Past Masters
Honoring the distinguished men who have led Zion Lodge No. 1 through over 260 years of service
The Office of Worshipful Master
The Worshipful Master is the presiding officer of the lodge, elected annually by the members. This position carries significant responsibility for the lodge's operations, ritual work, and the welfare of its members.
Since 1764, Zion Lodge No. 1 has been guided by distinguished men who have exemplified the highest ideals of Freemasonry. This page honors their service and leadership.
Recent Past Masters
The following brothers have recently served as Worshipful Master of Zion Lodge No. 1
Brandon P.C. Langford
2025
Brian D. Jankowski
2024
Arthur T. Griffin Jr.
2023
Historical Masters
Lieutenant John Christie
First Worshipful Master - 1764
Lieutenant John Christie of the Royal American Regiment was named the first Worshipful Master when the Provincial Grand Master of New York granted a warrant to open a Lodge of Master Masons in Detroit on April 27th, 1764. He led Michigan's first Masonic Lodge through its founding years.
Complete List of Past Masters
Josh A. Daniels
2022
Robert A. Moore
2021
Robert A. Moore
2020
Wesley L. Berry II
2019
David M. Aller
2018
Dennis Schooley
2017
Phil Hamilton
2016
Aaron Tait
2015
Troy Brownrigg
2014
Charles B. Beavers
2013
Thomas A. Melynchenko
2012
Eung H. Ko
2011
Charles H. Earles Jr.
2010
John R. Schnider
2009
David McLaren-Kennedy
2008
Myron J. Lashuay
2007
Herbert A. Holcomb
2006
John Jackaki
2005
David W. Hensley
2004
Michael A. Maurer
2003
Walter K. Schaffner
2002
Walter K. Schaffner
2001
John V. Zomerfeld
2000
Edwin P. Johns
1999
Edwin P. Johns
1998
Russel H. Boismer
1997
Edwin B. Thompson
1996
Russell H. Boismier
1995
Russel H. Boismier
1994
Edwin B. Thompson
1993
Ronald M. Grant
1992
James C. Williams
1991
Eugene H. Milotz
1990
Charles P. Williams
1989
William D. Gould
1988
Charles G. Berthet
1987
Roger N. Jackson
1986
Roger N. Jackson
1985
Samuel Gallu
1984
Winston W. Miller
1983
Robert E. Brant
1982
David L. Watson
1981
James M. Zeder
1980
Winston W. Miller
1979
Herbert E. Neff
1978
David L. Burman
1977
James M. Flannery
1976
Joseph Robb Moore
1975
Peter S. Lloyd
1974
August Babis
1973
Robert B. Frederick
1972
Arthur Schofield
1971
Richard S. Lloyd
1970
Jose J. Calvillo
1969
Alexander Kulchar
1968
Maurice C. Lyness
1967
Elton L. Porter
1966
Joseph Roy Moore
1965
Stanley J. Baldwin
1964
John L. Copeland
1963
Don L. Schneider
1962
Clarence N. Smith
1961
George R. Hadden
1960
Thomas I. Simpson
1959
John R. Hart
1958
Frederic F. Piggins
1957
Keith L. Valrance
1956
Gerald C. Schroeder
1955
Roy. F. Stuart
1954
William G. Clunis
1953
Edward J. Cornforth
1952
William V. Sessions
1951
Daniel S. Ellesin
1950
Emil W. Blasberg
1949
Murray R. Tandy
1948
Edward S. Piggins
1947
Russell W. Cotney
1946
Charles A. Eggers
1945
Thomas E. DeHart
1944
Earl H. Bohnsack
1943
Harold R. Chapel
1942
Argyll E. Campbell
1941
Robert E. Moore
1940
Charles P. Klages
1939
Theodore R. Patrick
1938
Earl V. Stewart
1937
Joseph Daniels
1936
Oliver A. Blanchard
1935
Edwin G. Metting
1934
Avery E. Teagan
1933
William R. Bryant
1932
Edward M. Lamb
1931
William S. Upright
1930
George W. Clunis
1929
James G. Campbell
1928
Stanley M. Barry
