Harold Abrahams, track and field athlete and Olympic champion. Initiated into Oxford and Cambridge University Lodge No.1118, and founding member of Athlon Lodge No. 4674
Benjamin Abrams Romanian-born American businessman and a founder of the Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corporation. Member of Farragut Lodge No. 976, New York City.
Franz AbtGerman composer and choral conductor. Initiated in Brunswick Lodge in 1853.
Samuel Adamsthird governor of Arkansas. Junior Warden pro-tem of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas in 1844.
Wilbur L. Adams American lawyer and politician from Delaware. Served as U.S. Representative from Delaware.
Henry Adamson Scottish poet and historian. Wrote one of the earliest known references to the Mason's Word.
Michael Adeane, Baron Adeane Lieutenant-Colonel, GCB, GCVO, PC, was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II during the first twenty years of her reign and to her father, King George VI prior. Served as Senior Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge of England in 1946.
Adolf Frederick King of Sweden from 1751 until his death. Master of a Stockholm lodge and received the title of Protector of Swedish Freemasonry in 1762.
Ignacio Agramonte Cuban revolutionary, who played an important part in the Ten Years' War.
John C. Ainsworth American pioneer businessman and steamboat owner in Oregon. Helped organize the Grand Lodge of Oregon and served as grand master 1854–55.
Milburn AkersChicago journalist, chairman of the Board of Trustees of McKendree College, and the ninth president of Shimer College.
Nelson W. Aldrich United States Senator from Rhode Island. Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island 1877–78, member of What Cheer lodge.
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin American astronaut. Second human to set foot on Extra-Terrestrial soil. Member of Montclair Lodge No. 144 of New Jersey.
Elizabeth Aldworth noted female Mason. Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft Degree in 1712.
Vasile Alecsandri Romanian poet, playwright, politician and diplomat.
Miguel Alemán Valdés President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952. Initiated, Passed, and Raised in Antiquities Lodge No. 9 of Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. Later demitted to City of Mexico Lodge No. 35.
Alexander I of Russia Czar of Russia from 1801 to 1825. Banned all secret societies in 1801, but rescinded the prohibition in 1803. He banned Freemasonry in Russia in 1822 due to concerns of political power of some lodges.
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Serbian royal prince, initiated in the GLNF, and a member of multiple UGLE lodges, including Royal Sussex No 53, and Entente Cordiale No 9657.
George Forrest Alexander judge of the United States territorial court for the Alaska Territory from 1933 to 1947. President of the Juneau Shrine Club 1934–39.
Grover Cleveland Alexander American Major League Baseball pitcher. Raised in St. Paul Lodge No. 82, St. Paul Nebraska in 1923. Expelled for un-Masonic conduct in 1930.
Bernardo Soto Alfaro President of Costa Rica from 1885–1889. Member of Esperanza Lodge.
Eloy Alfaro served as President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911.
Bruce Alger member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas.
Russell A. Alger, 20th Governor and U.S. Senator from Michigan. U.S. Secretary of War during the Presidential administration of William McKinley. Major General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raised in 1895 in Corinthian Lodge No. 241 in Detroit.
Charles Herbert Allen American politician and businessman. Served in the Massachusetts state legislature and senate, and in the United States House of Representatives. First United States-appointed civilian governor of Puerto Rico. Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the administration of William McKinley. Member of William North Lodge of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Ethan Allen American Major League Baseball player from 1926 to 1938. Member of Yeatman Lodge No. 162, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ira Allen one of the founders of Vermont, and leaders of the Green Mountain Boys. Brother of Ethan Allen. Vermont Lodge No. 1 of Charlestown, New Hampshire.
William B. Allison early leader of the Iowa Republican Party. Member of both houses of the United States Legislature. Charter member of Mosaic Lodge No. 125 of Dubuque. Honorary senior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of Iowa in 1889.
James Allred 33rd Governor of Texas. Later a United States federal judge. Raised in Bowie Lodge No. 578 in 1920.
Albert Alonzo "Doc" Amesmayor of Minneapolis whose corruption was exposed by muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens in the 1903 article, The Shame of Minneapolis. His obituary in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune described him as a 33rd degree Freemason and the Knights Templar.
Clinton Presba Anderson U.S. Representative from New Mexico, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and a U.S. Senator from New Mexico. Raised in Albuquerque Lodge No. 60 in 1917.
Heartley "Hunk "Anderson American football player and coach. Coached for Notre Dame, the Chicago Bears among others. Calumet Lodge No. 271, Calumet, Michigan.
Jack Z. Anderson U.S. Representative from California. Raised in Texas Lodge No. 46, San Juan Bautista, California in 1946.
James Anderson, Presbyterian minister best known for his influence on the early development of Freemasonry. Author of "The Constitutions of the Free-Masons" and The New Book of Constitutions of the Antient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons
Joseph Anderson United States Senator from Tennessee and first Comptroller of the United States Treasury. Military Lodge No. 19 of Pennsylvania and Lodge No. 36 in the New Jersey Brigade during the American Revolution. After the war was a member of Princeton Lodge No. 38 of New Jersey.
Robert AndersonUnion Army officer in the American Civil War, known for being the commander of Fort Sumter at the beginning of the war. Raised in Mercer Lodge No. 50, Trenton, New Jersey in 1858. Honorary member of Pacific Lodge No. 233 of New York City.
Robert B. Anderson United States Secretary of the Navy and later Secretary of the Treasury during the Eisenhower Administration. Member of Vernon Lodge No. 655 Vernon, Texas and was later an officer of the Grand Lodge of Texas.
Robert H. Anderson Cavalry and artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Attained the rank of brigadier general. Commander of Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar No. 7 at Savannah, Georgia in the 1880s.
William F. Anderson American Methodist pastor, writer, and educator who served as Bishop of Chattanooga, Cincinnati, and Boston and was Acting President of Boston University from 1 January 1925 to 15 May 1926.
Johannes Valentinus Andreae Protestant theologian, alchemist, satirical writer and early Rosicrucian. Believed to have been a Mason.
Louis André French soldier, Minister of War from 1900 until 1904
Charles O. Andrews United States Senator from Floridam1936 until 1946. Orlando Lodge No. 69.
Frank Andrews first Assistant Attorney General of Texas.
Robert Andrews chaplain of the 2nd Virginia regiment in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Early Grand Master of Virginia. Member of Williamsburg Lodge No. 6.
Frank M. Angellotti Chief Justice of California from 1915–1921. Raised in Marin Lodge No. 191, San Rafael, California in 1886. Grand Master of California 1888–1889.
Levi Ankeny United States Senator from the state of Washington. Became a member of Willamette Lodge No. 2 of Portland in 1866, affiliating with Walla Walla Lodge No. 7 in 1878, serving as master in 1881.
Branch T. Archer Texan Commissioner to the United States, Speaker of the House of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives, and Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas. Raised in Harmony Lodge No. 62 at Pridewell Virginia.
Dennis Archer U.S. politician. Geometry Lodge #49, Detroit
David H. Armstrong United States Senator from Missouri. Member of Washington Lodge No. 9 of St. Louis.
Henry W. Armstrong American boxer, booking agent, producer, singer, pianist and Tin Pan Alley composer. Composed the song Sweet Adeline. Raised in 1922 in Montgomery Lodge No. 68, New York City.
John Armstrong Jr. American soldier, delegate to the Continental Congress, United States Senator and United States Secretary of War. Hibernia Lodge No. 339, New York.
Sir Richard Armstrong British Army officer. Commander of the British forces in Canada West from 1842 to 1848.
Edward F. Arn 32nd Governor of Kansas. Raised in Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, Kansas City, Kansas in 1927. Member of the International Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay. Deputy to imperial potentate of the Shrine in 1954–55.
Ellis Arnall 69th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1943 to 1947. Member of Cowetta Lodge No. 60 at Newnan, Georgia.
