FAMOUS MASONS FROM AROUND
THE
WORLD
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Abbott,
Sir John, J. C. Canadian Prime Minister 1891-1892.
Initiated
St. Paul's, No. 374, E.R., Montreal, 1847.
Acuff,
Roy. Country Music star and legend. Lodge No. 560 Nashville TN.
Aldrin,
Col. Edwin Buzz. American astronaut and member of the first
moon landing. 33 deg. Montclair Lodge No. 144 New Jersey.
Allende,
Salvador. Former President of Chile. Lodge Progresso No. 4,
Valpariso, in 1935.
Anderson,
Robert.
Brevetted Major General USA, commanded Charleston Harbour at the start
of secession. Mercer Lodge No.50 in Trenton NJ in March of 1858, he was
the first mason to be raised by the lodge.
Appleton,
Sir Edward Victor. English physicist. Nobel prize for
physics
1947. Isaac Newton Lodge, No. 859, Cambridge.
Armistead,
Lewis
A. Brigadeer General CSA. Served with Pickett at Gettysburg
where he was mortally wounded. Alexandria Washington Lodge No. 22
Virginia.
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.
Ashmole,
Elias. Founder member of the Royal Society and became the
first
known English speculative Mason at Warrington, Lancashire, in 1646.
Ataturk,
Mustapha Kemal. Former President of Turkey 1923-1938.
Member
of an Italian Lodge, Macedonia Resorta e Veritus.
Austin,
Stephen. "The father of Texas". Louisiana Lodge No. 109,
St.
Genevieve, Missouri.
Autry,
Gene. Screen western star. Catoosa Lodge No. 185, Catoosa,
Oklahoma.
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.
Bailey,
Joseph
E. Brilliant Civil Engineer who served in the Civil War.
Rose
to Maj. General and after retirement was shot and killed serving as a
sherrif
in Missouri. One of fourteen Union officers who received the Thanks of
Congress. Columbia Lodge No. 124 Wisconsin.
Ballard,
Harold. Fiesty owner of Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey
League team. Corinthian No. 481, GRC, Toronto, ON.
Banda,
Dr
Hastings Kamuzu. First President of Malawi. (Only because my dad says
so).
Banks,
Sir Joseph. Founder of the famous Kew Gardens, Londo. Somerset
House
Lodge UGLE
Banks,
Nathaniel
P. "The fighting politician" Governor of Massachusetts,
Civil
War Maj. General, Senator and US Marshal. One of fourteen Union
officers
who received the Thanks of Congress. Monitor Lodge MA.
Barham,
Eugene A. American Admiral and war hero. 33deg. AASR.
Barnardo,
Dr. T. J. Founder of the Barnardo home for orphaned boys. Shadwell
Clerke
Lodge No. 1910 UGLE.
Basie,
William "Count". American jazz pianist, Wisdom Lodge No.
102
PHA, Chicago and Shriner, New York.
Beard,
Daniel Carter. Founded the Boy Scout movement in United
States
of America. Mariners Lodge No. 67, New York City.
Benes,
Eduard. President of Czechoslovakia 1935-1938. Lodge Ian
Amos
Komensky No. 1, Prague and Lodge Pravda Vitezi.
Bennett,
Viscount R. B. Canadian Prime Minister 1930-1935. Miramichi
Lodge No. 187, Chatham, NB.
Berlin,
Irving. American songwriter and composer. Shriner and
Scottish
Rite. Munn Lodge No. 190 New York City.
Björnsson,
Sveinn. First President of Iceland after independence from
Denmark.
Past Grand Master of Iceland.
Blanc,
Mel. The famous voice behind most of the cartoon caracters
including
Bugs Bunny. Mid Day Lodge No. 188, Oregon
Bolivar,
Simon. South American liberator. Initiated in
Cadiz,
Spain. Became involved with Knights Templar and Scottish Rites and
founded
Order and Liberty Lodge No. 2 in Peru.
Bonaparte.
Jerome, Joseph, Louis & Lucien. All 4 brothers of Napoleon were
Masons
but not the great Emperor himself.
Bongo,
Omar. President of Gabon. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of
Gabon in 1983.
Borden,
Sir Robert L. 12th. Canadian Prime Minister 1911-1920. St.
Andrew's Lodge No. 1, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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.
Boswell,
John. Laird (Lord) of Auchinleck. The earliest recorded
non-operative
Mason recorded anywhere - 1600 AD, Edinburgh.
Bowell,
Sir Mackenzie. Canadian Prime Minister 1894-1896. St.
Lawrence
Lodge No. 640 E.R. Montreal, PQ. Affiliated with Belleville Lodge No.
123,
Bellville, ON.
Bowie,
James. Famous American frontiersman, died at the Alamo.
Humble
Cottage Lodge No. 19, Opelousas, Louisiana.
Bradley,
Omar Nelson. American General, chairman - joint chiefs of
staff.
West Point Lodge No. 877, Highland Falls, New York State.
