List of Freemasons
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Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation which exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some prominent members of the fraternity have made no secret of their involvement; as a result, some famous (and infamous) Freemasons are well-known. The membership of Freemasonry is vast, diverse, and resists any single characterization.
However, Masonic membership can sometimes be difficult to verify, particularly for historical figures. Membership records are most often kept at the individual Lodge level, and may be lost due to fire, flood, deterioration, or simple carelessness. Grand Lodge governance may have shifted or reorganized, resulting in further loss of records on the member or the name, number, location or even existence of the Lodge in question. In areas of the world where Masonry has been suppressed by governments, records of entire Grand Lodges have been destroyed.
Standards of "proof" for those on this list may vary widely; some figures with no verified Lodge affiliation are claimed as Masons if anecdotal evidence suggests they were familiar with the "secret" signs and passes, but other figures are rejected over technical questions of irregularity in the Lodge that initiated them. Where available, specific Lodge membership information is provided; where serious questions of verification have been noted by other sources, this is indicated as well.
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[edit] A
- 1° 18th June, 1867, at a specially convened meeting of the Lodge of the Pyramids, Alexandria, Egypt[2]
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), Raised 1778 by WM Ben Franklin, Loge des Neuf Sœurs, Paris [3]
Elias Ashmole, Warrington Lodge, Lancashire[4]
Gene Autry, 33°, [5] Grand Cross. Catoosa Lodge No. 185, OK [6]
[edit] B
- Henry Baldwin, Associate Justice (1830-1844) [7]
- Master of Lodge #45 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1805 [7]
- Daniel Carter Beard, Made a Mason in Mariner's Lodge No. 67, New York City, NY, and later affiliated with Cornucopia Lodge 563, Flushing, NY. [8]
- Hugo L. Black, Associate Justice (1937-1971), [7] Birmingham Temple Lodge No. 836, Birmingham, AL
- John Blair, Associate Justice (1789-96), [7]
- Grand Master of Virginia from 1778 to 1784 [7]
- Samuel Blatchford, Associate Justice (1882-1893) [7]
- General Omar N. Bradley, West Point Lodge No. 877, NY [8]
- James Buchanan, U.S. President. Lodge No. 43, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Initiated December 1l, 1816
- Worshipful Master of Lancaster Lodge No. 43, Lancaster, PA 1822-1823
- District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania 1824 [6]
- Arleigh Burke, 33° [5]
- Supreme Temple Architect (Honored in 1997) [5]
- Harold H. Burton, Associate Justice (1945-1958) [7]
- James F. Byrnes, Associate Justice (1941-1942) [7]
[edit] C
- Kit Carson, American Adventurer. Montezuma Lodge No. 109, Taos, NM [8]
- Joshua Chamberlain, commander during the American Civil War and governor of Maine. United Lodge #8, Brunswick, Maine
- Nicolas Chamfort, Loge des Neuf Soeurs, Paris [3]
- Sir Winston Churchill, Studholme Alliance Lodge No. 1591, Rosemary Lodge No. 2851. (Note: The Churchill Society claims he resigned from his Lodges in 1912.)[10]
- Thomas C. Clark, Associate Justice (1949-1967) [7]
- John H. Clarke, Associate Justice (1916-1922) [7]
- William Cushing, Associate Justice (1789-1810), [7] St. Andrews Lodge, Boston
[edit] D
- Jim Davidson. British comedian [11] [12]
- Master of Chelsea Lodge in England [11]
- Founding Master of British Forces Foundation (Lodge) No. 9725 [11]
- Resigned from Freemasonry in July 2002 [11]
- William Crosby Dawson, San Marino Lodge No. 34, F.&A.M, Greensboro, GA
- Gand Master of Masons in Georgia from 1843 until his death in Greensboro on May 6, 1856. [13]
- Willis Van Devanter, Associate Justice (1911-1937) [7]
Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker, Wakaw Lodge No. 166, Wakaw, SK[14]- Bob Dole, 33°. [5] Russell Lodge No. 177, Kansas [8]
- Brigadier General James Doolittle, 32° Mason [5] and Shriner.
