Famous Freemasons

littlecat123 · 07-05-2007, 07:21 PM

I found this list of Famous Freemasons. Can anyone add to it?

George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Ronald Reagan (conferred title of "Honorary Scottish Rite Mason")
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
Winston Churchill
John Jacob Astor
Henry Ford
Walter P. Chrysler
Ransom E. Olds
James C. Penney
David Sarnoff
Louis B. Meyer
Darryl F. Zanuck
W.C. Fields
Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Clark Gable
Oliver Hardy
John Wayne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
John Philip Sousa
Irving Berlin
George M. Cohen
Harry Houdini
Charles Lindbergh
John Glenn

Alexanderx · 07-09-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by littlecat123

I found this list of Famous Freemasons. Can anyone add to it?

George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Ronald Reagan (conferred title of "Honorary Scottish Rite Mason")
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
Winston Churchill
John Jacob Astor
Henry Ford
Walter P. Chrysler
Ransom E. Olds
James C. Penney
David Sarnoff
Louis B. Meyer
Darryl F. Zanuck
W.C. Fields
Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Clark Gable
Oliver Hardy
John Wayne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
John Philip Sousa
Irving Berlin
George M. Cohen
Harry Houdini
Charles Lindbergh
John Glenn

Pretty good list here:
List of Freemasons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ashlar2006 · 01-14-2008, 09:22 AM

Many more:

Bud Abbott (of Abbott and Costello )
Roy Acuff
Eddie Arnold
Gene Autry
Count Basie
Tom Mix
Daniel Boone ( according to his son )
Ernest Borgnine
Robert C Byrd
Kit Carson
Roy Clark
Buffalo Bill Cody
Nat King Cole
Jack Dempsey
King Edward VII
King Edward VIII
Burl Ives
Michael Richardson ( Cosmo Kramer )
Marquis de Lafayette (took part in the American Revolution )
Sugar Ray Robinson
Roy Rogers
Will Rogers
Colonel Harland Sanders
Red Skelton
Joseph Smith ( founder of the Mormon Church )
Carl Switzer ("Alfalfa" from the Little Rascals )

Could keep going , but that's enough . Just wanted to post a few that never makes it on the usual list of suspects .

rustybones49801 · 01-18-2008, 12:28 PM

Robert Newman (hung the lantern for Paul Revere)
Charles Stratton, a.k.a. Tom Thumb, was 24 inches high and weighed 16 pounds when
raised in 1862.

mollyL · 02-26-2008, 01:37 AM

My husband is a guitar player, mostly rock and blues, and he told me that some of the great blues players were Freemasons. I think he mentioned Muddy Waters.

Green-Moo · 02-27-2008, 06:14 AM

There's certainly some names in there that I wasn't expecting. Harry Houdini for instance isn't a name I would have associated with the FreeMasons. Just goes to show that my preconceptions need breaking down!

mollyL · 02-28-2008, 10:16 PM

Seeing Mozart's name on the list reminds me that there is a two-disk version of Amadeus available on DVD now, I just saw it at the store today. It's a director's cut with about twenty minutes of added scenes. Something to add to your wish list (I've added it to mine)!

cemab4y · 02-29-2008, 11:12 AM

Here is an excellent link:

Famous Freemasons

I was delighted to find that the late Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, and the cartoons that I cherished as a child (and still do), was a mason.

Green-Moo · 03-01-2008, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by cemab4y

I was delighted to find that the late Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, and the cartoons that I cherished as a child (and still do), was a mason.

I have a lovely mental image of Bugs Bunny kitted out in full ceremonial garb now! Thankyou!

Ashlar2006 · 03-02-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mollyL

Seeing Mozart's name on the list reminds me that there is a two-disk version of Amadeus available on DVD now, I just saw it at the store today. It's a director's cut with about twenty minutes of added scenes. Something to add to your wish list (I've added it to mine)!

Loved that movie , glad to see it on DVD now . Thanks for the heads up .

07-05-2007, 07:21 PM	#1
littlecat123 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 25 Lodge:	Famous Freemasons I found this list of Famous Freemasons. Can anyone add to it? George Washington Theodore Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Ronald Reagan (conferred title of "Honorary Scottish Rite Mason") Benjamin Franklin Paul Revere Winston Churchill John Jacob Astor Henry Ford Walter P. Chrysler Ransom E. Olds James C. Penney David Sarnoff Louis B. Meyer Darryl F. Zanuck W.C. Fields Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Clark Gable Oliver Hardy John Wayne Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart John Philip Sousa Irving Berlin George M. Cohen Harry Houdini Charles Lindbergh John Glenn

01-14-2008, 09:22 AM	#3
Ashlar2006 Masonic Mafia Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 4,162 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	Many more: Bud Abbott (of Abbott and Costello ) Roy Acuff Eddie Arnold Gene Autry Count Basie Tom Mix Daniel Boone ( according to his son ) Ernest Borgnine Robert C Byrd Kit Carson Roy Clark Buffalo Bill Cody Nat King Cole Jack Dempsey King Edward VII King Edward VIII Burl Ives Michael Richardson ( Cosmo Kramer ) Marquis de Lafayette (took part in the American Revolution ) Sugar Ray Robinson Roy Rogers Will Rogers Colonel Harland Sanders Red Skelton Joseph Smith ( founder of the Mormon Church ) Carl Switzer ("Alfalfa" from the Little Rascals ) Could keep going , but that's enough . Just wanted to post a few that never makes it on the usual list of suspects . __________________ It is such a beautiful day , now watch some idiot screw it up !!! Last edited by Ashlar2006; 01-14-2008 at 12:54 PM..

01-18-2008, 12:28 PM	#4
rustybones49801 A Rough Ashlar Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 264 Lodge:	Robert Newman (hung the lantern for Paul Revere) Charles Stratton, a.k.a. Tom Thumb, was 24 inches high and weighed 16 pounds when raised in 1862. __________________ Iron Mountain Lodge #388, WM Iron Mountain, Michigan Raised Aug 18, 2007 www.ironmountain388.weebly.com

02-29-2008, 11:12 AM	#8
cemab4y Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 217 Lodge: Bowling Green #73, Bowling Green KY	Famous Masons Here is an excellent link: Famous Freemasons I was delighted to find that the late Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, and the cartoons that I cherished as a child (and still do), was a mason. __________________ Charles E. Martin Afghanistan cemab4y@hotmail.com www.dcmetronet.com/landseaandairlodge1iraq www.cemab4y.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/cemab4y www.linkedin.com/in/charlesemartintelecomm

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02-26-2008, 01:37 AM	#5
mollyL Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 104 Lodge:	My husband is a guitar player, mostly rock and blues, and he told me that some of the great blues players were Freemasons. I think he mentioned Muddy Waters.

02-27-2008, 06:14 AM	#6
Green-Moo Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 88 Lodge:	There's certainly some names in there that I wasn't expecting. Harry Houdini for instance isn't a name I would have associated with the FreeMasons. Just goes to show that my preconceptions need breaking down!

02-28-2008, 10:16 PM	#7
mollyL Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 104 Lodge:	Seeing Mozart's name on the list reminds me that there is a two-disk version of Amadeus available on DVD now, I just saw it at the store today. It's a director's cut with about twenty minutes of added scenes. Something to add to your wish list (I've added it to mine)!