Brant,
Chief Joseph. Mohawk Chief Thayendanega, of the Six Nations
Indians.
Hiram's Cliftonian Lodge No. 417 E.R. (M) London, UK.
Bresslaw,
Bernard.
British actor and comedian. Chelsea Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Brodie,
Very Reverend RW Bro. Sir Israel, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew
Congregation
of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Duke of Sussex Lodge No. 48 G.L
of Victoria Australia.
Bronfman,
Samuel. Canadian distiller who merged with Joseph Seagram to form
and develop the huge international distilling company. Covenant
Lodge
No. 108, Quebec
Brown,
John. Militant American abolitionist.
Hudson Lodge No. 68, Hudson, Ohio.
Buchanan,
James. 15th President of the USA. W.Master of Lancaster
Lodge
No. 43, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Past District Deputy Grand Master of
the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
Burbank,
Luther. American naturalist and horticulturist. Santa Rosa
Lodge No. 57, California.
Burke,
Edmund. Irish/English statesman. Great friend to the US
colonies.
Jerusalem Lodge No. 44, Clerkenwell, London, UK.
Burns,
Robert. Scottish poet. St. David's Lodge No.
174,
Tarbolton.
Bush,
Vennevar.
Developed the MEMEX concept and much, much more. Richard C. Maclaurin
Lodge,
for members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Butlin
William, W. Bro. Sir "Billy" Founded the chain of Butlins Holiday
camps. Heavily involved in charities.
Byrd,
Richard E. American Admiral, aviator and
explorer.
Federal Lodge No. 1 Washington DC and established Antarctica Lodge No.
777 under the GL of New Zealand.
Byron,
Lord William, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England
(Moderns)
Not the British poet.1747-1751.
Campbell,
Sir Malcolm. World land speed record holder. Old
Uppinghamian
Lodge No. 4227 UGLE and member of many Masonic bodies.
Campbell,
Sir
Donald. Son of Malcolm Campbell. First
person to hold both land and water World Speed Records. Grand Masters
Lodge
No. 1 UGLE Also RAM
Cantor,
Eddie. American entertainer. Munn Lodge No. 190, New York
City.
Carson,
Christopher "Kit". American frontiersman.
Montezuma
Lodge No. 109, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Casanova,
Giovanni. Italian adventurer and philanderer. Made a Mason
in Lyon, France.
Chagall,
Marc. Russian artist. Vitebsk, Belorussia.
Chrysler,
Walter P. American automobile manufacturer. 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,
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer. English statesman and Prime Minister.
Studholme
Lodge No. 1591 and Rosemary's Lodge No. 2851.
Citroen,
Andre. French automotive engineer. Lodge La Philosophie
Positive,
Paris.
Clark,
Lt. William. Led expedition into the North West
Territories.
St. Louis Lodge No. 111, St. Louis, Missouri.
Clark,
Roy
Country western singer; Jenks Lodge No. 497, Oklahoma.
Cleaveland,
Moses. American pioneer, soldier and lawyer. Initiated in a
military lodge and the became W. Master of Moriah Lodge, Connecticut.
Clinton,
de Witt. Prominent American statesman. NYC Mayor. Grand
Master
GL of NY, Grand Master of Knights Templar.
Cobb,
Tyrus R. American baseball great and member of the Baseball
Hall of Fame. Royston Lodge No. 426, Detroit, MI.
Cody,
William F. (Buffalo Bill). American frontiersman
and Indian scout. Platte Valley Lodge No. 15 Nebraska.
Cohan,
George M. American entertainer. Pacific Lodge No. 223, New
York City. Shriner.
Cole,
Nathanial, (Nat King). American singer and pianist. Thomas
Waller Lodge No. 49 PHA. Los Angeles.
Colt,
Samuel. American manufacturer. Most famous for hand guns.
Conacher,
Charlie. Toronto Maple Leaf ice hockey legend. North Gate Lodge
No.
591, Pickering, Ontario, Canada.
Cooper,
Leroy Gordon. American astronaut. Carbondale Lodge No. 82, Colorado.
Correll,
Charles (Amos of Amos & Andy). Trio Lodge No. 57, Chicago.
Count
Fleet.
Dominated horse racing in the mid 40's including the Triple Crown.
Equestrian
Lodge KY.
Coxe,
Daniel. English lawyer. First Prov. Grand Master in North
America,
appointed by the Duke of Norfolk, Grand Master, GLofE.
Crockett,
David. American frontiersman. Gained immortality at the
Alamo.
Cumberland,
Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. 5th son of George III of
Great
Britain later King of Hanover. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Hanover.
Dainty, Billy. English
comedian and TV star. Chelsea Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Darwin,
Erasmus, physician and botonist. Initiated at St. David's Lodge No. 36,
Edinburgh in 1754.
De
Mille, Cecil B. American film producer - director.
Prince
Orange Lodge No. 16, New York City.
Dempsey,
W.H. "Jack". American world heavyweight boxing champion
1919.
Kenwood Lodge No. 800, Chicago Illinois.