- William O. Douglas, Associate Justice (1939-1975) [7]
Henry Dunant, Founder of the Red Cross, co-winner of the first Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901, his worke also helped bring about the 1864 Geneva Convention [8]
[edit] E
- Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice (1796-1800) [7]
- Sam Ervin 33°, Grand Cross. [5]
[edit] F
- Stephen J. Field, Associate Justice (1863-1897) [7]
- The Most Rev'd Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury [8] [12]
- Sir Alexander Fleming, London Scottish Rifles Lodge No. 2310
- Past Master (later, Secretary) of Sancta Maria Lodge No. 2682
- Past Master (later, Treasurer) of Misericordia Lodge No. 3286, 1935
- Past Junior Grand Warden, Senior Grand Deacon 1942
- Grand Warden, 1948 UGLE
- Received the Distinguished Service Citation of the Grand Lodge of New York, USA.[15]
- Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian Loge des Neuf Sœurs, Paris [3]
Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, Grão Mestre de Grande Oriente do Brasil, later first president of Brazil.[16]- Gerald Ford U.S. President, 33°. Malta Lodge No. 465, Grand Rapids, MI
- Initiated September 30, 1949, Malta Lodge No. 465, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Passed to Fellowcraft April 20, 1951 Columbia Lodge No. 3, Washington, DC, courtesy to Malta Lodge No. 465, Grand Rapids, MI
- Raised a Master Mason May 18, 1951 Columbia Lodge No. 3, Washington, DC, courtesy to Malta Lodge No. 465, Grand Rapids, MI [6]
- Benjamin Franklin, February 1731, St. John's Lodge of Philadelphia; Lodge at Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, PA; WM, Loge Les Neuf Sœurs, Paris; Past Grand Master of Pennsylvania[17]
- Henry Frye, Prince Hall Freemason [18]
[edit] G
- James A. Garfield, U.S. President. Magnolia Lodge No. 20, OH
- 1° November 19, 1861, Magnolia Lodge, No. 20, Columbus, Ohio
- 3° November 22, 1864 in Columbus Lodge No. 30, Columbus, Ohio
- Affiliated with Garrettsville Lodge No. 246, Garrettsville, Ohio October 10, 1866
- Chaplain Garrettsville Lodge No. 246, 1868-1869
- Petitioners for Lodge Charter, & Charter Member of Pentalpha Lodge No. 23 of Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1869 [6]http://www.pagrandlodge.org/mlam/presidents/index.html Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania's presidents pages. go to apt. pres' page</ref>
- King C. Gillette[19]
- John H. Glenn, Jr. 33° [5] Concord Lodge No.688 Concord, OH [8]
- E. Urner Goodman, co-founder of the Boy Scouts' Order of the Arrow[20]
[edit] H
- Warren G. Harding, U.S. President. Marion Lodge No. 70, OH
- 1° June 28, 1901
- 3° August 27, 1920 [6]
- John M. Harlan, Associate [7]
- Khalil Saeed Hawayek, Grand Master[citation needed]
- J. Edgar Hoover, 33°, [5] Grand Cross. Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington, DC [6]
[edit] I
[edit] J
- Andrew Jackson, U.S. President. Harmony Lodge No. 1
- St. Tammany Lodge No. 1 (A.K.A. Harmony Lodge No. 1), Nashville, Tennessee
- Grand Master of Masons of Tennessee, October 7, 1822 until October 4, 1824 [6]
- Jesse Jackson, Harmony Lodge No. 88, Chicago, IL (PHA)[21][22]
- Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice (1941-1954) [7]
- John Jay, Chief Justice (1789-1795) [7]
- Andrew Johnson, U.S. President. Greenville Lodge No. 119, TN
- Initiated May 5, 1851 [6]
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John Paul Jones, St. Bernards Lodge No. 122, Kirkudbright, Scotland [8] - Melvin Jones, Garden City Lodge No. 141, IL
- Founder of Lions Clubs International [8]
[edit] K
- Rudyard Kipling, Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782. E.C., Lahore, India; founding member, The Builders of the Silent Cities Lodge No. 12, St. Omer, France, F.R.[23]
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David Kalakaua, King of Hawaii, 1874-91. Lodge Le Progress de l'Oceanie No. 124 [8]
[edit] L
- Joseph Lamar, Associate Justice (1888-1893), Webb Lodge No. 166 F.& A.M., Augusta, Georgia [7]
- Senior Warden of Webb Lodge #166 in 1885 [7]
[edit] M
- John Marshall, Chief Justice (1801-1835) [7] - Grand Master of Virginia (1793 & 1794)
- Grand Master of Virginia from 1793-1795 [7]
- Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice (1967-1991), Coal Creek Lodge No. 88, Tulsa, Oklahoma PHA [8]
- General Douglas MacArthur 33°, [5] Manila Lodge No. 1, 1936, Philippines [8]
- Harpo Marx[24]
- Stanley Mathews, Associate Justice (1881-1889) [7]
- dimitted in 1856 [7]
- Abner V. McCall 33°, Grand Cross [5]
- William McKinley, U.S. President. Hiram Lodge No. 21, VA
- 1° Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, Virginia May 1, 1865
- Affiliated Canton Lodge No. 60, Canton, Ohio August 21, 1867
- Demitted from same to become a...
