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Past Grand Masters and General Meetings

This page holds the details of Grand United Order of Oddfellows General Meetings & Grand Masters appointed thereat since 1839.

YearPlace of MeetingGrand Master
1839ManchesterGeorge Terry
1840DarlingtonGeorge Terry
1841StockportGeorge Terry
1842LiverpoolGeorge Terry
1843BoltonGeorge Terry
1844YorkGeorge Terry
1845WakefieldGeorge Terry
1846HuddersfieldGeorge Terry
1847WarringtonGeorge Terry
1848DewsburyGeorge Terry
1849HanleyGeorge Terry
1850BradfordGeorge Terry
1851MacclesfieldGeorge Terry
1852DerbyGeorge Terry
1853Ashton-under-LyneGeorge Terry
1854KeighleyGeorge Terry
1856ChesterGeorge Terry
1858HalifaxGeorge Terry
1860ManchesterJohn Hall
1861BirkenheadW. H. Johnson
1863WiganJ. M. Cumow
1865 Newcastle-under-LymeA. Singleton
1867HuddersfieldJohn Ashton
1869OldhamEdward Sewell
1871BirminghamJohn Massey
1873PrestonThomas Fidler
1875DerbyJ. Winstanley
1876# Joseph Jowett
1877WrexhamJohn Holley
1879SwanseaGeorge Marshall
1881YorkJames Wood
1883LeicesterAlfred W. Bailey
1885BirkenheadJohn Goodson
1887PontypriddSamuel Earlham
1889Burton-on-TrentJoseph Walker
1891BradfordRobert Walls
1893ShrewsburyRbt. Hill-Male
1895Newcastle-on-TyneCharles Parker
1896CardiffWilliam Eliff
1897~BoltonAlfred Jowett
1898DarlingtonW. Davies
1899BirminghamC. Postlethwaite
1900~CreweJoseph Matkin
1901LeedsR. W. Williams
1902~BurnleyW. H. Owens
1903GlossopChas. E. Walker
1904DerbyWalter Millington
1905SheffieldWilliam Coleburn
1906OldhamWilliam J. Tout
1907~Burton-on-TrentF. E. Willis
1908LeekGeorge Bumby
1909Newcastle-on-TyneMatthew Winter
1910MaltonS. O. Williams
1911WrexhamAlfred Shaw
1912~CardiffAlfred Fellows
1913BlackpoolJ. R. Taylor
1914YorkC. Foster
1915ChesterW. Collins
1916LancasterL. I. Jones
1917* L. I. Jones
1918* L. I. Jones
1919DerbyR. M. Wilkes
1920ScarboroughW. Woodall
1921LondonS. G. Halbert
1922~BostonJ. Heap
1923RuncornArthur Davies
1924SheffieldG. H. Grant
1925Burton-on-TrentP. G. Wilson
1926BradfordJohn Taylor
1927SalfordJ. Flaherty
1928ScarboroughJ. P. Parr
1929LlandudnoJ. Groom
1930~SouthportT. Sturgess
1931ChesterR. A. Ellerby
1932BridlingtonA. Keogh
1933MorecambeW. J. Figg
1934HarrogateJ. E. Dawson
1935CardiffT. Ashley
1936WallaseyE. Boyes
1937Kingston-upon-HullJ. W. Clare
1938YorkW. Williams
1939FleetwoodR. H. Hartley
1940* R. H. Hartley
1941* R. H. Hartley
1942* R. H. Hartley
1943FleetwoodH. Lunn
1944* H. Lunn
1945MorecambeW. W. Ellis
1946ScarboroughW. W. Ellis
1947Newcastle-on-TyneV. A. Bosworth
1948~RhylC. H. Pickering
1949SouthportE. King
1950MorecambeE. Capper
1951LlandudnoA. Lord
1952ScarboroughW. H. Shore
1953WallaseyW. McLean
1954~FleetwoodE. Benson
1955BridlingtonJ. F. McGarry
1956SouthportJ. Parry
1957LlandudnoW. J. Broughton
1958SkegnessG. F. Mosson
1959BrightonE. Warburton
1960MorecambeG. Williams
1961BridlingtonA. Castledine
1962RhylH. Carrington
1963SkegnessE. Hanson
1964HastingsH. Gibbons
1965LlandudnoC. H. Sambrook
1966ScarboroughV. Flint
1967FleetwoodR. Kendrick
1968WorthingH. J. Moore
1969Great YarmouthJ. E. Watson
1970MorecambeA. Selvey
1971SkegnessA. E. Cossins
1972~Weston-super-MareA. E. Cossins
1973~ScarboroughD. W. Graves
1974FleetwoodE. W. Lindop
1975~Great YarmoughE. W. Lindop
1976~LlandudnoG. V. Bracking
1977~ScarboroughE. Curbishley
1978~SouthportC. Flint
1979~LlandudnoA. F. Carke
1980~Weston-super-MareC. Eddison
1980~Weston-super-MareD. S. Pickard
1981~ScarboroughW. A. Blood
1982LlandudnoR. Thomas
1983~SouthportP. Oldham
1984~ScarboroughR. L. Pryor
From November 1984J. A. Yates
1985LlandudnoJ. A. Yates
1986~SouthportD. E. Carr
1987~Weston-super-MareD. Lowe
1988~ScarboroughS. Boothroyd
1989~FleetwoodS. Boothroyd
1990~SouthportV. M. Houldsworth
1991~ScarboroughV. M. Houldsworth
1992FleetwoodChristine M. Hunt
1993~Weston-super-MareChristine M. Hunt
1994~SouthportMargaret E. Lowe
1995~FleetwoodMargaret E. Lowe
1996SkegnessKenneth A. Siaw
1997~WorthingKenneth A. Siaw
1998~ScarboroughBrian A. Wardle
1999~BridlingtonBrian A. Wardle
2000~SkegnessEdwin Winterbottom
2001~SouthportEdwin Winterbottom
2002~Weston-super-MareStephen G. Milner
2003~Great YarmouthStephen G. Milner
2004~St. Annes-On-SeaEmmanuel A. Ackah
2005~WorthingEmmanuel A. Ackah
2006~ScarboroughJune Calverley-Hey
2007~ManchesterJune Calverley-Hey

Codes:

* A.M.C. suspended (War)
~ Overseas visitors attended
# Elected by Committee, consequent upon resignation of Brother J. Winstanley