J B Van Hollen as You’ve Never Seen Him Before

Wisconsin’s Attorney General, J. B. Van Hollen, was installed as the Grand Master of Masons in Wisconsin June 1st at the 163rd Grand Lodge Annual Communication in Madison.

Here he is shown in his ceremonial finery. Van Hollen rose through the ranks of the organization that he says “can, more than any other, take credit for the formation of this great nation.”

He received the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in 1985, and reached many other milestones in his Masonic Career, including serving as Grand Sword Bearer in both 1997 and 1998.

This article was originally published by Milwaukee World.