Most Worshipful Brother Stuart Piper Dobbs

Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Utah 1943.

Our present Grand Master comes from the "Corn Huskers'" State. He was born at Beatrice, Nebraska, July 25, 1887. His educa-tion was obtained in the public and high schools of the city named, and the University of Nebraska, at Lincoln, Nebraska, from which institution he was graduated in 1909 with the degree of A. B. and two years later he received the degree of LLB from the University.

No social fraternity while in college, he reports, but he belonged to Phi Beta Kappa (Honorary scholarship), Phi Alpha Tau and Delta Sigma Rho (Debating honorary) and Delta Sigma Rho (honorary journalism) fraternities, and Innocents (Senior society).

During his three years in law school, and for two years after graduation, he engaged in newspaper work, on the Lincoln Daily Star, and the Salt Lake Herald-Republican, and for the Associated Press, commencing the practice of law at Provo, February 15, 1914. He left Provo for Ogden, March 1st, 1915, where he has since practiced his profession.

In 1920 Brother Dobbs was elected District Attorney, and served four years; appointed City Attorney and served through the years 1930-1933, inclusive. Active politically, he was nominated for Attorney General by the Democratic Party in 1920 "and was defeated with the rest of the boys that Harding-year." He has been chairman of the First Congressional district for many years, a member of the State committee many years and is now Democratic National Committeeman from Utah.

Some of the other interests and activities of our Grand Master are represented by service on the Sesquicentennial Commission; president of the Utah Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and of the University Club of Ogden, and a director of the Ogden Golf and Country Club; was Weber County Chairman of the Four Minute Men in 1917-18, and for one year director of the Ogden Rodeo.

He was married in 1915 to Beatrice Longtin, of Beatrice, Nebraska.

They have three children: Merle Louise Young, of Ogden, Beatrice Deirdre Charters, of Great Neck, Long Island, and Hugh Emery Dobbs, now in the United States Army and at present stationed in Alaska, and one grandchild, Beatrice Margaret Young.

The Grand Master was made a Mason in Lancaster Lodge No. 54, Lincoln, Nebr., in 1910 and dimitted to Weber Lodge No.6, Ogden, October 4, 1917, and was Master of his Lodge in 1935. In Grand Lodge he served as Grand Marshal under Grand Masters Joseph G. Titley and Harold R. Waldo, January 20, 1937 to September 26, 1939, when he was elected Junior Grand Warden, and regularly advanced thereafter, and elected Grand Master, January 26, 1943. He holds membership in the York Rite Bodies of Ogden, and is King in Ogden Chapter No.2 R. A. M. In the Salt Lake Scottish Rite Bodies he is Junior Warden in Jordan Lodge of Perfection and Prior in Utah Consistory. On October 19, 1937, he was elected to receive the rank and decoration of K. C. C. H. by the Supreme Council A. & A. S. Rite of Freemasonry, S. J. He is also a member of EI Kalah Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and is an honorary member of Salt Lake Chapter No. 114 National Sojourners.

He admits that he "practices law for a living and loses his profits in mining," as many another has done who has gone that way before him.

And finally, he is included in "Who's Who in America," in the volume of 1942-'43.

In mid-life, with a fine scholastic training, supplemented by a varied practical experience, with a gift for making acquaintances and friends, our Grand Master takes up the duties of this high position fully equipped for a successful administration of the affairs of the Craft in this Jurisdiction.

Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1943.

PGM Stuart P. Dobbs died on August, 30, 1955 in Ogden, Utah. Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings 1956, Page 101.