| Name |
Description |
Affiliation |
| Abba, Giuseppe Cesar |
Historian. Writer of Novels & Poetry. |
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| Abbott, John |
Canadian Prime Minister |
St. Paul's, No. 374, E.R., Montreal |
| Abbott, Robert Sengstacke |
Founder & Publisher of the "Chicago Defender" |
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| Abbott, Sir John J.C. |
4th Prime Minister of Canada 1891-1892 |
St Paul's Lodge No. 374 E.R., Montreal, PQ |
| Abbott, William "Bud" |
Actor-Comedian. Half of the Abbott & Costello comedy team. |
Daylight Lodge No. 525, MI |
| About, Edmond |
French writer |
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| Acosta, Mariano |
Vice-président of Argentina |
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| Acuff, Roy |
Entertainer-Country & Western Singer |
East Nashville No. 560, TN |
| Adams, Charles |
NHL Developer |
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| Adams, Samuel |
Possible Masonic signers of the Declaration of Independance.
Political leader in the American Revolution. |
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| Adams, Sherman |
Governor of New Hampshire and US Congressman |
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| Adly, Andrea |
Hungarian poet |
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| Agneesens, Edouard |
Belgian painter |
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| Aguinaldo, Emilio |
Phillippine Patriot and General |
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| Aguinaldo, Emilio |
President of the Philippines, he declared their independence
in 1898. |
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| Albertson, Eddie |
Actor |
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| Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth |
U. S. Senator, known for his extensive impact on banking reform.
He also served as Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. |
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| Aldrin, Edwin E. 'Buzz' |
American astronaut who as a crew member of Apollo 11 became
the second human being to walk on the moon (July 20, 1969). |
Montclair Lodge No. 144, NJ. 32nd Degree A.A.S.R., R.A.M.
& K.T. in Authven Commandery, Houston, Texas. Recipient of the
Knight Templar Cross of Honor in 1969. Member of the Shrine
of North America. |
| Aleman, Miguel |
President of Mexico |
|
| Alexander, Grover C. |
Baseball Pitcher. |
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| Alexander, Sir Harold R.L.G. |
Deputy Allied Commander in Chief. He and Monty mapped the
successful British campaign in North Africa. Rewarded by being
named Earl of Tunis. |
Master of Athlemney Lodge No. 3245 in 1938-39 R.A.M., Grand
Steward and Grand Warden of Grand Lodge of England |
| Alfond, Harold |
Owned famous 'Dexter Shoe Company' and noted philanthropist.
Sports complexes throughout Maine made possible by his generous
contributions bear his name. |
|
| Allen, A. Leonard |
U.S. Congressman, Louisiana |
Eastern Star Lodge #151, Winnfield |
| Allen, Charles H. |
First Governor of Puerto Rico (1800-1802) when it was freed
of its 400 year despotic rule by Spain. |
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| Allen, Ethan |
General, Revolutionary War; Windsor, Vermont |
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| Allen, Ira |
Known as the 'Father of Vermont', he played a significant
role in the acceptance of Vermont as a State and then gave land
to help found the University of Vermont. |
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| Allen, O.K. |
Former Governor of Louisiana |
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| Allen, Rex |
Entertainer-Country & Western Singer |
|
| Allen, Richard |
Founder & first bishop AME Church |
|
| Allende, Salvador |
Former President of Chile, overthrown in 1970 |
Lodge Progresso No. 4, Valpariso, in 1935. |
| Altamirano, Ignacio Manuel |
Mexican Writer |
|
| Althouse, Monroe |
Entertainer. Director, Ringgold Band of Pennsylvania |
|
| Alves, Antonio de Castro |
Latin American poet |
|
| Ame, Thomas Augustine |
English Composer |
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| Ames, Ezra |
Portrait painter who painted portraits of Washington, Alexander
Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Martin
Van Buren, George Clinton, DeWitt Clinton. |
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| Amundsen, Roald |
Norwegian polar explorer. First person to the South Pole. |
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| Anderson, Brad |
Cartoonist and creater of the popular 'Marmaduke' comic strip |
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| Anderson, James Thomas Milton |
Premier of Saskatchewan |
Banner Lodge No. 154, Regina |
| Anderson, Rev. James D.D. |
On September 29, 1721 he was directed by the Grand Lodge of
England to "digest the old Gothic Constitutions in a new and
better method." The first edition of the Constitutions, including
the Charges of a Freemason, was published in 1723, with a second
edition in 1738. |
Lodge No. 17 and Junior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of England
|
| Anderson, Robert |
Major General U.S. Army who was in command of Fort Sumter
at time of Confederate attack. Known as "Hero Of Fort Sumter." |
|
| Anderson, Robert Alexander |
Mayor of Vancouver |
Acacia Lodge No. 22 |
| Andrade, Edward Neville da Costa |
Publisher of "The Structure of the Atom" 1923. Recipient of
the Hughes Medal in 1958. |
|
| André, Major John |
British soldier who attempted to assist Benedict Arnold in
his treasonous betrayal of West Point. He was sendenced to death
and hanged in 1790. |
|
| Antheil, George |
Eccentric composer of the 1920s. His trademark work was the
1924 work "Le Ballet Mecanique", which incorporated sounds from
machines like airplane propellers and car horns. Wrote film
scores for numerous movies in the 1930s. At a dinner party given
by Janet Gaynor, George Antheil met Hedy Lamarr. Shortly after
this meeting, Lamarr and Antheil invented and patented a secret
communications system, U.S. Patent 2,292,387. |
|
| Antoine-Joseph (Adolphe) |
|
Loge Les Vrais Amis de L'Union |
| Appleton, Sir Edward Victor |
English physicist. Nobel prize for physics 1947. |
Isaac Newton Lodge, No. 859, Cambridge. |
| Arata, Pedro Narcissus |
Argentine chemist |
|
| Archer, Dennis |
Mayor of Detroit, Michigan |
|
| Arlen, Richard |
Movie actor. |
Utopia No. 537, CA |
| Armistead, Lewis A. |
Confederate General |
|
| Armstrong, Louis |
Known as "Satchmo." American jazz trumpeter. A virtuoso musician
and popular, gravelly voiced singer, he greatly influenced the
development of jazz. David O. Norris, one of the authors of
'The Songs of Freemasonry' has indicated that when attempting
to send a complimentary copy of their work to Armstrong, his
assistant advised that he'd never been a Mason and returned
the recording. |
Lodge of Montgomery No. 18, PHA, New York, NY |
| Armstrong, Neil |
American astronaut who as commander of Apollo 11 became the
first human being to walk on the moon (July 20, 1969) |
|
| Arne, Thomas Augustine |
English composer, includes Rule Britannia. |
|
| Arnold, Benedict |
Major General and early American Revolution war hero. Eventually
changed allegiance and sided with the British, being branded
a traitor ever after. |
Affiliated member of Hiram Lodge No. 1, New Haven CT. |
| Arnold, Eddy |
Entertainer - Country & Western Singer and member of the Grand
Ole Opry |
East Nashville No. 560, TN |
| Arnold, Henry "Hap" |
Medal of Honor recipient and American general whose efforts
helped establish what is now the U.S. Air Force. Commander,
Army Air Force in World War II. |
Union Lodge No. 7, Junction City, MO |
| Arquette, Cliff |
Comedian, actor, pianist, composer and songwriter. Also known
as "Charlie Weaver" |
Ravenwood Lodge No.777, Chicago |
| Arthur William Patrick Albert / Prince Arthur |
Third son of Queen Victoria |
