FAMOUS FREEMASONS
Many men whose names have been instrumental to the history and development of our civilization have been Freemasons. For your specific information, the following are but a few of the many famous historical figures that have engaged in our ceremonies.
EXPLORERS
Hiram Bingham (Discoverer of Machu Picchu), James Bruce (Discoverer of the source of the Blue Nile), Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Christopher "Kit" Carson, William Clark, Merriwether Lewis, and Robert E. Peary.
WORLD LEADERS
Emilio Aguinaldo (Phillippine Patriot and General), Miguel Aleman (Mexican President 1947-52), Eduard Benes (President of Czechoslovakia 1939-48), Sveinn Bjornsson (1st President of Iceland), Simon Bolivar ("George Washington of S. America") Napoleon Bonaparte (and his four brothers), King Charles the XIII (King of Sweden 1748-1818), King Edward VII and King Edward VIII (Kings of England), 1901-10 & 1936, respectively), Francis I and Francis II (Holy Roman Emperors, 1745-65 & 1768-1806) Frederick the Great (King of Prussia 1740-86) George I & George II (Kings of Greece, 1845-1913 & 1922-47), George IV & George VI (Kings of England1760-1820 & 1820-1830), Gustavus VI Adolphus (King of Sweden 1792-1809), Kamehemeha V (Kings of Hawaii (1854-63 & 1863-72) Leopold I (King of Belgium 1831-65), Peter the Great (Emperor of Russia 1689-1725), William I (King of Prussia 1861-88), William II (King of the Netherlands (1792-1849), William IV (King of England 1830-37 and many others.
UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS
George Washington, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, James Garfeild, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt,, Harry S. Truman and Gerald Ford
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
James c. Baker (Bishop, Methodist Church, Organized first Wesley Foundation in U.S.), Hosea Ballou (Founder, Universalist Church), Robert E. B. Baylor (Baptist clergyman, founder of Baylor University), Preston Bradley (founder of the Peoples Church), Father Franciso Calvo (Catholic Priest who started Freemasonry in Costa Rica in 1865), Hugh I. Evans (National head of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.), Most Reverend Geoffrey F. Fisher (Former Archbishop of Canterbury), Eugene M. Frank (Methodist Bishop), Reverend Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (Methodist Episcopal minister and author)Titus Low (President of Methodist Council of Bishops) and many others.
ENTERTAINMENT
John Wayne, Gene Autry, Ernest Borgnine, Joe E. Brown, Bob Burns, Eddie Cantor, Charles D. Coburn, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Donald Crisp, Cecil B. DeMille, Richard Dix, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Glenn Ford, W.C. Fields, Clark Gable, Arthur Godfrey, David W. Griffith, Olive Hardy, Jean Hersholt, Harry Houdini, Al Jolson, Charles "Buck" Jones, Harry Keller, Harold C. Lloyd, Tom Mix, Dick Powell, Roy Rogers, Will Rodgers, Charles S. "Tom Thumb" Stratton, Richard B. "Red" Skelton, Paul Whiteman, Ed Wynn, Darryl Zanuck and many others
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