Abbott
Sir John J.C. Canadian Prime Minister 1891-1892. Initiated St. Paul's
No. 374, E.R., Montreal, 1847.
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.
Appleton Sir Edward Victor. English physicist.
Nobel prize for physics 1947. Isaac Newton Lodge No. 859, Cambridge.
Armstrong Louis. American Jazz legend. Lodge of Montgomery
No. 18, PHA, New York.
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.Ballard
Harold. Fiesty owner of Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League team.
Corinthian No.
481, GRC, Toronto, Ontario. Banks Sir Joseph. Founder of the famous Kew Gardens, Londo. Somerset House Lodge UGLE
Barham, Eugene A. American Admiral and war hero. 33deg. AASR.
Barnardo Dr. T. J. Founder of the Barnardo home for orphaned boys.
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. Berlin Irving. American songwriter and composer. Shriner and Scottish Rite. Munn Lodge No. 190 New York City.
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 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
640 E.R. Montreal, PQ. Affiliated with Belleville Lodge No. 123, Bellville,
Ontario. 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. Canadian Mohawk Chief Thayendanega, of the Six Nations Indians.
Hiram's Cliftonian Lodge No. 417 E.R. (M) London, UK. Burke Edmund. Irish/English statesman. Great friend to the US colonies. Jerusalem Lodge No. 44,Clerkenwell, London UK.
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. Anglo-Irish statesman. Jerusalem Lodge No. 44.
Burns Robert. Scottish poet. St. David's Lodge No. 174, Tarbolton.
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, British poet. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) 1747-1751.
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 270 Oshawa, Ontario,Canada, 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.
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.
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.
Doyle Sir Arthur Conan. English writer, works include Sherlock Holmes. Phoenix Lodge No. 257, Portsmouth, England.
Drake Edwin L. American oil pioneer. Oil Creek Lodge No. 3, Titusville, Pennsylvania.
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 and 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. Edward VIII. King of Great Britain. Household Brigade Lodge No. 2614. Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1936.
Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke". American jazz musician. Social Lodge No. 1 PHA, Washington DC.
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.
Fitch John. True inventor of the steamboat. Bristol Lodge No. 25, Bristol PA.
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 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.
Franklin Benjamin. American statesman and inventor. St. John's Lodge Philadelphia PA.
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 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. American architect,
designed the original White House and its replacement. Federal Lodge No.
1, Washington DC.
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)
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.
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. Greenville Lodge No. 19, Greenville, 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, Edward Augustus, Duke of. 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. Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England.
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.
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. 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.
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, Ontario. 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.
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
C.C. Colonel. R. S. "Sam".(1871-1972) Son of
the founder of the McLaughlin Carriage Co. In 1907 the McLaughlin Motor
Car Company was formed which later became General Motors of Canada in 1918.
Cedar Lodge 270, Oshawa, Ontario,Canada.
Grand Steward, 75yr. member in the craft. Royal Arch, Knight Templar, President
of Oshawa Shrine Club. Companion
of the Order of Canada (C.C.)McLaughlin,
John.J. Invented the modern Canada Dry version of Ginger Ale in 1907. Cedar
Lodge 270.
Oshawa, Ontario,CanadaMcNair 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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Pike, Albert. American lawyer, soldier and author. Confederate General. Sovereign Grand Commander AASR, Southern Jurisdiction.
Polk, James Knox. 11th President of the USA. Columbia Lodge No. 21, Columbia, Tennessee. Also 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.
R
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.
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.
Rothschild Natan Meyer. Anglo-German financier. Emulation Lodge No. 21.
Rubio Pascual Ortiz. President of Mexico. Shriner.
S
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.
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.
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.
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.
Swift Jonathan. Irish poet and writer. Gulliver's travels. Probably Lodge No. 16, Dublin.
Thomas Dave. Founder of Wendy's hamburger chain. Sol D. Bayless Lodge No. 359, Fort Wayne IN. 33 deg. AASR. Grand Cross.
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.
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 (accompanied by Ben Franklin).
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, 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 Lodge No. 357, Oxford, UK.
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. Wozniak Steve. Co-founder of Apple Computers, Charity Lodge No. 362, Campbell, CA
Ziegfeld, Florenz. American producer. Ziegfeld's Follies. Accordia Lodge No. 277, Chicago, Illinois.
More
to be added soon as we confirm memberships. Last
updated Nov/02/2005
This list is gratefuly
credited to W.Bro. G.E.Day. from Cedar Lodge No. 270
For more information visit the old Cedar Lodge website Famous Masons
page;
www.durham.net/~cedar/famous.html
