death_date predecessor successor title birth_date image article_title name
06 july 1891 none john j. phelan '' of columbus 1882 -- 1886 ` grand knight '' ' of the knights 30 august 1843 james t. mullen.jpg james t. mullen
 james t. mullen
james t. mullen

james t. mullen -lrb- august 30 , 1843 -- july 6 , 1891 -rrb- was the first supreme knight of the knights of columbus from february 2 , 1882 to may 17 , 1886 .
mullen participated in the civil war having enlisted in new haven , connecticut in company c of the 9th regiment , on september 11 , 1861 , and became a sergeant in the company .
he was honorably discharged on december 27 , 1862 , due to illness .
