Grand Masters of Masons in Connecticut
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The compilation following shows the year when first elected, life span, principal occupation or activity, place of residence at time of election, and the lodge to which credited. Details may be found in the Grand Lodge Proceedings for 1931 and later years.
| 1789 | EDWARDS, Pierpont | 1750-1826 | Lawyer, U. S. District judge | New Haven | Hiram (1) |
| 1791 | JUDD, William | 1743-1804 | Lawyer, politician | Farmington | Frederick (14) |
| 1798 | HOSMER, Stephen Titus | 1763-1834 | Lawyer, Chief Justice | Middletown | St. Johns (2) |
| 1816 | COWLES, Solomon | 1758-1839 | Merchant, banker | Farmington | Frederick (14) |
| 1818 | WOLCOTT, Oliver, Jr. | 1760-1833 | Financier, Governor | Hartford | St. Johns (4) |
| 1821 | LAW, Lyman | 1770-1842 | Lawyer, Congressman | New London | Union (31) |
| 1823 | INGERSOLL, Ralph I. | 1789-1872 | Lawyer, diplomat | New Haven | Hiram (1) |
| 1825 | GOODRICH, Elizur | 1787-1868 | Lawyer, educator | Colchester | St. Johns (4) |
| 1826 | BRINSMADE, Daniel B. | 1782-1862 | Lawyer, local official | Washington | Rising Sun (27) |
| 1828 | GOODWIN, James M. | 1785-1870 | Merchant, insurance man | Hartford | St. Johns (4) |
| 1831 | HUBBARD, Thomas | 1774-1838 | Physician, humanitarian | New Haven | Putnam (46) |
| 1834 | HENDEE, Leonard | 1788-1859 | Merchant, local official | Andover | Warren (50) |
| 1835 | ELLIS, William H. | 1790-1856 | Business man, local official | New Haven | Hiram (1) |
| 1838 | PRAINARD, Dyer T. | 1790-1863 | Physician, scientist | New London | Union (31) |
| 1842 | BRADLEY, Aner | 1786-1865 | Farmer, tanner | Watertown | Federal (17) |
| 1843 | PECK, Henry | 1795-1867 | Book publisher, Mayor | New Haven | Adelphi (63) |
| 1846 | GOODWIN, Horace, 2d | 1787-1864 | Jeweler, Phalanx officer | Hartford | St. Johns (4) |
| 1848 | BABCOCK, Avery C. | 1802-1861 | Clothier, tailor | New Haven | Hiram (1) |
| 1850 | SHEPHERD, Benoni A. | 1795-1854 | Grocer, butcher | Hartford | St. Johns (4) |
| 1851 | SANFORD, William E. | 1814-1895 | Merchant, business man | New Haven | Hiram (1) |
| 1853 | CLARK, David | 1806-1889 | Wholesaler, philanthropist | Hartford | St. Johns (4) |
| 1855 | SPENCER, Theodore | 1804-1860 | Merchant, tailor | Hartford | St. Johns (4) |
| 1856 | BREWER, William L. | 1813-1886 | Lawyer, Mayor | Norwich | Somerset (34) |
| 1858 | DASKAM, George F. | 1818-1877 | Wholesale, grocer | Norwalk | St. Johns (6) |
| 1859 | BLACKMAN, John C. | 1807-1872 | Jeweler, local official | Bridgeport | St. Johns (3) |
| 1860 | ENSIGN, Howard B. | 1826-1891 | Steamship line owner | New Haven | Hiram (1) |
| 1862 | HYDE, Alvan P. | 1825-1894 | Lawyer, legislator | Tolland | Uriel (24) |
| 1864 | BOSTWICK, David E. | 1821-1872 | Country doctor | Litchfield | St. Pauls (11) |
| 1865 | QUINTARD, Eli S. | 1820-1903 | R. R. supt., merchant | New Haven | Wooster (79) |
| 1867 | STORER, William | 1798-1872 | Printer, newspaperman | West Hartford | Wyllys (99) |
| 1869 | COBB, Amos E. | 1813-1890 | Manufacturer | Norwich | Somerset (34) |
| 1870 | SMITH, Asa | 1829-1907 | Manufacturer | Norwalk | St. Johns (6) |
| 1871 | GOULD, James L. | 1830-1909 | Lawyer, newspaperman | Bridgeport | St. Johns (3) |
| 1872 | LOCKWOOD, Luke A. | 1833-1905 | Lawyer, philanthropist | Greenwich | Acacia (85) |
| 1874 | LEE, William Wallace | 1828-1903 | Machinist, historian | Meriden | Meridian (77) |
| 1876 | ROWE, Edward B. | 1834-1896 | Business man, shipper | New London | Brainard (102) |
| 1878 | PHELPS, Dwight | 1834-1899 | Pharmacist | Winsted | St. Andrews (64) |
