Masonic Presidents
George Washington - Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4, Fredericksburg, Virginia
James Monroe - Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Virginia
Andrew Jackson - Harmony Lodge No. 1, Nashville, Tennessee
James Polk - Columbia Lodge No. 31, Columbia, Tennessee
James Buchanan - Masonic Lodge No. 43, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Andrew Johnson - Greenville Lodge No. 119, Greenville, Tennessee
James Garfield - Magnolia Lodge No. 20, Columbus, Ohio
William McKinley - Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt - Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, New York
William Taft - Kilwinning Lodge No. 356, Cincinnati, Ohio
Warren Harding - Marion Lodge No. 70, Marion, Ohio
Franklin Roosevelt - Holland Lodge No. 8, New York, New York
Harry Truman - Belton Lodge No. 450, Grandview, Missouri
Gerald Ford - Malta Lodge No. 465, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Famous Masons
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) - English poet and satirist best known for The Rape of the Lock and his Homer translations; Masonic sources identify him as an early literary Freemason.
Voltaire (1694-1778) - French Enlightenment writer and philosopher whose works shaped modern liberal thought; he was initiated in Paris in the Lodge of the Nine Sisters in 1778.
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) - Printer, inventor, diplomat, and one of the most influential American founders; Masonic sources place him in St. John’s Lodge in Philadelphia.
Washington, George (1732-1799) - Revolutionary War commander and first President of the United States; he was initiated in Fredericksburg and later served as Master of Alexandria Lodge.
Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809) - Austrian composer and one of the central figures of the Classical era; Masonic records place him in Lodge Zur Wahren Eintracht in Vienna.
Revere, Paul (1735-1818) - American patriot, silversmith, and Revolutionary-era messenger; he was also a prominent Massachusetts Mason and later Grand Master there.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) - One of history’s greatest composers, known for operas, symphonies, and chamber music; he belonged to a Viennese Masonic lodge and wrote music for Masonic use.
Monroe, James (1758-1831) - Fifth President of the United States and namesake of the Monroe Doctrine; public Masonic sources identify him with Williamsburg Lodge No. 6.
Burns, Robert (1759-1796) - Scotland’s national poet, celebrated for works such as Auld Lang Syne; he joined St. David’s Lodge No. 174 in Tarbolton and remained deeply tied to Masonry.
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) - Seventh President of the United States and a major figure in early American politics; Masonic sources identify him with Harmony Lodge No. 1 in Tennessee and later leadership in Tennessee Masonry.
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832) - Scottish novelist and poet whose historical fiction shaped nineteenth-century literature; Masonic sources list him as a member of St. David Lodge in Edinburgh.
Crockett, David (1786-1836) - Frontiersman, congressman, and Alamo legend; Masonic reference sources include him among the better-documented American frontier Freemasons.
Buchanan, James (1791-1868) - Fifteenth President of the United States; he is publicly identified as a Mason of Lodge No. 43 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Baylor, Robert E. B. (1793-1874) - Texas jurist, educator, and one of the founders of Baylor University; Masonic sources identify him as a prominent Texas Mason.
Houston, Sam (1793-1863) - Statesman, soldier, and central figure in Texas independence who later served as president of the Republic of Texas; Masonic sources list him as a Mason connected with Cumberland Lodge No. 8.
Beard, Daniel Carter (1850-1941) - Illustrator, outdoorsman, and one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America; he is identified as a Mason of Mariner’s Lodge No. 67.
Sousa, John Philip (1854-1932) - March composer and bandleader known as “The March King”; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Hiram Lodge No. 10 in Washington, D.C.
Bellamy, Francis (1855-1931) - Baptist minister and author of the original Pledge of Allegiance; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Little Falls Lodge No. 181.
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) - Twenty-sixth President of the United States, reformer, and war hero; public Masonic sources identify him as a member of Matinecock Lodge No. 806 in New York.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930) - British physician and author who created Sherlock Holmes; he was initiated in Phoenix Lodge No. 257 in Southsea.
Washington, Booker T. (1859-1915) - Influential educator, author, and founder of Tuskegee’s rise to prominence; Masonic sources identify him as a Prince Hall Mason who later served as Grand Master in Massachusetts.
Pershing, John Joseph (1860-1948) - Senior U.S. Army officer who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I; public sources identify him as a member of Lincoln Lodge No. 19.