Longest serving Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of
England |
| Asher, Max |
US movie actor / Keystone Kop. |
Mount Olive Lodge No. 586, CA (Keystone Kop) |
| Ashmole, Elias |
Astrology, Alchemy, Botany, Antiquarian, Author, Lawyer -
1617-1692 |
Founder member of the Royal Society and became the first known
English speculative Mason at Warrington, Lancashire, in 1646. |
| Askew, Reubin O'Donovan |
Former Governor of Florida |
Escambia Lodge No. 15 F.& A.M., Pensacola |
| Astor, John Jacob |
German-American merchant and financier. At one point was considered
the wealthiest man in America. |
W.M. Holland Lodge No.8 (1798). He was Master of Holland Lodge
in New York and served as Grand Treasurer for that Grand Lodge. |
| Ataturk, Mustapha Kemal |
Former President of Turkey 1923-1938. |
Member of an Italian Lodge, Macedonia Resorta e Veritus. |
| Atchison, David Rice |
Served as President Pro Tem for a 24 hour period because President-elect
Zachary Taylor was a religious man and refused to be sworn in
on a Sunday. |
Platte Lodge No. 56, MO. |
| Atkins, Chet |
Musician, Guitar |
|
| Attenborough, Sir Richard |
Actor |
|
| Audubon, John James |
American ornithologist and artist known for his imposing works
in full color of Birds of America. He referred to himself as
a "Mason" and "Brother" in his diary but no proof has been found
of his membership. |
|
| Auerbach, Arnold "Red" |
Basketball -Player, Coach & Executive (Boston Celtics) |
|
| Auker, Elden |
US baseball 'submarine' pitcher |
|
| Austin, Stephen F. |
American colonizer and political leader who worked to make
Texas a state of Mexico but later helped Texas settlers gain
their independence (1836). Known as the 'Father of Texas'. |
Louisiana Lodge No. 109, St. Genevieve, Missouri. |
| Autry, Gene |
American actor who made some 90 movies from the 1930s through
the 1950s, cowboy singer ("Back in the Saddle Again" and more),
and professional sports team owner (original owner of the California
Angels baseball team). Many young people today have grown up
listening to his rendition of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
Brother Gene was a "true gentleman". |
Catoosa Lodge No. 185, Catoosa, Oklahoma. |
| Bach, Jahann Christian |
Musician/Composer |
|
| Bachmann, Otto |
Swiss writer |
|
| Bachstein, Ludwig |
German poet |
|
| Badgley, William |
Canadian Lawyer, first Dean of the Faculty of Law at McGill
University, Montreal. |
St. Paul's Lodge, No. 374 UGLE, Montreal. Past Provincial
Grand Master. |
| Bagley, Edward E. |
Composer of 'National Emblem' march. |
|
| Bahamonde, Ramon Franco |
An aviator and Spanish politician, he was the brother of dictator,
General Francisco Franco. He was Commander of Aviation and received
the Aerial Medial for his valiant action in the Morocco conflict.
He was one of the Masons who refused the initiation of General
Franco into Freemasonry. |
|
| Bahr, Hermann |
Austrian writer, essayist and critic, he was an intellectual
interpreter of his time. |
|
| Bailey, Nat |
Founder of the first drive-in restaurant in Canada in 1928,
and developer of the first car-hop tray. Founder of the Canadian
Restaurant Association and part owner of the Vancouver Mounties
baseball team |
Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 72, Vancouver |
| Baily, Edward |
British - Creator of the Trafalgar square statue |
|
| Baker, Eddie |
Played a Keystone Kop in silent films. |
Cahuenga No.513, CA |
| Baker, James C. |
Bishop, Methodist Church, organized first Wesley Foundation
in U.S. |
|
| Baldry, Tony |
UK Member, House of Commons |
|
| Baldwin, Abraham |
Possible Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. |
|
| Baldwin, Henry |
Supreme Court Justice (1830-1844). |
|
| Balfour, Lloyd |
Jewelry Manufacturer. Millions of students have for generations
chosen class rings from Balfour Jewelry |
|
| Ballantine, Carl |
Actor/Comedian/Magician. "Gruber" on McHale's Navy. |
|
| Ballard, Harold |
Owner of Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League team. |
Corinthian No. 481, GRC, Toronto, ON. |
| Ballivian, General |
President of Bolivia (1951-52) |
|
| Ballou, Hosea |
Founder, Universalist Church |
|
| Bandholtz, Henry H. |
U.S. General |
|
| Banks, Sir Joseph |
English Scientist / Founder of British Royal Society. Noted
naturalist who accompanied Capt. Cook on his journeys around
the world. |
Member of the Somerset House Lodge |
| Barbosa, Ruiz |
Minister in Brazil |
|
| Barclay, E.J. |
President of Liberia in 1930 - 1941. |
Depute-Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Liberia in 1930.
|
| Barham, Eugene A |
American Admiral and war hero. |
Brookville Lodge No. 161 in Oak Ridge, Louisiana. 33deg. AASR.
|
| Barnard, Lawrence "Slim" |
Creator and host of TV's 'The Happy Wanderer' travelogue show
of the 1960s |
|
| Barnard, Sir Francis S. |
B.C. Lieutenant-Governor |
|
| Barnes, Roy |
Governor of Georgia |
|
| Barnes, W. W. |
Professor of church history at Southwestern Seminary 1913-1953. |
|
| Barrientos, Ortuño René |
President of Bolivia (1964-66) |
|
| Barry, John |
Captain, Father of the American Navy. |
Old Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia , PA |
| Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste |
French sculptor best known for his figure of Liberty Enlightening
the World, the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor |
Alsacre-Lorraine Lodge, Paris, France |
| Bartlett, Josiah |
Possible Masonic signers of the Declaration of Independance |
One so named is listed as a charter member of King Solomon's
Lodge, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Descendants, however, say
he was not a member of the Craft. There is doubt that this Bartlett
is the signer, and records of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
do not show his Lodge affiliation. |
| Barton, Clara |
Founder of the American Red Cross. |
Member of the Eastern Star. |
| Barton, Sir Edmund |
1st PM of Australia. Speaker of the legislative assembly,
New South Wales, Australia, Attorney General, and judge of the
Australian high court. |
Australian Lodge of Harmony No. 556, English Constitution
|
| Bassie, William "Count" |
Orchestra leader/composer |
Wisdom Lodge No. 102 PHA, Chicago and Shriner, New York. |
| Bates, Frederick |
Governor of Missouri |
|
| Batista, Mariano. Medecin |
President of Bolivia in 1892. - 1832-1907 |
|
| Battura, Antonio |
Italian poet |
|
| Bayh, Birch |
US Democratic Senator from Indiana from 1962-1981. |
|
| Baylor, Robert E. B. |
Baptist Clergyman / Founder of Baylor University, Texas' first
Baptist college. |
|
| Beard, Daniel Carter |
American writer and illustrator. In 1905, he founded the Sons
of Daniel Boone which in 1910 became the first Boy Scout organization
in the US. |
Mariners Lodge No. 67, New York City. |
| Beaty, Clyde |
Animal trainer |
|
| Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant |
Confederate General. Known as "The Hero of Fort Sumter" -
1818-1893 |
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| Beaven, Robert |
Premier of B.C. |
|
| Becker, Rudolph Z |
German writer |
|
| Bedford, Gunning Jr. |
1 of 9 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. Member
of the Continental Congress and Attorney General of Delaware. |
|
| Beery, Wallace |
Actor |
Blaney Lodge No. 271, IL |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van |
German Composer - 1770-1827 |
|
| Beightler, Robert S. |
U.S. General |
|
| Bell, Lawrence |
Bell Aircraft Corp. |
|
| Bellamy, Reverend Francis J. |
The Baptist Minister who created America's Pledge of Allegiance
for Columbus Day 1892. |
Little Falls Lodge No. 181, Little Falls, New York |
| Benes, Eduard |
President of Czechoslovakia (1935-38, 1946-48), he led his
nation's government into exile after the outbreak of World War
II. He resigned in 1948 when he was forced to yield to a Communist
directed cabinet. |
Lodge Ian Amos Komensky No. 1, Prague and Lodge Pravda Vitezi.