- Charter Member of Eagle Lodge No. 431, Canton, Ohio (a.k.a. William McKinley Lodge [6]
- John McLean, Associate Justice (1829-1861) [7]
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies AO 12th Prime Minister of Australia, Austral Temple Lodge No. 110, VC[25]- Sherman Minton, Associate Justice (1949-1956) [7]
- James Monroe U.S. President, Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Virginia.
- Initiated: November 9, 1775
- Other Lodge records lost [6]
- William H. Moody, Associate Justice (1906-1910) [7]
- Dr. Robert Moray, Edinburgh [Lodge] 1641.[26]
- Audie Murphy 33° [5]
[edit] N
- Samuel Nelson, Associate Justice (1845-1872) [7]
- Sam Nunn 33°, Grand Cross. [5]
- Honored as Supreme Temple Architect 1995 [5]
[edit] P
- Arnold Palmer, 33°, [5] Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275, Latrobe, PA [6]
- William Paterson, Associate Justice (1793-1806) [7]
- Norman Vincent Peale 33°, [5] Midwood Lodge No. 1062, Brooklyn, NY [6]
- Brigadier General Albert Pike, Western Star Lodge No. 2, Little Rock, Arkansas. Sovereign Grand Commander AASR, Southern Jurisdiction.[27]
- Mahlon Pitney, Associate Justice (1912-1922) [7]
- James K. Polk, U.S. President. Columbia Lodge No. 31, TN
- Initiated June 5, 1820. [6]
[edit] R
Thomas Stamford Raffles, Raised July 5, 1813, Lodge De Vriendschap, Sourabaya[28]- A. Philip Randolph, Joppa Lodge No. 55, NYC USA[29]
- Stanley F. Reed, Associate Justice (1938-1957) [7]
- Sir George Reid, 4th Prime Minister of Australia, Lodge Centennial No. 169, UGL of NSW[30]
Theodor Reuss, occultist and head of O.T.O., Pilger Loge #238 (UGLE) 1878, and excluded from Freemasonry in 1880.[31]
- 1° November 9, 1876
- 2° May 8, 1877
- 3° January 9, 1878
- Excluded: October 1, 1880
- All at Pilger Loge No. 238, UGLE[32]
- Grandmaster of Rite of Memphis-Misraïm, 1913[33]
- Paul Revere, St. Andrew's Lodge, Boston, MA; Grand Master of Massachusetts 1794-97. [8]
- Michael Richards 33° [34] [35]
- 1° in Riviera Lodge No. 780 in Pacific Palisades, California, December 17, 1998 [34]
- 2° March 25, 1999 [34]
- 3° May 20, 1999 [34]
- 3° proficiency 1999 [34]
- Affiliated with Culver City-Foshay Lodge No. 467 in Culver City, California in 1999 [34]
- Southern California Research Lodge [35]
- Life Member, Los Angeles Scottish Rite Valley [35]
- Life Member, Scottish Rite Research Society [35]
- Knight Commander of the Court of Honour, 1999 [35]
- Bishop Charles Owen Leaver Riley, Anglican Archbishop, Grand Master of District Grand Lodge of Western Australia 1904-17, 1920-29. [36]
- Roy Rogers, Hollywood Lodge No. 355, CA [8] [37]
- Will Rogers 32° [5], Claremore Lodge No. 53, OK [6]
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. President. Holland Lodge No. 8, NY
- 1° October 11, 1911, Holland Lodge No. 8.
