Historical Highlights by Terms of State Grange Masters/Presidents
Brief biographies of the Masters (Presidents) of the State Grange, along with significant events and accomplishments during their respective terms, will provide readers with a chronological summary of Grange history over the years. We are pleased to share information about the first eleven Masters here in PDF format simply by clicking on the following links:
As the historical highlights of other terms are completed, that information will be added to this section and the links to those terms will be activated.
Brief biographies of the Masters (Presidents) of the State Grange, along with significant events and accomplishments during their respective terms, will provide readers with a chronological summary of Grange history over the years. We are pleased to share information about the first eleven Masters here in PDF format simply by clicking on the following links:
- David B. Mauger, 1st Master of the PA State Grange (1873-1876)
- Victor E. Piolett, 2nd Master of the PA State Grange (1876-1880)
- Leonard Rhone, 3rd Master of the PA State Grange (1880-1898)
- William F. Hill, 4th Master of the PA State Grange (1898-1908)
- William T. Creasy, 5th Master of the PA State Grange (1908-1914)
- John A. McSparran, 6th Master of the PA State Grange (1914-1924)
- Philip H. Dewey, 7th Master of the PA State Grange (1924-1927)
- Edward B. Dorsett, 8th Master of the PA State Grange (1927-1932)
- J. Audley Boak, 9th Master of the PA State Grange (1932-1938)
- Kenzie S. Bagshaw, 10th Master of the PA State Grange (1938-1944)
- W. Sharp Fullerton, 11th Master of the PA State Grange (1944-1950)
- Beatty H. Dimit, 12th Master of the PA State Grange (1950-1956)
- J. Collins McSparran, 13th Master of the PA State Grange (1956-1962)
- John W. Scott, 14th Master of the PA State Grange (1962-1968)
- A. Wayne Readinger, 15th Master of the PA State Grange (1968-1974)
- J. Luther Snyder, 16th Master of the PA State Grange (1974-1979)
- Robert E. Steese, 17th Master of the PA State Grange (March-October 1979)
- Charles E. Wismer, Jr., 18th Master of the PA State Grange (1979-1988)
- William H. Ringler, 19th Master of the PA State Grange (1988-1992)
- Gordon Hiller, 20th Master of the PA State Grange (1992-1996)
- William A. Steel, 21st Master of the PA State Grange (1996-2002)
- Betsy E. Huber, 22nd Master of the PA State Grange (2002-2010)
- Carl H. Meiss III, 23rd Master of the PA State Grange (2010-2014)
- Elizabeth (Beth) Downey, 24th Master of the PA State Grange (2014-2017)
- Wayne Campbell, 25th Master of the PA State Grange (2017-Present)
As the historical highlights of other terms are completed, that information will be added to this section and the links to those terms will be activated.