|
| Benitez, Conrado |
Philippine sportsman, journalist, constitutionalist, lawyer,
educator, civic leader, and economist. 1889-1971 |
Grand Maître de la Grande Loge des Philippines. |
| Bennett, Viscount Richard Bedford |
14th Prime Minister of Canada 1930-35 |
Initiated Miramichi Lodge No. 187, Chatham, NB; affiliated
Ashlar Lodge No. 28, Calgary, AB |
| Bennett, W.A.C. |
Premier of B.C. |
|
| Benton, Thomas Hart |
U. S. Senator from Missouri for 30 years. |
Grand Master of Iowa |
| Bentsen, Lloyd M. |
Served the U. S. with honor and distinction as a bomber pilot
in WWII, a US Congressman, Senator and Secretary of the Treasury.
His run for the presidency in 1976 allowed the country to meet
this kind and considerate man. He was the Vice Presidential
candidate with Michael Dukakis in the 1988 campaign where, during
the debate with his opponent he used the now-famous phrase "I
knew John Kennedy....". |
A life member of his Masonic Lodge in Texas |
| Bergmann, Ingmar |
Swedish Director/Producer |
|
| Berlin, Irving |
Entertainer and songwriter who wrote more than 1,500 songs
including "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1911) and several musical
comedies like Annie Get Your Gun (1946) |
Munn Lodge No. 190 New York City. Shriner and Scottish Rite. |
| Berlioz, Hector |
French composer |
|
| Berryman, Clifford |
Cartoonist |
|
| Berthold, Bartholomew |
Businessman who organized the first territorial bank in the
Louisiana Territory |
|
| Bertil |
Prince of Sweden |
|
| Bertrand, Francisco |
President of Honduras - 1870-1926 |
|
| Berzelius, Baron Jous Jackob |
Swedish Chemist - Considered one of the founders of modern
chemistry. |
|
| Bethune, Alexander |
Mayor of Vancouver |
Founder of Acacia Lodge No. 22 |
| Bevan, Billy |
Actor |
233 Club, CA |
| Bilirakis, Gus |
Florida Representative, District 48 |
Elmer O. Smith Lodge No. 307 F.& A.M. |
| Bilirakis, Michael |
U.S. Congressman, District 9 |
Tarpon Lodge No. 112 F.& A.M., Tarpon Springs |
| Bingham, Henry H. |
Union Captain |
|
| Bingham, Hiram |
Explorer |
|
| Bishop, Sir Henry |
Musician |
|
| Bjornsson, Sveinn |
First President of Iceland |
Grand Master, GL Iceland |
| Black, Frank Swett |
Governor of New York 1897-1898 |
King Soloman's Primitive Lodge, 91 Troy |
| Black, Hugo Lafayette |
Supreme Court Justice (1937-1971). |
Birmingham Temple Lodge No. 836, Birmingham, AL |
| Blackstone, Harry |
Magician |
|
| Blair, John |
1 of 9 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. |
|
| Blair, John Jr. |
Supreme Court Justice (1790-1796) and member of the Constitutional
Convention. |
|
| Blake, James Herbert "Eubie" |
Composer - Pianist |
|
| Blanc, Mel |
If you've heard cartoon characters Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd,
Barney Rubble of the Flintstones, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester
the cat or others, you've heard the voice this 50+ year Mason
who brought so much pleasure to so many children for so many
years. |
Mid Day Lodge No. 188, OR |
| Blasco Ibanez, Vicente |
Spanish writer |
|
| Blatchford, Samuel |
Supreme Court Justice (1882-1893) |
|
| Bloedel, Julius Harold |
Partner, BC forestry company MacMillan Bloedel |
|
| Blount, William |
Possible Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. |
|
| Blue, Monte |
Actor/Silent films. Also know as G.M.Blue. |
|
| Boaz, Hiram Abiff |
Bishop of the Methodist Church, one of the first presidents
of Texas Wesleyan University and a member of two Texas lodges. |
|
| Boetzelaer, Carel Wessel Theodorus baron van |
Submarine Commander |
Grand Maître de la Grande Loge Neelandaise. - 1759-1798 |
| Bolivar, Simon |
Liberator of South America & the 1st President of the Andean
Region - 1783-1830. Bolivia is named after him |
Initiated in Cadiz, Spain. Involved with Knights Templar and
Scottish Rites and founded Order and Liberty Lodge No. 2 in
Peru. |
| Bonaparte, Jerome |
King of Westphalia |
Loge La Paix, orient de Toulon |
| Bonaparte, Joseph |
King of Naples and Spain 1768-1844 |
|
| Bonaparte, Louis |
King of Holland |
|
| Bonaparte, Lucien |
King of Canino |
|
| Bond, Julian |
NAACP National Chairman |
St. James Lodge No. 4, Atlanta |
| Bond, Shadrach |
Governor of Illinois |
First Grand Master of Freemasons |
| Bongo, Omar |
President of Gabon. |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon in 1983. |
| Bonifacio, Jose |
Brazilian statesman and scientist. |
|
| Boone, Daniel |
Mythologized early U. S. pioneer responsible for the exploration
of Kentucky. Although his Masonic membership is unprovable,
here is what Nathan Boone had to say about his father's funeral:
"Father's body was conveyed to Flanders Callaway's home at Charette,
and there the funeral took place. There were no military or
Masonic honors, the latter of which he was a member, as there
were then but very few in that region of the country." (Hammon,
Neal O. (ed.) "My Father, Daniel Boone- The Draper Interviews
with Nathan Boone." Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press
of Kentucky, 1999. p. 139.) |
|
| Booth, Ballington |
Volunteers of America |
|
| Booth, Reverend William |
Founder of the Salvation Army |
|
| Borden, Sir Robert Laird |
9th Canadian Prime Minister 1911-1920. |
St. Andrew's Lodge No. 1, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Bordet, Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent |
Belgian bacteriologist and Nobel laureate. Developed whooping
cough vaccine. |
|
| Borglum, Gutzon |
Sculptor and painter. Most famous for his colossal Mt. Rushmore
national memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. |
Howard Lodge No. 35, New York City, serving as W. Master 1910-1911.
|
| Borglum, Lincoln |
Son of Gutzon (previous), finished the above memorial. |
Battle River Lodge No. 92 South Dakota. |
| Borgnine, Ernest |
American Actor |
Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Abingdon, Virginia. He actively serves
Freemasonry and is presently the Honorary Chairman of a program
to support the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center in Richmond. |
| Bortnyansky, Dimitry Stepanovich |
Genius Russian composer, author of many religious musical
works and the song "How Glorious is Our Lord in Zion" which
served for a considerable time as the national anthem of the
Russian empire. |
|
| Bostock, Hewitt |
Founder Vancouver Province newspaper |
|
| Boswell, James |
18th century Scottish writer. |
Deputy Grand Master mason of Scotland |
| Boswell, John Laird |
Laird (Lord) of Auchinleck. |
The earliest recorded non-operative Mason recorded anywhere
- 1600 AD, Edinburgh. |
| Botha, Pik |
Former Foreign Minister of South Africa |
|
| Bougainville, Louis-Antoine |
Navigator.1729-1811 |
|
| Bowell. Sir MacKenzie |
British-born Canadian Prime Minister 1894-96 who later led
the Conservative opposition. |
Initiated St. Lawrence Lodge No, 640, E.R., Montreal, PQ;
Affiliated Belleville Lodge No. 123, Belleville, ON |
| Bowie, James "Jim" |
American-born Mexican colonist who joined the Texan forces
during the struggle for independence from Mexico. He died during
the defense of the Alamo. |
Humble Cottage Lodge No. 19, Opelousas, Louisiana. |
| Bowser, William J. |
Premier of B.C. |
|
| Bradham, C.D. |
Pepsi Cola Company |
|
| Bradley, Omar Nelson |
American General, chairman - joint chiefs of staff. |
West Point Lodge No. 877, Highland Falls, New York State.
