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The Supreme Council, 33°, for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction is the governing body for Scottish Rite Freemasonry. With its headquarters in Lexington, Massachusetts, the Supreme Council is a board of directors comprised of some fifty 33° Masons, called "Active Members." The chief executive officer's title is Sovereign Grand Commander.

Each of the 15 states within the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction has an Active Member designated as a "Deputy," who is the executive officer for the Rite within his state. He is supported by the remaining Active Members of the state. There is at least one Active Member in addition to the Deputy in each state. Some states have as many as five Active Members. The purposes of the Supreme Council are clearly defined in its Declaration of Principles.

The Northern Masonic Jurisdiction oversees the bodies in 15 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Vermont. In the Northern Jurisdiction the Supreme Council consists of no more than 66 members.

The Supreme Council meets on an annual basis, at which time the business of the Rite is transacted and the 33° is conferred on those who have been elected to receive this honor. From a membership of more than 200,000 32° Masons, less than 3,500 have been elevated to the 33°, for which they have been given the title of "Honorary Member." Within each state are local Valleys, where degrees from the 4° - 32° are conferred.

Location of our headquarters: 33 Marrett Road (Rte 2A) Lexington, Massachusetts

Our mailing address is: Supreme Council, 33° Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction P.O. Box 519 Lexington, MA 02420-0519

Our telephone number is: Phone: (781) 862-4410 FAX: (781) 863-1833

The new Grand Commander is a graduate of Indiana University, where he earned a degree in forensic studies.

Following graduation he was a detective with the Fort Wayne Police Department for ten years before joining his father in the operation of the All Rite Distributing Company, Inc., in Fort Wayne in 1983.

A Freemason since 1974, McNaughton was Master of Maumee Lodge No. 725, Fort Wayne. In the Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Wayne, he was the presiding officer of the Lodge of Perfection in 1996. He became an Active Member of the Supreme Council's governing board in 1998. He is a member of the York Rite in Fort Wayne and Mizpah Shrine Center.

McNaughton is a past president of the Fort Wayne Rotary Club and has been active in the Trinity Presbyterian Church, where he has served as treasurer, trustee and deacon.

Ill. John Wm. McNaughton, 33°	Sovereign Grand Commander
Ill. Robert O. Ralston, 33°	Past Sovereign Grand Commander
Ill. Jim S. Deyo, 33°	Grand Lieutenant Commander
Ill. Robert F. Ogg, 33°	Grand Minister of State
Ill. Charles E. Ridlon, 33°	Deputy for Maine
Ill. Donald G. Hicks Jr., 33°	Deputy for Massachusetts
Ill. Richard W. Elliot, 33°	Deputy for New Hampshire
Ill. David A. Glattly, 33°	Deputy for New Jersey
Ill. Robert F. Ogg Jr., 33°	Deputy for Rhode Island
Ill. Peter J. Samiec, 33°	Deputy for New York
Ill. Eric Ginette, 33°	Deputy for Vermont
Ill. David R. Bedwell Sr., 33°	Deputy for Michigan
Ill. Gail N. Kemp, 33°	Deputy for Indiana
Ill. James T. Elliott Jr, 33°	Deputy for Delaware
Ill. William R. Powers, 33°	Deputy for Ohio
Ill. Garry D. Hageness, 33°	Deputy for Wisconsin
Ill. Russell W. Baker, 33°	Deputy for Pennsylvania
Ill. David L. Sharkis, 33°	Deputy for Connecticut
Ill. Benny L. Grisham, 33°	Deputy for Illinois
Ill. Richard W. Elliot, 33°	Grand Treasurer General
Ill. James L. Tungate, 33°	Grand Secretary General
Ill. Michael A. DeWolf, 33°	Grand Keeper of the Archives
Ill. Robert E. Godbout Jr., 33°	Grand Master General of Ceremonies
Ill. Keith Hoskins, 33°	Grand Marshall General
Ill. William J. Dover, 33°	Grand Captain General
Ill. David P. Spencer, 33°	Grand Standard Bearer
Ill. David L. Sharkis, 33°	Grand Sword Bearer
Ill. Russell W. Baker, 33°	Grand Almoner
Ill. Karl D. Schimpf, 33°	Grand Prior
Ill. William D. Hartman, 33°	Associate Grand Prior
Ill. Robert S. Finley, 33°	Grand Marshal of the Camp
Ill. Roger Caplinger, 33°	Grand Marshal of the Camp
Ill. Fred S. Kile, 33°	Grand Marshal of the Camp
Ill. Richard A. Rodibaugh, 33°	Grand Marshal of the Camp
Ill. William S. Arnold Sr., 33°	Grand Marshal of the Camp
Ill. John W. Hanson, 33°	Grand Seneschal
Ill. Wayne A. Pease, 33°	Assistant Grand Seneschal