SAM HOUSTON COUNCIL NO. 275
Allied Masonic
Degrees of the United States of America
Instituted -
February 8, 1992
Chartered
- February 15, 1992
Constituted -
March 21, 1992
Matthew A.
Burke, PSM
Sovereign Master
Roberto M.
Sanchez
Secretary
Mailing Address
23622 Carducci
Dr
Richmond, Texas
77406-2594
Dues
for Sam Houston Council are $20.00 per year
Dues
for 2024 are now due!
Officers 2024
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Sovereign Master |
Matthew A. Burke, PSM |
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Senior Warden |
Darrin I. Pitts, PSM |
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Junior Warden |
Erickson Ybarra |
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Treasurer |
Lawrence Eugene Tucker,
PSM, PSGM |
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Secretary |
Roberto
Mercurio Sanchez, PSM, KGCRBE |
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Senior Deacon |
Harold J. “Hal” Smith |
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Junior Deacon |
Benny P. Hernandez |
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Chaplain |
John C. Elkinton, PSM,
KGCRBE |
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Tiler |
John Croft |
Past Sovereign Masters
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Charter
|
John Charles Elkinton |
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1993 |
Lawrence Eugene Tucker |
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1994 |
Kenneth Bernard Fischer,
Sr. |
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1995 |
Brian Richard Dodson |
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1996 |
Kenneth Ellison Borkert, Sr.* |
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1997 |
Michael David Nanny |
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1998 |
Pierre Goudeau Normand,
Jr. |
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1999 |
Lawrence Douglas Ostergren |
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2000 |
Henry Robert Clore |
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2001 |
William Joseph Rye Tucker* |
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2002 |
Howard Bart Henderson |
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2003 |
Joseph Weldon Clampitte, Jr. |
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2004 |
Joe Preston Haynes* |
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2005 |
Michael Dee Phillipus |
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2006 |
Harry Madeira* |
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2007 |
Tom Lucas Shearer |
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2008 |
Richard Charles Sharp* |
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2009 |
Jack Thomas Peebles |
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2010 |
Dwight Webster Phillips,
Jr. |
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2011 |
Clint Dwayne Stevens |
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2012 |
Kenneth Ray Potthoff |
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2013 |
Roberto Mercurio Sanchez |
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2014 |
Henry Mervin “Hank”
Hughes, III |
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Honorary |
Andrew Harrell “Tony” Bass
* |
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2015 |
Rufus Christopher Black * |
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2016 |
Michael Anthony Meier |
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2017 |
Newburn Weldon “Butch”
Hanna, Jr. |
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2018 |
Salomon Lahana |
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2019 |
Richard W. “Dick” Heale |
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2020 |
Edward Cullen Peebles |
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2021 |
Michael L. Sampson |
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2022 |
John Fletcher Woolsey, Jr. |
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2023 |
J. David Ashley |
* Deceased
Knights of the Red Branch of Eri
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1992
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John Charles Elkinton |
Lawrence Eugene Tucker |
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1993 |
James Darwin Baccus* |
Kenneth Bernard Fischer,
Sr. |
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1994 |
Kenneth Ellison Borkert, Sr.* |
Brian Richard Dodson |
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1995 |
Michael David Nanny |
Pierre Goudeau Normand,
Jr. |
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1996 |
William Ellyson Crozier* |
Lawrence Douglas Ostergren |
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1997 |
Henry Robert Clore |
William Joseph Rye Tucker* |
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1998 |
Joseph Weldon Clampitte, Jr. |
Howard Bart Henderson |
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1999 |
Herbert Lester Allen* |
Joe Preston Haynes* |
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2000 |
John Thomas Cleveland+* |
Michael Dee Phillipus |
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2001 |
Henry Andrew Knox, Jr.* |
Neal Elgin Skinner* |
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2002 |
(Removed by request) |
Harry Madeira* |
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2005 |
Richard Charles Sharp* |
Tom Lucas Shearer |
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2007 |
Clint Dwayne Stevens |
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2009 |
Roberto Mercurio Sanchez |
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2018 |
Jack Thomas Peebles |
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2021 |
Henry Mervin Hughes, III |
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2022 |
Michael Meier |
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2023 |
Edward Cullen Peebles |
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* Deceased + Membership Withdrawn
Current Membership Roster
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J. David Ashley |
Parent |
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Matthew A. Burke |
Plural |
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T. Chance Chapman |
Parent |
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Tommy F. Chapman |
Parent |
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J. Weldon Clampitte |
Emeritus |
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H.R. “Hank” Clore |
Emeritus |
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John C. Croft, Jr. |
Parent |
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Brian R. Dodson |
Parent |
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John C. Elkinton |
Parent |
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Kenneth B. Fischer, Sr. |
Parent |
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N.W. “Butch” Hanna, Jr. |
Parent |
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Richard W. “Dick” Heale |
Emeritus |
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H. Bart Henderson |
Parent |
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Benny Hernandez |
Parent |
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H.M. “Hank” Hughes |
Parent |
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Salomon Lahana |
Plural |
