Past Commanders-in-Chief
| Year | Commander-in-Chief | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | Harry T. Rowley | Pennsylvania |
| 1882 | Harry T. Rowley | Pennsylvania |
| 1883 | Frank P. Merrill | Maine |
| 1884 | Harry W. Arnold | Pennsylvania |
| 1885 | Walter S. Payne | Ohio |
| 1886 | Walter S. Payne | Ohio |
| 1887 | George B. Abbott | Illinois |
| 1888 | George B. Abbott | Illinois |
| 1889 | Charles F. Griffin | Indiana |
| 1890 | Leland J. Webb | Kansas |
| 1891 | Bartow S. Weeks | New York |
| 1892 | Marvin E. Hall | Michigan |
| 1893 | Joseph B. Maccabe | Massachusetts |
| 1894 | William E. Bundy | Ohio |
| 1895 | William H. Russell | Kansas |
| 1896 | James L. Rake | Pennsylvania |
| 1897 | Charles E. Darling | Massachusetts |
| 1898 | Frank L. Shepard | Illinois |
| 1899 | A.W. Jones | Ohio |
| 1900 | Edgar W. Alexander | Pennsylvania |
| 1901 | Edward R. Campbell | Maryland |
| 1902 | Frank Martin | Indiana |
| 1903 | Arthur B. Spinks | Rhode Island |
| 1904 | William C. Dustin | Illinois |
| 1905 | Harvey V. Speelman | Ohio |
| 1906 | Edwin M. Amies | Pennsylvania |
| 1907 | Ralph Sheldon | New York |
| 1908 | Edgar Allan, Jr. | Maryland |
| 1909 | George W. Polliet | New Jersey |
| 1910 | Fred E. Bolton | Massachusetts |
| 1911 | Newton J. McGuire | Indiana |
| 1912 | Ralph M. Grant | Connecticut |
| 1913 | John E. Sautter | Pennsylvania |
| 1914 | Charles F. Sherman | New York |
| 1915 | A.E.B. Stephens | Ohio |
| 1916 | William T. Church | Illinois |
| 1917 | Fred T.J. Johnson | Pennsylvania |
| 1918 | Frances Callahan | Pennsylvania |
| 1919 | Harry D. Sisson | Massachusetts |
| 1920 | Phelam A. Barrows | Nebraska |
| 1921 | Clifford Ireland | Illinois |
| 1922 | Frank Shellhouse | Indiana |
| 1923 | Samuel S. Horn | Pennsylvania |
| 1924 | William M. Coffin | Ohio |
| 1925 | Edwin C. Irelan | Maryland |
| 1926 | Ernest W. Homan | Massachusetts |
| 1927 | Walter C. Mabie | Pennsylvania |
| 1928 | Delevan B. Bowley | California |
| 1929 | Theodore C. Cazeau | New York |
| 1930 | Allen S. Holbrook | Illinois |
| 1931 | Frank C. Huston | Indiana |
| 1932 | Titus M. Ruch | Pennsylvania |
| 1933 | Park F. Yengling | Ohio |
| 1934 | Frank L. Kirchgassner | Massachusetts |
| 1935 | Richard F. Locke | Illinois |
| 1936 | William A. Dyer | New York |
| 1937 | William A. Dyer | New York |
| 1938 | William L. Anderson | Massachusetts |
| 1939 | Ralph R. Barrett | California |
| 1940 | J. Kirkwood Craig | Minnesota |
| 1941 | Albert C. Lambert | New Jersey |
| 1942 | Henry Towle | Maine |
| 1943 | C. Leroy Stoudt | Pennsylvania |
| 1944 | Urion W. Mackey | Michigan |
| 1945 | H. Harding Hale | Massachusetts |
| 1946 | Neil D. Cranmer | New York |
| 1947 | Charles H. E. Moran | Massachusetts |
| 1948 | Perle L. Fouch | Michigan |
| 1949 | John H. Runkle | Pennsylvania |
| 1950 | Cleon E. Heald | New Hampshire |
| 1951 | Roy J. Bennett | Iowa |
| 1952 | Frederick K. Davis | Washington & Oregon |
| 1953 | U.S. Grant III | Maryland |
| 1954 | U.S. Grant III | Maryland |
| 1955 | Fredrick G. Bauer | Massachusetts |
| 1956 | Fred E. Howe | New York |
| 1957 | Albert B. DeHaven | Maine |
| 1958 | Earl F. Riggs | California |
| 1959 | Harold E. Arnold | Rhode Island |
| 1960 | Thomas A. Chadwick | Vermont |
| 1961 | Charles L. Messer | New York |
| 1962 | Chester S. Shriver | Pennsylvania |
| 1963 | Joseph S. Rippey | New York |
| 1964 | Joseph S. Rippey | New York |
| 1965 | W. Earl Corbin | Ohio |
| 1966 | Frank Woerner | California |
| 1967 | William H. Haskell | Massachusetts |
| 1968 | Frank M. Heacock, Sr. | Pennsylvania |
| 1969 | Fred H. Combs, Jr. | New Jersey |
| 1970 | George L. Cashman | Illinois |
| 1971 | Norman R. Furman | New York |
| 1972 | John C. Yocum | Pennsylvania |
| 1973 | Allen B. Howland | Massachusetts |
| 1974 | John H. Stark | Pennsylvania |
| 1975 | Clarence J. Riddell | Pennsylvania |
| 1976 | Kenneth T. Wheeler | New Hampshire |
| 1977 | Harold T. Beilby | New York |
| 1978 | Richard L. Greenwalt | Ohio |
| 1979 | Elton O. Koch | Pennsylvania |
| 1980 | Richard E. Wyman | New Hampshire |
| 1981 | Harry E. Gibbons | New York |
| 1982 | Richard C. Schlenker | Maryland |
| 1983 | William L. Simpson | Pennsylvania |
| 1984 | Eugene E. Russell | Massachusetts |
| 1985 | Donald L. Roberts | New York |
| 1986 | Gordon R. Bury II | Ohio |
| 1987 | Richard O. Partington | Pennsylvania |
| 1988 | Clark C. Mellor | Massachusetts |
| 1989 | Charles W. Corfman | Ohio |
| 1990 | George W. Long | Pennsylvania |
| 1991 | Lowell V. Hammer | Maryland |
| 1992 | Elmer F. Atkinson | Pennsylvania |
| 1993 | Allen W. Moore | Indiana |
| 1994 | Keith G. Harrison | Michigan |
| 1995 | David R. Medert | Ohio |
| 1996 | Alan R. Loomis | Indiana |
| 1997 | Richard D. Orr | Pennsylvania |
| 1998 | Andrew M. Johnson | Maryland |
| 1999 | Danny L. Wheeler | New York |
| 2000 | Edward J. Krieser | Indiana |
| 2001 | George L. Powell | Pennsylvania |
| 2002 | Robert E. Grim | Ohio |
| 2003 | Kent L. Armstrong | Michigan |
| 2004 | Stephen A. Michaels | Wisconsin |
| 2005 | Donald E. Darby | Ohio |
| 2006 | James B. Pahl | Michigan |
| 2007 | Charles E. Kuhn | Pennsylvania |
| 2008 | David V. Medert | Ohio |
| 2009 | Leo F. Kennedy | Rhode Island |
| 2010 | D. Brad Schall | California |
| 2011 | Donald D. Palmer | Missouri |
| 2012 | Perley Mellor | New Hampshire |
| 2013 | Ken L. Freshley | Ohio |
| 2014 | Tad D. Campbell | California |