Past Grand Commanders
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In Hoc Signo Vinces
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| Year | Name | Commandery | City |
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| 1865-1866 | ✠ George W. Prescott | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1867 | ✠ Alfred E Ames | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1868 | ✠ James M. Cole | Coeur De Lion Commandery No. 3 | Winona |
| 1869 | ✠ E. D. B. Porter | Mankato Commandery No. 4 | Mankato |
| 1870-1871 | ✠ George L. Otis | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1872 | ✠ Moses W. Getchell | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1873 | ✠ Henry L. Carver | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1874-1875 | ✠ B. H. Langley | Coeur De Lion Commandery No. 3 | Winona |
| 1876 | ✠ Delos A Monfort | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1877 | ✠ Eldridge F. Dodge | Lake City Commandery No. 6 | Lake City |
| 1878 | ✠ William Lochren | Coeur De Lion Commandery No. 3 | Winona |
| 1879-1880 | ✠ William C. Williston | Red Wing Commandery No. 10 | Red Wing |
| 1881 | ✠ Robert L. McCormick | Coeur De Lion Commandery No. 3 | Winona |
| 1882 | ✠ Luther Z Rogers | Faribault Commandery No. 8 | Faribault |
| 1883 | ✠ W. G. Bronson | Bayard Commandery No. 11 | Stillwater |
| 1884 | ✠ A. M. Shuey | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1885 | ✠ William D. Cornish | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1886 | ✠ Henry Birkett | Cyrene Commandery No. 9 | Owatonna |
| 1887 | ✠ Thomas Montgomery | Mankato Commandery No. 4 | Mankato |
| 1888 | ✠ John A. Schlener | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1889 | ✠ Walter H. Sanborn | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1890 | ✠ Anthony Z. Levering | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1891 | ✠ Milton E. Powell | Redwood Falls Commandery No.15 | Redwood Falls |
| 1892 | ✠ Trevanion W. Hugo | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1893 | ✠ Joshua W. Nash | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1894 | ✠ W. H. S. Wright | Paladin Commandery No. 21 | Saint Paul |
| 1895 | ✠ Harry E. Whitney | Faribault Commandery No. 8 | Owatonna |
| 1896 | ✠ Jon H. Randall | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1897 | ✠ Benjamin J. Farmer | Saint Bernard Commandery No. 13 | Spring Valley |
| 1898 | ✠ William E. Richardson | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1899 | ✠ John C. Munro | Nazarene Commandery No. 24 | Saint Cloud |
| 1900 | ✠ Thomas H. Warren | Bayard Commandery No.11 | Stillwater |
| 1901 | ✠ Jehial W. Chamberlin | Paladin Commandery No. 21 | Saint Paul |
| 1902 | ✠ Roland H. Hartley | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1903 | ✠ Samuel S. Kilvington | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1904 | ✠ George W. Buck | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1905 | ✠ Edward P. Sanborn | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1906 | ✠ Charles L. West | Saint Bernard Commandery No. 13 | Austin |
| 1907 | ✠ W. Hayes Laird | Coeur De Lion Commandery No. 3 | Winona |
| 1908 | ✠ Charles E. Ovenshire | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1909 | ✠ James R. Smith | Faribault Commandery No. 8 | Faribault |
| 1910 | ✠ James C. Burchard | Marshall Commandery No. 28 | Marshall |
| 1911 | ✠ George F. Dix | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1912 | ✠ George M. Stowe | Wadena Commandery No. 29 | Wadena |
| 1913 | ✠ Nelson C. Pike | Lake City Commandery No. 6 | Lake City |
| 1914 | ✠ John Rowley | Home Commandery No. 5 | Rochester |
| 1915 | ✠ Eugene C. Bonniwell | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1916 | ✠ Jesse Norton | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1917 | ✠ Alfred C. Page | Saint Bernard Commandery No. 13 | Austin |
| 1918 | ✠ Thomas Morris | Constantine Commandery No. 20 | Crookston |