- First Honorary Grand Master of the Order of DeMolay, April 13, 1934 [6]
- Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. President. Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, NY
- 1° Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, New York January 2, 1901 [6]
- James Mayer Rothschild Initiated Oct. 24, 1802: Emulation Lodge No. 12, London [8]
- John Rutledge, Chief Justice (1795), Associate Justice (1789-1791) [7]
[edit] S
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Sir Ernest Shackleton, Navy Lodge No. 2612 (UGLE)
- 1° 9 July 1901 at Navy Lodge No. 2612
- 2° 2 November 1911, at Guild of Freemen Lodge No. 3525 (UGLE)
- 3° 30 May 1913 at Guild of Freemen Lodge No. 3525 [38]
- Friedrich Schiller, Rudolstadt Lodge, Berlin [8]
- Joseph Smith, Sr. Ontario Lodge No. 23 of Canandaigua, New York
- 1° May 7, 1818 in Ontario Lodge No. 23[39]
- Hyrum Smith Mount Moriah Lodge No. 112, Palmyra New York[40]
- Joseph Smith, Nauvoo Lodge, IL[41]
- John Philip Sousa 33°, [5] Hiram Lodge No. 10, Washington, DC [5]
- Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton, Vincennes Lodge No. 1, Vincennes, IN [8]
- Potter Stewart, Associate Justice (1958-1981) [7]
- Joseph Story, Associate Justice (1811-1845) [7]
- Noah H. Swayne, Associate Justice (1862-1881) [7]
[edit] T
- Alphonso Taft, U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of War. Kilwinning Lodge No. 356, OH [6]
- William Howard Taft, U.S. President. Kilwinning Lodge No. 356, OH
- "Mason at sight" inside Kilwinning Lodge No. 356, OH, February 18, 1909 by Grand Master Charles S. Hoskinson [6] [7]
- Thomas Todd, Associate Justice (1807-1826) [7]
- Robert Trimble, Associate Justice (1826-1828). Union #16 in Paris, Kentucky [7]
- Worshipful Master, Union Lodge No. 16 F.& A.M., Paris, Kentucky [7]
- Harry S Truman, U.S. President. 33°, Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton, MO [5]
- 1° February 9, 1909
- Worshipful Master, Grandview Lodge No. 618, Grandview, Missouri
- Past Grand Master of Missouri, 1940-1941 [5]
- Honorary Grand Master of the International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay, May 18, 1959 [6]
[edit] V
- Frederick M. Vinson, Chief Justice (1946-1953) [7]
[edit] W
- Earl Warren, Chief Justice (1953-1969), 33° [7]
- John Wayne, Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, Arizona
- Glendale DeMolay Chapter (during high school)
- awarded the DeMolay Legion of Honor in 1970
- 1° November 4, 1752 Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56
- 2° July 1970 Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56
- December 1970, he joined the York Rite Bodies in California
- Shriner, Al Malaikah Shrine Temple[42]
- Billy Wilder[43]
- Levi Woodbury, Associate Justice (1845-1851) [7]
- William B. Woods, Associate Justice (1881-1887) [7]
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Steve Wozniak Charity Lodge No. 362, Campbell, CA [8] - Sir Christopher Wren, Master of Lodge Original, No. 1, now the Lodge of Antiquity No. 2[44]
- "adopted" May 18, 1691[45]
[edit] Sources
- ^ http://mondediplo.com/1997/09/masons 1864 (one on-line source says 1867, contemporary sources say 1864), member Henri IV, Paris, but degree work conducted at Lodge of the Pyramids, Alexandria, Egypt
- ^ http://www.masonicphilatelicclub.org.uk/page7.html
- ^ a b c http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/texts/nine.html Grand Lodge of British Columbia & Yukon's "La Loge des Neufs Soeurs" page
- ^ Rose, Gerry (29). "The Venetian Takeover of England and Its Creation of Freemasonry". The American Almanac. [Conference Address by Gerald Rose, Schiller Institute Conference, September, 1993 Lay summary] – The New Federalist (September 5, 1993).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/temple-files/hall-of-honor/hallofhonor.html AASR-SJ's "Hall of Honor" page
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s http://www.srmason-sj.org srmason-sj.org Scottish Rite S.J. USA, main site
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as http://bessel.org/sctfmy.htm Paul M. Bessel's Supreme Court page
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/textfiles/famous.html Grand Lodge of British Columbia & Yukon's "A few famous freemasons" page
- ^ http://www.masonicworld.com/education/files/may05/general_and_brother_joshua_l.htm
- ^ http://216.239.63.104/search?q=cache:mzSZN4qXElIJ:www.churchill-society-london.org.uk/lttrs.fmasons.hall.html+winston+churchill+freemasonry+resignation+&hl=en
- ^ a b c d http://www.masonicinfo.com/blksheep.htm
- ^ a b http://www.ugle.org.uk/masonry/famous-masons.htm UGLE's "Famous" page
- ^ Hisorical Marker placed by Grand Lodge of Georgia
- ^ Referenced at the US National Masonic Memorial, Alexandira, VA.