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Michael A. Meier |
Parent |
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Michael D. Nanny |
Emeritus |
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P.G. “Pete” Normand, Jr. |
Parent |
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Lawrence D. Ostergren |
Emeritus |
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Edward C. Peebles |
Parent |
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Jack T. Peebles |
Parent |
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Dwight W. Phillips |
Emeritus |
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Michael D. Phillipus |
Parent |
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Darrin I. Pitts |
Plural |
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Kenneth R. Potthoff |
Parent |
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Michael L. Sampson |
Parent |
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Roberto M. Sanchez |
Parent |
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Tom L. Shearer |
Parent |
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Roy J. Shepherd |
Parent |
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Harold J. “Hal” Smith |
Parent |
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Clint D. Stevens |
Parent |
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Lawrence E. Tucker |
Parent |
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John F. Woolsey, Jr. |
Plural |
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Erickson Ybarra |
Parent |
Charter Members 1992
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James Darwin Baccus * |
Houston |
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Kenneth Ellison Borkert, Sr.* |
Seabrook |
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Wiley Eugene Brookshire |
Lufkin |
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John Thomas Cleveland * |
Houston |
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Henry Robert Clore |
Pearland |
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Frank William Dedek, Jr. * |
Rosenberg |
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Brian Richard Dodson |
Sugar Land |
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John Charles Elkinton |
Pearland |
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Kenneth Bernard Fischer,
Sr. |
Friendswood |
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John Millard Fultz * |
Navasota |
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Billy Pat Gossett * |
Houston |
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William Paul Harriss * |
Houston |
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Herbert Latimer Johnson * |
League City |
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Henry Andrew Knox, Jr. * |
Houston |
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George Frederick Leese * |
La Porte |
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Philip Alexander Meerscheidt * |
Houston |
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Michael David Nanny |
Houston |
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Pierre Goudeau Normand,
Jr. |
College Station |
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Lawrence Douglas Ostergren |
Houston |
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Neal Elgin Skinner * |
Rosenberg |
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Earl Frank Smith * |
Channelview |
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Dwight Alvah Thrash * |
Lufkin |
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James Linden Threadgill * |
Highlands |
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Lawrence Eugene Tucker |
Houston |
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William Joseph Rye Tucker
* |
Crosby |
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Jerome Paul Vogel * |
Vidor |
* Deceased
By-Laws of Sam Houston Council No.
275
Honored Members of Sam
Houston Council No. 275
Kenneth B. Fischer
Sovereign Grand Master ~ 2008-2009
Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA
Lawrence E. Tucker
Sovereign Grand Master ~ 2016-2017
Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA
John C. Elkinton
Deputy Grand Master
Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA
Roberto M. Sanchez
Past Grand Superintendent
Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA
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Meeting
Dates 2024 |
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UNDER
CONSTRUCTION |
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Stated
Meeting Wednesday,
March 29, 2023 6:30
pm Rudi
Lechner’s 2503
South Gessner Road Houston,
TX 77063 Ladies auxiliary dinner group invited |
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Stated
Meeting Wednesday,
May 31, 2023 6:30
pm Rudi
Lechner’s 2503
South Gessner Road Houston,
TX 77063 Joint meeting
with Anson Jones Knight
Masons Ladies auxiliary dinner group invited |
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Stated
Meeting Wednesday,
August 30, 2023 7:00
pm Conferral
of Degrees Houston
Scottish Rite 2401
West Bellfort Avenue Houston,
Texas Meeting to follow Anson Jones Council
Knight Masons |
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Annual
Meeting Wednesday,
November 8, 2023 7:00
pm Election
of Officers for 2024 Houston
Scottish Rite 2401
West Bellfort Avenue Houston,
Texas Tiled Meeting -
Members of AMD only |
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Annual
Banquet and Installation
of Officers for 2024 Sunday,
November 19, 2023 6:30
pm Embassy
Suites Energy Corridor 11730
Katy Freeway (I-10) Houston,
TX 77079 Open to all AMD
members, Their families
and friends |
Members
are reminded to bring your regalia to all meetings.
Per Supreme
Council law all members of the AMD must attend at least one meeting each year.
Officers are
required to attend all meetings of the AMD unless excused by the Sovereign
Master.
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Grand
Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA |
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132nd
Annual Convocation Saturday,
February 10, 2024 2:30
pm to 5:30 pm Hyatt
Regency Hotel Crystal
City, Virginia Tiled
Meeting for AMD Members Only |
Our Council is named for Brother
SAM HOUSTON
"The Raven"
(1793 - 1863)
A hero in Texas' struggle for independence.
He defeated General Santa Anna at the Battle of San
Jacinto and
freed Texas from the rule of Mexico.
Houston served as the first president of the new republic of Texas
from 1836 to 1838 and was elected to a second term in
1841.
On December 20, 1837, he presided over the meeting which
formed The Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas.
When Texas was annexed to the U.S. in 1845
he went to the
U.S. Senate where he remained until 1859.
He left the Senate to become Governor of Texas.
He opposed Texas joining the Confederacy
and was deposed as Governor in 1861.
He then retired to private life where he spent the
rest of his life.
In his younger days, he lived with the Cherokee Indians
who gave him the honored name of "The
Raven".
Sam Houston died at his daughter’s home, the Steamboat
House,
in Huntsville, Texas on July 26, 1863.
He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Huntsville.
Webmaster – John
C. Elkinton
Revised
11/09/2023