Dermott,
Laurence. Irish born Grand Secretary of the Ancient Grand
Lodge
of England 1752-1771. Wrote Ahiman Rezon.
Diaz,
Porfino. President of Mexico. Shriner.
Diefenbaker,
John George. Canadian Prime Minister 1957-1963. 57 year
member
of the craft. 33 deg. Sottish Rite. Knights Templar and a Shriner
(First
Potentate of Tunis Temple, Ottawa). Initiated, passed and raised, Wakaw
Lodge No. 166 GRS (Saskatchewan). Affiliated Kinistino No. 1, GRS.
Honorary
Grand Master of DeMolays.
Dole,
Robert J. senator. Russell Lodge No. 177, Russell, Kansas.
Douglas,
Tommy. 7th Premier of Saskatchewan. First leader of the of the
Federal
New Democratic Party. Introduced universal public medical care to
Canada.
Voted the "Greatest Canadian Ever" in a recent CBC poll. Weyburn
Lodge No. 20 GRS, Weyburn, SK
Doyle,
Sir Arthur Conan. Scottish writer, works include Sherlock
Holmes.
Phoenix Lodge No. 257 UGLE in Southsea.
Drake,
Edwin L. American oil pioneer. Oil Creek Lodge No. 3,
Titusville,
Pennsylvania.
Duke
of Albany, Prince Leopold, 4th son of
Queen
Victoria. W. Master Apollo University Lodge No. 357 UGLE. Provincial
Grand
Master for Oxfordshire.
Duke
of Cumberland, Prince Henry Frederick, younger brother of George
III. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) Granted
Prince
Hall his charter in 1884 which only arrived in 1887.
Dunant,
Jean Henri. Swiss founder of the Red Cross, 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.
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.
Eddy.
E. B. American born world leading manufactrer of friction
matches
in Hull, PQ Canada. Founding Master of Eddy Lodge 41 GL of Q. DDGM
Ottawa
1876
Edward
VII. King of Great Britain. Grand Master of the UGLE
1875-1901.
Also Provincial Grand Master for Lower Canada.
Edward
VIII. King of Great Britain. Household Brigade Lodge No.
2614.
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1936.
Elway,
John. Denver Bronco retired quarterback (#7) and NFL Hall
of
Fame inductee. South Denver Lodge #93.
Ellington,
Edward Kennedy "Duke". American jazz musician. Social Lodge
No. 1 PHA, Washington DC.
Faber,
Eberhard. American manufacturer. CEO of the Eberhard Faber
Pencil Co. Chancellor Walworth Lodge No. 271, NY City.
Fairbanks,
Douglas, Snr. American actor. Beverly Hills Lodge No. 528,
California.
Fields,
"W.C.", William Claude. American comedian and entertainer.
E. Coppee Mitchell Lodge No. 605, Philadelphia PA.
Fisher,
His Grace, The Right Honourable and Most Reverend Dr Geoffrey
Francis
(1887-1972). Arch Bishop of Canterbury, Old Reptonian Lodge No. 3725
UGLE.
Fitch,
John. True inventor of the steamboat. Bristol Lodge No. 25,
Bristol PA.
Flanagan,
Bud.
Half of the Flanagan & Allen duo. Wartime singer and entertainer.
Chelsea
Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Fleming,
Sir Alexander. Scottish bacteriologist and discoverer of
Penicillin.
Held Grand Office in the UGLE.
Fleming,
Sir Sanford. Canadian engineer and surveyor. Suggested the
use of time zones. St. Andrew's Lodge No. 16, Toronto, Ontario.
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.
Florence,
William Jermyn. American actor, co-founder member of the
Shrine.
Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 155, Philadelphia PA.
Fletcher,
Sir Banister Flight. English architect and writer on the
subject.
Authors Lodge No. 3456, London England.
Ford,
Gerald R. 38th President of the USA. Malta Lodge No. 465,
Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
Ford,
Henry. American automobile manufacturer. Palestine Lodge
No.
357, Detroit MI.
Forrest,
Nathan.
Enlisted private who financed his own cavalry regiment and rose to Lt.
General CSA. Angerona Lodge No. 168 TN.
Franklin,
Benjamin. American statesman and inventor. St. John's Lodge
Philadelphia PA.
Gable,
Clark. American actor. Most famous for Gone with the wind.
Beverly Hills Lodge No. 528, California.
Garfield,
James Abram. 20th President of the USA. Columbus Lodge No.
246, Garrettsville, Ohio. Knights Templar and Scottish Rite.
Garibaldi,
Giuseppe. Italian revolutionary and liberator.
Tompkinsville
Lodge No. 471, Staten Island NY. 33 deg. Grand Master of the Grand
Orient
of Palerma.
Gatling,
Richard J. American inventor of the repeating gun. Center
Lodge
No. 23, Indianapolis.
George
IV. King of Great Britain. Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of England (Moderns) 1790-1813 while still Prince of Wales.
