Supreme Senate of the K.A.E.O.
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The Supreme Senate of the Knights of the Ancient Essenic Order was the executive chapter of the entire order, generally responsible for organisation of local and Grand Senates, as well as producing literature on behalf of the order, such as the Knights' Review. Its officers were elected at national conventions, which were typically held once every year or two.
Supreme Ruler
The founder of the order, Charles J. Weatherby, was Supreme Ruler from its inception until the position was abolished on 26 April 1898 by the membership.[1]
Officers of the Supreme Senate
Position | Name | From | Elected | Session |
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Supreme Senator | George H. Hancock | 1893-01-21 | 1 | |
Supreme Secretary | Louis E. Breuer | St. Louis, MO | 1893-01-21 | 1 |
Supreme Organizer | Allen Graham | 1893-01-21 | 1 | |
Supreme Senator | George H. J. Simmons | Louisville, KY | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Secretary | Herbert Thomas | Jeffersonville, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Treasurer | S. H. Saltzgaber | Lafayette, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | T. W. Demmerly | Indianapolis, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | A. F. McNaughton | Jeffersonville, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Sarcedos | L. E. Bremer | St. Louis, MO | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Sr. Vigilante | F. H. Clarke | Lafayette, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Jr. Vigilante | W. J. Davis | Henderson, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Surgeon-General | Dr. L. N. Howard | Indianapolis, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Warder | W. V. Slack | Franklin, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Marshal | Arthur Merrill | East St. Louis, IL | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Trustee | Robert E. Seivers | Louisville, KY | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Trustee | L. E. Watson | Lafayette, IN | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Trustee | A. T. LeBaron | Henderson, KY | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Auditor | Claude S. Allen | Louisville, KY | 1894-05-30 | 3 |
Supreme Sacerdos | James H. Boyd | Staunton, VA | 1895-07-18[2] | 4 |
Supreme Marshal | Charles L. Young | Springfield, MA | 1895-07-18[2] | 4 |
Supreme Bannerette | Dr. R. S. Henry | Charleston, WV | 1895-07-18[2] | 4 |
Supreme Senator | W. A. Johnson | Covington, KY | 1896-05-13 | 5 |
Supreme Secretary | Herbert Thomas | Louisville, KY | 1896-05-13 | 5 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1896-05-13 | 5 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | D. Newcomb | Lynn, MA | 1896-05-13 | 5 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | William Armstrong | New Orleans, LA | 1896-05-13 | 5 |
Supreme Trustee | J. W. Coleman | Louisville, KY | 1896-05-13 | 5 |
Supreme Trustee | L. E. Watson | Lafayette, IN | 1896-05-13 | 5 |
Supreme Trustee | A. T. LeBaron | Springfield, MA | 1896-05-13 | 5 |
Supreme Senator | William Armstrong | New Orleans, LA | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Secretary | T. W. Harris | Cincinnati, OH | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | B. C. Christy | Pittsburgh, PA | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | Brace M. Gallien | Albany, NY | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Sacerdos | Dr. R. S. Henry | Charleston, WV | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Councillor | R. F. Straughan | New Orleans, LA | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Councillor | W. A. Johnson | Covington, KY | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Surgeon | Dr. W. W. Wolfe | Lynn, MA | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Marshal | J. Paul Haller | New Orleans, LA | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Sr. Vigilante | Dr. C. H. Bangs | Lynn, MA | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Jr. Vigilante | Charles E. Moore | Cincinnati, OH | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Warder | W. L. Morgan | Knoxville, KY | 1899-02-11 | 6 |
Supreme Senator | Thomas W. McKnight | New York, NY | 1900-05-24 | 7 |
Supreme Secretary | H. T. Rockey | Lancaster, OH | 1900-05-24 | 7 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1900-05-24 | 7 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | William M. Benham | Pittsburgh, PA | 1900-05-24 | 7 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | W. W. Newman | Frederick, MD | 1900-05-24 | 7 |
Supreme Senator | William M. Benham | Pittsburgh, PA | 1901-03-07 | Temporary |
Supreme Senator | Bert Surene Bartlow | Hamilton, OH | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Secretary | H. T. Rockey | Lancaster, OH | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | W. A. McClelland | New Orleans, LA | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | F. Marsh | Altoona, PA | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Sacerdos | H. S. Baxter | Haverhill, MA | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Councillor | H. S. Gwynne | Norwood, OH | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Councillor | H. W. Hawley | Cincinnati, OH | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Councillor | R. E. Slater | Lawrenceburg, IN | 1901-09-25 | 8 |
Supreme Senator | George W. Lieberth | Newport, KY | 1903-09-XX | 9 |
Supreme Senator | Harry Walter Hutchins | Cincinnati, OH | 1905-10-11 | 10 |
Supreme Secretary | H. P. Karch | Cincinnati, OH | 1905-10-11 | 10 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1905-10-11 | 10 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | C. H. Jones | Norwood, OH | 1905-10-11 | 10 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | J. Paul Haller | New Orleans, LA | 1905-10-11 | 10 |