|
| Bradley, Preston |
Founder of the Peoples Church |
Blaney Lodge No. 271, Chicago |
| Bradley, Thomas |
Former mayor of Los Angeles, California |
|
| Brahms, Johannes |
German composer |
|
| Brant, Joseph |
The Mohawk Thayendanegea, also known as Joseph Brant, served
as Principle Chief of the Six Nations Indians, a Christian missionary
of the Anglican church, and a British military officer during
the U.S. War of Independence. |
Hiram's Cliftonian Lodge No. 417 E.R. (M) London, UK |
| Bratton, William J. |
LAPD Police Chief (former NYPD Commissioner) |
Rabboni Lodge, Westwood, MA |
| Brearly, David |
1 of 9 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. |
|
| Breckinridge, John C. |
Vice President to James Buchanan (1857-1861), he ran as the
pro-slavery candidate and lost to Abraham Lincoln. His bust
is in the Senate wing Capitol. |
|
| Brehm, Alfred Edmund |
German. Director Hamburg zoo-logical garden and author. |
|
| Brent, George |
Saskatchewan Huskie hockey team captain, 1940. |
|
| Brewster, Harland C. |
Premier of B.C. |
|
| Brooks, Foster |
Entertainer |
|
| Broom, Jacob |
1 of 9 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. |
|
| Brown, Charles E. Jr. |
Major General. Served as US Army Chief of Chaplains. |
33rd Degree Mason, Southern Jurisdiction |
| Brown, Foster V. |
US Congressman from Tennessee, he served as Attorney General
for Puerto Rico |
|
| Brown, Joe E. |
Entertainer / Comedian |
Rubicon No.237, OH |
| Brown, John |
Abolitionist - 1800-1859 |
Hudson Lodge No. 68, Hudson, Ohio |
| Brown, Mordecai P.C. |
Baseball Pitcher. Nicknamed "Three-Finger". |
|
| Brownlee, John Edward |
Premier of Alberta |
|
| Bruce, James of Kinnaird |
Discovered the source of the Blue Nile in Abyssinia 1770.
Not as widely known, however, is that he was a considerable
scholar who brought back from Abyssinia three copies of the
Book of Enoch, the apocryphal book which relates to the Royal
Arch Degrees, certain of the Scottish Rite Degrees and to the
Royal Order of Scotland. The book did not make it into the Biblical
canon primarily because no complete copy existed in Europe prior
to Kinnaird's journey. The copies he brought back were in the
Abyssinian language which he learned before going there although
no one knows how! |
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| Bruce, Robert R. |
B.C. Lieutenant-Governor |
|
| Brundage, Avery |
U.S. Olympics |
North Shore Lodge No. 937, Chicago, IL |
| Bryan, Richard |
U.S. Senator |
|
| Bryant, William Jennings |
US Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson. |
Temple Lodge No. 247, Miami, FL |
| Buchanan, James |
President of the United States (15th - 1791-1868). |
Made a Mason January 24, 1817, Lancaster Lodge No. 43, Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. W.Master and Past District Deputy Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. |
| Buchanan, John |
Premier of Ontario |
|
| Buford, Earl Elmore |
Invented the equipment that puts the wire tie on bread bags |
|
| Bullock, Bob |
Texas Lt. Governor. |
|
| Burbank, Luther |
American horticulturist, botanist, and pioneer plant breeder.
Developed the Burbank Plum and the Shasta Daisy. |
Santa Rosa Lodge No. 57, California. |
| Burke, Arleigh |
Highly decorated US Navy Admiral whose leadership helped win
the battle in the Pacific during World War II. He was known
as "31 knot Burke". |
|
| Burke, Edmund |
Irish/English statesman, parliamentary orator and political
thinker. Great friend to the US colonies. |
Jerusalem Lodge No. 44, Clerkenwell, London, UK. |
| Burnett, David G. |
1st President of the Republic of Texas |
|
| Burns, Bob |
Actor & Makeup Man |
|
| Burns, Conrad |
U.S. Senator |
|
| Burns, Robert |
The National Poet of Scotland. His lyrics, written in dialect
and infused with humor, celebrate love, patriotism, and rustic
life. |
St. David's Lodge No. 174, Tarbolton, Scotland. Freemasonry
was more important to him than any other institution in Scotland! |
| Burr, Aaron |
Vice President to Thomas Jefferson (1801-1805). Shot Alexander
Hamilton in a duel. |
|
| Burrows, Lansing |
President of the Southern Baptist Convention (1914-1916),
secretary of the SBC from 1881-1913, and pastor of 8 Southern
Baptist churches. |
|
| Burton, Harold Hitz |
Supreme Court Justice (1945-1958) |
|
| Burton, Ron |
Professional football player with the Boston Patriots. |
Past Master of his lodge, and involved in the Grand Lodge
of Massachusetts. |
| Burton, Sir Richard |
English Explorer - 1821-1890 |
Hope Lodge, Kurrachee, Scinde, India |
| Buscombe, Frederick |
Mayor of Vancouver |
Cascade Lodge No. 12 |
| Bush, Vannevar |
Inventor/Author. Computer pioneer and internet visionary. |
Richard C. Maclaurin Lodge, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
| Butchart, Robert |
Owner of Butchart Gardens, Victoria |
|
| Butterfield, Daniel |
Major General in the Civil War Union Army; holder of the Congressional
Medal of Honor but known especially for his writing of America's
best known bugle call, "Taps" |
|
| Byrd, Richard E. |
Admiral. American naval officer and explorer. He was the first
to fly over the North Pole (with Floyd Bennet in 1926). |
Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington, DC; established Antarctica
Lodge No. 777 under the GL of New Zealand |
| Byrd, Robert C. |
U.S. Senator |
|
| Byrnes, James Francis |
Supreme Court Justice (1941-1942) and Secretary of State.