George
VI. King of Great Britain. Grand Master of
Scotland
and honorary Past Grand Master of the UGLE. Initiated in Naval Lodge
No.
2612. Royal Arch First Principal, 33 degree AASR, Past Grand Master
Mark
Master Lodge.
Gilbert,
Sir William S. English poet and play write, partner of Sir
Arthur Sullivan. St. Machar Lodge No. 54, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Gillette,
King C. American manufacturer and inventor of the safety
razor.
Glenn,
John. American astronaut and Senator, 33 deg. Concord Lodge
No. 688, Concord, Ohio.
Goethe,
Johann Wolfgang Von. German poet. 50 year member of
Amalia
Lodge, Weimar.
Goldwater,
Barry M. US Senator. Arizona Lodge No. 2, Phoenix, May 12, 1931.
Gompers,
Samuel. Founder and first president of the American
Federation
of Labor. Dawson Lodge No. 16, Washington DC.
Gosden,
Freeman (Andy of Amos & Andy). Petersburg Lodge No. 15, VA
Gregson, Simon. AKA Steve McDonald
on Coronation St. Westminster City Council Lodge Lodon,
No. 2882 UGLE.
De
Grey, George Frederick Samuel Robinson Earl.
Governor
General of India 1880-1884. Grand Master UGLE 1870-1874. Most famous
today
for Earl Grey Tea.
Grissom,
Virgil "Gus". American astronaut, killed in Apollo 1 fire.
Mitchell Lodge No. 228, Indiana.
Guillotin,
Joseph Ignace. French humanitarian doctor, sought the
decapitating
machine linked to his name as a more humane method of execution.
Founder
member of the Grand Orient of France.
Haig,
Earl Douglas. British Field Marshal during World War I.
Elgin
Lodge No. 91, Leven, Scotland.
Hall,
Prince. First known black American Freemason. Initiated in
an Irish military Lodge in 1775, he later founded African Lodge No. 459
EC, which still survives.
Hancock,
John. American merchant and patriot, signer of the
Declaration
of Independence. Massachusetts Lodge No. 277, Quebec, Canada. Later
affiliated
with St. Andrews Lodge, Boston, MA.
Harding,
Warren G. 29th President of the USA. Marion Lodge No. 70,
Marion,
Ohio. Knight Templar, 33 deg. Scottish Rite, first President to become
a Shriner.
Hardy,
Oliver. American comedian and actor, partner of Stan
Laurel.
Solomon Lodge No. 20, Jacksonville, Florida.
Haydn,
Franz Josef. Austrian composer. Lodge Zur Wahren Eintracht,
Vienna.
Henson,
Josiah. American black slave who escaped from slavery in
Kentucky
into Canada. Inspiration for the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Mount
Moriah
Lodge No. 4 GRC, Dresden, Ontario.
Hilton,
Charles C. American hotelier. Founded Hotel Hilton which
led
to the famous chain of luxury hotels. William B. Warren Lodge No. 309,
Chicago, Illinois.
Hoban,
James. Irish born architect, designed the original White
House
and its replacement. Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington DC.
Hogarth,
William. Famous English Painter. Probably Lodge No. 41 at the Hand and
Apple Tree in Little Great Queen Street, Holborn. Grand Steward 1735.
Horton,
Tim. Canadian ice hockey legend. Founder of the donut chain
bearing his name. Kroy Lodge No. 676, Toronto, Ontario.
Hoover,
J. Edgar. American lawman and head of the
FBI.
Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington DC.
Hopkins,
Sir Frederick Gowland. English biochemist. Nobel prize
winner
for medicine 1929. Discovered essential amino acids and researched
vitamins.
Aesculapius Lodge No. 2410.
Horlick,
Alexander J. American industrialist. Founded Horlick's
Malted
Milk Co. Belle City Lodge No. 92, Racine, Wisconsin.
Hornsby,
Rogers. Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Beacon Lodge
No.
3, St. Louis, Missouri. RAM & KT.
Houdini,
Harry. American magician and escape artist. St. Cecile
Lodge
No. 568, New York City.
Houston,
Sam. American pioneer and first president of Texas.
Cumberland
Lodge No. 8, Nashville, Tennessee.
Hussein,
King of Jordan (Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Jordan)
Irwin,
James Benson. American astronaut. Member of the 4th moon
landing.
Lodge Tejon No. 104, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ismail,
Pasha. Viceroy of Egypt. Presented an obelisk to USA to be
erected in NY City. Past Grand Master of the GL of Egypt.
Ives,
Burl Icle. American entertainer. Magnolia Lodge (now
Magnolia-La
Cumbre Lodge) No. 242 in Santa Barbara, California. Knight Templar, St.
Omer Commandery No.30, Santa Barbara, Apr. 15, 1978; Shrine, inducted
at
Al Malaikah Shrine Temple, Los Angeles, 33 deg. AASR, Grand Cross.
Jackley, Nat. English
actor, comedian and TV personality. Chelsea
Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Jackson,
Andrew. 7th President of the USA. Harmony Lodge No 1,
Nashville,
Tennessee. Royal Arch Mason, 6th Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Tennessee.
