Most Worshipful Patrick H. Fenton

Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Utah 1975.

At the 103rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, Brother Patrick H. Fenton became the 100th Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Utah.

During the territorial days, Past Grand Master Parley L. WilIiams served three years and Phil H. Emerson two years.

Our 100th Grand Master was born in Huntington, Utah, August 16, 1917. He received his elementary and high school education in Parowan and was graduated from the Parowan High School in 1934. He attended the Branch Agriculture College in Cedar City for one year before entering the University of Utah in 1941.

Apparently Brother Fenton found military life to his liking for he was Cadet Colonel, ROTC, University of Utah in 1941. He was Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant Field Artillery in June of 1941. In 1946 he received his Bachelor of Science Degree, Military Science and Tactics, also Juris Doctor from the University of Utah.

According to his military record he was on active duty June 1941 to April 1946 with the 315th Field Artillery Battalion, 80th Division, Third U.S. Army, E.T.O. As such his unit took part in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhine and Central Europe Campaigns. His final assignment was with the 213th Armored Field Artillery Bn., Eighth Army in Korea. At that time he was Major, Executive Officer, with his unit which received a Presidential Citation resulting from an engagement 9 miles north of Kapyong, Korea, May 28, 1951.

Through the courtesy of other jurisdictions he received the three Degrees of Masonry during the early months of 1944, 1945 and 1946 for his own Lodge, Franklin Lodge No. 27 at Cedar City .In 1965 he was elected Worshipful Master of his Lodge and at the present time is Treasurer of Franklin Lodge No. 27.

In the fall of 1967 he joined the three York Rite Bodies in Utah and the following June he joined EI Kalah Temple of the Shrine in Salt Lake City. He became a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Utah with the 141st Class in April of 1973.

Brother Fenton was recently initiated in Chapter 114, National Sojourners in Salt Lake City and this Military Masonic Body commented upon his very impressive record while in the U.S. Army,.

In Grand Lodge Brother Fenton was appointed Junior Grand Deacon in 1970, Grand Orator in 1971 and elected Junior Grand Warden in 1972. He progressed through the elective chairs and was elected Grand Master in 1975.

He was married to Gloria B. Gardner May 15, 1948 and they have two married daughters, Mrs. Lewis Rawlinson and Mrs. Larry Banks and a son at home, Patrick Robert.

Our Grand Master is a lawyer in Cedar City and has a cattle ranch. As one would suspect he is successful in his profession and in his cattle business.

Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1975.

Died August 11, 2001 Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 2002, Page 89.