He tried unsuccessfully to ease post-WW2 tensions between the
US and the USSR. |
|
| Byron, William |
AKA: Lord Byron of Rochdale. A Lieutenant in the Royal Navy
from 1738, he was constituted Master of the Royal Staghounds
from December 5, 1763 until 1765. Lord William was elected Grand
Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of Freemasons from April 30,
1747 to March 20, 1752. |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) 1747-1752.
|
| Cagliostro |
Founder of Egyptian rite |
|
| Cain, Michael |
Actor |
|
| Calvo, Father Francisco |
Catholic Priest who started Freemasonry in Costa Rica 1865
|
|
| Camacho, Manuel Avila |
President of Mexico |
|
| Cameron, Rod |
Actor |
|
| Campbell, Douglas |
Premier of Manitoba |
Assiniboine Lodge No. 7, Portage La Prairie |
| Campbell, Sir Malcolm |
World land speed record holder. |
Member of many Masonic bodies. |
| Canning, George |
Prime Minister of England (1827) |
|
| Cantor, Eddie |
Comedian / Singer |
Munn Lodge No. 190, New York |
| Cardogan, Earl |
The Marquee of North Hampton, England |
|
| Carey, Harry |
Baseball Announcer |
|
| Carl XIV, Johan |
King of Sweden |
|
| Carleton, Sir Guy |
British Colonel and Diplomat - 1724-1808 |
|
| Carlson, Curtis L. |
Founder and Chairman of Carlson Companies (Radisson Hotels,
Regent International Hotels, Country Inns Suites By Carlson,
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, T.G.I. Friday's restaurants, Carlson
Leisure Group (leisure travel) and Carlson Marketing Group) |
|
| Carnahan, Melvin |
Governor of Missouri |
|
| Carranza, Venustiano |
President of Mexico, signed the actual constitution in 1917 |
|
| Carroll, B. H. |
First president of Southwestern Seminary and instrumental
in the creation of the Department of Evangelism of the Home
Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention |
|
| Carroll, Daniel |
Signer of the Articles of Confederation |
|
| Carroll, Daniel |
1 of 9 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. |
|
| Carson, Christopher "Kit" |
Frontiersman, scout and explorer |
Montezuma Lodge No. 109, Santa Fe, NM |
| Cartwright, Alexander |
Cartwright, not Abner Doubleday, is enshrined in the Hall
of Fame as the "inventor" of baseball |
|
| Casanova, Giovanni Giacomo |
A churchman, musician, soldier, spy, diplomat, and writer
who was the center of scandals, usually involving women. |
Made a Mason in Lyon, France. |
| Case, Paul Foster |
Founder of the Los Angeles occult school, the Builders of
the Adytum (B.O.T.A.), Paul Foster Case also wrote such books
as The Book of Tokens, a collection of meditations on the 22
Tarot Keys of the Major Arcana. |
Fairport Lodge No. 476, Fairport, New York. Hollenbeck Lodge
No. 319, Los Angeles. Eagle Rock Lodge No. 422, Los Angeles |
| Cass, Lewis |
American solider, politician and diplomat. Served as Secretary
of War, Secretary of State, and U. S. Senator. |
He was a Grand Master of Iowa and the first Grand Master of
Michigan. |
| Catron, John |
Supreme Court Justice (1837-1865) |
|
| Cavender, Glen |
Played a Keystone Kop in silent films. |
Mount Olive No.586, CA |
| Cermak, Anton |
Mayor of Chicago |
|
| Cervi, Gino |
Italian Actor, famous for his roles in films as " Don Camillo
". 1901-1974 |
|
| Chagall, Marc |
Russian artist. Vitebsk, Belorussia. |
|
| Chagrin, Jean Francious |
Designer of The Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France |
|
| Chamberlain, Joshua L. |
The Union General who received the only battlefield promotion
to general during the US Civil War and was credited with the
victory in the crucial Battle of the Little Round Top. He was
chosen to receive the surrender of the arms and colours of the
Confederacy. A chivalrous man, he had his troops salute the
defeated army as they marched by. Many believe that this singular
act was critical to begin the healing process at the end of
that horrid war. He later served as Governor of his home state
of Maine and was the President of Bowdoin College. He was the
last soldier to die of wounds received in the War and today
is used as an example in leadership by the US Army. |
|
| Champollion, Jean-François |
Egyptologist |
|
| Chandler, Albert "Happy" |
Second Commissioner, succeeding the legendary Judge Landis. |
|
| Chanute, Octave |
Conducted over 1,000 successful unpowered glides in ridgid
wing planes and perfected the trussed biplane theory used by
the Wright Brothers. His encouragement of their powered flight
experiments gained them support from the engineering community.
Entered into International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1974. |
Charter Member of Illinois No. 263, Peroia, Illinois |
| Charles XIII |
King of Sweden 1748-1818 |
|
| Charles XV |
King of Sweden |
|
| Chavero, Alfredo |
Mexican Historian |
|
| Chenault, Claire L. |
U.S. General - WW-II |
|
| Cherubini, A |
Italian composer |
|
| Choderlot de Laclos, Pierre |
French writer |
|
| Christian VII |
King of Norway and Denmark |
|
| Christian X |
King of Denmark |
|
| Christian, John T. |
Baptist Minister; Professor of Church History and Librarian
of the Baptist Bible Institute. The Library on the New Orleans
seminary campus bears his name. |
|
| Chrysler, Walter P |
American automobile manufacturer who founded the Chrysler
Corporation |
32 degree AASR, Salina, Kansas. Member of Isis Shrine Temple
at Salina, Kansas. Reportedly a visitor to Cedar Lodge, Oshawa,
ON, No. 270, GRC while employed by Buick Corporation. |
| Churchill, Lord Randolph |
British politician who led the so-called Fourth Party. |
|
| Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer |
British politician and writer. Prime Minister (1940-1945 and
1951-1955). His inspiration is often credited with helping Britain
survive under the onslaught of Hitler's evil. |
Studholme Lodge No. 1591 and Rosemary's Lodge No. 2851. |
| Citroen, Andre |
French Engineer and motor car manufacturer 1878-1935 |
Lodge La Philosophie Positive, Paris. |
| Clark, George Rogers |
Frontiersman |
Abraham Lodge No. 8, Louisville, KY |
| Clark, Mark |
US Army General who commanded the American Fifth Army when
it made its initial landings on the Italian mainland. Later
commanded the 15th Army Group consisting of the British Eight
and American Fifth Armies as it effected the conquest of Italy. |
|
| Clark, Montague Graham, Jr. |
Presbyterian minister and President of the School of the Ozarks. |
|
| Clark, Roy |
Country Western Musician/Singer |
Jenks Lodge No. 497, Oklahoma, OK |
| Clark, Thomas Campbell |
Supreme Court Justice (1949-1967) |
|
| Clark, William |
American explorer and frontier politician who joined another
Freemason, Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark expedition
(1804-6), the first overland exploration of the American West
and Pacific Northwest. Clark was responsible for the careful
mapmaking. He later served as Native American agent and governor
of the Missouri Territory (1813-1821). |
St. Louis Lodge No. 111, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Clarke, John Hessin |
Supreme Court Justice (1916-1922) |
|
| Clay, Henry |
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives |
Grand Master in Kentucky |
| Cleaveland, Moses |
American pioneer, soldier and lawyer. |
Initiated in a military lodge and the became W. Master of
Moriah Lodge, Connecticut. |
| Cleaver, Emanuel |
Former Kansas City Missouri Mayor |
Eureka Lodge No. 170 |
| Clemens, Samuel L. |
"Mark Twain" / Writer and humorist. His famous works include
the characters of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. |
Polar Star Lodge No. 79, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Clinton, DeWitt |
Governor of New York, Instigator of the Erie Canal & Founder
of the Public School System |
Holland Lodge No. 16 (now No. 8). Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of New York. |
| Clinton, George |
Vice President to Thomas Jefferson & James Madison (1805-1809)
and first to die in office. Governor of New York 1777 and again
in 1801. |
Warren Lodge 17, NYC |
| Clinton, George |
Vice President to Thomas Jefferson & James Madison (1805-1809)
and first to die in office. Governor of New York 1777 and again
in 1801. |
Warren Lodge 17 NYC |
| Cobb, Tyrus R 'Ty' |
U. S. baseball player and manager who was the first player
elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
Royston Lodge No. 426, Detroit, MI. |
| Coburn, Charles D. |
Stage Actor |
|
| Cochran, Gordon S. "Mickey" |
Alpine Director of the U.S. Team during the 1973/74 ski season
and coach of the University of Vermont Ski Team throughout the
1970's. |
|
| Cochrane, Mickey (Gordon S.) |
Baseball Catcher, Manager, Coach, General manager & Scout.