Jackson,
Rev.
Jesse. Harmony Lodge No. 88, PHA, Chicago, Illinois
Jarvis,
William. Provincial Secretary for Upper Canada. First
Provincial
Grand Master (Ancients) for Upper Canada.
Jenner,
Edward. English doctor who discovered the principle of
vaccination.
Faith and Friendship Lodge No. 270, Berkeley UK.
Johnson,
Andrew. 17th President of the USA. Greeneville Lodge No.
19,
Greeneville, Tennessee. Knight Templar and first President to become 32
deg. Scottish Rite.
Johnson,
John A. "Jack". American world heavyweight champion boxer
1908-1915.
Lodge Forfar and Kincardine No. 225, Dundee, Scotland.
Johnson,
Lyndon B. 36th President of the USA. Johnson City Lodge No.
561, Johnson city, Texas.
Jolson,
Al. American singer and actor who portrayed black
minstrels.
St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York City.
Jones,
John Paul. Scottish born "Father of the American Navy". St.
Bernard
Lodge No. 122, Kirkudbright, Scotland.
Jones,
Melvin. American businessman. Co-founder of Lions
International.
Garden City Lodge No. 141, Chicago, Illinois.
Kalakaua.
King of Hawaii. Islam Shrine Temple.
Keith,
Alexander. Scottish born
Canadian
Master Brewer. Grand Master of the G.L. of Nova Scotia. Lodge of
St. John, No. 118, Sunderland G.R. of England in 1816. Then Virgin
Lodge
No. 2, G. R. of E., Halifax Nova Scotia in 1819.
Kemp,
Jack
Former U.S. Senator/Secretary of HUD, New York; Fraternal Lodge No. 625
in Hamburg, NY. Quarterback for Buffalo Bills.
Kent,
Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent. Father of Queen
Victoria
and last Grand Master of the Ancient Grand Lodge of England in 1813.
Kent,
His Royal Highness Prince Edward the Duke of. Present Grand
Master of the United Grand Lodge of England.
Khan,
His
Majesty Hibabullah, King of Aghanistan from 1901 'til 1919. Lodge
Concordia
No. 3102 E.C., Calcutta, India.
King,
Charles. American biochemist, isolated vitamin C. Whitman
Lodge
No. 49, Pulman, Washington.
Kipling,
Rudyard. English Nobel Prize winning writer, born in India,
most famous for The Jungle Book. Hope and Esperance Lodge No. 782,
Lahore,
India.
Kitchener,
Lord Horatio Herbert. British General and statesman.
British
Union Lodge No. 114, Ipswich, England. District Grand Master of Egypt,
Sudan and the Punjab. Junior Grand Warden of the UGLE in 1916.
Lafayette,
Marquis de,. Already a Feemason in France, he was given
honorary
membership by many lodges and Grand Lodges across the USA.
Laguardia,
Fiorello H. American politician. Three time Mayor of NY
City
and namesake of the International Airport. Garibaldi Lodge No. 542, New
York City.
Layton,
Athol. Canadian proffessional wrestler. Birch Cliff Lodge No.
612,
Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario. Potentate Rameses Temple A.A.O.N.M.S.
1968.
Lewis
Meriwether.
First Govenor of the Louisiana Territories and leader of the Lewis and
Clark expedition, was one of the
founders
of St. Louis Lodge #111 with a charter from GL of Pennsylvania.
Lindbergh,
Charles. American aviator who made the first non-stop
flight
from America to Europe. His plane was the Spirit of St. Louis and bore
the Masonic insignia. Keystone Lodge No. 243, St. Louis, Missouri.
Lipton,
Sir Thomas Johnstone. Scottish merchant famous for the tea he
transported
from Ceylon and his interest in Association Football. Scotia Lodge No.
178, Glasgow.
Listz,
Franz Von. Hungarian composer. Lodge Zur Einigkeit,
Frankfurt,
Germany.
Lloyd,
Harold C. American actor. Alexander Hamilton Lodge No. 535,
Hollywood, California. A.A.O.N.M.S. Imperial Potentate.
Loss,
Joe. English bandleader and TV personality. Chelsea Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Macadam,
John Loudon. Scottish engineer. Developed the smooth
waterproof
road surface.
MacArthur,
Douglas. 5 star American General, served in both world
wars.
Made a Mason "at sight" in the Philippines and became 32 deg in Manilla
and life member of the Nile Shrine Temple, Seattle, Washington.
Macdonald,
Sir John Alexander. First Canadian Prime
Minister.
St. John's Lodge No. 758, Kingston, Ontario. Honourary Past Grand
Senior
Warden.
Maclean,
John Bayne. Founder of Maclean's Magazine and President of
Maclean's
Publishing Co. Ionic Lodge No. 25, Toronto, ON
Madison,
James. 4th President of the USA. Madison is said to have
been
a Member of Hiram Lodge No. 59, Westmoreland County, Virginia, a Lodge
which had only a short existence, and whose records are lost.