Benedict Arnold American general and traitor, Hiram Lodge No. 1, New Haven, Connecticut
Eddy Arnold American country music singer. East Nashville Lodge 560 F& A.M. East Nashville, TN
Henry H. Arnold American general, only person to hold five-star rank in two branches of service. Union Lodge No. 7, KS.
Samuel W. Arnold U.S. Representative from Missouri. Member of Adair Lodge No. 366, Kirksville, Missouri.
William W. Arnold U.S. Representative from Illinois.
J. Hugo Aronson 14th Governor of the U.S. State of Montana. Received degrees in Shelby Lodge No. 143, in 1924 and later demitted to Cut Bank Lodge No. 82 in Cut Bank, both in Montana. King Gustav VI Adolf q.v. of Sweden appointed him as representative of the G.L. of Sweden to the G.L. of Montana.
Harold J. Arthur 68th Governor of the U.S. State of Vermont from 1950 to 1951.
Jacob Arvey influential Chicago political leader from the Depression era until the mid-1950s.
Gheorghe Asachi, Romanian writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist and translator.
Frank G. Ashbrook American mammalogist.
William A. Ashbrook U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Turner Ashby Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War. He had achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander. Member of Equality Lodge No. 44, Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Bowman Foster Ashe U.S. educator who served as the first president of the University of Miami.
James Mitchell Ashley U.S. congressman, territorial governor of Montana and railroad president. Raised in 1853 in Toledo Lodge No. 144, Toledo, Ohio.
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl Scottish peer and Tory politician. Succeeded his father as Grand Master of Grand Lodge of England in 1775, serving until 1781 and again from 1791–1813. Was Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1778 to 1779.
George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl Scottish peer. Served as 66th Grand Master Mason of Scotland 1843–1863. Grand Master of England from 1843 until his death in January, 1864.
Smith D. Atkins American newspaper editor, lawyer, and a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War.
Arthur K. Atkinson President of the Wabash Railroad in the mid-20th century. Member of University City Lodge No. 649, Missouri.
George W. Atkinson tenth Governor of West Virginia. Raised in Kanawha Lodge No. 20, Charleston, West Virginia 12 October 1866. Grand master of West Virginia in 1876 and Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia from 1897 to 1901.
William Wallace Atterbury tenth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. American Brigadier General during World War I and built the American Army railroads in France during the War. Raised in Colonial Lodge No. 631, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1895.
Robert L. Bacon, American banker, lieutenant colonel, and congressman from New York.
Walter W. Bacon, 60th Governor of Delaware. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 2, New Castle, Delaware, being raised 2 July 1902. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware in 1915.
Robert Baddeley, English actor of the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Member of St. Alban's Lodge No. 29, London.
Arthur P. Bagby, Tenth Governor of the State of Alabama. Served as grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Alabama.
John J. Bagley, 16th Governor of Michigan. Member of Charity Lodge No. 94, Detroit, Michigan.
Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer. Freemason, who with other Freemasons founded the "German Union" or the "Two and Twenty" society at Halle.
Michael Baigent, British author and former editor of Freemasonry Today. Lodge of Economy No 76, Winchester.
Carl Edward Bailey, 31st Governor of Arkansas. Received 32° at Little Rock, 25 May 1928.
James E. Bailey, United States Senator from Tennessee. Member of Clarksville Lodge No. 89, Clarksville, Tennessee.
John O. Bailey, American judge and politician in the state of Oregon. He was 27th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Raised in Doric Lodge No. 132, Portland, Oregon about 1920.
Nat Bailey, American-born Canadian restaurateur, founder of White Spot. Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 72, Vancouver.
Theodorus Bailey, United States Navy officer during the American Civil War. Raised in Washington Lodge No. 21, New York City on 3 March 1829.
John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven, British Politician, Member of Parliament, Governor-General of Australia. Grand Master of New South Wales
Bryant Baker, British-born American sculptor. Sculpted the 17 foot bronze of George Washington at the Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia. Member of Constitutional Lodge No. 294 at Beverly, Yorkshire, England.
Howard Baker Sr., United States Representative from Tennessee.
Nathaniel B. Baker, 24th Governor of New Hampshire. A member of Western Star Lodge No. 100, Clinton, Iowa.
Phil Baker, American comedian and emcee on radio. Also a vaudeville actor, composer, songwriter, accordionist and author. Raised in Keystone Lodge No. 235, New York City.
Samuel Aaron Baker 36th Governor Missouri. Member of Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Simmons Jones Baker, US physician, planter, and legislator. Grand Master of Masons of North Carolina in 1832 and again in 1840. Laid the cornerstone of the state capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina on 4 July 1833.
Nicolae Bălcescu, Romanian historian, journalist and 1848 revolutionary.
Bernt Balchen, Pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. Member of Norseman Lodge No. 878 of Brooklyn, New York. With Admiral Byrd they dropped Masonic flags over the two poles, and dropped his Kismet Temple Shrine fez over the South Pole.
H. C. Baldridge, 14th Governor of Idaho. Raised in Parma Lodge No. 49, Parma, Idaho in 1923.
Harold Ballard, National Hockey League team owner. Corinthian No. 481, GRC, Toronto, ON.
Hosea Ballou was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer. Member of Warren Lodge No. 23 at Woodstock, Vermont and served as master in 1807.
Robert C. Baltzell, United States federal judge.
Charles-Louis Balzac, French architect and sometimes poet. Founded the Lodge of the Great Sphinx at Paris.
Fred B. Balzar, 15th Governor of Nevada. Raised 28 August 1908 in Inyo Lodge No. 221 at Independence, California. and later affiliated with Carson Lodge No. 1, Carson City, Nevada.
Harry Hill Bandholtz, United States Army Major General during World War I. Known for preventing Romanian soldiers from removing Transylvanian treasures from the National Museum of Hungary in Budapest during the Romanian occupation of the city in 1919.
John H. Bankhead, U.S. senator from Alabama between 1907 and 1920. Confederate officer during the United States Civil War. Grand master of Grand Lodge of Alabama in 1883–1884.
Joseph Banks, English botanist Inverness Lodge, No. 4367
Nathaniel P. Banks, 24th Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Union general during the United States Civil War. Member of Monitor Lodge, Waltham, Massachusetts.
William V. Banks, Founder of the first black-owned and black-operated television station in the United States
Parke M. Banta, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Raised in Potosi Lodge No. 131 at Potosi, Missouri about 1916, served as master in 1923.
Clarence Barbour, American Baptist clergyman and educator most notable for having served as the president of Brown University. Served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodges of both New York and Rhode Island.
James Barbour, 18th Governor of Virginia, a U.S. Senator from 1814–1825, and the United States Secretary of War from 1825–1828. Member of Stephensburg Lodge No. 40, Stevensburg, Virginia.
McClelland Barclay American painter of pin-up art and war propaganda posters.
Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, British politician and colonial administrator, Member of Parliament, Grand Master of Scotland
Samuel Bard, American physician who founded the first medical school in New York. Personal physician to George Washington. Member of Union Lodge, New York.
Thomas R. Bard, United States Senator from California. Member of Hueneme Lodge No. 311, California.
Cassius McDonald Barnes American Civil War soldier, lawyer and politician who served as the 4th Governor of Oklahoma Territory. Master of Guthrie Lodge No. 35, Guthrie OKlahoma in 1902.
James M. Barnes, United States Representative from Illinois. Member of Jacksonville Lodge No. 570, Jacksonville, Illinois.
Joshua Barney, American naval officer. Served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War and would later achieved the rank of commodore in the United States Navy. Also served in the War of 1812. He was made a Freemason in the Lodge of the Nine Sisters, Paris, France in 1799. He was a visitor of Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia on 16 June 1780.