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1947. Nickname: "Black Mike". |
|
| Cody, William F. (Buffalo Bill) |
American guide, scout and showman, he founded the "Wild West
Show" which toured Europe and America. Cody, Wyoming is named
after him. Awarded the Metal Of Honor in 1872 for action against
Indians at the South Fork of the Loup River in Nebraska. |
Platte Valley Lodge No. 32 (15?), North Platte, NE |
| Cohan, George M. |
American composer and lyricist, famous for such songs as "Yankee
Doodle Dandy" |
Pacific Lodge No. 223, New York, NY & Shriner |
| Cole, Nathanial "Nat King" |
American Singer & Pianist |
Thomas Waller Lodge No. 49 PHA, Los Angeles, CA |
| Coleman, Frank |
Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity |
|
| Coleman, Norman B., Jr. |
U.S. Senator from Minnesota |
Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 5 A.F.& A.M., St. Paul |
| Colfax, Schuyler |
Vice President to U.S. Grant (1869-1873) |
|
| Collodi, Carlo |
Writer - Author of Pinocchio |
|
| Colt, Samuel |
Firearms inventor and manufacturer. He invented the first
revolver. |
St. John's Lodge, Hartford, CN |
| Combes, Emile |
President of French Senate (4th rep) |
|
| Combs, Earle Bryan |
Baseball Out Fielder. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
in 1970. Nickname: "The Kentucky Colonel". |
|
| Conacher, Charlie |
Toronto Maple Leaf ice hockey legend. |
North Gate Lodge No. 591, Pickering, Ontario, Canada. |
| Conklin, Chester |
Played a Keystone Kop in silent films. |
University No.394, CA |
| Conner, W. T. |
Taught theology at Southwestern Seminary 1910--1949. |
|
| Cook, Cpt. James Cook |
Explorer. Known as "The Great Ocean's Greatest Explorer" |
|
| Cook, Sir Joseph |
Austrailian Prime Minister |
Lithgow in Lodge Independent No. 8, UGL of NSW |
| Cooper, Leroy Gordon "Gordo" |
Astronaut |
Carbondale Lodge No. 82, Colorado. |
| Cope, Fred |
Mayor of Vancouver |
Cascade Lodge No. 12 |
| Corbett, Harry |
Puppeteer; creator of television puppets Sooty and Sweep |
Chevin No.6848, UK |
| Cordoba, Andrés |
President of Equator |
|
| Cornett, Jonathon Webster |
Mayor of Vancouver |
Keystone Lodge No. 121 and served as D.D.G.M. |
| Cornwallis, Lord Fiennes Stanley Wykeham |
Canadian Military. He was created 1st Baron Cornwallis [U.K.]
in 1927. |
Deputy Grand Master, UGLE |
| Correll, Charles "Amos" |
Entertainer (Amos & Andy). |
Trio Lodge No. 57, Chicago, IL |
| Costello, Lou |
Comedian |
|
| Costilla, Miguel Hidalgo Y |
Started the independence war IGNACIO ZARAGOZA. General of
the army that defeated the Spanish invaiders |
|
| Coustos, John |
A jeweller and dealer in precious stones. His masonic career
is noteworthy for two events. His initiation in 1730 is the
first recorded instance of the presentation of a pair of white
gloves to a new initiate, and his persecution by the Catholic
Inquisition is the first, if not only, instance of an attack
by that Holy Office on an English freemason. |
Initiated London, 1730 |
| Cox, Palmer |
Creator of "The Brownie Stories" |
|
| Coxe, Daniel |
English lawyer. |
First Prov. Grand Master in North America, appointed by the
Duke of Norfolk, Grand Master, GLofE. |
| Craig, John B. |
Career US foreign service officer and current (1999) Ambassador
to the Sultanate of Oman |
|
| Crawley, Chetwode |
Author of various textbooks and manuals, he sat on the Council
of Dublin University, was Chairman of the Dublin Council of
Teachers' Guilds and was a member of several Royal Societies.
Compiler of three volumes of Caementaria Hibernica (1895, 1896,
1900) and author of twenty-one papers published in Ars Quatuor
Coronatorum. |
Scientific Lodge No. 250, Dublin |
| Crisp, Donald |
Actor & Director |
Harry S. Orme No.458, CA |
| Crist, Victor D. |
Florida State Senator, 13th District |
Gulf Beach Lodge. No. 291 F.& A.M., Madeira Beach |
| Crockett, David ('Davy') |
Frontiersman and politician. US Representative from Tennessee
who joined the Texas revolutionaries fighting against. Mexico.
He died at the siege of the Alamo. |
|
| Cromie, Robert James |
Founder Vancouver Sun newspaper |
|
| Crosby, Norm |
Comedian and entertainer. Always seen on the Jerry Lewis telethons
for muscular dystrophy in the US. |
He is a Past Master of a Lodge in Massachusetts. |
| Crow, Larry |
Florida State Representative, 49th District |
Tarpon Lodge No. 112 F.& A.M., Tarpon Springs |
| Crowe, William J. Jr. |
Served as Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Command; Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and sworn in as U.S. Ambassador
to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
on May 19, 1994. |
|
| Currie, Sir Authur W. |
Commander Canadian Forces WW I |
Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 |
| Cushing, William |
Supreme Court Justice (1790-1810) |
St. Andrews Lodge, Boston |
| Da Costa, Hippolyto Joseph |
Author of History of the Dionysian Artificers, published posthumously
in 1820. He attempted to draw parallels between masonic initiation
and those of the Orphic mysteries of Eleusis. |
Initiated in Philadelphia |
| Dac, Pierre |
Comedian - 1895-1975 |
|
| Dallas, George M. |
Vice President to James K. Polk (1845-1849). He also served
as Minister to Russia (1837-39) and to Great Britain (1856-61) |
|
| Dano, Royal |
Actor |
|
| Darrah, Delmar |
Stimulus, imagination and drive for the founding of the American
Passion Play, a vivid portrayal of the life of Jesus of Nazareth,
for more than four decades, one of the Midwest US's greatest
religious dramas and the forerunner of all such plays in the
United States. |
|
| Darwin, Erasmus |
Physician, poet, philosopher, botanist, and naturalist. |
Initiated at St. David's Lodge No. 36, Edinburgh in 1754.
