Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen - Conventions and Membership Size

Conventions and Membership Size

Convention Date Called Location Lodges Members Grand Master Elected
1st Convention Dec. 15, 1874 Hornell, NY 12 n/a Joshua A. Leach
2nd Annual Dec. 14, 1875 Indianapolis 31 900 Joshua A. Leach
3rd Annual Sept. 1876 St. Louis 53 n/a William R. Worth
4th Annual Sept. 11, 1877 Indianapolis 60 n/a Frank B. Alley
5th Annual Sept. 1878 Buffalo 51 n/a (fewer) William T. Goundie
6th Annual Sept. 8, 1879 Chicago 65 n/a Frank W. Arnold
7th Annual Sept. 1880 Chicago n/a n/a Frank W. Arnold
8th Annual Sept. 1881 Boston 95 2,998 Frank W. Arnold
9th Annual Sept. 1882 Terre Haute 121 4,443 Frank W. Arnold
10th Annual Sept. 1883 Denver 178 7,337 Frank W. Arnold
11th Annual Sept. 28, 1884 Toronto 237 12,246 Frank W. Arnold
12th Annual Sept. 22, 1885 Philadelphia 285 14,694 Frank P. Sargent
13th Annual Sept. 15, 1886 Minneapolis 331 16,196 Frank P. Sargent
14th Convention Sept. 10, 1888 Atlanta 383 18,278 Frank P. Sargent
15th Convention Sept. 8, 1890 San Francisco 430 18,657 Frank P. Sargent
16th Convention Sept. 12, 1892 Cincinnati 480 25,967 Frank P. Sargent
17th Convention Sept. 10, 1894 Harrisburg, PA 519 26,508 Frank P. Sargent
18th Convention Sept. 14, 1896 Galveston, TX 507 22,461 Frank P. Sargent
19th Convention Sept. 12, 1898 Toronto 538 27,039 Frank P. Sargent
20th Convention Sept. 10, 1900 Des Moines, IA 569 36,084 Frank P. Sargent
21st Convention Sept. 8, 1902 Chattanooga, TN 615 43,376 John J. Hannahan
22nd Convention Sept. 12, 1904 Buffalo 660 54,434 John J. Hannahan
23rd Convention Sept. 10, 1906 Milwaukee 699 58,849 John J. Hannahan
24th Convention Sept. 14, 1908 Columbus, OH 760 66,408 William S. Carter
25th Convention June 6, 1910 St. Paul, MN 759 65,315 William S. Carter
26th Convention June 2, 1913 Washington, D.C. 826 85,292 William S. Carter
27th Convention June 5, 1916 Denver 830 85,866 William S. Carter
28th Convention June 9, 1919 Denver 880 116,990 William S. Carter
29th Convention May 8, 1922 Houston 905 107,611 David B. Robertson
30th Convention June 1, 1925 Detroit no data 106,808 David B. Robertson
31st Convention June 11, 1928 San Francisco no data 104,167 David B. Robertson
32nd Convention June 8, 1931 Columbus, OH no data 98,187 David B. Robertson

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