Sovereign Grand Masters
A list of Sovereign Grand Masters of the Royal Black Preceptory:
- 1846: Thomas Irwin
- 1849: Morris Knox
- 1850: Thomas Johnston
- 1857: William Johnston
- 1902: H. W. Chambers
- 1914: William Lyons
- 1924: William Allen
- 1948: Norman Stronge
- 1971: Jim Molyneaux
- 1995: William Logan
- 2008: Millar Farr
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