|
| Daub, Hal |
Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska (2001) |
|
| Davidson, Jim |
UK Comedian and Singer |
|
| Davie, Alexander |
Premier of B.C. |
|
| Davie, William Richardson |
American Revolutionary soldier and Governor of North carolina |
|
| Davie, William Richardson Jr. |
Masonic signer of Constitution of the U.S. [Became a Mason
after signing] |
|
| Davis, David |
Supreme Court Justice (1862-1877) |
|
| Davis, Jim |
Country & Western Singer |
|
| Davis, William |
Premier of Ontario |
|
| Dayton, Jonathan |
Masonic signer of Constitution of the U.S. [Became a Mason
after signing] |
Temple No. 1, Elizabeth Town, New Jersey |
| de Beaumont, Chevalier D'Eon |
Lawyer, diplomat, confidential envoy to Louis XI, and one
of the finest swordsman in Europe. |
La Lodge de L'Immortalité No. 376, London |
| De Beck, William |
Actor |
North Shore Lodge No. 936, Chicago |
| de Cosmos, Amor |
First lodge secretary in the B.C.province |
|
| de San Martin, Jose |
Liberator of Argentina & Uruguay |
|
| de Sucre, Antonio Jose y Alcala |
Served as a General under Brother Simon Bolivar in Peru, he
became the first President of Bolivia in 1825 and was named
President for life. He resigned three years later and while
traveling to Ecuador to be installed President of that country,
was assassinated. Well known for his liberation efforts of Ecuador,
Peru and Bolivia. |
|
| Dearborn, Major General Henry |
Ranking US Army commander during the War of 1812. |
|
| DeBar, Ben |
One of the most famous of the early day US actors and one
of the first of prominence to play in 'talkies'. |
|
| DeBeck, William Morgan "Billy" |
Noted cartoonist as well as a writer. He created some of the
most memorable comic strip characters of the 1920s and 1930s,
including Barney Google, Bunky, Snuffy Smith, and the racehorse
Spark Plug. |
North Shore Lodge No. 936, Chicago |
| Decroly, Ovide |
Noted developer of educational psychology |
|
| DeFore, Don |
Actor. Known as "Mr. B" on TV's "Hazel" |
|
| DeForest, Henry Josiah |
Landscape painter and ardently Victorian |
Shakespeare Lodge No. 124, Victoria, Australia |
| Delamont, Arthur |
The only organizer, instructor and conductor of the Vancouver
Kitsilano Boys Band |
Zion Lodge No. 77, Vancouver |
| delPilar, Marcelo |
The "Father of Philippine Masonry", a lawyer who founded the
first daily newspaper published in the native Tagalog language. |
|
| DeMille, Cecil B |
Film director. DeMille directed the first Hollywood film,
The Squaw Man, in 1914. DeMille became the creative genius behind
Paramount Pictures and was integral to Hollywood's development
as the film capitol of the world. Two of his greatest film successes
were The Ten Commandments (1923, remade 1956) and The Greatest
Show on Earth(1952). |
Prince Orange Lodge No. 16, New York City. |
| Dempsey, William Harrison "Jack" |
Became a professional boxer in 1912 and fought in more than
100 semi-pro and professional bouts before winning the heavyweight
championship in 1919. He successfully defended his title five
times before losing to Gene Tunney in an upset in 1926. In the
rematch in 1927, Dempsey knocked Tunney down in the seventh
round but delayed going to a neutral corner, so the referee
gave the controversial "long count" (estimated from 14 to 21
seconds) and Tunney went on to win on points. Later became a
restaurant owner in New York. |
Kenwood Lodge No. 800, Chicago Illinois. |
| DePage, Antoine |
Medicine |
|
| Derbigny, Pierre A. C. B. |
Fifth Governor of Louisiana |
|
| Dermott, Laurence |
Irish born writer of Ahiman Rezon. |
Grand Secretary of the Ancient Grand Lodge of England 1752-1771. |
| Desaguliers, Rev. John Theophilus |
Physician. Inventor of the planetarium. 1683-1744. |
Elected the third Grand Master of England in 1719. |
| Devanter, Willis Van |
Supreme Court Justice |
|
| Dewey, Thomas Edmund |
American lawyer and politician (1948 Presidential Candidate)
and former Governor of New York 1942. |
Hane Lodge 454, NYC |
| Dewey, Thomas Edmund |
American lawyer and politician (1948 Presidential Candidate)
and former Governor of New York 1942. |
Hane Lodge 454, NYC |
| Diaz, Porfino |
President of Mexico. |
Shriner. |
| Dickens, "Little" Jimmie |
Country & Western Singer / Grand Ole Opry Star |
|
| Dickinson, John |
Signer of the Articles of Confederation |
|
| Dickinson, John |
1 of 9 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. |
|
| Diefenbaker, John George |
Canadian Prime Minister 1957-1963. |
Initiated, passed and raised, Wakaw Lodge No. 166 GRS (Saskatchewan).
Affiliated Kinistino No. 1, GRS. Honorary Grand Master of DeMolays.
57 year member of the craft. 33 deg. Sottish Rite. Knights Templar
and a Shriner (First Potentate of Tunis Temple, Ottawa). |
| Dirksen, Everett M. |
American political leader, he served eight terms in the US
House of Representatives and became Republican minority leader
of the Senate. |
|
| Dix, John Adams |
Governor of New York 1873-1874 |
|
| Dix, John Alden |
Governor of New York 1911-1913 |
Senate Lodge 456, Glens Falls |
| Dix, Richard |
One of the few actors to make the successful transition from
silent pictures to sound |
Orme No.458, CA |
| Dixon, John |
Grandfather John Dixon (Supreme Court Justice of Louisiana),
Major in Civil War & Local politician |
|
| Dixon, John |
Retired Supreme Court Justice of Louisiana |
|
| Dodge, Henry |
First U.S. Marshal in Missouri, Governor of Wisconsin Territory,
Senator from Wisconsin. |
|
| Dole, Robert J. "Bob" |
Decorated Veteran, World War II; U.S. Congressman and Senator
from Kansas, 1961–96; Majority and Minority Leader, U.S. Senate;
Nominee for President of the United States 1996; Humanitarian
and Philanthropist. |
Russell Lodge No. 177, Russell, Kansas |
| Doolittle, James |
General. American Army officer and aviator, he led the daring
raids on Tokyo. |
Hollenbeck Lodge No. 319, Los Angeles, CA |
| Douglas, Charles Stanford |
Mayor of Vancouver |
Mount Hermon Lodge No. 7 |
| Douglas, Jim |
Governor of Vermont |
Union Lodge No. 2, Middlebury; served as Master of Lodge in
1977-1978 |
| Douglas, Stephen |
U.S. Senator |
|
| Douglas, Thomas Clement |
Premier of Saskatchewan |
Wayburn Lodge No, 20 GRS, Wayburn |
| Douglas, William Orville |
Supreme Court Justice (1939-1975) |
|
| Doumer, Paul |
President of France |
|
| Doumergue, Gaston |
President of France |
|
| Dow, Herbert Henry |
Dow Chemical Co. |
|
| Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan |
British physician and writer, creator of the famous "Sherlock
Holmes". |
Phoenix Lodge No. 257, Portsmouth, England. |
| Drake, Edwin L |
American pioneer of the oil industry |
Oil Creek Lodge No. 3, Titusville, Pennsylvania. |
| Driver, William |
Ships Captain. On March 17, 1824, as a birthday and farewell
gift, his mother and several young ladies in Salem, MA, sewed
him a large American flag 12 feet by 24 feet in size with 24
stars. When presenting it at the outfitting of his ship, it
was hoisted up and unfurled in the wind. Captain Driver was
asked what he thought of it, and he declared, "God bless you,
I'll call it 'Old Glory'". |
|
| Dryer, Victor |
British Columbia Supreme Court Judge |
|
| DuBois, William Edward Burghardt "W.E.B." |
Educator/Author/Historian - Scholar. Also, one of the founders
of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples
(NAACP). |
Widow's Son Lodge No. 1, New Haven, Connecticut |
| Dunant, Jean Henri |
Swiss founder of the Red Cross, a founder of the Young Men's
Christian Association, and co-winner of the first Nobel Peace
Prize. |
|
| Dunckerly, Thomas |
Illegitimate born son of George II |
Consolidated the Royal Arch and was the first Grand Master
of the Masonic Knights Templar. Acted as Grand Master for the
warranted lodges in Quebec. |
| Dunlop, John Boyd |
Tire Manufacturer |
|
| Dunn, Alexander Robert |
Canadian soldier who won Canada's first Victoria Cross at
the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. |
Ionic Lodge No. 18 (now No. 25), Toronto, Ontario. |
| Earp, Wyatt |
Explorer / Sheriff |
|
| Easton, Rufus |
First postmaster west of the Mississippi River. |
|
| Eastwold, Scott |
Musician, et al. |
|
| Eaton, John D. |
Founder and President T. Eaton Co. |
Assinibone Lodge No. 114, Winnipeg |
| Ebbets, Charles H. |
Owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. |
|
| Eddy, E.B. |
Founder of the E.B. Eddy Match Company |
|
| Edgerton, Harold Eugene |
Scientist-Professor of electrical engineering, MIT - 1903-1990 |
|
| Edson, Carroll A. |
Co-founder of the Order of the Arrow, a Boy Scout honor fraternity. |
|
| Edson, Merritt A. |
B.G. U.S.M.C. Medal of Honor winner. He commanded the 1st
Raider Battalion at Tarawa also Asst. Dic. Commander of the
2nd Marine Division at Saipan & Tinian. |
Olive Branch Lodge No. 64, Chester, VT |
| Edward VII |
Prince of Wales and subsequently King of England (1901-1910). |
Grand Master of the UGLE 1875-1901. Also Provincial Grand
Master for Lower Canada. |
| Edward VIII |
King of England who abdicated the throne in less than 1 year
in order to marry the woman he loved. |
Household Brigade Lodge No. 2614. Grand Master of the United
Grand Lodge of England in 1936. |
| Eiffel, Gustave Alexandre |
French engineer and builder (Eiffel Tower). |
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| Einstein, Izzy |
Prohibition Agent - 4,392 arrests with 95% conviction rate |
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| Eisele, Donn Fulton |
American astronaut who flew aboard the first manned Apollo
program mission, Apollo 7. |
Luther B. Turner Lodge No. 732, Ohio. |
| Elgin, Lord (Thomas Bruce, the Seventh Earl of Elgin) |
In addition to being the Chief of the Name of Bruce, he is
the Convenor of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, retired
Brigadier General in the Scots Guard Reserve, and is a Knight
of the Thistle. |
He is a former Grand Master Mason of Scotland (the Grand Master
as styled in Scotland) and has been head of the Royal Arch Chapter
in Scotland for many years. Additionally he is the worldwide
head of the Royal Order of Scotland. |
| Ellery, William |
Possible Masonic signers of the Declaration of Independance.