1927
George E. Cotney
1926
Thomas D. Leadbetter
1925
Herbert L. Smith
1924
M. G. Valade
1923
Fred W. Hawes
1922
Harold C. McGregor
1921
George C. Bohnsack
1920
B. L. Howes
1919
Fred A. Fry
1918
S. H. Morgan
1917
F. L. Schaffer
1916
David Parkinson
1915
Otto G. Held
1914
George R. Barkaw
1913
C. H. Turner
1912
Fred J. Schaffer
1911
Harry A. Lomason
1910
John McInnes
1909
James Pigott
1908
Frank D. McIntyre
1907
William J. Murray
1906
Templeton T. Twiggs
1905
Louis J. Kretzschmar
1904
Ward N. Choate
1903
Percy E. Bourke
1902
Harry P. Williamson
1901
Robert H. Murray
1900
Jay F. Pool
1899
George T. Drywood
1898
Delmar C. Ross
1897
George R. Shaw
1896
Julius A. Dresser
1895
Simeon Smith
1894
E. A. Waterfall
1893
George A. Goudie
1892
John H. Cartwright
1891
James Purdie
1890
James Purdie
1889
Ross Brown
1888
Ross Brown
1887
J. C. Burton
1886
Jno. Ormerod
1885
Richard Austin
1884
Alfred Rooks
1883
Hugh Johnson
1882
Hugh Johnson
1881
Frank B. Vaughn
1880
Frank B. Vaughn
1879
Fred W. Hawes
1878
Fred W. Hawes
1877
John Lewis
1876
John Lewis
1875
John Lewis
1874
John Lewis
1873
Alendander Hosie
1872
Alexander Hosie
1871
Andrew J. Brow
1870
Andrew J. Brow
1869
Thomas MacGregor
1868
Thomas MacGregor
1867
Hugh Johnson
1866
E. G. Allen
1865
E. G. Allen
1864
Garry B. Noble
1863
Henry A. Morrow
1862
Charles M. Young
1861
Daniel Anderson
1860
J. C. Gorton
1859
Edward Batwell
1858
Daniel Anderson
1857
Daniel Anderson
1856
William Brodie
1855
William Brodie
1854
Daniel Anderson
1853
George Davis
1852
D. C. Pettys
1851
D. C. Pettys
1850
John S. Abott
1849
William M. Lister
1848
Alpheus S. Williams
1847
Robert A. Forsythe
1846
John E. Schwarz
1845
John E. Schwarz
1844
Henry Dean
1829
John E. Schwarz
1828
Elliott Gray
1827
Henry J. Hunt
1826
Obed Waite
1825
John L. Whiting
1824
Austin E. Wing
1823
Austin E. Wing
1822
Austin E. Wing
1821
A. G. Whitney
1820
A. G. Whitney
1819
Gen. Alexander Macomb
1818
Sylvester Day
1817
Sylvester Day
1811
Jonathan Eastman
1811
Sylvester Day
1810
William McDowell Scott
1809
James Abott
1808
James Abott
1807
Christopher Tuttle
1806
James Abott
1806
Richard Smyth
1805
Robert Abott
1805
Robert Abott
1804
John Dodemeade
1804
William M. Scott
1804
William McDowell Scott
1803
Robert Abott
1803
William McDowell Scott
1802
James McDonnell
1801
Hugh Howard
1800
James McDonnell
1800
James Donaldson
1799
James Donaldson
1798
James May
1797
Hugh Howard
1797
James May
1796
James Donaldson
1795
James Donaldson
1794
Sampson Fleming
1767
Lt. John Christie
1764
A Legacy of Leadership
For over 260 years, the Worshipful Masters of Zion Lodge No. 1 have guided this historic institution through times of war and peace, prosperity and challenge. From the British occupation of Detroit, through Michigan statehood, and into the modern era, these leaders have maintained the timeless principles of Freemasonry.
Many of our Past Masters have gone on to serve the Grand Lodge of Michigan in various capacities, and several have served as Grand Master of Masons in Michigan.
Join Our Legacy
Become part of a tradition of leadership and service that spans over two and a half centuries. The men who have led Zion Lodge have shaped not just our lodge, but the broader Masonic community and society at large.