Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&amp;AMTerre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&amp;AM Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&AM Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&AM (Chartered September 13, 1821) is a lodge of Freemasons in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is the oldest existing organization in the city and in Vigo County with the exception of Vigo County Government. History. On March 10, 1819, thirteen Freemasons residing in the village of Terre Haute petitioned the recently formed Grand Lodge of Indiana for dispensation to establish a lodge, which was received on July 12, 1819. The officers were installed by Elihu Stout of Vincennes Lodge No. 1, with Peter B. Allen as its first Master , and the Lodge began its labors. It continued working under this dispensation until a charter was issued by Grand Lodge on September 13, 1821. The Lodge predates the incorporation of Terre Haute as a town (1832) and as a city (1853). The oldest existing church did not organize until 1828, the first newspaper was not printed until 1823, and the oldest bank was not chartered until 1834. Terre Haute Lodge No. 19 worked with several other Masonic bodies to create the Terre Haute Masonic Temple Association in 1911. This body erected the Terre Haute Masonic Temple in 1917, which has  been the Lodge's permanent home since. In 1912, Lodge No. 19 participated in the centennial celebrations of the Siege of Fort Harrison, it being the only surviving organization which existed when there was a Fort Harrison. In 1919, the Lodge observed the 100th anniversary of its first meeting with a county-wide celebration. At its peak in the early 1950s, Terre Haute Lodge No. 19's membership totaled over 1600. Notable members. Over its nearly 200 year history, Terre Haute Lodge No. 19 has had a number of notable members, including Past Masters. The following is a list of  the Past Masters, or past presiding officers, of Terre Haute Lodge No. 19. Peter Buell Allen * — 1819 Peter Buell Allen * — 1820 Peter Buell Allen * — 1821 Demas Deming, Sr. * — 1821 Samuel McQuilkin * — 1821 Lucius H. Scott* (Past Grand Master of Pennsylvania 1865 - 1866) — 1822 Samuel McQuilkin * — 1822 Samuel McQuilkin * — 1823 Peter Buell Allen * — 1823 Samuel McQuilkin * — 1824 Peter Buell Allen * — 1825 Thomas H. Clark * — 1825 Elijah Tillotson, Jr. * — 1826 John F. Cruft * — 1827 Elijah Tillotson, Jr. * — 1827 Elijah Tillotson, Jr. * — 1828 Henry Allen * — 1828 Elijah Tillotson, Jr. * — 1829 Elijah Tillotson, Jr. * — 1830 Henry Allen * — 1831 Henry Allen * — 1832 Elijah Tillotson, Jr.  * — 1833 Ransom Miller * — 1834 Ransom Miller * — 1835 Ransom Miller * — 1836 Ransom Miller * — 1837 Ransom Miller * — 1838 Ransom Miller * — 1839 Ransom Miller * — 1840 Ransom Miller * — 1841 Ransom Miller * — 1842 Ransom Miller * — 1843 Ransom Miller * — 1844 Ransom Miller * — 1845 James S. Freeman * — 1846 James S. Freeman * — 1847 Dayton Topping * — 1847 Dayton Topping * — 1848 Albert Lange * — 1848 James S. Freeman * — 1849 Albert Lange * — 1849 Robert Wharry * — 1850 George F. Lyon* — 1850 George F. Lyon* — 1851 Arba Holmes * — 1852 Robert Wharry * — 1853 Thomas I. Bourne* — 1854 James S. Wyeth* — 1855 James S. Wyeth* — 1856 Arba Holmes * — 1857 James S. Wyeth* — 1858 Richard W. Thompson  * — 1859 James D. Wright * — 1860 Arba Holmes * — 1861 Lyndon H. Smith * — 1862 Lyndon H. Smith * — 1863 Lyndon H. Smith * — 1864 Lyndon H. Smith * — 1865 Lyndon H. Smith * — 1866 Lyndon H. Smith * — 1867 Lyndon H. Smith * — 1868 Robert Van Valzah * (Past Grand Master 1878 – 1879) — 1869 Robert Van Valzah * (Past Grand Master 1878 – 1879) — 1870 Edward L. Norcross * — 1871, Edward L. Norcross * — 1872 Robert Van Valzah * (Past Grand Master 1878 – 1879) — 1873 Robert Van Valzah * (Past Grand Master 1878 – 1879) — 1874 Robert Van Valzah * (Past Grand Master 1878 – 1879) — 1875 Robert Van Valzah * (Past Grand Master 1878 – 1879) — 1876 Alexander Thomas  * — 1877 Robert Van Valzah * (Past Grand Master 1878 – 1879) — 1878 Henry M. Ballew * — 1879 Henry M. Ballew * — 1880 Thomas B. Long * (Past Grand Master 1889 – 1890) — 1881 Thomas B. Long * (Past Grand Master 1889 – 1890) — 1882 Thomas B. Long * (Past Grand Master 1889 – 1890) — 1883 Thomas B. Long * (Past Grand Master 1889 – 1890) — 1884 Thomas B. Long * (Past Grand Master 1889 – 1890) — 1885 Frank C. Danaldson * — 1886 Frank C. Danaldson * — 1887 Harry P. Creager * — 1888 John W. Cruft * — 1889 Jacob D. Earley * — 1890 George E. Pugh * — 1891 William C. Durham * — 1892 William Penn * — 1893, George A. Gagg * — 1894 George C.  