Marks,
Alfred.
British actor, comedian. Chelsea Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Marshall,
George C. 5 star American General. Made a Mason "at sight"
by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.
Mayer,
Louis B. American film producer with partner Sam Goldwyn.
St.
Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York City.
Mayo,
Dr. Charles H. American physician. Co-founder of the Mayo
clinics
and Mayo foundation for medical research. Rochester Lodge No. 21,
Rochester,
Minnesota.
Mazzini,
Giuseppe. Italian revolutionary. Worked towards the
liberation
and unification of Italy. Past Grand Master of the Grand Orient of
Italy.
McKinley,
William. 25th President of the USA. Hiram lodge
No. 21, Winchester, Virginia. Mark, R. Arch and Knight Templar.
McLaughlin,
Col. R. S. "Sam". Founder of the McLaughlin Carriage Co.
which
later became General Motors of Canada. Cedar Lodge No. 270, Oshawa,
Ontario.
Grand Steward, 75 year member in the craft. Royal Arch, Knight Templar,
President of Oshawa Shrine Club.
McLaughlin,
John. Invented the modern Canada Dry version of Ginger Ale in 1907.
Cedar
Lodge, No. 270 GRC.
McNair
Alexander.
First Govenor of the State of Missouri, member of Herman Lodge #28, St.
Charles, Missouri later known as Herman Lodge #3 after the formation of
the Grand Lodge of Missouri.
Mesmer,
Franz Anton. Austrian physician. Studies in magnetism led
to
the art of Mesmerization, which later became hypnotism. Affiliated with
the French Lodge Les Philadelphes.
Mitchell,
Reginald Joseph CBE. Designer of the Supermarine Spitfire of Battle of
Britain fame. Jasper Lodge No. 3934 UGLE.
Michelson,
Albert Abraham. American physicist. Successfully measured
the
speed of light, gaining the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1907. Washington
Lodge No. 21 New York City.
Mix,
Tom. American actor. Made over 400 western movies. Utopia
Lodge
No. 537, Los Angeles, California.
Molson,
John. Founder of Molson Breweries. St. Paul's
Lodge,
No. 374 UGLE, Montreal. Past Provincial Grand Master.
Monkhouse,
Bob. English actor, compare and comedian. Chelsea Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Monroe,
James. 5th President of the USA. Williamsburg Lodge No. 6,
Williamsburg, Virginia.
Montgolfier,
Jacques Etienne. French inventor. developed the hot air
balloon.
Lodge Les Neuf Soeurs, Paris.
Mozart,
Wolfgang Amadeus. Austrian composer. Lodge Zur
Wohltatigkeit.,
Vienna.
Murphy,
Audie. American soldier and actor. Most
decorated
US soldier in WW II. 32 Deg. AASR, KCCH, Dallas, Texas.
Nasmyth,
Alexander. Scottish painter and inventor, friend of Robbie
Burns. Canongate Kilwinning Lodge, Edinburgh.
Nelson,
Lord Viscount Horatio. No Definate proof but very strong circumstancial
info at the link.
Oglethorpe,
James E. English politician and soldier. Founder of
Savannah
GA. First W. Master of King Solomon's Lodge No. 1, Savannah, Georgia.
Olds,
Ransom E. American automotive engineer whose name is linked
to the General Motors Oldsmobile division. Capitol Lodge No. 66,
Lansing
Michigan.
Owen,
Most Rev. Derwyn T. Archbishop of Toronto and Primate of
all
Canada. Ionic Lodge No. 25, Toronto, Ontario.
Palmer,
Arnold Daniel. 33 deg. Inspector General
(Honorary)
elect. AASR. Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275, Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Peale,
Norman Vincent. American clergyman and author. Milwood
Lodge
No. 1062, Brooklyn, New York.
Peary,
Robert E. American explorer. First to reach the North Pole.
Kane Lodge No. 454, New York City.
Pedro
I, Dom Antonio Pedro de Alcantara Bourbon. Declared
Brazil independent from Portugal and was crowned emperor. Returned to
Portugal
and was crowned King Pedro IV. Grand Master of the Grand Orient of
Brazil.
Penny,
James C. American founder of the J. C. Penny department
store
chain. Wasatch Lodge No. 1 Salt Lake City, Utah.
Pershing,
John Joseph. American General. Lincoln Lodge No. 19,
Lincoln
Nebraska.
Philip,
Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II.
Navy
Lodge No.2612 UGLE London.
Pickett,
George
E. Major General CSA. Developed the Pickett fence, defeated
at Gettysburg. Dove Lodge No. 51, Virginia.
Pike,
Albert. American lawyer, soldier and author. Confederate
General.
Sovereign Grand Commander AASR, Southern Jurisdiction. Western Star
Lodge
No.2, Arkansas.
Polk,
James Knox. 11th President of the USA. Columbia Lodge No.
31,
Columbia, Tennessee. Also a Royal Arch Mason.