| 1919 | ✠ Charles S. Schurman | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1920 | ✠ Silas H. Towler | Minneapolis Moundery Commandery No.23 | Minneapolis |
| 1921 | ✠ Allan B. Stewart | Cyrene Commandery No. 9 | Owatonna |
| 1922 | ✠ Eugene S. Hill | Nazarene Commandery No. 24 | Saint Cloud |
| 1923 | ✠ George W. Critten | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1924 | ✠ J. J. Flachsenhar | Mankato Commandery No. 4 | Mankato |
| 1925 | ✠ Byron H. Timberlake | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1926 | ✠ Henry R. Grochau | Paladin Commandery No. 21 | Saint Paul |
| 1927 | ✠ Grover C. Sterling | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1928 | ✠ Charles N. Orr | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1929 | ✠ Jesse B. Harris | Minneapolis Moundery Commandery No.23 | Minneapolis |
| 1930 | ✠ James R. DeGarmo | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1931 | ✠ Bennett O. Knudson | Apollo Commandery No. 12 | Albert Lea |
| 1932 | ✠ J. Arthur Jensen | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1933 | ✠ John P. Eaton | Home Commandery No. 5 | Rochester |
| 1934 | ✠ Chauncey C. Colton | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1935 | ✠ Joseph H. Davison | Elkanah Commandery No. 30 | Bemidji |
| 1936 | ✠ Joseph B. Smith | Mankato Commandery No. 4 | Mankato |
| 1937 | ✠ Jacob Fliegler | Paladin Commandery No. 21 | Saint Paul |
| 1938 | ✠ William E. Pool | Mankato Commandery No. 4 | Mankato |
| 1939 | ✠ Oscar A. Gravrock | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1940 | ✠ Frank G. Warner | Home Commandery No. 5 | Rochester |
| 1941 | ✠ Burt D. Pearson | Eveleth Commandery No. 35 | Virginia |
| 1942 | ✠ Charles J. Jordan | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1943 | ✠ J. Al Johnson | Fairmont Commandery No. 27 | Fairmont |
| 1944 | ✠ Harry T. Frost | Wadena Commandery No. 29 | Wadena |
| 1945 | ✠ Frank G. Wright | Paladin Commandery No. 21 | Saint Paul |
| 1946 | ✠ Clarence E. Krahmer | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1947 | ✠ Milford Nelson | Minneapolis Mounted Commandery No. 23 | Minneapolis |
| 1948 | ✠ George H. Herman | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1949 | ✠ William C. Wilson | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1950 | ✠ Paul C. Knopf | Saint Bernard Commandery No. 13 | Austin |
| 1951 | ✠ Julius G. Spokely | Constantine Commandery No. 20 | Crookston |
| 1952 | ✠ John T. Rohwedder | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1953 | ✠ Adolph M Loeken | Coeur De Lion Commandery No. 3 | Winkona |
| 1954 | ✠ Ransford M. Gould | Ascalon Commandery No. 16 | Brainerd |
| 1955 | ✠ Robert D. Dinwiddle | Paladin Commandery No. 21 | Saint Paul |
| 1956 | ✠ William H. Robinson | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1957 | ✠ James Wampler | Minneapolis Mounted Commandery No. 23 | Minneapolis |
| 1958 | ✠ James B. Enochs | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1959 | ✠ Harry A. White | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1960 | ✠ Rolf Hovde | De Molay Commandery No. 26 | Winthrop |
| 1961 | ✠ Einer W. Johnson | Elkanah Commandery No. 30 | Bemidji |
| 1962 | ✠ Ralph K. Parker | Fairmont Commandery No. 27 | Fairmont |
| 1963 | ✠ Elmer J. Hill | Eveleth Commandery No. 35 | Virginia |
| 1964 | ✠ William H. Spry | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1965 | ✠ Garrett H. Sohle | Nazarene Commandery No. 24 | Osakis |
| 1966 | ✠ Arthur J. Peterson | Minneapolis Mounted Commandery No. 23 | Minneapolis |
| 1967 | ✠ Armor M. Mathisen | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1968 | ✠ Lee Hargesheimer | Home Commandery No. 5 | Rochester |
| 1969 | ✠ Fred W. Hartwig | Hutchinson Commandery No. 40 | Hutchinson |
| 1970 | ✠ Calvin H. Gould Jr. | Fairmont Commandery No. 27 | Fairmont |
| 1971 | ✠ Lester P. Fitting | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1972 | ✠ Donald W. Jarvi | Eveleth Commandery No. 35 | Eveleth |
| 1973 | ✠ James W. Ziebol | Nazarene Commandery No. 24 | Minneapolis |