Supreme Sacerdos | Irving A. Furner | Bangor, ME | 1905-10-11 | 10 |
Supreme Past Senator | George W. Lieberth | Newport, KY | 1905-10-11 | 10 |
Supreme Senator | John Anthony Herbert | Cincinnati, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Secretary | H. P. Karch | Norwood, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | Irving A. Turner | Bangor, ME | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | George Eaton | Haverhill, MA | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Sacerdos | Louis H. Gebhart | Norwood, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Deputy | R. E. Slater | Lawrenceburg, IN | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Councillor | W. H. Dyer | Newport, KY | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Councillor | William T. Ford | Cincinnati, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Councillor | John E. Thompson | Cincinnati, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Sr. Vigilante | Edward Fox | Cincinnati, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Jr. Vigilante | John Owens | East St. Louis, IL | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Surgeon | Dr. George C. Kolb | Cincinnati, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Instructor | George White | Newport, KY | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Marshal | Charles F. Dolen | Lynn, MA | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Warder | A. D. Abbott | New Orleans, LA | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Past Senator | Harry Walter Hutchins | Cincinnati, OH | 1906-10-09 | 11 |
Supreme Senator | John Anthony Herbert | Cincinnati, OH | 1907-10-08 | 12 |
Supreme Secretary | H. P. Karch | Cincinnati, OH | 1907-10-08 | 12 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1907-10-08 | 12 |
Supreme Senator | John Anthony Herbert | Cincinnati, OH | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Secretary | John E. Thompson | Cincinnati, OH | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | John Owen | East St. Louis, IL | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | A. D. Abbott | New Orleans, LA | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Sacerdos | Ralph B. Rogers | Haverhill, MA | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Councillor | Hon. W. H. Dyer | Newport, KY | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Councillor | George V. Scott | 1908-09-23 | 13 | |
Supreme Councillor | James C. Halliday | 1908-09-23 | 13 | |
Supreme Councillor | George M. Beltzhoover | 1908-09-23 | 13 | |
Supreme Sr. Vigilante | C. F. Dayton | Lynn, MA | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Jr. Vigilante | George A. Pearce | Bangor, ME | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Marshal | William Patton | Cincinnati, OH | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Surgeon | Dr. James P. Geppert | Cincinnati, OH | 1908-09-23 | 13 |
Supreme Warder | Jason Wahler | 1908-09-23 | 13 | |
Supreme Instructor | J. Paul Haller | 1908-09-23 | 13 | |
Supreme Senator | Ralph B. Rogers | Haverhill, MA | 1909-09-22 | 14 |
Supreme Senator | Ralph B. Rogers | Haverhill, MA | 1910-09-17 | 15 |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1910-09-17 | 15 |
Supreme Secretary | John E. Thompson | Cincinnati, OH | 1910-09-17 | 15 |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | A. D. Abbott | New Orleans, LA | 1910-09-17 | 15 |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | John Symmonds | Lynn, MA | 1910-09-17 | 15 |
Supreme Sacerdos | Dr. James P. Geppert | Cincinnati, OH | 1910-09-17 | 15 |
Supreme Senator | Dr. James P. Geppert | Cincinnati, OH | 1912-09-24 | |
Supreme Secretary | John E. Thompson | Cincinnati, OH | 1912-09-24 | |
Supreme Treasurer | Judge Aaron McNeill | Norwood, OH | 1912-09-24 | |
Supreme Councillor | H. W. Hawley | Cincinnati, OH | 1912-09-24 | |
Supreme Councillor | Isaac Levendorf | Cincinnati, OH | 1912-09-24 | |
Supreme Councillor | George W. Fox | Cincinnati, OH | 1912-09-24 | |
Supreme Deputy | Hiram Ingels | Ohio | 1912-09-24 | |
Supreme Senator | Joseph Fox | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Secretary | Pierre F. Dormey | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Treasurer | Henry J. Moorman | Newport, KY | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Sr. Seneschal | H. B. Reynolds | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Jr. Seneschal | John T. Harvey | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Sacerdos | Bernard Ellermann | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Trustee | George W. Fox | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Trustee | Dr. James P. Geppert | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Trustee | Pierre F. Dormey | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Councillor | Henry Reynolds | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Councillor | Adolph Kaplan | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Councillor | Bernard Ellermann | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 | |
Supreme Councillor | Dr. James P. Geppert | Cincinnati, OH | 1921-10-20 |
References
- ↑ "Weatherby Ousted", Cincinnati Post: 7, 27 April 1898, "The Essenic Knights Tuesday afternoon abolish the office of Supreme Ruler of the World thus deposing C. J. Weatherby. The duties were placed in the hands of the Supreme Senator W. Johnson, of Covington."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Louisville, Kentucky meeting of the Supreme Senate in July 1895 saw three appointments by Supreme Ruler Weatherby: James H. Boyd to Supreme Sacerdos, Charles L. Young to Supreme Marshal, Dr. R. S. Henry to Supreme Bannerette. The remaining positions remained unchanged from the previous session.