History of Hiram Lodge #14
History of Hiram Lodge #14
Hiram Lodge was instituted as a U.D.
Lodge by dispensation from the Most Worshipful Grand Master, the
Honorable William L. Darrow, on February 28, 1873. The
dispensation named the following as principle officers:
| James W. Taylor..............Worshipful Master |
| Thomas F. Dyson..................Senior Warden |
| Richard E. Moore..................Junior Warden |
Hiram Lodge U.D. was constituted as
Hiram Lodge #14 by the Charter from the Most Worshipful Prince
Hall Grand Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons (P.H.A.), State of
Illinois and it's Jurisdiction on June 24, 1873. The Lodge was
then dedicated in September of 1873 when the Charter was deliverd
by Past Grand Master William Darrow on instruction from the Most
Worshipful Grand Master B.F. Rogers.
The first election of Hiram Lodge #14 was held on the first
Tuesday in December 1873. The following were elected, appointed
and installed:
| James W. Taylor.....................Worshipful Master |
| Thomas F. Dyson.........................Senior Warden |
| Richard E. Moore.........................Junior Warden |
| E. Cleary..............................................Treasurer |
| J.M. Johnson........................................Secretary |
| A. Fletcher...................................Senior Deacon |
| W. Walker............................... ....Junior Deacon |
| R. Fluther....................................Senior Steward |
| J. Dorsey.....................................Junior Steward |
| W. Stoball.............................................Chaplain |
| H. Rector....................................................Tyler |
To the best of our knowledge, our leadership records reflects:
| James W. Taylor | 1873 |
| Richard E. Moore | 1876 |
| Thomas F. Dyson | 1878 |
| Albert Fletcher | 1880 |
| Adam Horn | 1881 |
| Jacob N. Greenwood | 1882 |
| John N. Williams | 1884 |
| William A. Williams | 1885 |
| Jessee Bishop | 1886 |
| Amos Howard | 1887 |
| Ferdinand L. Barnett | 1888 |
| Robert J.B. Ellington | 1889 |
| Joseph L. Jones | 1890 |
| Robert G. Hall | 1891 |
| Lewis W. Dickerson | 1892 |
| George English | 1894 |
| Henry F. Daniels | 1895 |
| William B. Kennedy | 1896 |
| John B. Foster | 1898 |
| John B. Brown | 1899 |
| Charles L. Hunt | 1900 |
| David W. Thomas | 1901 |
| Solomon Taylor | 1907 |
| James D. Macon | 1908 |
| Samuel Lee | 1909 |
| James Brazille | 1912 |
| Charles T. Berry | 1913 |
| J. Cornelius Tate | |
| Edward W. Robinson | |
| John Williams | |
| James T. Miles | |
| Edward J. Mealing | |
| Joseph Burgess | |
| Earnest Hinton | |
| William A. Lester | |
| Oscar Bishop | |
| Robert Harper | |
| Henry A. Woodson | 1948 |
| Wilford Cave | 1953 |
| Edward Alexander | 1954 |
| Dotries M. Mason | 1955 |
| Harold L. Faulkes | 1956 |
| Joe Shoto | 1960 |
| Willie Johnson | 1961 |
| Joseph J. Hadley | 1962 |
| Charles Brazzle | 1964 |
| Lonnie Clay | 1966 |
| William Bradshaw | 1967 |
| Charles B. Taylor | 1968 |
| Eddie Walker | 1969 |
| Randall D. Gray | 1970 |
| Thomas C. Taylor | 1971 |
| Alex C. Adams | 1972 |
| Ezra J. Houston | 1973 |
| Charles B. Clark | 1974 |
| Gordon Butler | 1975 |
| Magnus E. Burney | 1976 |
| Leroy R. Gary | 1977 |
| James R. Barker | 1978 |
| Rev. Retha Brown | 1979 |
| William Murray | 1980 |
| William W. Wilson | 1981 |
| Leo Clark Jr. | 1982 |
| Casey Korolenko | 1983 |
| Edward Bailey | 1984 |
| John B. Lewis | 1985 |
| Leon C. Gary | 1986 |
| Earl E. Miles | 1987 |
| Michael L. Thomas | 1988 |
| Cordale Brown | 1988-90 |
| Mosro Howard | 1991 |
| James A. Mitchell | 1992-93 |
| James O. Worthington III | 1994 |
| Ernest Williams Jr. | 1995 |
| R. Courtney Priester | 1996 |
| Edward White | 1997 |
| Kevin L. Wilson | 1998 |
| Robert Q. Gary Sr. | 1999-2000 |
| Terrance L. Morris Sr. | 2001-02 |
| Anthony Minor | 20032003-04-2004 |
| Terry Marion |
2005-6 |
| Alonzo Toms |
2007 |
| Robert A. Taylor II |
2008-09 |
| Richard Harris |
2010 |
| LaMonte Wilson |
2011 |
| Walter Evans |
Military Past Master |