Anthony Portlock - Grand Master of the First Grand Lodge (Union Grand Lodge) organized in Virginia on February 20th, 1866
James H. Jones - Grand Master of the Second Grand Lodge (Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons) organized in Virginia on October 14th, 1867
James E. Fuller - First Grand Master of what is known today as the MWPHGL of Virginia organized on December 16th, 1875
| Years Served | Name | Lodge | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 – 1876 | James E. Fuller | Rising Sun No. 2 | Norfolk |
| 1876 – 1878 | James H. Jones | J.B. Trusty No. 8 | Petersburg |
| 1878 – 1879 | Thomas G. Gladman | Covenant No. 12 | Lynchburg |
| 1879 – 1881 | W.H. Hughes | Hobson No. 23 | Richmond |
| 1881 – 1882 | Lewis H. Carter | King Solomon No. 27 | Richmond |
| 1882 – 1884 | Thomas Cayton | Jefferson No. 20 | Charlottesville |
| 1884 – 1886 | George H. Dabney | Sheba No. 17 | Petersburg |
| 1886 – 1888 | James H. Johnston | Social No. 6 | Richmond |
| 1888 – 1889 | Samuel Kelly | Rising Sun No. 2 | Norfolk |
| 1889 – 1891 | James H. Hayes | King David No. 28 | Richmond |
| 1891 – 1893 | A.B. Campbell | Rising Sun No. 2 | Norfolk |
| 1893 – 1894 | John B. Montgomery | Lincoln No. 11 | Alexandria |
| 1894 – 1896 | Benjamin A. Graves | King David No. 28 | Richmond |
| 1896 – 1898 | Americus M. Jones | Eastern Light No. 4 | Norfolk |
| 1898 – 1900 | Robert E. Jones | Trinity No. 44 | Richmond |
| 1900 – 1902 | Peter B. Ramsey | Pocahontas No. 7 | Petersburg |
| 1902 – 1904 | J.B. Evans | Star of the West No. 24 | Lynchburg |
| 1904 – 1906 | William H. Gaskins | Accomac No. 62 | Puntogeague |
| 1906 – 1908 | Harris Barrett | Hampton Royal No. 84 | Hampton |
| 1908 – 1910 | George Ramsey | Campbell No. 67 | Norfolk |
| 1910 – 1912 | J. Cornelius Carter | Henry No. 59 | South Boston |
| 1912 – 1913 | P.F. Morris | Roman Eagle No. 77 | Lynchburg |
| 1913 – 1915 | J.W. Barnes | Lebanon No. 34 | Portsmouth |
| 1915 – 1917 | L.L. Downing | Dunbar No. 193 | Roanoke |
| 1917 – 1919 | Wilson F. Foreman | Rising Sun No. 2 | Norfolk |
| 1919 – 1921 | William F. Grasty | Nehemiah No. 26 | Danville |
| 1921 – 1923 | C. Bernard Gilpin | Capital City No. 107 | Richmond |
| 1923 – 1925 | J.C. Robertson | Henrico No. 41 | Richmond |
| 1925 – 1927 | S.S. Morris | Lebanon No. 34 | Portsmouth |
| 1927 – 1929 | Hamlin Nelson | Hampton Royal No. 84 | Hampton |
| 1929 – 1931 | Irvin W. Taylor | Nehemiah No. 26 | Danville |
| 1931 – 1932 | C.S. Bassett | Hampton Royal No. 84 | Hampton |
| 1932 – 1934 | L.L. Berry | Mt. Gilead No. 102 | Portsmouth |
| 1934 – 1936 | W.W. Lee | Prince Hall No. 61 | Fredericksburg |
| 1936 – 1938 | James E. Fulford | Ebenezer No. 66 | Norfolk |