Maurice Victor Barnhill Associate justice and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Henry A. Barnum, United States Army officer during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Member of Syracuse Lodge No. 102, Syracuse, New York.
William Henry Barnum U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Member of Montgomery Lodge No. 13 at Lakeville, Connecticut.
John Barry, Officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the United States Navy. Initiated in Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia, Pa. on 12 October 1795. Suspended for non-payment of dues in 1800.
William T. Barry, United States Postmaster General during the Jackson Administration. United States Senator from Kentucky. Member of Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington, Ky. and later of Davies Lodge No. 22 of Lexington. was elected an honorary member of Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington, D.C on 4 January 1830.
Harold Roe Bartle American businessman, philanthropist, Boy Scout executive, and professional public speaker. Served two terms as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Member of Lebanon Lodge No. 87 in Kentucky plus the Ararat Shriners of Kansas City, Missouri.
John H. Bartlett, 57th Governor of New Hampshire.
Josiah Bartlett American physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire and signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He was later Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and Governor of the state. Although his lodge is not known, his great grandson, Levi S. Bartlett, had a letter written by Josiah to his son Ezra saying, "I attended a Mason meeting last night, and as soon as you can I wish you would join the Masons."
Robert Bartlett Canadian navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Francesco BartolozziItalian engraver. Was an early member of the Lodge of Nine Muses No. 235, London. The frontispiece of the 1784 edition of the Book of Constitutions is his engraving.
Edmund Barton, First Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, Speaker of the legislative assembly. Initiated: Australian Lodge of Harmony No. 556 English Constitution in Sydney on 13 March 1878
William Barton, Officer in the Continental Army during the American War of Independence who retired with the rank of colonel. Became a member of St. John's Lodge, Providence, Rhode Island in 1779.
William "Count" Basie, Jazz orchestra leader and composer. Wisdom Lodge No. 102, Chicago.
Edward Bass, First American Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts and second bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island. Admitted as a member of St. John's Lodge No. 1 of Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 12 April 1758. Served as grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in 1768.
Perkins Bass Four term U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Member of Altemont Lodge No. 26, Peterborough, New Hampshire.
William B. Bate, American soldier and politician. Governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887, and United States Senator from 1887 until his death. Major general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Member of King Solomon Lodge No. 94, Gallatin, Tennessee.
Edward Bates United States lawyer and statesman. First attorney general of Missouri after it was admitted as a state. United States Attorney General under Lincoln from 1861 to 1864. Was a member of Missouri Lodge No. 12, under Tennessee charter. Was active in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Served four terms as grand master, 1825-26-27-31.
Isaac C. Bates American politician from Massachusetts serving in both houses of the U.S. Legislature. Member of Jerusalem Lodge Northampton, Massachusetts.
John L. Bates, 41st Governor of Massachusetts. Member Baalbec Lodge, Boston.
Joe B. Bates, United States Representative from Kentucky.
Thomas Bath, Australian politician, former Western Australian Leader of the Opposition, involved in founding of Lodge Bonnie Doon, 839, S.C.
Charles Bathurst, Governor-General of New Zealand, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand
John S. Battle, 56th Governor of Virginia. Member of Charlottesville Lodge No. 5 Charlottesville, Virginia.
Laurie C. Battle, United States Representative from Alabama. Member of Docena Lodge No. 815, Docena, Alabama as well as the Zamora Shriners and ORder of the Eastern Star Chapter 118 in Birmingham.
Warner Baxter, American film actor of the silent and early talkie period. Second person to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Member Cahuenga Lodge No. 513 Hollywood, California.
Francis Baylies, United States Representative from Massachusetts. Original lodge not known, but made honorary member of Mount Lebanon Lodge, Boston, Massachusetts on 26 January 1835.
William Wither Bramston Beach,, British politician and railway entrepreneur. Apollo University Lodge No 357, Oxford, and multiple other Lodges. Third Grand Principal, Supreme Grand Chapter of England.
George Lafayette Beal, American politician from Maine who served in the Federal forces during the American Civil War. Member of Oxford Lodge No. 18, Norway, Maine.
John V. Beamer, United States Representative from Indiana. Member of Hanna Lodge No. 61, Wabash, Indiana.
Henry J. Bean American politician and judge in Oregon. 24th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
Daniel Carter Beard, Founder of the Boy Scouts. Initiated in Mariner's Lodge No. 67, New York City, New York, and later affiliated with Cornucopia Lodge 563, Flushing, New York.
William S. Beardsley, 31st Governor of Iowa.
John Beatty, American physician and statesman. An officer of the Continental Army, he was appointed Commissary General for Prisoners with the rank of colonel. Was a member of the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785. Was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey during the Third Congress. Raised in Trenton Lodge No. 5, Trenton, New Jersey. A past master of that lodge, he was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey in 1791. In 1792 he transferred his membership to Solomon's Lodge No. 1.
William Beaumont, Surgeon in the U.S. Army who became known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" following his research on human digestion. Raised in Harmony Lodge, Champlain, New York 11 April 1820.
P. G. T. Beauregard American military officer, politician, inventor, writer, civil servant, and the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Charles Bebb British-American architect who designed the Washington State Capitol building.
Stephen David Bechtel Sr. Founder of the Bechtel Corporation and the president of the company from 1933 through 1960. Raised 30 June 1923 in Oakland Lodge No. 188 Oakland, California.
Theodric Romeyn Beck American physician in New York specializing in medical jurisprudence who authored the first significant American book on forensic medicine, Elements of Medical Jurisprudence in 1823. Member of Masters Lodge No. 5, Albany, New York.
Rudolph Zacharias Becker German educator and author, and active Freemason of Gotha. Published an historical essay in 1786 on the Bavarian Illuminati titled Grundsatze Verfassung und Schicksale des Illumi- nates Order in Baiern.
J. C. W. Beckham 35th Governor of Kentucky. Member of Duvall Lodge No. 6, Bardstown, Kentucky.
Johann Beckmann, German scientific author and coiner of the word technology, to mean the science of trades. He was the first man to teach technology and write about it as an academic subject.
Gunning Bedford Jr., Signer of the US Constitution, first Grand Master of Masons in Delaware.
Joseph D. Bedle, 23rdGovernor of New Jersey. Raised in Olive Branch Lodge No. 16, Freehold, New Jersey on 24 April 1857.
Hamilton P. Bee American politician in early Texas who served one term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and later was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. Member of Austin Lodge No. 12, Texas.
Carroll L. Beedy United States Representative from Maine from 1921–1935.
Wallace Beery American actor. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1931 film The Champ. Member of Blaney Lodge No. 271 of Chicago, Illinois.
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer. Though no records exist, several of Beethoven's biographers state that he was a Freemason based on other evidence.
Lyall T. Beggs, Wisconsin lawyer and politician. Past commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Josiah Begole, U.S. Representative and the 19th Governor of Michigan. Member of Flint Lodge No. 23, Flint, MI.
Robert S. Beightler, U.S. Army Major General and Ohio political insider.
Jonathan Belcher, American Colonial merchant, businessman, and politician from the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the American colonial period. Served simultaneously for over a decade as colonial governor of the British colonies of New Hampshire and Massachusetts and later for ten years as governor of New Jersey. Raised in an old "Guilde Lodge" in England in 1704–13 years before the founding of the G.L. of England. Reported as having been on the rolls of the craft in Nova Scotia at an early date. Was affiliated with St. John's Lodge in Boston.
Manuel Belgrano, Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina. He is regarded as one of the main Libertadores of the country.
Charles J. Bell, Scotch-Irish American businessman. He was a cousin of Alexander Graham Bell and as such was an early executive of Bell Telephone. Co-founder of the National Geographic Society, and was its first treasurer.
Frank Bell Sixth Governor of Nevada. Member of Reno Lodge No. 13, and served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Nevada.
