Appointed
1866 and 67

James B. McKean
Saratoga Springs

Colonel
77th NYVI

Elected
1868 and 69

Daniel E. Sickles
New York City

 Colonel, 70th NYVI
& Major General
U.S. Volunteers

Appointed
1869 - 70
Resigned

Edward B. Lansing
Auburn

1st Lieutenant, 75th NYVI

Elected
1870

John C. Robinson
Binghamton
Elected Commander-In-Chief
in 1877 & 1878

Brigadier General US Army
& Brevet Major General
U.S. Volunteers

Elected
1871 and 72

Henry A. Barnum
New York City

Brevet Major General
U.S. Volunteers

Elected
1873

Stephen P. Corliss
Albany

Captain, 4th NY Artillery
L:ietenant Colonel
& Brevet Colonel

Elected
1874

Edward Jardine
Albany

Major, 9th NYVI
& Brevet Brigadier General

Elected
1875

John Palmer
Albany
Elected Commander-In-Chief in 1891

Brevet Captain, 91st NYVI

Elected
1876 and 77

James Tanner
Washington D.C.
Elected Commander-In-Chief in 1905

Corporal, 87th NYVI

Elected
1878

William F. Rogers
Buffalo

Colonel, 21st NYVI

Elected
1879

James McQuade
Utica

Colonel, 14th NYVI
& Brevet Major General

Elected
1880

L. Coe Young
Binghamton

56th NYVI

Elected
1881

Abram Merritt
Nyack

2nd Lieutenant, Co. E, 20th NYSM
(aka 80th NYVI)

Elected
1882

James S. Fraser
New York City

4th Independent Battery
& 1st Engineers

Elected
1883

John A. Reynolds
Fairport

Major, 1st NY Artillery
& Brevet Colonel
U.S. Volunteers

Elected
1884

Ira M. Hedges
Haverstraw

Quartermaster Sergeant,
95th NYVI

Elected
1885

H. Clay Hall
Little Falls

Sergeant,
1st NY Mounted Rifles

Elected
1886

Joseph I. Sayles
Rome

17th NYVI

Elected
1887

George H. Treadwell
Albany

Major, 7th NY Artillery

Elected
1888

Newton Martin Curtis
Ogdensburg

16th NYVI
142nd NYVI
Brigadier General
& Brevet Major General
Medal of Honor Recipient

Elected
1889

Harrison Clark
Albany

2nd Lieutenant,
125th NYVI
Medal of Honor Recipient

Elected
1890

Floyd Clarkson
New York City

7th NY Militia
& Major, 6th and 12th
NY Vol. Cavalry

Elected
1891

Charles H. Freeman
Corning

1st Lieutenant
& Brevet Captain,
140th NYVI

Elected
1892

Theodore L. Poole
Syracuse

Major, 122nd NYVI

Elected
1893

Joseph P. Cleary
Rochester

Major,
14th NY Heavy Artillery

Elected
1894

John C. Shotts
Yonkers

17th NYVI

Elected
1895

Edward J. Atkinson
New York City

Musician, 83rd NYVI

Elected
1896

James S. Graham
Rochester

Captain, 13th NYVI &
Captain, 21st NY Cavalry

Elected
1897

Albert D. Shaw
Watertown
Elected Commander-In-Chief in 1899

35th NYVI

Elected
1898

Anson S. Wood
Wolcott

1st Lieutenant, 138th NYVI
Major, 9th NY Artillery
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel

Elected
1899

Joseph W. Kay
Brooklyn

10th NYVI

Elected
1900

N. P. Pond
Rochester

Captain, 3rd NY Cavalry
& Lieutenant Colonel,
2nd U.S. Col. Cavalry

Elected
1901

Charles A. Orr
Buffalo

187th NYVI
Medal of Honor Recipient

Elected
1902

Allen C. Bakewell
New York City

Pennsylvania Battery

Elected
1903

John S. Koster
Port Leyden

Major, 21st Mass. Inf.