| 1879 | BULLOCK, Israel M. | 1844-1879 | Lawyer | Bridgeport | Corinthian (104) |
| 1880 | BARLOW, John H. | 1832-1908 | Bookkeeper, Grand Secretary | Derby | King Hiram (12) |
| 1881 | MCCORMICK, James | 1831-1917 | Cigar manufacturer | Windsor | Washington (70) |
| 1883 | WALDRON, Fred H. | 1840-1910 | Carpenter, public official | New Haven | Wooster (79) |
| 1884 | WAUGH, Dwight | 1831-1908 | Manufacturer | Stamford | Union (5) |
| 1886 | GREEN, Henry H. | 1840-1909 | Bookkeeper, business man | Brooklyn | Moriah (15) |
| 1888 | MIX, John W. | 1850-1902 | Hardware manufacturer | Yalesville | Temple (16) |
| 1889 | SWARTWOUT, John H. | 1849-1925 | Business man, Postmaster | Stamford | Union (5) |
| 1890 | BUCKINGHAM, Clark | 1831-1900 | Factory mgr., 1st Home supt. | New Haven | Trumbull (22) |
| 1891 | STIRLING, Hugh | 1848-1931 | Manufacturer, Mayor | Bridgeport | St. Johns (3) |
| 1893 | BASSETT, Samuel | 1841-1911 | Railroader, Postmaster, Mayor | New Britain | Centennial (118) |
| 1894 | WARNER, Henry O. | 1834-1909 | Tobacco farmer and shipper | New Milford | St. Peters (21) |
| 1896 | WELSH, James H. | 1831-1899 | Hat manufacturer | Danbury | Union (40) |
| 1897 | KIES, George A. | 1854-1936 | Musician, Grand Secretary | Norwich | St. James (23) |
| 1898 | HAVENS, Frank W. | 1845-1913 | Insurance man | Hartford | Manchester (73) |
| 1899 | MCNALL, George G. | 1847-1929 | Lawyer, local official | Greenwich | Acacia (85) |
| 1900 | ROWLAND, John O. | 1844-1942 | Oysterman, Home supt. | New Haven | Adelphi (63) |
| 1901 | STEVENS, Frederick S. | 1848-1906 | Wholesale and retail drugs | Bridgeport | Corinthian (104) |
| 1902 | WHEELER, Arthur C. | 1856-1941 | Hat manufacturer, Mayor | Norwalk | St. Johns (6) |
| 1903 | WOODFORD, Leon M. | 1852-1913 | Rubber manufacturer | Naugatuck | Shepherd (78) |
| 1904 | PARSONS, George E. | 1863-1928 | Lawyer, clerk of courts | Norwich | St. James (23) |
| 1905 | FITCH, Asa P. | 1848-1916 | Railroader, insurance | Hartford | Hartford (88) |
| 1906 | TURNER, Benjamin F. | 1860-1913 | Wholesale grocer | Middletown | St. Johns (2) |
| 1907 | HALLOCK, Andrew J. | 1861-1933 | Grocer, Home supt. | Bethel | Eureka (83) |
| 1908 | FULLER, Edward E. | 1853-1932 | Insurance executive | Rockville | Fayette (69) |
| 1909 | GRANNISS, Weston G. | 1855-1940 | General merchandise | Litchfield | St. Pauls (11) |
| 1910 | VERPLANCK, Fred A. | 1860-1957 | Educator | Manchester | Manchester (73) |
| 1911 | CHAPMAN, Randolph B. | 1848-1919 | Transportation agent | Waterbury | Harmony (42) |
| 1912 | HOLDEN, Justin | 1852-1928 | Grocer and meat handler | Norwich | Somerset (34) |
| 1913 | COMSTOCK, Wilbur S. | 1849-1912 | Insurance, banker | East Haddam | Columbia (26) |
| 1914 | PARKMAN, Edgar H. | 1861-1953 | Educator | Thompsonville | Doric (94) |
| 1915 | AUSTIN, Clarence R. | 1857-1936 | Business man | Danbury | Union (40) |
| 1916 | MCKENZIE, Thomas | 1867-1929 | Utilities engineer | Pawcatuck | Pawcatuck (90) |
| 1917 | NICKERSON, Leonard J. | 1857-1937 | Lawyer, Postmaster, judge | West Cornwall | Blazing Star (74) |
| 1918 | ENGLISH, William F. | 1863-1933 | Clergyman, missionary | Broad Brook | Oriental (111) |
| 1919 | MOYLE, Wallace S. | 1867-1920 | Lawyer, humanitarian | New Haven | Hiram (1) |
| 1920 | PERKINS, Charles C. | 1864-1948 | Clothier, tailor | New London | Union (31) |
| 1921 | CRAMER, Charles W. | 1877-1961 | Lawyer, tax expert, judge | Portland | Warren (51) |
| 1922 | WILDER, Frank L. | 1878- | Lawyer, legislator | Bridgeport | Corinthian (104) |