John Bell , Governor of New Hampshire for one year. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 1, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
John Bell , Tennessee Politician. Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1827 to 1841, and in the U.S. Senate from 1847 to 1859. Speaker of the House for the 23rd Congress, and briefly served as Secretary of War during the administration of William Henry Harrison. In 1860, he ran for president as the candidate for the Constitutional Union Party. Member of King Solomon Lodge No. 6 at Gallatin, Tennessee.
Harry H. Belt American educator, lawyer, and judge in the state of Oregon. 28th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Also known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities.
Charles Albert "Chief" Bender, Major League Baseball pitcher during the first two decades of the 20th century. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. Petitioned Robert A. Lamberton Lodge No. 487 of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when 27 years of age and was raised on 4 April 1911. He was suspended for non-payment of dues in 1938, but reinstated in 1943.
Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia. Ian Amos Komensky Lodge No. 1, Prague.
Conrado Benitez Philippine statesman. Helped write the Philippine constitution. Grand Master of the Philippines.
Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian Cavalry General and statesman. Member of the Lodge of United Friends in Petersburg.
Augustus W. Bennet, United States Representative from New York. Member of Hudson River Lodge No. 607, Newburgh, New York, serving as master in 1930.
Caleb P. Bennett, American soldier and politician from Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and served as Governor of Delaware. Raised in Lodge No. 14 at Christina Ferry, Delaware on 16 January 1781.
Charles Edward Bennett U.S. Representative from Florida from 1949 to 1993. Member of Riverside Lodge No. 266, Jacksonville, Florida.
Henry G. Bennett, Prominent educational figure from Oklahoma. Served as the president of both Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma State University. He was appointed by Harry S. Truman as an Assistant Secretary of State.
Elmer Austin Benson 24th Governor of Minnesota. Raised in Appleton Lodge No. 137, Appleton, Minnesota on 3 January 1917.
William Benswanger, President and chief executive of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball franchise 1932 through 1946. Member of Lodge No. 45 of Pittsburgh.
Charles Bent First civilian Governor of the New Mexico Territory in September 1846.
Alvin Morell Bentley U.S. Representative from Michigan, Was one of the victims of the 1954 U.S. Capitol shootings. Member of Owosso Lodge No. 81, Owosso, Michigan.
William Plummer Benton American lawyer and soldier who served in both the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Member of Webb Lodge No. 24 at Richmond, Indiana.
Lloyd Bentsen, US Senator from Texas, Nominee for Vice President – 1988
Victor L. Berger Founding member of the Social Democratic Party of America. U.S. Representative. Raised in Aurora Lodge No. 30, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 26 February 1889.
George Bergstrom American architect of Norwegian heritage noted for his design work on the Pentagon.
Randolph C. Berkeley U.S. Marine Corps major general who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the United States occupation of Veracruz.
Irving Berlin, Composer. Munn Lodge No.190, New York.
Silvio Berlusconi, Italian media tycoon and politician, Prime Minister of Italy. Initiated in Lodge Propaganda Due – Expelled in 1981 by the Grand Orient of Italy
George L. Berry U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1937 to 1938. One of the founders of the American Legion.
Hiram Gregory Berry, American politician and general in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Member of Aurora Lodge No. 50, Rockland, Maine.
Ted Berry, American politician, first African American mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Clifford K. Berryman Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist with the Washington Star newspaper from 1907–1949. Also a cartoonist for The Washington Post from 1891–1907. Member of Temple Noyes Lodge No. 32 of Washington, D.C.
Paul Bert French zoologist, physiologist and politician.
Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist. Initiated in 1805 in St. John's Lodge St. Erik, at Stockholm.
Walter Besant, Novelist and historian. Raised in Mauritius Lodge in 1862 and became master of Marquis of Dalhousie Lodge No. 1159, London, in 1873. Conceived the idea of establishing a lodge of research and as a result became one of the founders of the famous Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 of London, serving as its treasurer at one time.
Jackson Edward Betts, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. Raised in Findlay Lodge No. 227, Findlay, Ohio in 1931.
Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and United States Senator from Indiana. Member of Oriental Lodge No. 500, Indianapolis, Indiana.
James R. Beverley, U.S. lawyer and Attorney General of Puerto Rico. While serving as Attorney General, also served twice as acting governor of Puerto Rico.
Howard Landis Bevis, 7th President of The Ohio State University. Raised in McMakin Lodge No. 120, Mt. Healthy, Ohio in 1911 and served as master of same in 1916.
George Valentin Bibescu, Romanian aviation pioneer, Grand Master of Romanian Grand Lodge from 1911 to 1916.
George M. Bibb, 17th United States Secretary of the Treasury and two-term member of the U.S. Senate. Was the first master of Russellville Lodge No. 17, Russellville, Kenticky. and was master of Hiram Lodge No. 4, Frankfort, Kentucky. He was also past master of Lexington Lodge No. 1 at Lexington, and served as secretary in 1804. In 1804 he was grand master of Kentucky.
Dana X. Bible, American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. Member of Mossy Creek Lodge No. 353, Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Thomas Walter Bickett, 54th Governor of North Carolina. Raised in Louisburg Lodge No. 413, Louisburg, North Carolina on 2 October 1901, demitting to William G. Hill Lodge No. 218 at Raleigh in 1921. In 1917 he was grand orator of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina.
Edward Biddle American soldier, lawyer, and statesman from Pennsylvania. Was a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775. Raised in Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 29 March 1763.
Benjamin Alden Bidlack, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Raised in Lodge No. 61, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 1 May 1826.
John Bidwell, California pioneer and politician. Raised in San Jose Lodge No. 10 in 1851 and later affiliated with Chico Lodge No. 111.
Albert Bierstadt German-American painter known for landscapes of the American West. Member of Holland Lodge No. 8, New York City.
Timothy Bigelow was an American lawyer. Grand master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts two terms, 1806–08 and 1811–13.
Benjamin T. Biggs, 46th Governor of Delaware. Member of Union Lodge No. 5, Middletown, Delaware.
John Bigler, Third Governor of California. Initiated in Pacific Lodge, Long's Bar, Butte County, California. in 1850 and later a member of Tehama Lodge No. 3, Sacramento and Washington Lodge No. 20, Sacramento.
Theodore G. Bilbo 39th and 43rd Governor of Mississippi. US Senator from Mississippi. Raised 17 April 1899 in Claiborn Lodge No. 293 at Nashville, Tennessee and affiliated with Sherrard Byrd Lodge No. 353 at Poplarville, Mississippi. Eventually suspended for non-payment of dues.
Sveinn Björnsson, First President of the Republic of Iceland. One of the founders of Edda Lodge in Reykjavik on 6 January 1919 under the authority of the National Grand Lodge of Denmark and was later Grand master of Iceland.
Frank S. Black, American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and the 32nd Governor of New York from 1897 to 1898. Raised in King Solomon's Primitive Lodge No. 91 of Troy, New York and later affiliated with Roman Lodge No. 223 at Rome, New York.
James D. Black, 39th Governor of Kentucky. Grand master of Grand Lodge of Kentucky in 1888–89.
John Black, Politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi, most notably serving in the United States Senate as a Whig from 1832 to 1838. Member of Rising Virtue Lodge No. 7.
John C. Black, U.S. Congressman from Illinois and received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Union Army lieutenant colonel and regimental commander at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War. Member of Olive Branch Lodge No. 38, Danville, Illinois, and grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Illinois from 1994–1895.
Samuel W. Black, Lawyer, soldier, judge, and politician. 7th Governor of the Nebraska Territory. Killed in action leading his regiment in a charge early in the Civil War. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 219, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Luke P. Blackburn, 28th governor of Kentucky. Member of Landmark Lodge No. 41, Versailles, Kentucky.
