Illustrious Hoyt O. Samples, 33°
Illustrious Hoyt O. Samples, 33°, was appointed Sovereign Grand Inspector General (SGIG) in Tennessee at the August 2007 Session of the Supreme Council, serving the Scottish Rite of Tennessee with distinction until his retirement on December 8, 2013. In recognition of his outstanding leadership and service, Illustrious Grand Commander Ronald A. Seale, 33°, announced on April 4, 2014, that Brother Samples had been elected by the Supreme Council to serve as an Emeritus Member of the Supreme Council.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Brother Samples graduated magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later earned his Juris Doctor with high honors from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the Law Review. Professionally, he is retired from being a senior member of the law firm Samples, Jennings, Ray & Clem, P.L.L.C.
Brother Samples is licensed to practice law in both Tennessee and Georgia. He has been admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court, the Sixth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, and numerous United States District Courts.
In Freemasonry, he is a member and Past Master of Red Bank Lodge No. 717 in Chattanooga. His Scottish Rite service includes Past Venerable Master of the Chattanooga Lodge of Perfection, Chairman of the Advisory Conference of the Chattanooga Scottish Rite Bodies, and Personal Representative to the SGIG. He has also served on the Ways and Means Committee of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee.
His Masonic affiliations extend throughout the appendant bodies. He is a Past Sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine, a member of the York Rite Bodies, Alhambra Shrine, and numerous additional Masonic organizations. A Senior DeMolay, he served as Master Councilor of Red Bank Chapter and as Scribe-Treasurer for the State of Tennessee. Brother Samples is married to the former Mitzi Poteat. Together they have two children, Lochlin B. Samples, 32° KCCH, and Kelsey A. Samples.
Illustrious Hoyt O. Samples, 33°, was appointed Sovereign Grand Inspector General (SGIG) in Tennessee at the August 2007 Session of the Supreme Council, serving the Scottish Rite of Tennessee with distinction until his retirement on December 8, 2013. In recognition of his outstanding leadership and service, Illustrious Grand Commander Ronald A. Seale, 33°, announced on April 4, 2014, that Brother Samples had been elected by the Supreme Council to serve as an Emeritus Member of the Supreme Council.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Brother Samples graduated magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later earned his Juris Doctor with high honors from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the Law Review. Professionally, he is retired from being a senior member of the law firm Samples, Jennings, Ray & Clem, P.L.L.C.
Brother Samples is licensed to practice law in both Tennessee and Georgia. He has been admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court, the Sixth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, and numerous United States District Courts.
In Freemasonry, he is a member and Past Master of Red Bank Lodge No. 717 in Chattanooga. His Scottish Rite service includes Past Venerable Master of the Chattanooga Lodge of Perfection, Chairman of the Advisory Conference of the Chattanooga Scottish Rite Bodies, and Personal Representative to the SGIG. He has also served on the Ways and Means Committee of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee.
His Masonic affiliations extend throughout the appendant bodies. He is a Past Sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine, a member of the York Rite Bodies, Alhambra Shrine, and numerous additional Masonic organizations. A Senior DeMolay, he served as Master Councilor of Red Bank Chapter and as Scribe-Treasurer for the State of Tennessee. Brother Samples is married to the former Mitzi Poteat. Together they have two children, Lochlin B. Samples, 32° KCCH, and Kelsey A. Samples.