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Claimed as a member of a Lodge in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke" |
American jazz composer, orchestrator, bandleader, and pianist,
considered the greatest composer in the history of jazz music
and one of the greatest musicians of the 20th Century. |
Social Lodge No. 1 PHA, Washington DC. |
| Ellison, Dr. Marcus |
Past President of Virginia Union University and an author
of various Masonic publications. |
He was an active member of the United Supreme Council Southern
Jurisdiction and a member of Jonathan Lodge #112 F&AM, Richmond,
VA |
| Ellsworth, Oliver |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court - 1796-1800 and responsible
for the term "United States" appearing in the Constitution. |
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| Enzi, Michael B. |
United States Senator (Wyoming) whose father was also an active
Mason and whose mother was a member of the Order of Eastern
Star. |
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| Ernette, James L. |
Pennsylvania State Trooper also served as Grand Master of
the GL of PA (1998-99) |
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| Ervin Jr, Samuel J. |
As U.S. Senator from North Carolina, he led the "Watergate"
committee during the Nixon presidency and was widely praised
for his fair-handed behavior. |
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| Evanko, Col. Paul J. |
Current (1999) Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police. |
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| Evans, Bob |
Famous restaurateur, his eateries are found throughout the
United States. |
Morning Dawn Lodge No. 7, Gallipolis |
| Evans, Dwight |
PA State Representative & Former Mayor of Philadelphia |
MWPHGL of PA - Star in the East Lodge No. 55 F&AM |
| Evans, Hugh I. |
National head of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. |
Grand Chaplain, Ohio 1926 |
| Evers, Medger Wiley |
Civil Rights Leader |
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| Faber, Eberhard |
American manufacturer. CEO of the Eberhard Faber Pencil Co. |
Chancellor Walworth Lodge No. 271, NY City. |
| Fairbanks, Douglas |
American silent film actor known for his performance in swashbuckling
adventures such as 'Robin Hood' |
Beverly Hills Lodge No. 528, California. |
| Farhrni, Dr. Gordon |
Iodized salt |
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| Farias, Manuel Gomez |
Vice President of Mexico |
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| Farnham, Lord |
Pro. G.M. England |
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| Farragut, David G. |
Admiral, US Navy. Leading Union naval officer of the US Civil
War. |
Naval Lodge No. 87, Mare Island |
| Fattah, Chaka |
Congressman |
Light of Elmwood Lodge #45 MWPHGL of Pa. |
| Faure, Félix |
President of French republic |
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| Feller, Bob |
American Baseball pitcher famous for his fastball. Born in
Van Meter, Iowa. |
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| Fernández-Juncos, Manuel |
Hero of Puerto Rico, the capital's second most important boulevard
is named after him. |
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| Fiala, Anthony |
War correspondent and famous photographer of Brazilian and
polar expeditions. |
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| Field, Stephen Johnson |
Supreme Court Justice (1863-1897) |
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| Fields, William Claude "W.C." |
American entertainer known for his raspy voice, bulbous nose,
and sardonic disposition. His films include My Little Chickadee
(1940) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). |
E. Coppee Mitchell Lodge No. 605, Philadelphia PA. |
| Findley, James |
Mayor of Vancouver |
Western Gate Lodge No. 48 |
| Firestone, Harvey |
Founder of Firestone Tires |
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| Fischer, Geoffrey |
Archbishop of Canterbury |
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| Fish, Hamilton, Jr. |
U.S. Congressman |
Triune Lodge No. 782, Poughkeepsie, NY |
Fisher, Judge George (Jorge)
(aka: Djordje Ribar, aka: Djordje Shagich) |
Member in high repute of the Honorable Fraternity of Free
and Accepted Ancient York Masons. He was active in establishing
Lodges, a Grand Lodge Chapter and Grand Chapter, in the city
of Mexico in 1825, being assisted by the Hon. J. R. Poinsett,
American Minister, and Governor Vidal, formerly of Louisiana.
In Texas he assisted, in conjunction with Generals Sam Houston
and Thomas J. Rusk, in forming Lodges and Grand Lodges as early
as 1837. |
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| Fisher, Most Rev. Geoffrey F. |
English churchman, the 99th Archbishop of Canterbury. He became
Bishop of London in 1939, and archbishop of Canterbury in 1945.
Fisher was a distinguished pastor and administrator, helping
to reorganize the work of the Church of England after World
War II. As President of the World Council of Churches (1946-54),
he was a vigorous proponent of ecumenism. |
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| Fitch, John |
American inventor, who probably developed the first American
steamboat, an achievement often attributed to American inventor
Robert Fulton. |
Bristol Lodge No. 25, Bristol, PA |
| Fleming, Dr. Walter Millard |
American physician, |
Co-founder member of the Shrine. Rochester Lodge No. 660,
Rochester NY. Potentate of Mecca Temple NY and Imperial Potentate
from 1876 to 1886. |
| Fleming, Sir Alexander |
British bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928.
He shared a 1945 Nobel Prize for this achievement. |
Held Grand Office in the UGLE. Grand Senior Warden in 1946. |
| Fleming, Sir Sanford |
Canadian engineer and surveyor, creator of first Canadian
stamp & suggested the use of time zones. |
St. Andrew's No. 16, Toronto, Ontario. |
| Fletcher, Sir Banister (Flight) |
English architect and writer |
Authors Lodge No. 3456, London England. |
| Florence, William Jermyn |
American actor |
Co-founder member of the Shrine. Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 155,
Philadelphia PA. |
| Florian, Jean-Pierre Claris de |