Robert E. Lee Blackburn, U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Isaac Blackford, Second Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Member of Harmony Lodge No. 11 at Brookville, Indiana.
Robert J. Blackham Author of Apron Men; The Romance of Freemasonry.
William W. Blackney, U.S. Representative from Michigan.
J. Stuart Blackton, Anglo-American film producer, considered the father of American animation. Member of Centennial Lodge No. 763, New York City.
Ken Blackwell, American politician and activist, mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 1979 to 1980 and Ohio Secretary of State from 1999 to 2007.
Ibra Charles Blackwood, 97th Governor of South Carolina. Raised in Spartan Lodge No. 70, Spartanburg, South Carolina 20 August 1903. Grand Lodge of South Carolina.
James T. Blair Jr., 44th Governor of Missouri. Raised in Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City, Missouri, 14 October 1925.
John Blair Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Grand Master of Virginia from 1778 to 1784.
Richard P. Bland, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Member of Rolla Lodge No. 213, Rolla, Missouri.
Theodorick Bland, Represented Virginia in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives. Present at Williamsburg Lodge No. 6 on 7 July 1778.
Henry G. Blasdel, First Governor of Nevada. Member of Santa Cruz Lodge No. 38, Santa Cruz, California and later past master of Carson Lodge No. 1, Carson City, Nevada.
Samuel Blatchford, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Valentin Blatz German-American brewer and banker. Founder of Blatz Beer. Member of Aurora Lodge No. 10, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jesse Bledsoe, U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Member of Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington, Kentucky and past master of same. Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky in 1808.
Joseph Bloomfield, Fourth Governor of New Jersey. Raised in Bristol Lodge No. 25, Bristol, Pennsylvania and served as master in 1782. He affiliated with Trenton Lodge No. 5, Trenton, New Jersey in 1790 and in 1799-80 was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey.
Sumner Blossom American magazine editor. Worked as editor for Popular Science magazine in the 1920s.
Willie Blount, Third Governor of Tennessee. Member of Unanimity Lodge No. 54 of North Carolina.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Graf, later elevated to Fürst von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 with the Duke of Wellington. His original lodge is not known, but he was a constant visitor in the Lodge "Pax Inimicamalis" at Emmeriah in 1800–01; and in 1814 the Lodge "Archimedes" at Altenburg.
Monte Blue American silent movie actor. Member of Utopia Lodge No. 537 of Los Angeles.
Robert D. Blue 30th Governor of Iowa. Mason, Shriner, member of Eastern Star and White Shrine.
Fred H. Blume Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court for 42 years.
Elijah Boardman, U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Member of Columbia Lodge No. 25 at Stepney, Connecticut, and in 1809 of Hiram Lodge No. 1, New Haven.
Victor V. Boatner, American railroad executive.
Hiram Abiff Boaz, President of Polytechnic College from 1902 to 1911, and of Southern Methodist University from 1920 to 1922. Member of Granger Lodge No. 677, Granger, Texas. Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1953.
Manchester Boddy, Rose from poverty to become the publisher of a major California newspaper and a candidate for Congress. Member of Craftsmen Lodge No. 559, Los Angeles.
Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, German translator of literary works. Wrote extensively on Freemasonry and was one of the most distinguished Masons of his time. Member and Past Master of Lodge Absalem at Hamburg. Served as deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg.
Joseph R. Bodwell, 40th Governor of Maine. Member of Rockland Lodge No. 79, Rockland, Maine.
Johann von Böber German teacher, entomologist and botanist who was a Russian Royal Councilor of State. Grand master of the Grand Lodge of Russia from 1811–14.
Lewis V. Bogy, U.S. Senator from Missouri. Member of Polar Star Lodge No. 79 of St. Louis, Missouri.
Simón Bolívar, Leader of South American independence. Founding brother of Lodge Order and Liberty No. 2, Peru, 1824.
Cezar Bolliac, Romanian politician, amateur archaeologist, journalist and Romantic poet.
Jérôme Bonaparte, The youngest brother of Napoleon I and served as Jerome I, King of Westphalia, between 1807 and 1813. Grand master of the Grand Orient of Westphalia.
Thomas Bond, American physician and surgeon. In 1751 he co-founded the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first medical facility in the American colonies, with Benjamin Franklin. Deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in 1749.
Nicholas Bonneville, French bookseller, printer, journalist, and writer. Also a political figure of some relevance at the time of the French Revolution. In 1788 he published a book entitled The Jesuits driven from Freemasonry and their weapon broken by the Freemasons. His theory was that the Jesuits had introduced the history of the life and death of the Templars into the symbolic degrees, and the doctrine of vengeance for the political and religious crime of their destruction.
Ballington Booth, Officer in The Salvation Army and a co-founder of Volunteers of America. Member of Montclair Lodge No. 144, New Jersey about 1899, and later Charter Oak Lodge No. 249, New York City. He was past grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York and member of York and Scottish rites as well as the Shrine.
Edwin Booth, Famous 19th-century American actor who toured throughout America and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. Founded Booth's Theatre in 1869 in New York. Brother of John Wilkes Booth. Honorary member of the Masonic Veterans Association of New York.
Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada. St. Andrew's Lodge No. 1, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor, planned and started sculpture on Mount Rushmore. Raised in Howard Lodge No. 35.
Lincoln Borglum, Son of Gutzon Borglum, completed the Mount Rushmore project; raised in Battle River Lodge No. 92.
Ernest Borgnine, American Actor. Abingdon Lodge No. 48; however another source indicates Melrose Lodge No. 63, California
Solon Borland, Newspaperman, soldier, diplomat, Democratic United States Senator from Arkansas and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.
Józef Boruwłaski, Polish-born dwarf who toured in European and Turkish courts. Raised to the 3rd degree in the City of Chester, England on 15 November 1783.
Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet, Scottish poet, antiquary and songwriter. Ex-officio provincial grand master of Ayrshire and master of Canongate-Kilwinning Lodge No. 2 in Edinburgh.
James Boswell, British Biographer, raised in Canongate Kilwinning Lodge at Edinburgh, 1759
John Boswell, 3rd Laird of Auchinleck. Considered by some scholars to be the first recorded non-operative Freemason. Present at a meeting of the Lodge of Edinburgh on 8 June 1600, and like his operative brethren, attested to the minutes by his mark.
Giovanni Bottesini, Italian Romantic composer, conductor, and a double bass virtuoso. Initiated 20 June 1849 in the Bank of England Lodge No. 263, London.
Karl Böttiger, German archaeologist and classicist. Initiated in the Lodge of the Golden Apple, Dresden, on 8 November 1781.
C. A. Bottolfsen, American politician from Idaho. 17th and 19th Governor of Idaho. A member of Arco Lodge No. 48, Arco, Idaho and a past district deputy grand master. Knight Templar and Shriner.
Thomas Boude, The brick mason for Independence Hall in Philadelphia. First secretary of St. John's Lodge in Philadelphia which laid the cornerstone of the hall with Benjamin Franklin as grand master. Boude later became deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
Elias Cornelius BoudinotCherokee attorney, politician and military officer. Delegate to the Arkansas secession convention, Boudinot served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army, and was elected as an Arkansas representative in the Confederate Congress. It is believed that Albert Pike conferred the 32° on him in 1886. He died 27 September 1890 and was buried with Masonic honors by Belle Point Lodge No. 20 of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Clermont. Elected Grand Master of France 2 December 1743. It was during his grandmastership that the name was changed from the "English Grand Lodge of France" to the "Grand Lodge of France."
Augustus O. Bourn, American politician and the 36th Governor of Rhode Island. Raised 18 May 1860 in What Cheer Lodge No. 21, Providence.
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG English born Canadian politician. Fifth Prime Minister of Canada. Raised in St. Lawrence Lodge No. 640 of Montreal in 1864. On 4 February 1897 he affiliated with Eureka Lodge No. 283, at Belleville, and was later a charter member of Moira Lodge No. 11 at Belleville.
