Grand Knights
Past Grand Knights of Council #279
Their leadership and foresight piloted us through our First Hundred years, may God bless us with future men to lead and direct this Council through our next hundred years. We are grateful to them all, living and dead for their dedication to this Council and to Columbianism. VIVAT JESUS!
1897 - 1899 Michael D McMahon
1899 - 1902 Patrick F. Roddy
1902 - 1905 Thomas Magner
1905 - 1906 Thomas Conlon
1906 - 1911 P.E. McAuliffe
1911 - 1912 M.G Leary
1912 - 1914 George Stackpole
1914 - 1916 Edward B. Corley
1916 - 1918 T.B. Wright
1918 - 1920 Elzear O. Mitiguy
1920 - 1923 Daniel J. Casey
1923 - 1924 William L. Hammond
1924 - 1926 Peter P. Lawler
1926 - 1929 Bart M. O'Brien
1929 - 1931 James J. Carrney
1931 - 1932 Daniel J. Casey
1932 - 1934 J. Leo Casey
1934 - 1936 Harold J. Toohey
1936 - 1938 Lionel J. Leary
1938 - 1940 A.R. Stannard
1940 - 1943 Frank J. Stewart
1943 - 1945 William L. Hammond
1945 - 1947 J. Edward Moran
1947 - 1949 Robert W. Larrow
1949 - 1951 James F. O'Hare
1951 - 1953 W. L. VanSleet Jr.
1953 - 1954 Joseph C. McNiel
1954 - 1956 Charles L. Delaney
1956 - 1957 Frank L. Wagner
1957 - 1958 Philip Poulin
1958 - 1959 Joseph J. Quinn
1959 - 1960 Harold Riley
1960 - 1961 Edward J. Costello
1961 - 1962 George L. Kaigle
1962 - 1962 Joseph Allard
1962 - 1964 William J. Keogh
1964 - 1965 John A. Duprat
1965 - 1965 Robert McKenzie
1965 - 1967 John DeMag
1967 - 1968 Paul W. Mitchell
1968 - 1969 Paul Meacham Sr.
1969 - 1970 James J. Roach
1970 - 1971 Edmond N. Benoit
1971 - 1972 George W. Tierney
1972 - 1973 James F. O'Hare
1973 - 1974 Gerald Shortsleeves
1974 - 1975 George Boucher
1975 - 1977 Thomas E. Lozen
1977 - 1979 John G. Barry, Jr.
1979 - 1981 Kenneth Lovejoy
1981 - 1983 Lawrence A. Fortier
1983 - 1986 Harry R. Gadhue
1986 - 1989 Gerald L. Bean
1989 - 1990 Conrad Flynn
1990 - 1993 John G. Barry, Jr.
1993 - 1995 Paul W. Meacham, Sr.
1995 - 1998 Jesse L. Mattison (1st term)
1998 - 2000 Chris Bissonette
2000 - 2002 Bill LaCroix (1st term)
2002 - 2004 Jesse L. Mattison (2nd term)
2004 - 2012 Steve Sweeney
2012 - 2014 Jim Michael
2014 - 2017 Bill LaCroix (2nd term)
2017 - 2021 David A. Ely Sr.
2021 - 2024 Daniel St. Hilaire
2024 - Present Mike Hennessey