- ^ http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/journal-files/Issues/mar02/morris.htm srmason-sj.org Scottish Rite S.J. USA
- ^ The History of Masonry in Brazil – Bibliography: Menezes, Manuel Joaquim de, Exposição Histórica da Maçonaria no Brasil (1857); Mello, Mário Carneiro do Rego, A Maçonaria e a Revolução Republicana de 1817 (1912); Amaral, Braz do, A Conspiração Republicana da Bahia de 1798 (1926); Barros, F. Borges de, Primórdios das Sociedades Secretas na Bahia (1928); Kloppenburg, Boaventura, A Maçonaria no Brasil (Orientação para os Católicos) (1961)
- ^ http://www.pagrandlodge.org
- ^ http://www.grandlodge-nc.org/nc-mason/archives/2001/NCM_126_1.pdf
- ^ He is cited as a mason http://srjarchives.tripod.com/1998-09/LEAZER.HTM in an old Scottish Rite Journal, without Lodge.
- ^ Sources disagree as to whether he was [1] or wasn't: [2] a member
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/prince_hall/famous.html sources "The Phylaxis Society Public Affairs Office and Masonic Information Center"
- ^ McElligot, Willam; R Theron Dunn, GL of CA. "[3]". Lodge Room International Magazine 2 (1): 7.
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/kipling_r/kipling_r.html
- ^ http://www.mastermason.com/wilmettepark/wellknownmasons.html mastermason.com
- ^ http://www.uglnsw.freemasonry.org.au
- ^ Rose, Gerry (29). "The Venetian Takeover of England and Its Creation of Freemasonry". The American Almanac. [Conference Address by Gerald Rose, Schiller Institute Conference, September, 1993 Lay summary] – The New Federalist (September 5, 1993).
- ^ http://www.pagrandlodge.org/district37/672/WL672-FamousMasons.html PA GL
- ^ http://www.mastermason.com/wilmettepark/wellknownmasons.html
- ^ http://www.freemasonry.org/phylaxis/notes_6_9_-_00.htm freemasonry.org
- ^ http://www.uglnsw.freemasonry.org.au
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/esoterica/reuss_t/reuss_t.html GL of BC&Y article on Reuss
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/esoterica/reuss_t/reuss_t.html GL of BC&Y article on Reuss
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/esoterica/reuss_t/reuss_t.html GL of BC&Y article on Reuss
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/journal-files/Issues/sep03/casalou.htm
- ^ a b c d e http://www.srmason-sj.org/council/journal/sep00/marsellos.html AASR-SJ article 2
- ^ http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110403b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ http://srjarchives.tripod.com/1998-09/LEAZER.HTM Scottish Rite Journal
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/shackleton_e/shackleton_e.html
- ^ http://www.freemason.org/cfo/may_june_2001/mormon.htm
- ^ http://www.freemason.org/cfo/may_june_2001/mormon.htm
- ^ http://www.lds-mormon.com/morgan2.shtml lds-mormon.com
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/wayne_j/wayne_j.html GL BC&Y
- ^ http://www.mastermason.com/wilmettepark/wellknownmasons.html
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/wren_c/wren_c.html
- ^ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/wren_c/adoption.html
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