| 1923 | BROWN, Arthur M. | 1877-1947 | Lawyer, legislator | Jewett City | Mt. Vernon (75) |
| 1924 | BUCK, Winthrop | 1878-1947 | Educator, Grand Secretary | Hartford | Hartford (88) |
| 1925 | ARNOLD, Walter T. | 1874-1937 | Architect, contractor | Meriden | Center (97) |
| 1926 | NASH, Arthur N. | 1872-1939 | Tobacconist, news dealer | Pawcatuck | Pawcatuck (90) |
| 1927 | FOSTER, Theodore | 1873-1937 | Dentist, local historian | Chester | Solar (131) |
| 1928 | WALKER, Robert S. | 1876-1950 | Banker, lawyer | Waterbury | Harmony (42) |
| 1929 | STURGES, George R. | 1883- | Lawyer | Woodbury | King Solomons (7) |
| 1930 | DARBIE, Elbert L. | 1882-1946 | Lawyer | Brooklyn | Moriah (15) |
| 1931 | MIDDLETON, Howard A. | 1869-1956 | Farmer, legislator | Broad Brook | Ionic (111) |
| 1932 | RAYMOND, Sherwood H. | 1887-1933 | Hardware, company exec. | New Britain | Centennial (118) |
| 1933 | MOYLE, Samuel A. | 1876- | Insurance | New Haven | Hiram (1) |
| 1933 | BRINCKERHOFF, James E. | 1883-1958 | Lawyer, judge | Stamford | Union (5) |
| 1935 | PRANN, Ernest L. | 1872-1958 | Newspaper publisher | Deep River | Trinity (43) |
| 1936 | LEWIS, Arthur F. | 1872-1945 | Clergyman | Naugatuck | Shepherd (78) |
| 1937 | JACOBSEN, Anders | 1874-1947 | Grocer, Postmaster, insurance | Stafford Springs | Ionic (110) |
| 1938 | PAYNE, Morris B. | 1885-1961 | Architect and engineer | New London | Union (31) |
| 1939 | DESMOND, Thomas H. | 1884-1950 | Landscape architect | Simsbury | St. Marks (36) |
| 1940 | HANMER, William E. | 1879 | Wholesale fuel dealer | Hartford | St. Johns (4) |
| 1941 | PICKETT, Walter W. | 1885-1961 | Lawyer, Superior Court judge | New Preston | Wooster (79) |
| 1942 | KEELER, Anson F. | 1887-1943 | Business man, Mayor | Norwalk | St. Johns (6) |
| 1943 | TYLER, Carieton W. | 1885-1962 | Country storekeeper | Southbury | King Solomons (7) |
| 1944 | PACKARD, Ansel A. | 1894-1957 | Utilities executive | Portland | Warren (51) |
| 1946 | PLUMB, Henry K. | 1888- | Industrialist | Branford | King Hiram (12) |
| 1946 | HALING, Earle K. | 1896- | Banker, Grand Secretary | Willimantic | Eastern Star (44) |
| 1947 | RAMAGE, Charles J. | 1905- | Utilities executive | West Hartford | Oxoboxo (116) |
| 1948 | THOMAS, Louis S. | 1897- | Banker | Old Saybrook | Harmony (20) |
| 1949 | JONES, Phillip J. | 1888- | Dentist | East Hartford | Orient (62) |
| 1950 | HESSELMEYER, Frederick C. | 1895- | Lawyer | Hamden | Day Spring (30) |
| 1951 | LISTER, Clarence O. | 1895- | Lawyer | Easton | America (132) |
| 1952 | NISBET, Robert H. | 1879-1961 | Professional artist | Kent | St. Lukes (48) |
| 1953 | HULL, George S. | 1885- | Jeweler | Clinton | Jeptha (95) |
| 1954 | CORBY, Thom W. | 1903-1961 | Public relations, Home Admin | Waterbury | Harmony (42) |
| 1955 | SMITH, John H. | 1889- | Highway engineer | Phoenixville | Putnam (46) |
| 1956 | MANWARING, J. Hull | 1895- | Tax expert, local official | Niantic | Bay View (120) |
| 1957 | HAHN, Conrad | 1906- | Educator, editor M. S. A. | Washington, D. C. | Apollo (59) |
| 1958 | RUWET, Albert H. | 1899- | Businessman, Home official | Wallingford | Olive Branch (84) |
| 1959 | CHRISTIE, Gordon F. | 1907- | Banker | Fairfield | Washington (19) |
| 1960 | MILNES, Russell H. | 1911- | Clergyman | Bethel | Housatonic (61) |
| 1961 | COLLIER, Paul D. | 1899- | Educator | Simsbury | St. Marks (36) |
| 1962 | DAYTON, Ernest R. | 1892- | Industrialist, C. P. A. | Middletown | St. Johns (2) |
| 1963 | LINSLEY, Frank E. | 1901- | Utilities engineer | Thomaston | St. Andrews (64) |
Present place of residence shown for the living Past Masters.