Pa Freemason January 04 - William Slater II Youngest Grand Master

William Slater II - Youngest Grand Master in 100 Years to lead the Grand Lodge

Not since the 64th Grand Master, Bro. Edgar A. Tennis (1902-1903) has there been a younger Grand Master elected to lead the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Interestingly, there have been a total of 30 Grand Masters between the age of 25 and 45 - five between the age of 25 to 28, ten between the age of 31 to 39 and fifteen between 40 to 45. Also interesting to note is that on the completion of Bro. Tennis' term of office, the next Grand Master, Bro. James W. Brown (1904-1905) was from Pittsburgh.

Listed to the left, in order of their service as Grand Master, and the year they served are the youngest men to lead the Fraternity.

Compiled from The Master Builders, Vol. III: Grand Master Biographies.

Name	Age	Year
2. William Allen	26	1731
3. Humphrey Murray	43	1733
4. Benjamin Franklin	28	1734
5. James Hamilton	25	1735
6. Thomas Hopkinson	27	1736
7. William Plumstead	28	1737
8. Joseph Shippen	31	1738
9. Philip Syng	37	1741
10. William Ball	31	1761
13. William M. Smith	37	1796
15. James Milnor	33	1806
16. Richard Tybout	38	1814
17. Samuel F. Bradford	39	1815
19. Bayse Newcomb	38	1818
20. John Randal	33	1822
21. John B. Gibson	44	1824
22. James Harper	43	1825
23. Thomas Kittera	37	1826
24. Samuel Badger	43	1829
25. Michael Nisbet, Sr.	43	1831
26. John Steele	45	1833
27. George M. Dallas	43	1835
29. John M. Read	40	1837
30. Samuel H. Perkins	42	1839
47. Robert Lamberton	45	1870
48. Samuel C. Perkins	44	1872
51. James M. Porter	44	1878
53. Samuel B. Dick	44	1881
64. Edgar A. Tennis	45	1902
115. William Slater II	45	2004

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