Grand Chancellors' of Texas
Grand Chancellor (Service) Lodge Date
Alexander Ewing Texas # 1 1874-1875
W.M Stafford Humbolt # 9 1875-1876
E.A. Jones Waco # 4 1876-1877
J.H. Hobart Island City # 2 1877-1878
R.N. Aunspaugh Coeur De Leon # 8 1878-1879
W.P. Savage Ivanhoe # 15 1879-1880
John P. Alexander Queen City # 21 1880-1881
A.R. Collines Myrtle # 22 1881-1882
Max Elsner Queen City # 21 1882-1883
C.T. Roff Brenham # 10 1883-1884
H.J. Labatt Humbolt # 9 1884-1885
W. Alex Abey Pythian # 26 1885-1886
John T. Walker Trinity # 7 1886-1887
Royal A. Ferris Coeur De Leon # 8 1887-1888
F.H. Sintenis Star of the West # 42 1888-1889
W.M. Aven Brenham # 10 1889-1890
E.M. Alvord Red Cross # 14 1890-1891
C.L. Spooner Cowan # 77 1891-1892
John M. Adams Tyler # 27 1892-1893
P.L. Downs Midlothian # 50 1893-1894
P.S. Wren Island City # 2 1894-1895
E.T. Hollis Red Cross # 14 1895-1896
T.S. Smith Hillsboro # 48 1896-1897
H.P. Brown Olive # 31 1897-1898
D.O. Blake Jewel # 103 1898-1899
E.A. Strickland Central # 54 1899-1900
Ben S. Rogers Brenham # 10 1900-1901
H.H. Swink Midlothian # 50 1901-1902
John T. Bonner Tyler # 27 1902-1903
Francis J. Bell + Amity # 108 (DIO) 1903-1904
John F. Onion Unity # 26 1904
W.B. DeJernett Commerce # 95 1904-1905
Oscar P. Thomas Garland # 200 1905-1906
George B. Griggs Texas # 1 1906-1907
Saul Levy Humbolt # 9 1907-1908
C.H. Powell Tom Green # 46 1908-1909
John T. Wofford + Jewel # 103 (DIO) 1909-1910
W.W. King Ennis # 11 1910
John R. Egeldow Cascade # 96 1910-1911
R.H. Buck Queen City # 21 1911-1912
C.F. Weiland Francis J. Bell # 108 1912-1913
Tom Connally * Marlin # 16 1913-1914
J.S. Patrick Sam Houston # 24 1914-1915
Henry E. Ellis Denison # 3 1915-1916
U.S. Goen El Paso # 82 1916-1917
George G. Shaw Kaufman # 110 1917-1918
Pat M. Neff * Cowan # 77 1918-1919
R.H. Bingham Miramar # 135 1919-1920
Charles Brewington Stamford # 297 1920-1921
W.S. Lemly Midlothian # 50 1921-1922
B.H. Steele Lamar # 189 1922-1923
W.M. Futch Bonita # 183 1923-1924
Charles E. Baughman Brownwood # 99 1924-1925
Max Krauskopf Pecos # 388 1925-1926
Lee A. Freeman Queen City # 21 1926-1927
L.S. Lacey Denison # 3 1927-1928
P.O. Beard Eureka # 2 1928-1929
A.L. Leonard Jefferson # 55 1929-1930
Ellis P. House Francis J. Bell # 108 1930-1931
Royal G. Phillips Tyler # 27 1931-1932
John Lee Smith Throckmorton # 163 1932-1933
Lennie L. Hoge Mt. Bonnell # 34 1933-1934
T.M. Gooch Red Cross # 14 1934-1935
John W. Birdwell Mineral Wells # 212 1935-1936
I.C. Underwood Eureka # 2 1936-1937
A.J. Schmid El Paso # 82 1937-1938
Waylon C. Frasier Waco # 484 1938-1939
Frank E. Smith Abilene # 42 1939-1940
E. Fred Meek Tyler # 27 1940-1941
Bryan D. Beck Jefferson # 55 1941-1942
Dr. G.H. Ater Lubbock # 486 1942-1943
T.C. North Stonewall # 13 1943-1944
Clarence E. McGaw Pythian # 26 1944-1945
Barney P. Ashley Tom Green # 46 1945-1946
Barney W. Carroll Oak Cliff # 80 1946-1947
A.J. Pope * Miramar # 135 1947-1948
W.C. Ross Jefferson # 55 1948-1949
Bryan D. Thomas Electra # 393 1949-1950
Clive Pierce Brownwood # 99 1950-1951
James Palasota Midlothian # 50 1951-1952
Russell S. Hardin Lubbock # 486 1952-1953
H.M. Rainbolt Frontier # 43 1953-1954
Leon C. Lacy Denison # 3 1954-1955
Jack Needham Brownwood # 99 1955-1956
Sam Haberlin LaNana # 106 1956-1957
Tom A. Heflin Goose Creek # 458 1957-1958
Leon Jones Pythian # 26 1958-1959
Jim D. Bowmer Midlothian # 50 1959-1960
W. Grover Brumit Oak Cliff # 80 1960-1961