James Bowie, Frontiersman, Inventor of the Bowie knife. L'Humble Chaumiere Lodge No. 19 Opelousas, Louisiana.
Henry L. Bowles, United States Representative from Massachusetts.
William Augustus Bowles, also known as Estajoca, Maryland-born English adventurer and organizer of Native American attempts to create their own state outside of Euro-American control. Was "admitted an honorary member" of Prince of Wales Lodge No. 259, London on 20 January 1791. He was made "Provincial grand master to the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians" by the Grand Lodge of England.
Sir Leslie Boyce, K.St.J.Australian-born British Conservative Party politician. Lord Mayor of London between 1951 and 1952. Senior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of England in 1948.
Jean-Pierre Boyer, One of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and President of Haiti from 1818 to 1843. He was grand commander of the Supreme Council AASR of Haiti, 33°. Frequent visitor to Somerset Lodge No. 34, Norwich, Connecticut.
Frank W. Boykin, United States Representative from Alabama. Scottish Rite, Shriner, and Eastern Star.
James S. Boynton was an American politician and jurist. Served briefly as the 51st Governor of Georgia. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 45, Jackson, Georgia.
Paul Boyton, Irish showman and adventurer. Known as the "Fearless Frogman".
Henry D. Bradley, Publisher of the St. Joseph News-Press who was the first member of the Bradly family which controls the News-Press & Gazette Company media company. Member of Sanford L. Collins Lodge No. 396 of Toledo, Ohio.
Omar Bradley, US General. West Point Lodge No. 877, New York
Tom Bradley, American politician, Mayor of Los Angeles, California, 1973 to 1993.
Willis W. Bradley, United States Naval officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor, and U.S. Representative from California. Scottish Rite 32°, Knight Templar, and Shriner. National president of National Sojourners.
Donald Bradman, Australian Cricketer. Initiated Lodge Arcadia No 177 UGLNSW on 11 June 1920
Hugh Brady, American general from Pennsylvania who served in the Northwest Indian War under General Anthony Wayne, and during the War of 1812. Initiated 9 June 1797 in Lodge No. 22, Sunbury, Pennsylvania and withdrew 15 January 1805.
James H. Brady, United States Senator and Eighth Governor of Idaho.
James T. Brand, 31st Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. A judge at the Nuremberg trials.
William W. Brandon, 37th Governor of Alabama. Member of Rising Virtue Lodge No. 4 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Samuel Brannan, American settler, businessman, journalist, and prominent Mormon who founded California Star newspaper in San Francisco, California. Member of California Lodge No. 1, of San Francisco.
John Brant, Mohawk chief and government official in Upper Canada. Member of Union Lodge No. 24, Ancaster, Ontario.
Joseph Brant, Principal Chief of the Six Nations Indians. Initiated in Lodge No. 417, 1776. First Master of Lodge No. 11, Mohawk Village in 1798.
Ion C. Brătianu, Romanian politician, three-time Prime Minister of Romania.
Sam G. Bratton, United States Senator from New Mexico. Member of Clovis Lodge No. 40, Clovis, New Mexico, 32° Scottish Rite in Valley of Santa Fe, Ballut Abyad Shrine Temple in Albuquerque and member of the Order of DeMolay.
Mason Brayman American attorney, newspaperman, and Union Army Brigadier general during the American Civil War. Seventh Governor of the Idaho Territory. Member of Springfield Lodge No. 4 of Springfield, Illinois.
David Brearley, Signer of the U.S. Constitution on behalf of New Jersey, the first Grand Master of Masons for the State of New Jersey.
Daniel Breck, U.S. Representative from and member of the Supreme Court of Kentucky. Served as Master of Richmond Lodge No. 25 in Richmond, Kentucky and was Grand master of Kentucky in 1827–28.
John C. Breckinridge 14th and youngest-ever Vice President of the United States. Expelled from the U.S. Senate after joining the Confederate Army. Member of Good Samaritan Lodge No. 174 at Lexington, Kentucky. Was suspended in 1861 and reinstated in 1871. Scottish Rite 33°.
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, politician and Presbyterian minister in Kentucky. He was a member of the State House of Representatives and Superintendent of Public Education in that state. Member of Lexington Lodge No. 1 in Lexington.
Ernest R. Breech, American corporate executive. Remembered for his work in revitalizing Ford Motor Company in the years following World War II. Also served similar roles at Trans World Airlines and other companies. Raised in Austin Lodge No. 850, Chicago and was the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Scottish Rite in Michigan.
Walter E. Brehm, U.S. Representative from Ohio. Member, Secretary, and Master of Mingo Lodge No. 171, Logan, Ohio.
Anders Behring Breivik, Arrested for 2011 Norway attacks. Was a member of Lodge St. Olaus T.D. Tre Søiler No. 8 in Oslo. Formally excluded from Freemasonry in 2011.
Sereno E. Brett, Highly decorated Brigadier General of United States Army who served in both world wars. Member of Hancock Lodge No. 311, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Walter Breuning, World's oldest man at the time of his death of natural causes on 14 April 2011, aged 114 years, six months, twenty-five days. Member of Great Falls Lodge No. 118, Great Falls Montana for over 85 years.
Owen Brewster, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, and 54th Governor of Maine. Member of Penobscot Lodge No. 39, Dexter, Maine. Member of York Rite, Scottish Rite, DeMolay, and Shriner. When Harry S. Truman, a fellow-senator, was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Brewster spoke at the grand lodge session at Truman's request.
Aristide Briand, Prime Minister of France. Initiated in the lodge Le Trait d'Union in July 1887. Declared "unworthy" by Le Trait d'Union on 6 September 1889. Joined in the lodge Le Chavalier du Travail, in Paris in 1895.
John W. Bricker, United States Senator and the 54th Governor of Ohio. Member of Mt. Sterling Lodge No. 269, Mount Vernon, Ohio. York Rite, 33° Scottish Rite, and Shriner.
Styles Bridges 63rd Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate. Received the degrees in Morning Sun Lodge, Conway, Massachusetts and later member of Eureka Lodge, No. 70, Concord, New Hampshire.
Daniel Brodhead IV, American military and political leader during the American Revolutionary War and early days of the United States. Member of Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia.
Israel Brodie, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 1948–1965.
William A. Brodie, Laid the foundation stone of the Statue of Liberty on 5 August 1884 as Grand Master of New York.
Henry P. H. Bromwell, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Prominent Masonic author including Restorations of Masonic Geometry and Symbolry Being a Dissertation on the Lost Knowledges of the Lodge. Raised in Temperance Lodge No. 16, Vandalia, Illinois in 1854 and was Master in 1856. Grand master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1864. Later moved to Colorado where he affiliated with Denver Lodge No. 5. Grand Orator of Colorado in 1874. Member of York and Scottish Rites.
Greene C. Bronson, Chief Justice of New York.
John R. Brooke, major general in the United States Army during both the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. Served as a military Governor of Puerto Rico and Governor of Cuba. Member of Columbia Chapter No. 21, R.A.M. Philadelphia.
Robert Brooke, tenth Governor of Virginia. Member and Master of Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4 and became Grand Master of Virginia in November 1795.
Bryant Butler Brooks, seventh Governor of Wyoming. Member of Ashlar Lodge No. 10 at Douglas, Wyoming and later of Casper Lodge No. 15, Casper including past master. Grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Wyoming in 1940.
Charles W. Brooks, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Raised 24 January 1920 in Wheaton Lodge No. 269, Wheaton, Illinois. Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1946. Scottish Rite 33° and York Rite member.
Henry Luesing Brooks, United States federal judge. Member of Louisville Lodge No. 400, Louisville, Kentucky.
John Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts. Member of Washington Lodge No. 10 under Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
Overton Brooks, U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Raised in Joppa Lodge No. 362, Shreveport about 1921. 32° Scottish Rite, Shriner and honorary member of National Sojourners.
Stratton D. Brooks, Third president of the University of Oklahoma and eleventh president of the University of Missouri. Member of Norman Lodge No. 38 Norman, Oklahoma. Member of Royal Arch and DeMolay.
Gustavus Richard Brown, One of the doctors summoned to attend to George Washington the night he died. One of the organizers of St. Columbia Lodge No. 10, Port Tobacco, Maryland, and was the fifth grand master of Maryland in 1797.
John Brown, Represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and United States House of Representatives. Introduced the bill granting Statehood to Kentucky and would become the first Senator from that state. Member of Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington.
John C. Brown, 19th Governor of Tennessee and Confederate general. A member of Pulaski Lodge No. 101, Pulaski, Tennessee and was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee in 1869.
Prentiss M. Brown, U.S. Representative and Senator from Michigan. Member of St. Ignace Lodge No. 369, St. Ignace, Michigan. Received the Scottish Rite 33°in October, 1955.
Thomas Brown, Second Governor of Florida. Raised in Hiram Lodge No. 59 of Virginia in August, 1807. Became a member of Jackson Lodge No. 1, Tallahassee serving as secretary in 1833 and master in 1855. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Florida in 1849. Grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Florida from 1834–35.
Charles Farrar Browne, American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward. Received the Masonic degrees in Manhattan Lodge No. 62, New York City in the fall of 1863.
Edward E. Browne, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Wilber M. Brucker, 32nd Governor of Michigan. 6th United States Secretary of the Army. Raised in Salina Lodge No. 155 on 15 September 1915 and later served as Master of that lodge.
D. Emmert Brumbaugh, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Member of Woodbury Lodge No. 539 at Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania. Scottish Rite and Shriner.
George W. Brush, captain of a black company in the 34th Infantry Regiment U.S. Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor.
Henry Brush, U.S. Representative from and member of the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Alfred L. Bulwinkle, US Representative from North Carolina.
Edward Buncombe, Plantation owner from the Province of North Carolina who served as a colonel in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. He is the namesake of Buncombe County in western North Carolina. Member of Unanimity Lodge No. 7 at Edenton, North Carolina. His degree dates were 16 May, 26 May, and 3 June 1776.
Charles E. Bunnell, United States federal judge for the United States Fourth Judicial Division and the University of Alaska's first president, from 1921 to 1949.
John Bunyan, English writer and preacher best remembered as the author of the religious allegoryThe Pilgrim's Progress. Denslow wrote "Although it is not known whether he was a Freemason or not, his little-known work Solomon's Temple Spiritualized contains so much Masonic phraseology and dogma that it would be hard to believe that he did not have some knowledge of the Craft."
Luther Burbank, US horticulturist, botanist, agricultural science pioneer. Santa Rosa Lodge No. 57,
Henry Burbeck, Served in the United States Army for more than forty years most notably during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and achieved the rank of brigadier general.
Jacob Burnet, Early leading citizen and Senator from Ohio. Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio in 1810–1812.
William Burnet, American political leader and physician from New Jersey who served in the Continental Army and the Continental Congress. When the grand lodge of New Jersey chartered Nova Caesarea Lodge No. 10 at Cincinnati on 8 September 1791 he was named as first master.
George H. Burnett, 21st Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court.
Henry E. Burnham was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Member of Washington Lodge No. 61, Manchester, was grand master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire in 1885, and was a 33° of the Scottish Rite.
Bob Burns, American musical comedian. Invented the Bazooka musical instrument from which the anit-tank weapon derived its name.
Gilbert Burns, Scottish farmer and younger brother of Robert Burns whose writings have contributed greatly to the bank of knowledge that exists regarding the life of his famous brother. Raised in St. James Lodge, No. 178 Tarbolton on the first of March 1786.
Robert Burns, National poet of Scotland. St. David's Lodge No. 174, Tarbolton.
George Burrington, Governor of the Province of North Carolina, from January 1724 to April 1725, and again from February 1731 to 1734. Member of the lodge at the "King's Arms on New Bond Street" in London and his name also appears on the list of members of "Bear and Harrow in Butcher Roe," London in 1730.
Julius C. Burrows, U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from Michigan. Past master of Anchor Lodge of Strict Observance No. 87 at Kalamazoo and member of Kalamazoo Chapter, Royal Arch No. 13 and Peninsular Commandery No. 8, Knights Templar.
John Hill Burton, FRSE Scottish advocate and historian. Historiographer Royal. Made a Freemason in Glenkindil Lodge No. 333, Scotland on 17 August 1827.
Robert Burton, American Revolutionary War officer. Member of Hiram Lodge No. 24 of Williamsborough, North Carolina.
Theodore E. Burton, US Representative and Senator from Ohio. Member of Iris Lodge No. 229, Webb Chapter, R.A.M., Orion Commandery, K.T. and Al Koran Shrine Temple, all of Cleveland.
William Burton, 39th Governor of Delaware. Member of Temple Lodge No. 9 and Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware from 1851–52.
Vannevar Bush Worshipful Master of Richard C. Maclaurin Lodge.
Harlan J. Bushfield, 16th US Senator and 16th Governor of South Dakota. Member of St. Lawrence Lodge No. 39 at Miller, South Dakota.
Asa S. Bushnell, 40th Governor of Ohio. Served as company commander in 152nd Ohio volunteer infantry in American Civil War. Made "Mason at sight."
George E. Bushnell, Member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1934 to 1955. Raised in Taylor Lodge No. 23 at Salem, Virginia in 1909 and served as master of Sojourners Lodge No. 483 of Detroit in 1925. He received his 33° in 1924. Bushnell was a member of the Masonic Service Association European Committee sent abroad in 1945 to investigate the state of the Craft in Europe following the war.
Hugh A. Butler, United States Senator from Nebraska. Raised in Wellsville Lodge No. 194, Wellsville, Missouri and later became a member of St. John's Lodge No. 25 of Omaha.
John Butler, Loyalist who led an irregular militia unit known as Butler's Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War. He was probably raised in Union Lodge No. 1, Albany, New York and became the first secretary of the famous St. Patrick's Lodge No. 8 at Johnstown, New York which first met on 23 August 1766. In Canada, after the war, he became a charter member of St. John's Lodge of Friendship No. 2 and served as its master. He became the first grand senior warden of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada. Barton Lodge No. 6 had many of his former rangers as members, and Brant himself was at one time a member of this lodge.
Richard Butler , officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, who later died fighting Indians in Ohio. He was initiated in Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia on 14 April 1779, passed 20 April and raised 27 April. He later affiliated with Pennsylvania-Union Lodge —a lodge of the Pennsylvania line and on 9 January 1787 is recorded as having been admitted to Lodge No. 45 of Pittsburgh. Lodge records show that he visited St. George's Lodge of Schenectady, New York in June, 1779 and later American Union Lodge.
William M. Butler, United States Senator from Massachusetts. Received degrees in Star In The East Lodge of New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1886.
George C. Butte jurist, educator, and politician from Texas.
Daniel Butterfield, General of the Federal Army during the U.S. Civil War, Medal of Honor recipient and composer of the bugle call "Taps." Metropolitan Lodge No. 273, New York City.
Clovis E. Byers, U.S. Army Lieutenant general who served in both the Korean War and World War II. One time commander of the 82nd Airborne. Received EA degree on 1 April 1923 in Laredo Lodge No. 547, Laredo, Texas and the FC on 2 November 1925. Master Mason degree in Star of the East Lodge No. 650 in Yokohama, Japan on 3 November 1947.
