Fraternal Order of the Eagles BC History

Provincial Aerie History

Past Provincial Worthy Presidents Past Provincial Madam Presidents

Originally, the Aeries in British Columbia were first administered by Grand Aerie until 1906-07 when the Washington State Aerie was established, which then administered the region until the 1945-46 term when the British Columbia Provincial Aerie was chartered on July 17th, 1945. The original six Aeries in British Columbia were #6 Vancouver, #10 Rossland, #12 Victoria, #15 Nanaimo, #20 New Westminster, and #22 Nelson.

Term
Aerie

 

Instituted
Footnotes
#
Grand/District Worthy President
1898-99
#6 Vancouver
Mar. 3, 1899
 
14

6

John Cort
(1861-1929)
Grand Worthy President
(Seattle, WA #1)

 
#10 Rossland
Mar. 24,1899
 
#12 Victoria
Apr. 9,1899
 
#15 Nanaimo
Apr. 16,1899
 
#20 New Westminster
May 22,1899
 
#22 Nelson
May 31, 1899
1899-1900
 
 
 
 
John W. Considine
(1860-1943)
Grand Worthy President
(Seattle, WA #1)
1900-01


Grand Aerie Convention
Vancouver #6
13

7

H. R. Littlefield
Grand Worthy President
(Portland, OR #4)
1901-02
#158 Phoenix
June 9, 1901
 
1902-03
#237 Grand Forks
June 5, 1902
 
12

10

Del Cary Smith
(1869-xxxx)
Grand Worthy President
(Spokane, WA #2)
#238 Kaslo
June 10, 1902
 
#308 Greenwood
Jan. 30, 1903
 
1903-04
#432 Revelstoke
July 16, 1903
 
11

13

Timothy D. Sullivan
(1862-1913)
Grand Worthy President
(New York, NY #40)

#561 Fernie
Dec. 14, 1903
 
#686 Ladysmith
Apr. 22, 1904
 
1904-05

#847 Kamloops
Sept. 2, 1904
 
10

17

John F. Pelletier
(1858-xxxx)
Grand Worthy President
(Kansas City, MO #47)

District Meeting: Greenwood

Wed., June 14, 1905

 

#853 Sandon
Sept. 5, 1904
 
#855 Moyie
Sept. 13, 1904
 
#967 Cranbrook
Jan. 25, 1905
 
1905-06
#1369 Vernon (Okanagan)
Apr. 4, 1906
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Sir Richard McBride (1870-1917), the first BC-born Premier of the province — and himself a member of Aerie #20 New Westminster — was pressured successfully by his Brother Eagles throughout BC to eventually establish mother’s pensions. One of Brother Richard’s official receipts exists in the BCFOE Archives.

9

18

Hy D. Davis
(1865-xxxx)
Grand Worthy President
(Cleveland, OH #135)

District Meeting: Revelstoke

Tues., June 6, 1906

1906-07
#1624 Arrowhead
Apr. 27, 1907
Kamloops #847 (s)
8

18

Charles E. Coon
(1842-1920)

Port Townsend #182
(1st Washington State President)

Howard Hathaway
(1864-1930)

Everett #13 — JPSP

1907-08
 
 

Moyie #855 (s)
17
George E. Lawrence
(1858-xxxx)
Tacoma #3
1908-09

#1794 North Vancouver
June 17, 1908
Sandon #853 (s)

7

18

Samuel E. Mullin
(1860–xxxx)
Bellingham #31
#1864 Sparwood (Michel)
Apr. 29, 1909
1909-10

#1945 Prince Rupert

May 18, 1910 

Dec. 1909 —
Greenwood #308 
consolidates w/ #158

Fernie #561 (s)

Vernon #1369 (s)

6

16

Thomas Perrot
Seattle #1

1910-11

#1953 Cumberland (Comox)
Sept. 22, 1910

Arrowhead #1624 (s)

5

18

E. D. Sanders
(1853-1914) 
Spokane #2

#1959 Hazelton (Omineca)
Nov. 29, 1910
#1967 Powell River
Apr. 15, 1911
1911-12
 
 
 