| 1974 | ✠ Adolph R. Kopischke | Cyrene Commandery No. 9 | Waseca |
| 1975 | ✠ Ralph W. Bell | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1976 | ✠ Orville Borg | Ascalon Commandery No. 16 | Brainerd |
| 1977 | ✠ George A. Lee | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1978 | ✠ Monroe P. Kelly | Palestine Commandery No. 14 | Battle Lake |
| 1979 | ✠ Elmer Hoskins | Luverne Commandery No. 22 | Luverne |
| 1980 | Frank J. Potratz | Home Commandery No. 5 | Rochester |
| 1981 | ✠ George A. McDonald | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1982 | ✠ Russell K. Amling | Bayard Commandery No. 11 | Stillwater |
| 1983 | ✠ Stanley D. Morrill | Palestine Commandery No. 14 | Fergus Falls |
| 1984 | ✠ Leonard G. Mathison | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Brooklyn Park |
| 1985 | Kenneth L. Rose | Fairmont Commandery No. 27 | Fairmont |
| 1986 | ✠ James T. Stark | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1987 | ✠ Raymond C. Sporre | Faribault Commandery No. 8 | Faribault |
| 1988 | ✠ Clyde E. White | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1989 | ✠ Norman A. Aune | Ascalon Commandery No. 16 | Brainerd |
| 1990 | ✠ Ralph E. Kirk / Neil Bengtson | Zion Commandery No. 2 / Marshall Commandery No. 28 | New Hope |
| 1990-1991 | ✠ Neil E. Bengtson | Marshall Commandery No. 28 | Marshall |
| 1992 | ✠ Donald L. LaValley | Saint Bernard Commandery No. 13 | Austin |
| 1993 | ✠ Harland L. Thomesen | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 1994 | ✠ Kenneth P. Hill | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 1995 | Gary H. Johnson | Constintine Commandery No. 20 | Crookston |
| 1996 | ✠ Richard Gunnerson | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 1997 | ✠ Carl A. Pettis | Ivanhoe Commandery No. 31 | Saint Peter |
| 1998 | ✠ Jay U. Ipsen | Darius Commandery No. 7 | Minneapolis |
| 1999 | ✠ John R. Wentworth | Ivanhoe Commandery No. 31 | Saint Peter |
| 2000 | ✠ Charles W. Nelson | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 2001 | ✠ Daniel P. Grambush | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 2002 | ✠ Kenneth W. Carroll | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 2003 | Anthony W. Lecakis | Saint Bernard Commandery No. 13 | Austin |
| 2004 | ✠ James E. Odland | Minneapolis Mounted Commandery No. 23 | Minneapolis |
| 2005 | ✠ Richard W. Anderson | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 2006/07 | ✠ Allan F. Kauppi | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 2007/08 | James F. Edgar Sr. | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 2008/09 | Bruce V. Brendal | Minneapolis Mounted Commandery No. 23 | Minneapolis |
| 2009/10 | Hugh C. Swift Jr. | Ivanhoe Commandery No. 31 | Saint Peter |
| 2010/11 | ✠ Forrest A. Miller | Saint Bernard Commandery No. 13 | Austin |
| 2011/12 | Raymond W. Hayward Jr. | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 2012/13 | Clifford H. Isley | Ivanhoe Commandery No. 31 | Saint Peter |
| 2013/14 | Richard C. Kachman | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 2014/15 | Daniel R. Sherry | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 2015/16 | Daniel R. Sherry | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 2016/17 | Ralph James Luchsinger | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 2017/18 | ✠ Donald DeMars | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 2018/19 | Douglas E. Pamp | Marshal Commandery No. 28 | Marshal |
| 2019/20 | Brian K. Dimatteo | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Minneapolis |
| 2020/21 | R. Sean Gardiner | Damascus Commandery No. 1 | Saint Paul |
| 2021/22 | Joseph J. Anderson | Zion Commandery No.2 | Minneapolis |
| 2022/23 | David J. Dumonceaux | Palestine Commandery No. 14 | Fergus Falls |
| 2023/24 | Alan Mackenzie | Duluth Commandery No. 18 | Duluth |
| 2024/25 | Gerald E. Zierdt | Faribault Commandery No. 8 | Apple Valley |
| 2025/26 | Marvin W. Schendel | Zion Commandery No. 2 | Albertville |
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