Poinsett,
Joel R. USA Secretary of War, Master: Solomon's Lodge No. 1,
Charleston,
introduced Freemasonry into Mexico, and the pointsetta to America.
Pryor,
Richard. American actor and comedian. Henry Brown Lodge No. 22, Peoria,
IL.
Pullman,
George M. American engineer. Developed the luxury railway
sleeping
and dining cars. Renovation Lodge No. 97, Albion New York.
Pushkin,
Aleksander. Russian poet. Lodge Ovid, Kischinev.
Revere,
Paul. American Revolutionary War hero. St. Andrews Lodge,
Boston.
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
Richet,
Charles Robert. French physiologist. His research into
allergies
and immune serum won him the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1913. Lodge
Cosmos
under the Grand Lodge of France.
Rickenbacker,
Eddie. US Air Force pilot and war hero. Downed 21 enemy
planes
and 4 ballons. Kilwinning Lodge No. 297,MI.
Ringling
Brothers. American showmen. All seven brothers and their
father
August Ringling were members of Baraboo Lodge No. 34, Baraboo,
Wisconsin.
Robinson,
"Sugar Ray". American light heavyweight boxing champion of
the world. Joppa Lodge No. 55 PHA, New York City.
Rodriquez,
Abelardo L. President of Mexico. Shriner.
Rogers,
Roy. American cowboy, singer and actor. 33 deg.
KCCH. Hollywood Lodge No. 355, Hollywood, California.
Rogers,
Will, American comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville
performer, and actor. Claremore Lodge No. 53, Oklahoma.
Roosevelt,
Franklin Delano. 32nd President of the USA. Holland Lodge
No.
8, NY City. Also Scottish Rite. He was present at the raising of his
three
sons, all of whom were raised in Architect Lodge No. 519, NY City.
Honorary
Grand Master of Demolays.
Roosevelt,
Theodore. 26th President of the USA. Matinecock Lodge No.
806,
Oyster Bay, New York State.
Ros,
William
Edmundo OBE. Latin music great. Chelsea Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Rothschild,
Natan Meyer. Anglo-German financier. Emulation Lodge No. 21.
Rubio,
Pascual Ortiz. President of Mexico. Shriner.
Sabatini,
Raphael. English novelist. Wrote Captain Blood,
Scaramouche,
The Sea Hawk etc. Jerusalem Lodge No. 197, London, UK.
Sarnoff,
David. Radio and TV executive, Marconi and RCA. Strict
Observance
Lodge No. 94, New York City.
Sax,
Antoine Joseph. Belgian instrument maker. Invented the
Saxophone
and Saxhorn. Lodge Les Vrais Amis de L'Union.
Sayer,
Anthony. Gentleman. First Grand Master elected by the "Four
Old Lodges", London, England, June 24th., 1717.
Scott,
Robert Falcon. British polar explorer, perished with his
entire
party. Drury Lane Lodge No. 2127, London, UK. Also Navy Lodge 2612
Scott,
Sir Walter. Scottish writer and poet. Ivanhoe, The
Talisman,
etc. Saint David Lodge No. 36, Edinburgh.
Seagram,
Joseph E. Canadian distiller and founder of the famous brand of
products
that bear his name. Grand River Lodge No. 151, Kitchener, ON
Sellers,
Peter. English actor. Pink Panther, Goon Show, etc. Chelsea
Lodge No. 3098, London, UK.
Shackleton,
Sir Ernest H. One of the most famous of all Antarctic
explorers,
Navy Lodge 2612.
Shillibeer,
George. English inventor. Pioneered the omnibus. Etonian
Lodge
of St. John No. 209, Windsor, UK.
Sibelius,
Jan. Finnish composer. Second only to Mozart as a Masonic
composer.
Suomi Lodge No. 1 Helsinki.
Simcoe,
Lord John Graves. First Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
- now Ontario. Union Lodge No. 307, E.R. (Moderns), Exeter, England.
Sinclair,
Gordon "Sinc". Canadian journalist and broadcaster. John
Ross
Robertson No. 545, Toronto, Ontario.
Skelton,
Richard B. "Red". Comedian and TV star.
Vincennes
Lodge No. 1, Vincennes, Indiana. Famous Shriner.
Smallwood,
Joseph R. Former Premier of
Newfoundland,
Canada. Northcliffe Lodge No. 1886 Prov. G. Lodge of Newfoundland, G L
of Scotland. Hon.33 deg. AASR.
Smathers,
James F. Inventor of the electric typewriter, Gate City Lodge No 522,
Kansas
City.
Sousa,
John Philip. American composer and band leader. Stars and
Stripes
Forever. Hiram Lodge No. 10, Washington DC.
Stanley,
Lord Fredrick Arthur. Governor General
to Canada. Donated the Ice Hockey Stanley Cup. Royal Alpha Lodge
No 16, London, England.
Stutz,
Harry Clayton. American automotive pioneer circa 1900.
Ancient
Landmarks Lodge No. 319 Indianapolis. RAM, Kt. Templar and member of
Murat
Shrine Temple - all Indianapolis.