18

Lincoln Davis
(xxxx-1917) 
Tacoma #3

1912-13
#2003 Duncan (Smythe) 
Oct. 9, 1912
 
4

19

George Hausch
(1860-xxxx)
Vancouver (WA) #2158
1913-14
 
 
 
 
Charles S. Baker
(1866-xxxx)
Ellensburg #2220
1914-15

 
 
#1959 Hazelton (s)

Nov. 16, 1914 —
Cranbrook #967 (s)

17
L. E. Wolfe
(1863-xxxx)
Concrete #1444
1915-16
 
 
Apr. 1916 —
Kaslo #238 (s)

Duncan #2003(s)

15
Art W. Redick
(1873-xxxx)
Snohomish #195
1916-17
 
 
 
15
William A. Greenwalt
(1870-xxxx)
Bremerton #192
1917-18

 
 
Powell River #1967 consolidates with Vancouver #6.

Apr. 1918 —
Grand Forks #237
consolidates w/ #22.

13
Isaac P. Calhoun
(1858-xxxx)
Kent #362
1918-19
 
 
 
 
Stephen A. Giard
Hoquiam #252
1919-20
 
 
Aug.1, 1919 —
Phoenix #158
consolidates w/ #22.
12
Charles Gallagher
(1877-xxxx)
Black Diamond #1490
1920-21
 
 
Prince Rupert #1495
May 17, 1920 (s)
11
William T. Linahan
(1874-xxxx)
Everett #13
1921-22

 
 
November 19,1921— Vancouver #6 (r)
10
Harry C. Byram
(1868-xxxx)
Tacoma #3
1922-23
 
 
July 1922 —
Ladysmith #686 (s)
9
Crawford E. White
(1882-xxxx)
Seattle #1
1923-24
#2075 Vancouver

Aug. 30, 1923 
Feb. 15, 1924 — 
N. Vancouver #1794 consolidates w/ #2075.
3

10

E. C. Collier
(1880-xxxx)
Ballard #172

#2076 Prince George
Mar. 21, 1924
 
1924-25
 
 
 
10
Jesse L. Havens
(1884-xxxx)
Hoquiam #252
1925-26
 
 
 
10
Edward W. Bigalow
Sedro Woolley #2069
1926-27

#2095 Kimberley
Nov. 27, 1926
 
2

13

John H. Wagner
(1871-xxxx)
Anacortes #249
#2096 Port Alberni
Dec. 24, 1926
 
#2101 Ladysmith
May 2, 1927
 
1927-28
 
 
Annual District Meeting in Vancouver
13
George Haegle
(1886-xxxx)
Spokane #2
1928-29

#2111 Prince Rupert

Sept. 8, 1928 

Annual District Meeting in Victoria
1

14


Frank LeRoy
Victoria #12
(1869–1940)
l
District President
1929-30
 
 
 
14

James D. McArthur
(1895-1965)
Tenino #564

1930-31
 
 
 
14
Frank Kane
(1886-1945)
Renton #1722
1931-32
 
 
 
14
Henry Woborg
Everett #13
1932-33
 
 
 
14

Ernie J. Cyr
(1893-1978)
Yakima #289

1933-34
 
 
 
14
Ralph P. Dunning
(1902-xxxx)
Wenatchee #204
1934-35

 
 
Annual District Meeting in Vancouver
14


Edward M. “Murray” Blair
(1892-1973)
Vancouver #2075
1935-36
 
 
 
14
James J. Bryan, Jr.
Bremerton #192
1936-37
 
 
 
14
Al R. Shevland
Tacoma #3
1937-38
 
 
March 14, 1938 —
Kimberley #2095 (s)
13
Aaron Reese
(1884-xxxx)
Cle Elum #649
1938-39
 
 
 
13
Thomas A. Bow
(1900-xxxx)
Kent #362
1939-40
 
 
 
13
Julius M. Hooper
(1888-xxxx)
Seattle #1
1940-41
 
 
 
13
Ted M. Hedger
Spokane #2
1941-42
 
 
 
13
Harrison McAdams
(1882-xxxx)
Bellingham #31
1942-43
 
 
 
13

Jess V. Sapp
(1899-xxxx)
Sedro Woolley #2069
1943-44
 
 
 
1944-45
 
 
 
13
William Oliver
(1880-xxxx)
Aberdeen #24