Elected
1904

Henry N. Burhans
Syracuse

1st Lieutenant, 149th NYVI
& Brevet Colonel

Elected
1905

James M. Snyder
Troy

125th NYVI

Elected
1906

John S. Maxwell
Amsterdam

USS Vermont
A.D. Vance, Genessee, Baltic, North Carolina,
and the Morgan

Elected
1907

Harlan J. Swift
Cuba

Captain,
2nd NY Mounted Rifles

Elected
1908

William H. Daniels
Ogdensburg

Major, 16th NYVI

Elected
1909

Michael J. Cummings
Brooklyn

48th NYVI

Elected
1910

DeWitt C. Hurd
Utica

Sergeant Major,
10th NY Heavy Artillery

Elected
1911

George B. Loud
New York City

Lietenant, 3rd Mass Cav.
& Brigadier General Militia
State of Louisiana

Elected
1912

Oscar Smith
Albany

13th NYVI &
Sergeant, 13th NY Artillery

Elected
1913

Samuel C. Pierce
Rochester

Adjutant, 3rd NY Cavalry
Captain, Co. D.
& Lietenant Colonel

Elected
1914

James D. Bell
Brooklyn
Elected Commander-In-Chief in 1919

1st NY Mounted Rifles &
Regimental Com. Sergeant

Elected
1915

Zan L. Tidball
Buffalo

1st Lieutenant,
59th Veteran Infantry
& Quartermaster

Elected
1916

Solomon W. Russell
Salem

Major, 49th Inf. &
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel,
U.S. Volunteers

1917

William F. Kirchner
New York City

Duryea's Zouaves &
Light Artillery Regiment

1918

Dr. Lewis S. Pilcher
Montclair, NJ

unit history not available

1919

Joseph E. Ewell
Buffalo

First Lieutenant, Co. I 52nd Regiment, Ill. Vols.

1920

Alfred E. Stacey
Elbridge
Elected Commander-In-Chief in 1934

9th New York
Heavy Artillery

1921

Isidore Isaacs
New York City

59th NYVI
& 12th Ny Cavalry
(Served as Theodore Barwood)

1922

Calvin A. Brainard
Buffalo

154th NYSV, Co. F
& 10th NYSVRG, Co. E

192_

Thos. J. McConekey
Brooklyn

unit history unavailable

192_

Henry L. Keene
Elmira

unit history unavailable

1926

Rev.
Duncan J. McMillan
New York City

32nd & 7th Illinois Infantry

1926

Dr. John van Duyn
Syracuse

 unit history unavailable

1927

George W. Flynn
Buffalo

85th NYVI, Co. F

Promoted upon the death of Commander Flynn
1927

William M. Chatham
Albany

unit history unavailable

192_

Henry Lilly
New York City

unit history unavailable

1928

William P. Griffith
Brooklyn

102nd Penn. Volunteers

1929

Rev. Martin V. Stone
Jamestown

112th NYVI

1930

George H. Taylor
New York

106th Illinois Infantry

1931

Calvin L. Vincent
Elmira

109th NYVI

193_

Henry J. Kearney
Jersey City, NJ

unit history unavailable

193_

Frank E. Cooley
Rensselaer

8th Mass. Infantry

193_

John Maxwell
Buffalo

unit history unavailable

1934

Josiah C. Read
New York City

unit history unavailable 

1935

Robert M. Rownd
Ripley
Elected Commander-In-Chief 1938 & 1947

9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

1936

George C. Eldridge
Dumont, NJ

1st NY Cavalry

1937

Joseph Bauer
Rochester

8th NY Cavalry
& 5th Ind. Battery
NY Light Artillery

1938 - 39

Thomas Henry Stritch
Brooklyn

13th Conn. Infantry

1941

Edwin Morris
Elmira

179th NYVI

1945

John W. Hayes
Albany

14th NYVI
& 11th NY Cavalry

Promoted upon the death of Dept. Commander Hayes
1945

Frank E. Cooley
Rensselaer

8th Mass. Infantry

1948

James A. Hard
Rochester

32nd NYVI