Sullivan,
Sir Arthur Seymore. English composer with partner Sir W. S.
Gilbert. Grand Organist of the UGLE.
Sussex,
Prince Augustus Fredrick, Duke of Sussex. 6th son of George III. Too
many
bodies to copy, please see the link.
Swift,
Jonathan. Irish poet and writer. Gulliver's travels.
Probably
Lodge No. 16, Dublin.
Taft,
William H. 27th President of the USA. Made a Mason "at
sight"
in Kilwinning Lodge No. 356, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Thomas,
Dave. Founder of Wendy's hamburger chain. Sol D.
Bayless Lodge No. 359, Fort Wayne IN. 33 deg. AASR. Grand Cross.
Thomson.
Roy (Lord Thomson of Fleet) Canadian world famous newspaper
magnate.
North Bay Lodge No. 617 GL of Canada (Ontario)
Telford
Thomas. Scottish born road, bridge and canal builder and an
architect of world fame. Salopian Lodge No. 262 Premier GLE.
Tillis,
Lonnie Melvin "Mel" American Country Music entertainer.
Branson
Lodge No. 587, Branson, Missouri 33deg AASR, Grand Cross.
Tirpitz,
Alfred Von. German Admiral. Restructured the german navy.
Lodge
Zur Aufrichtigen Herzen, Frankfurt.
Travis,
William B. American commander at the Alamo. Alabama Lodge
No.
3, Claiborne, Alabama.
Truman,
Harry S. 33rd President of the USA. Belton Lodge No. 450,
Belton,
Missouri. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Knights Templar,
33 deg. Scottish Rite and Shrine Potentate. Honorary Grand Master of
DeMolays.
Twain,
Mark. American writer (Samuel L. Clemens). Polar Star
Lodge
No. 79, St. Louis, Missouri.
Valdes,
Miguel Aleman. President of Mexico. Shriner.
Vivekananda,
Swami Nerendramah Datta. Leading exponent of both Hinduism
and Yoga in the west. Hope and Anchor Lodge No. 1 Calcutta, India.
Voltaire,
Francois Marie Arouet. French writer an philosopher. Lodge
Les Neuf Soeurs or Nine Sisters Lodge (accompanied by Ben Franklin).
Wadlow,
Robert Pershing. Tallest human, almost 9 feet tall.
Franklin
Lodge No. 25, Alton, Illinois.
Walsh, Bradley. AKA Dany Baldwin on
Coronation St. Westminster City Council Lodge Lodon, No. 2882 UGLE.
Wallace,
George C. Governor of Alabama. Orator of the Grand Lodge of
Alabama in 1961.
Warner,
Jack L. American film producer and one of the Warner
Brothers.
Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, Los Angeles, CA.
Warren,
Gen. Joseph. Physician, Patriot, killed at Bunker Hill. St.
Andrew's Lodge, Boston. Grand Master of Massachusetts.
Washington,
Booker T. American author. Made a Mason "at sight" by the
Prince
Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
Washington,
George. 1st President of the USA. Fredericksburg
Lodge, Virginia.
Watson,
Dr. James. Friend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and member of Phoenix Lodge
No. 257 UGLE in Southsea. Inspiration to Sherlock Holmes famous
side-kick.
Watson,
Whipper Billy. Canadian professional wrestler. Temple Lodge No.
525.
Wayne,
John. American film star. 33 Deg. Marion McDaniel Lodge No.
56, Tucson, AZ. Came through the system from DeMolay.
Webb,
Capt. Matthew. English swimmer. First man to swim the
English
Channel. Neptune Lodge No. 22.
Wellington,
Arthur Duke of. British soldier and statesman. Defeated
Napoleon
at Waterloo. Irish Lodge No. 494, Trim, Ireland.
Wilde,
Oscar O'Flahertie Wills. Anglo Irish dramatist. The
importance
of being Earnest. Apollo Univerity Lodge No. 357, Oxford, UK. Rose
Croix
& Mark MM.
William
IV, King of England, made a Mason at Plymouth,
England,
March 9th. 1786.
Wilson,
William Mercer. First Grand Master of the independent Grand
Lodge of Canada, 1855. Also first Grand First Principal of Royal Arch
Masons
of Canada.
Wodehouse,
Peter
Grenville (P. G.) KBE. British legendary comedy writer & creator of
Bertie Wooster and Jeeves. Jerusalem Lodge No. 197 UGLE, London.
Wood,
Wee
Georgie. English midget who starred in films and TV as portrying a
small
boy. Chelsea Lodge No.3098 UGLE
Wozniak,
Steve. Co-founder of Apple Computers, Charity Lodge #362,
Campbell,
CA
Zanuck,
Darryl F. American film producer. Co-founder of 20th
Century
Productions. Mount Olive Lodge No. 506, Los Angeles.
Ziegfeld,
Florenz. American producer. Ziegfeld's Follies. Accordia
Lodge
No. 277, Chicago, Illinois.
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