-1854
Breverly R. Wellford Jr. 1854-1855
William Warren Jr. 1855-1856
Preston F. Wellford 1856-1857
Preston F. Wellford 1857-1858
James Hayes 1858-1859
James Hayes 1859-1860
William Ware 1860-1861
Preston F. Wellford 1861-1862
1862-1863
1863-1864
1864-1865
1865-1866
Preston F. Wellford 1866-1867
Robert S. Chew 1867-1868
Robert S. Chew 1868-1869
Charles B. Wellford 1869-1870
J. Willard Adams 1870-1871
J. Willard Adams 1871-1872
Edgar M. Crutchfield 1872-1873
Edgar M. Crutchfield 1873-1874
Silvanus J. Quinn 1874-1875
Silvanus J. Quinn 1875-1876
Albert B. Botts 1876-1877
Silvanus J. Quinn 1877-1878
William H. Russell 1878-1879
William H. Goodrick 1879-1880
William H. Goodrick 1880-1881
Will M. Grafton 1881-1882
William H. Goodrick 1882-1883
Issac Hirsch 1883-1884
Albert B. Botts 1884-1885
Thomas Wood 1885-1886
Thomas Wood 1886-1887
Robert B. Berry 1887-1888
Silvanus J. Quinn 1888-1889
Thomas T. Brent 1889-1890
James T. Lowery 1890-1891
James T. Lowery 1891-1892
James T. Lowery 1892-1893
James T. Lowery 1893-1894
A.Prescott Rowe, Jr. 1894-1895
James P. Corbin 1895-1896
James P. Corbin 1896-1897
George H. Chewning 1897-1898
George H. Chewning 1898-1899
Masters of the 1900s
George H. Chewning 1899-1900
Alvin T. Embrey 1900-1901
Alvin T. Embrey 1901-1902
William H. Hurkamp 1902-1903
Maurice Hirsh 1903-1904
Allen R. Howard 1905
H. Holmes Johnson 1906
John P. Stiff 1907
Clarence R. Howard 1908
J. Edward Timberlake 1909
Edgar M. Young 1910
J. Shriver Woods 1911
Granville R. Swift 1912
Alwyn Hundley 1913
W.Snowden Hitt 1914
Houston K. Sweetser 1915
Adolph L. Brulle 1916
Andrew B. Young 1917
Joseph L. Savage 1918
Marion G. Willis Jr 1919
William H. Rice 1920
Mason H. Willis 1921
Franklin Stearns 1922
William J. Phillips 1923
W.J. Ford 1924
William England 1925
Thomas H. Chewning 1926
Columbus W. Jones 1927
Arthur H. Crismond 1928
Joseph N. Barney 1929
Karl H. Ulman 1930
John C. Rice 1931
Edward H. Cann 1932
Herbert R. Ellis 1933
Walter W. Shelton 1934
William E. Long 1935
Charles R. Buckley 1936
Elwood F. Wymbs 1937
William H. MacKenzie 1938
Ray C. Hopkins 1939
Claude T. Parcell 1940
Kuszer Bauman 1941
William H. Kilian 1942
Almon V. Warren 1943
W. Marshall King 1944
William H. MacKenzie 1945
Edwin L. Hansen 1946
John E. Wyatt 1947
Raymond F. Donahoe 1948
Hugh M. Deans 1949
Walter N. Chinn, Jr. 1950
Charles E. McCullen, Sr. 1951
Robert E. Cadow Sr 1952
William H. Lamason 1953
Basil K. Brooks 1954
James N. Carver 1955
Harvey H. Cloe 1956
Carl R. Pepmeier 1957
Albert W. Campbell 1958
William B. Byram 1959
Thomas J. Higgins, Jr. 1960
Ishmael A. Pugh 1961
William H. Hill 1962
Carter G. Wells 1963
Bruce L. Shelton 1964
George W. Garner 1965
Ralph A. Hicks Sr 1966
Edgar C. Wimmer 1967
Chesley F. McPhatter, Sr. 1968
Wirt W. Hall 1969
Clyde C. Haire 1970
Oscar W. Tate 1971
Ferris M. Belman 1972
William M. Sebastian 1973
Rudolph E. Griffin 1974
William H. Baker 1975
Russell E. Smith 1976
Herbert H. Corr, Jr. 1977
LeRoy J. Elliott Sr. 1978
Robert E. Sebastian Jr. 1979
Edward B. Tate 1980
Thomas J. Powell 1981
Norman C. May 1982
Edward L. Donalson 1983
William E. Davis 1984
Carlton D. Beach 1985
Dennis W. Berry 1986
Dwight G. Cooper 1987
Thomas C. Shelton 1988
William J. White 1989
Allen J. Richey 1990
Donald R. Monn 1991
James R. Adams 1992
Robert W. Benish 1993
Earl N. Goodman 1994
Michael J. McCray 1995
Steven M. Gallahan 1996
James J. Fox 1997
Charles B. Pasto 1998
Frederick C. Hinshaw 1999
Masters of the 2000s
Travis J. Walker 2000
Daniel W. Thompson 2001
W. Robert Brammer 2002
Gregory S. Harrod 2003
Jene G. Parrotte 2004
Steven W. Sanford 2005
Richard D. Dey Sr. 2006
Anthony L. Rudder 2007
Thomas K. Staples Sr 2008
Jeffrey D. St Onge 2009
Sanford S. Mackey, III 2010
Shelby L Chandler, II 2011
Christopher J. Decker 2012
Christopher R. Wilson 2013
Jeffrey L. Mitchell Jr. 2014
Jeffery P. VanCuren 2015
James L. Ragsdale 2016
Michael T. Moses 2017
Daniel Goodwin 2018
James M. Snyder 2019
Stanley R. Kennedy 2020
Christopher S. Tripp 2021