Floyd Seward Austin # 34 1961-1962
Amos O. Shaw Elm # 30 1962-1963
J. Lewis Peek Queen City # 21 1963-1964
T.J. Powell Lone Star # 4 1964-1965
W.E. Biggs Greenville-Banner # 86 1965-1966
W.M. Fiveash Abilene # 42 1966-1967
William C. Meason Pythian # 26 1967-1968
A.L. Weatherred Pampa # 480 1968-1969
William P. Rice Ft. Worth # 101 1969-1970
Roy Stone Pythian # 26 1970-1971
George C. Allman Brownwood # 99 1971-1972
Raymond L. Brown, Jr. Abilene # 42 1972-1973
Dewey Wright Ft. Worth # 101 1973-1974
N.B. Greenwood Pythian # 26 1974-1975
Norman Jones Mineral Wells # 212 1975-1976
Dale Brockman Texas # 1 1976-1977
Clifton Woody Lone Star # 4 1977-1978
Jarrell Richman LaNana # 106 1978-1979
James R. Daniel Mineral Wells # 212 1979-1980
Calvin Ramfield Midlothian # 50 1980-1981
E.D. Glass Brownwood # 99 1981-1982
James T. Lee Abilene # 42 1982-1983
Robert Mustarde Ft. Worth # 101 1983-1984
Roland Fiedler Waco # 484 1984-1985
Elmer Hanson Pythian # 26 1985-1986
Grover A. Watson Ft. Worth # 101 1986-1987
John H. Ellis Eureka # 2 1987-1988
James Bateman Mineral Wells # 212 1988-1989
Billy L. Tuley Lone Star # 4 1989-1990
John Bates Waco # 486 1990-1991
Cecil L. Holifield Jr. Mineral Wells # 212 1991-1992
Gene Talbot Oak Cliff # 80 1992-1993
Jimmy Rains LaNana # 106 1993-1994
Ollie C. Watson Ft. Worth # 101 1994-1995
Joe Davis Pythian # 26 1995-1996
Gerald Valentine Mineral Wells # 212 1996-1997
Lawrence Hull Lubbock # 486 1997-1998
Ed Talbot Oak Cliff # 80 1998-1999
Don V. Wisenhunt Mineral Wells # 212 1999-2000
Dennis Curtis John Tarleton # 226 2000- 2001
Arthur L. Fort Pythian # 26 2001-2002
David Julian John Tarleton # 226 2002-2003
Walter Choate Mineral Wells # 212 2003-2004
Vance Hutton John Tarleton # 226 2004-2005
Dewayne Wood Greenville-Banner # 86 2005-2006
J.R. Kiser Ft. Worth # 101 2006-2007
Joe Bennett Pythian # 26 2007-2008
Barry Carter Ft. Worth # 101 2008-2009
Kevin Norcross John Tarleton # 226 2009-2010
Randall Northcutt Pythian # 26 2010-2011
Carl Self Ft. Worth # 101 2011-2012
Gary Dillehay Eureka # 2 2012-2013
Jimmy Fears Pythian # 26 2013-2014
Oscar Choate Mineral Wells # 212 2014-2015
John Bard LaNana # 106 2015- 2016
Wayne B. Knutson Midlothian # 50 2016-2017
Tim Hood Pythian # 26 2017-2018
Doyle Karg Lone Star # 4 2018-2019
Doug Liles Mineral Wells # 212 2019-
* Notable Pythians biography
+ Died in Office (DIO)
Past Grand Chancellors by Election
J.H.B. House Texas # 1 April 17, 1872
Samuel P. Wright Waco # 4 April 6, 1874
F.S. Burke Oleander # 5 April 7, 1875
S.M. Zamansky Mystic # 12 April 7, 1875
William Bruggerhoff Austin # 3 April 7, 1876
John W. Wright Coeur de Leon #8 April 7, 1877
By Service as Grand Secretary/Grand Treasurer
Thomas. LaHache, GKRS Mystic # 12 April 19, 1888
Henry Miller, GKRS Lone Star # 4 August 4, 1910
W.F. Skillman, GME Chevalier # 83 August 7, 1912
Thomas Yarbrough, GKRS Lone Star # 4 June 17, 1937
J.B. Witherspoon, GT Lone Star # 4 June 13, 1955
J.E. Milstead, GS Tyler # 27 June 13, 1963
Doyle Hutcheson, GT Lone Star # 4 June 16, 1976
Marvin Reese, GS Tyler # 27 June 11, 1980
Max Williams, GS Pythian # 26 June 14, 1989
George Fox, GT Ft. Worth # 101 June 10, 1992
Roy C. Kelley, GT Ft. Worth # 101 June 10, 2001
Mark Helm, GT Ft. Worth # 101 June 15, 2008
Bob Mehalick, GS Ft. Worth # 101 June 17, 2012
Roger Fangman, GT LaNana # 106 June 8, 2014
Bryan Williams, GS Longview # 26 June 11, 2017