List of Masters since 1788

Master of the Lodge of Fortitude, 1788-1816

1788* Nash & Poole, 1789* Soward & Connor,

1790* Mackay & Dixon, 1791* Fumell & Soward, 1792 Nash, 1793 Connor, 1793 Furnell, 1794 Furnell, 1795 Nash, 1796 Wilson, 1796-1797 Wild, 1797-1798 Poole, 1798 Wilson, 1799 Greenhill, 1799 Curtis,

1800 Soward, 1801 Nash, 1802 Wedd, 1803-1804 Pearce, 1805-1806 Nash, 1807 Soward, 1808 Farell, 1809 Nichols, 1810 Brodie, 1811 Farell, 1812-1815 Nichols, 1816 Claret

* Masters elected every six months

Union of the Lodges in 1817

1817 Claret (Fortitude) and Shorman (Old Cumberland)

Master of the Lodge of Fortitude & Old Cumberland since 1818

1818-1821 Jenner, 1822 Brodie, 1823 Hammond, 1824 Roberts, 1825-1826 Starmar, 1826-1827 Shorman, 1828-1829 Grey,

1830 Robotham, 1831 Malyn, 1832 Robotham, 1833 Ratcliffe, 1834 Malyn, 1835-1836 Hardy, 1837-1838 Viant, 1839 Perigal,

1840 Wickens, 1841-1842 de Bernardy, 1844 G. Marriott, 1845 Phillips, 1846 Gell, 1847 J. W. Mountain, 1848 R. Norton, 1849 T. Harwood,

1850 Thos. How, 1851-1852 G. Stroud, 1853-1854 Vardy, 1855 Meunier, 1856 King, 1857 Ruf ( ? Ruff ), 1858 Ward, 1859 Lewis,

1860 Picard, 1861 Van Oppen, 1862 Stahl, 1863 Davis, 1864 Cole, 1865 Ware, 1866 Le Maitre, 1867 Capes, 1868 Langensheid, 1869 Stewart,

1870 Dudley Rolls, 1871 Bryant, 1872 Lilley, 1873 A. Snellgrove, 1874 S. H. Rolls, 1875 J. Clever, 1876 G. Angold, 1877 Kidder, 1878 D. Nichais, 1879 W. H. Bateman,

1880 H. Mower, 1881 R. Coombs, 1882 E. E. B. Kidder, 1883-1884 W. J. Beedell, 1885 G. Pigache, 1886 O. F. Peall, 1887  J. C. Nicholson, 1888 F. P. Telfer, 1889 C. Stanger,

1890 A. O. Jepson, 1891 C. D. Singer, 1892 J. W. Roy, 1893 S. A. Stanger, 1894 J. W. Rylands, 1895 G. P. Taylor, 1896 C. W. Walker, 1987 T. E C. Bates, 1898 J. R. Creasey, 1899 Stuart-Walker,

1900 S. W. Stephens, 1901 J. J. Telfer, 1902 M. J. Jarvis, 1903 C. F. Leach, 1904 K. S. Murray, 1905 A. C. Peach, 1906 C. F. Leach, 1907 S. W. Stephens, 1908 B. A Everitt, 1909 C. B. Penn,

1910 T. N. Hester, 1911 E. W. Green, 1912 C. W. Goff, 1913 E. F. Evans, 1914 G. Traill, 1915 F. C. Roy, 1916 J. D. Daymond,

1917-1942 H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, M.W.G.M. was proclaimed Permanent W. Master of the Lodge in 1917 and remaind so until his death in 1942. During this time Brethren occupying  the Chair were therefore Deputy Masters.

1917 R. Colsell, 1918 R. H. Vigor, 1919 A. Goff,

1920 V. Allcard, 1921 L. Denny, 1922 G.R. Davis, 1923 R.L. Coombs, 1924 P.M. Watts, 1925 H.E.W. Lutt, 1926 R.F.J. Colsell, 1927 H.W. Stephens, 1928 A.G. Bird, 1929 D.P. Frost,

1930 H.J.E. Stinson, 1931 E.R. Bird, 1932 G.G. Paul, 1933 C.A. Harvey, 1934
I.M. Barclay, 1935 A.H. Pullin, 1936 A.F. Watson, 1937 G. Traill, 1938 J. Denny, 1939 K. A. Layton-Bennett,  

1940-1941 K.A. Layton-Bennett, 1942 H.B. Crole-Rees, 1943 W.C. Ramsay, 1944 H.P. Shapland, 1945 R.H. Cave, 1946 E.P. Kingsbury, 1947 G.C. Bonner 1948, H.R. Tims, 1949 R.F. Lees,  

1950 V.W. Denny, 1951 R.L. Milsted, 1952 R. H. O'Brien, 1953 E. G. Standen, 1954 R.L. Coombs, 1955 C. H. Gadney, 1956 A.J. Kilpatrick, 1957 H.W. Stephens, 1958 F.J. Bairsto, 1959 D.G. Carter-Clout,

1960 J. V. Smith, 1961 K.H. Chapman, 1962 J.C. Payne, 1963 G. Traill, 1964
G. Scottorn, 1965 M. D. Carr, 1966 T. Taylor, 1967 G. Traill, 1968 K.R. Smith, 1969 R.F. Lees,

1970 C.D. Dane, 1971 M.E Reader, 1972 D.A. Gladwell,

2017 H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, M.W.G.M. was proclaimed Permanent W. Master of the Lodge in April 2017. Brethren occupying  the Chair are therefore Deputy Masters.