Illustrious John Mitchell, 33° Esq
Past Sovereign Grand Commander
Supreme Council, 33°, SJ
(1741 - Jan 25, 1816)

(1801-1816) 1st Sovereign Grand Commander,
of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction

Colonel John Mitchell (1741-1816) received a patent April 2, 1795, from Barend Moses Spitzer granting him authority as Deputy Inspector General to create a Lodge of Perfection and several Councils and Chapters wherever such Lodges or Chapters were needed. Born in Ireland in 1741, he came to America at an early age, was Deputy Quartermaster General in the Continental Army, and the first Grand Commander of the Supreme Council.

Eleven Gentlemen of Charleston (1959)