We honor the Past Grand Masters of Idaho with gratitude for the time, care and leadership they have devoted to our fraternity. Their service is part of the living history of Idaho Freemasonry, carried forward in our lodges and in the brotherhood we share. This collection recognizes some of the men who have held that trust and offers our sincere appreciation for their dedication to the Craft.

Portraits still sought: We have not yet located verified portraits of George H. Coe (1867–1869); Samuel Blythe Connelly (1870–1871); John Kennaly (1872–1874); Lars P. Mikkelson (1874–1875); James W. Griffin (1875–1876); John A. Post (1884–1885); Isaac C. Hattabaugh (1892–1893).

Additional portraits and service years: Grand Lodge of Idaho, GrandView records.

James Alonzo Pinney’s seated portrait: Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH; supplied with permission. George Laird Shoup’s portrait: The Neale Company, 1899, public domain; portrait source and publication record. Their service years follow the Grand Lodge’s historical officer register, 2017 Proceedings, pp. 150–151.

Historic portrait sources: Grand Lodge of Idaho Proceedings, digitized by The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association (GWMNMA), Masonic Digital Archives Project. Each new Proceedings portrait has a link to its individual archive record in the caption. Chester P. Coburn’s portrait appears in An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (The Lewis Publishing Company, 1899), portrait plate facing p. 522; University of California Libraries copy, digitized by Internet Archive, reproduced from the public-domain PDF via Wikimedia Commons. Names and service terms were checked against the original publications and the Grand Lodge’s historical elective-officer register, 2017 Proceedings, pp. 150–154.

Henry E. Prickett’s portrait: Office of the City Clerk, Boise, reproduced in Boise State University’s archived mayoral exhibit; the City of Boise’s Pioneer Cemetery walking tour, p. 12, reproduces the same portrait with credit to the Idaho State Historical Society. George H. Davis’s portrait: Mankato: Its First Fifty Years (Free Press Printing Co., 1903), “St. John’s Episcopal Church and Rectors” portrait plate; Library of Congress copy, digitized by Internet Archive, public domain. His biography in the same volume, p. 205, identifies his service at St. Michael’s in Boise. Both Grand Master service terms follow the Grand Lodge’s historical officer register cited above.