| 1938 – 1940 | J.H. Blackwell Jr. | Hobson No. 23 | Richmond |
| 1940 – 1942 | W. C. Dudley | Salem No. 120 | Salem |
| 1942 – 1944 | T. K. Anderson | Eastern Star No. 13 | Hampton |
| 1944 – 1946 | A. J. Smith | Hiram Abiff No. 90 | Newport News |
| 1946 – 1948 | E. A. Norrell | Silver Trowel No. 267 | Richmond |
| 1948 – 1950 | David Alston | Excelsior No. 87 | Norfolk |
| 1950 – 1951 | I. J. McGuffin | Henry No. 59 | South Boston |
| 1951 – 1954 | David Muckle | Mt. Gilead No. 102 | Portsmouth |
| 1954 – 1956 | W. L. Ransome | Hobson No. 23 | Richmond |
| 1956 – 1958 | Howard Z. Plummer | William Plummer No. 271 | Portsmouth |
| 1958 – 1960 | H. G. Hairston | Alpha & Omega No. 46 | Portsmouth |
| 1960 – 1962 | William W. Pierce | R.C. Yancey No. 284 | Chase City |
| 1962 – 1964 | E.S. Brown | Dunbar No. 193 | Roanoke |
| 1964 – 1966 | Roswell A. Taylor, Sr. | Acacia No. 32 | Alexandria |
| 1966 – 1968 | L. Carey | Star of the West No. 24 | Lynchburg |
| 1968 – 1970 | J. Henry Evans | Emporia No. 101 | Emporia |
| 1970 – 1972 | Bossie B. Simmons | Shiloh No. 33 | Hopewell |
| 1972 – 1974 | J. Luvelle Taylor | Dunbar No. 193 | Roanoke |
| 1974 – 1976 | Landon H. White | Capital City No. 107 | Richmond |
| 1976 – 1978 | James V. Washington | Progressive No. 80 | Norfolk |
| 1978 – 1980 | Thomas E. Minor | Trinity No. 44 | Richmond |
| 1980 – 1982 | Robert E. Harris, Sr. | Nehemiah No. 26 | Danville |
| 1982 – 1984 | Robert G. Davis | John W. Barnes No. 305 | Clifton Forge |
| 1984 – 1986 | Pittman C. Rock, Sr. | Welcome No. 125 | Bowling Green |
| 1986 – 1988 | Charles C. Crawford, Jr. | Campbell No. 67 | Norfolk |
| 1988 – 1990 | Armistead G. Williams | Progressive No. 80 | Norfolk |
| 1990 – 1992 | Willie E. Massenburg | Eureka No. 15 | Petersburg |
| 1992 – 1994 | Billie L. Thompson, Sr. | Alpha & Omega No. 46 | Portsmouth |
| 1994 – 1996 | Lionell Spruill, Sr. | Providence No. 189 | Chesapeake |
| 1996 – 1998 | William F. Milton, Jr. | Arlington No. 58 | Arlington |
| 1998 – 2000 | Gilbert Tyler | King Solomon No. 27 | Richmond |
| 2000 – 2002 | George H. Clemons | Salem No. 120 | Salem |
| 2002 – 2004 | Franklin D.R. Lyons, Sr. | Edward Jones No. 324 | Richmond |
| 2004 – 2006 | Kenneth Hill | R.C. Yancey No. 284 | Chase City |
| 2006 – 2008 | Curtis S. Vaughan, Jr. | Campbell No. 67 | Norfolk |
| 2008 – 2010 | Larry D. Christian | Triple River No. 253 | West Point |
| 2010 – 2012 | Herman Eggleston, Jr. | Charlotte No. 146 | Keysville |
| 2012 – 2014 | Shelton Riddick | Washington No. 323 | Portsmouth |
| 2014 – 2016 | Roger C. Brown | Lord Hannibal No. 327 | Richmond |
| 2016 – 2018 | Paige D. Cherry | Morning Star No. 3 | Portsmouth |
| 2018 - 2021 | Richard Townes | Averett Union No. 235 | Nelson |