Buntin * — 1895 Louis Craig * — 1896 Robert W. Van Valzah * — 1897 Hal H. Dronberger * — 1898 William Penn * — 1899 Samuel L. Fenner * — 1900 David Lesseig, Jr. * — 1901 William H. Jackson * — 1902 William S. Roney * — 1903 Fred J. Longman * — 1904 Horace E. Tune * — 1905 John Cline * — 1906 William B. Hice * — 1907 Luther Z. Breaks * — 1908 Elam S. Williams * — 1909 Walter C. Clark * — 1910 Harold A. Elton * — 1911 John Stuart Jordan * — 1912 Truman B. English * — 1913 Otto A. Cottom * — 1914 Thomas J. Sanders * — 1915 Walter B. Noffsinger * — 1916 Clyde Paris * — 1917 Charles E. Scott * — 1918 Hugh E. Garrott * — 1919 George W. Kruzan * — 1920 Zory  J. King * — 1921 Herschell G. Harrah * — 1922 Charles W. West * — 1923 Charles W. Cornutt * — 1924 Guy W. Rustanmier * — 1925 John R. Hunter * (Past Grand Master 1939 – 1940) — 1926 Daniel E. Miller * — 1927 Richard P. Gillum * — 1928 Charles R. Roberts * — 1929 Hugh M. Leith * — 1930 Morris L. Cleverley * — 1931 Rector R. Capps — 1932 Chester C. Smith * — 1933 Russell A. Myers * — 1934 Jesse D. Hicks * — 1935 Dolph C. Cross — 1936 John D. Royer * — 1937 William G. Adams * — 1938 Alta L. Richards * — 1939 Willis S. Driskell * — 1940 Walter G. Rice * — 1941 Lester H. Spencer * — 1942 Roy W. Lafollette * — 1943 Gilbert L. Piker * — 1944  Jack C. Ballinger * — 1945 George W. Stewart * — 1946 Philip O. Roth * — 1947 Herman C. Canine * — 1948 Philip M. Baugh * — 1949 Ralph E. Elrod * — 1950 Wilbert C. Cottrell * — 1951 Clark M. Hayward, Jr. * — 1952 Clifford F. Wampler * — 1953 C. Ernest Molter * — 1954 Robert L. Vermillion * — 1955 Jack J. Hudson * — 1956 Marvin M. Foulke * — 1957 Charles M. Banks * — 1958 Basil E. Bennett * — 1959 A. Eugene Eskew * — 1960 Joseph G. Barton * — 1961 Charles W. Fort * — 1962 Jeff J. Miller * — 1963 Paul E. Hartzler * — 1964 James R. Riggle * — 1965 Nicholas M. Dupies * — 1966 Vernon B. Cristee * — 1967 Hugh E. Titus * — 1968 Paul W. Sudbrink  * — 1969 Ralph T. Pence * — 1970 William P. Sheets * — 1971 Robert F. Miller * — 1972 Philip J. Baker, Jr. * — 1973 Charles L. Compton — 1974 Bruce D. Willis — 1975 Clarence H. Jones * — 1976 Paul W. Sudbrink * — 1977 Horace E. Pence * — 1978 Jesse W. Oliver * — 1979 Jesse W. Oliver * — 1980 J. Lynn Addison * — 1981 Merlin H. Whitehead * — 1982 James R. Riggle * — 1983 John L. Ross * — 1984 Jack A. Wright — 1985 Larry R. Snow * — 1986 Loren L. O'Neal * — 1987 Norman G. Hall * — 1988 Dennis R. Cummins * — 1989 Warren H. Brewer, Jr. * — 1990 Ralph T. Pence * — 1991 Hugh E. Titus * — 1992 Dennis R. Cummins * — 1993 Howard  P. Higgins * — 1994 Myron E. Johnson — 1995 Greg A. Morris — 1996 William J. Chance — 1997 Charles L. Compton — 1998 William J. Chance — 1999 Gary W. O'Neal * — 2000 Howard P. Higgins * — 2001 Robert L. Shockley * — 2002 Robert L. Shockley * — 2003 David M. Peter — 2004, David M. Peter — 2005 Bruce Drummond — 2006 Bruce H. Royer — 2007 S. Alex Ruthmann — 2008 David M. Peter — 2009 David M. Peter — 2010 David M. Peter — 2011 Justin E. Runyon — 2012 Matthew E. Lowe — 2013 Matthew E. Lowe — 2014 Jordan M. Bayles — 2015 Ian J. Bertucci — 2016 Matthew E. Lowe — 2017 Christopher N. Cordray — 2018 Ian J.  Bertucci — 2019 Christopher L. Thompson — 2020 Ian J. Bertucci — 2021 Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&AM Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&AM (Chartered September 13, 1821) is a lodge of Freemasons in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is the oldest existing organization in the city and in Vigo County with the exception of Vigo County Government. History. On March 10, 1819, thirteen Freemasons residing in the village of Terre Haute petitioned the recently formed Grand Lodge of Indiana for dispensation to establish a lodge, which was received on July 12, 1819. The officers were installed by Elihu Stout of Vincennes Lodge