Joseph W. Byrns Sr., 46th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Member of Phoenix Lodge No. 131 and Cumberland Chapter No. 1, R.A.M. of Nashville, Tennessee.
Joseph W. Byrns Jr. One term Congressman from Tennessee. Member of Phoenix Lodge No. 131 of Nashville.
John Byrom, English poet and the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand. Listed as a member of a lodge held at The Swan in Long Acre, England, 1750.
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Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher. The bulletin of the 1917 International Masonic Congress in Geneva lists him as a Freemason.
Marvin Cabanlit American politician, served as Governor of New Jersey, from 1884 to 1887 and from 1890 to 1893. Member Mystic Tie Lodge 272 and several others.
William H. Cabell, 14th Governor of Virginia. Member of George Lodge No. 32, Warminster, Virginia.
S. Parkes Cadman, English-born American clergyman, newspaper writer, and pioneer Christian radio broadcaster of the 1920s and 1930s. Member of Independent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2, New York City and was Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York for 28 years.
John Cadwalader, Commander of Pennsylvania troops during the American Revolutionary War. Member of Lodge No. 8 in Philadelphia.
Thomas Cadwalader, Surgeon during the American Revolutionary War. Member of St. John's lodge of Philadelphia.
Richard Keith Call, Third and Fifth territorial governor of Florida. He joined Cumberland Lodge No. 8 at Nashville, Tennessee in 1821 and later of Centerville Lodge No. 18, Leon County, Florida of which he was master in 1851. In 1853 he affiliated with Concordia Lodge No. 28, Gadsden County, Florida. Assisted in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Florida in 1830 and was Grand Master in 1851.
Roberto Calvi, Italian banker and member of Propaganda Due, who was notable for his involvement with, and apparent suicide during, the Banco Ambrosiano scandal.
Simon Cameron, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and 26th United States Secretary of War. Initiated in Perseverance Lodge No. 21 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 12 July 1826 and served as master in 1833.
Doak S. Campbell, President of Florida State College for Women, as it made the transition from an all-female school under that name to the coeducational Florida State University, between 1941 and 1957. Raised in Buck Range Lodge, Howard County, Arkansas, and later a member of Jackson Lodge No. 1, Tallahassee, Florida. Served as grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Florida.
George Washington Campbell, U.S. Senator and Representative from Tennessee as well as United States Ambassador to Russia and 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury. He served as master of Greenville Lodge No. 43, Greenville, Tennessee and is also reported to have held offices in three other Tennessee lodges: Knoxville No. 2, Mount Libanus No. 59 and Tennessee No. 41, all of Knoxville.
Jacob Miller Campbell, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania and officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Became a member of Cambria Lodge No. 278 at Johnstown, Pennsylvania on 26 October 1858, but demitted 13 April 1875 to become a charter member of Johnstown Lodge No. 538, serving as first senior warden.
James Campbell, 16th United States Postmaster General. According to Denslow his blue lodge is not known, but he was a member of Harmony Chapter No. 52, Royal Arch Masons of Philadelphia.
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, British Peer and General of the British Army during the French and Indian War. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England in 1736. First Past Grand Master of England to visit a grand lodge in America, when on 31 January 1757 the Festival of St. John the Evangelist was postponed by the Provincial Grand Lodge in Boston so that he might attend.
Sir Malcolm Campbell,, British Army Officer and racing motorist.
Sir William Campbell, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Upper Canada and a resident of Toronto. He was the founder of St. Andrew's Lodge No. 16 in Toronto.
Joachim Heinrich Campe, German writer, linguist, educator and publisher. According to Denslow "he was a learned and zealous Freemason as shown by his correspondence with Gotthold Lessing."
Manuel Camus, Philippine Senator. 12 October 1898, Zetland in the East Lodge No 508 Singapore, under the jurisdiction of the M. W. Grand Lodge of England.
Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, Career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. According to Denslow he "was a member of a lodge in the East. His body was escorted under auspices of the Craft to the Masonic Temple at Yreka and afterwards conveyed East where he was buried with Masonic honors."
Luigi Capello, Italian Army Officer during the First World War. According to Denslow "Mussolini called on him to choose between Freemasonry and Facism. He chose Freemasonry."
Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Bulletin of the International Masonic Congress of 1917 lists him as a Freemason.
Henry Charles Carey, leading 19th-century economist of the American School of capitalism. He was raised in Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia on 21 January 1817.
1st Marquess of Carisbrooke See Alexander Mountbatten
James Henry Carleton, Union general during the American Civil War. Raised in Montezuma Lodge No. 109 in New Mexico, chartered by the Grand Lodge of Missouri.
Agostino Carlini, Italian sculptor and painter, who was born in Genoa but settled in England. He was also one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Member of the Lodge of Nine Muses No. 325 in London.
Evans Carlson, United States Marine Corps Brigadier general who served in both word wars.
Frank Carlson, U.S. Representative, Senator, and 38th Governor of Kansas. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 113, Concordia, Kansas.
Jesse W. Carter, member of the Supreme Court of California. Raised in Western Star Lodge No. 2, Shasta, California in 1914, serving as master in 1922 and senior grand steward of the Grand Lodge of California in 1922.
Bruce L. Castor, Jr., American lawyer and Republican politician from Montgomery County, Pennsylvani; acting Attorney General and first Solicitor General of Pennsylvania ; County Commissioner and District Attorney Montgomery County, PA; President Pennsylvnia District Attorneys' Association 2007; raised January 7, 1992 Charity Lodge #190, Jeffersonville, PA., 33rd Degree Scottish Rite, Knight Templar, Shriner A.A.O.N.M.S.
Joshua Chamberlain, Commander of US forces on Little Round Top during the American Civil War battle of Gettysburg, and governor of Maine. United Lodge #8, Brunswick, Maine
Lord Randolph Churchill, Winston Churchill's father, initiated 9 January 1871 in Churchill Lodge.
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; 24 May 1901, Studholme Alliance Lodge No. 1591.
André Citroën, French engineer and motor-car manufacturer, Lodge La Philosophie, Paris
Mark W. Clark, US Army General, Mystic Tie Lodge No. 398, Indianapolis
Roy Clark, Country Music Entertainer, Jenk's Lodge #497 - Jenks, Oklahoma
Tom C. Clark, US Associate Justice
William Clark, explorer, Lewis and Clark expedition. Saint Louis Lodge No. 111.
John H. Clarke, US Associate Justice
H. G. Michael Clarke, British educator and clergyman, Royal Somerset House & Inverness Lodge No 4, Royal Alpha Lodge No 16, Provincial Grand Master, and Third Grand Principal.
Henry Clay, Speaker of the. U.S. House of Representatives and Grand Master of Kentucky.
Moses Cleaveland, founded the city of Cleveland, Ohio, Worshipful Master of Moriah Lodge in 1791
Patrick Cleburne, Confederate General in the civil war. Lafayette lodge #16, Helena, Arkansas
Michael B. Coleman, American politician, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio.
Neil Collings, English Anglican clergyman, and Dean of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Earl of Mornington Lodge, London, Grand Chaplain of UGLE, Third Grand Principal of Supreme Grand Chapter of England.
William Crosby Dawson, U.S. Judge and Politician, San Marino Lodge No. 34, F.&A.M, Greensboro, Georgia. Grand Master of Masons in Georgia from 1843 until his death in Greensboro on 6 May 1856.
Frédéric Desmons, Protestant priest who persuaded the Grand Orient de France to remove the term of the Great Architect of the Universe from their Constitution
Richard Dreyfuss, U.S. actor, made a Mason at Sight by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.
George Drummond, Scottish politician, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Grand Master of Scotland
Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, French military officer who served as a general in the American Revolutionary War and a leader of the Garde Nationale during the French Revolution.
Juan Pablo Duarte, dominican businessman, writer, political activist and ideological leader of Dominican Republic's independence.