Naismith, James (1861-1939) - Educator and inventor of basketball; Masonic sources record that he was initiated in Roswell Lee Lodge and later became Master of Lawrence Lodge No. 6.
Ford, Henry (1863-1947) - Industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company who helped popularize assembly-line production; Masonic sources identify him with Palestine Lodge No. 357 in Detroit.
Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936) - Nobel Prize-winning author of The Jungle Book and Kim; he was initiated in Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782 in Lahore.
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) - Finnish composer best known for his symphonies and tone poems; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Suomi Lodge No. 1 in Helsinki and note his Masonic compositions.
Houdini, Harry (1874-1926) - World-famous escape artist and magician; Masonic sources identify him as a member of St. Cecile Lodge No. 568 in New York.
Cohan, George M. (1878-1942) - Broadway songwriter, actor, and producer associated with songs like Yankee Doodle Dandy; Masonic sources identify him with Pacific Lodge No. 233 in New York.
Rogers, Will (1879-1935) - Humorist, newspaper columnist, and film star known for his wit on politics and public life; Masonic sources identify him with a lodge in Claremore, Oklahoma.
DeMille, Cecil B. (1881-1959) - Film director and producer famous for large-scale epics such as The Ten Commandments; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Prince of Orange Lodge No. 16 in New York City.
Fairbanks, Douglas (1883-1939) - Silent-film superstar known for swashbuckling roles such as Zorro and Robin Hood; public Masonic sources identify him as a member of Beverly Hills Lodge No. 528.
Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972) - Thirty-third President of the United States who led the country through the end of World War II and the start of the Cold War; he was an especially well-documented Mason and later Grand Master of Missouri.
Black, Hugo L. (1886-1971) - Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for major opinions on civil liberties and constitutional law; public sources identify him as a member of Birmingham Temple Lodge No. 836.
Berlin, Irving (1888-1989) - Legendary American songwriter who wrote White Christmas and God Bless America; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Munn Lodge No. 190 in New York.
Hardy, Oliver (1892-1957) - Comic actor best known as one half of Laurel and Hardy; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Solomon Lodge No. 20 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Abbott, William “Bud” (1895-1974) - Comic actor and producer best known as the straight man in Abbott and Costello; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Daylight Lodge No. 525 in Michigan.
Acuff, Roy (1903-1992) - Country music pioneer and Grand Ole Opry star who helped shape modern country performance; established Masonic reference lists include him among notable American Freemasons.
Basie, William “Count” (1904-1984) - Jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader whose orchestra became one of the great swing-era ensembles; public sources identify him as a Prince Hall Mason of Wisdom Lodge No. 102 in Chicago.
Autry, Gene (1907-1998) - Singing cowboy, actor, and major radio and film star of the twentieth century; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Catoosa Lodge No. 185 in Oklahoma.
Wayne, John (1907-1979) - Film actor and cultural icon of the American West and war movie genres; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56 in Arizona.
Ives, Burl (1909-1995) - Singer, actor, and folk performer known for both stage and screen work; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Magnolia Lodge No. 242.
Ford, Gerald R. (1913-2006) - Thirty-eighth President of the United States and the only president never elected to either the presidency or vice presidency; Masonic sources note that he was raised a Master Mason in 1951.
Borgnine, Ernest (1917-2012) - Academy Award-winning actor known for Marty and a long film-and-television career; public Masonic sources identify him as an active Freemason associated with Hollywood Lodge No. 355 and Abingdon Lodge No. 48.
Glenn, John H. (1921-2016) - Astronaut, Marine aviator, and U.S. senator who became the first American to orbit Earth; Masonic sources identify him with Concord Lodge No. 688 in Ohio.
Murphy, Audie (1924-1971) - Most decorated American combat soldier of World War II who later became an actor; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Hollywood Lodge No. 542.
Grissom, Virgil “Gus” (1926-1967) - Astronaut in both Mercury and Gemini and later part of Apollo 1; Masonic space histories include him among the documented Masonic astronauts.
Cooper, Gordon (1927-2004) - Mercury and Gemini astronaut and one of the original Mercury Seven; Masonic space histories identify him as one of the better-known Masons in the U.S. space program.
Aldrin, Edwin E. “Buzz” (1930- ) - Astronaut and lunar explorer who became the second man to walk on the moon; public sources identify him as a member of Montclair Lodge No. 144 in New Jersey.
Irwin, James (1930-1991) - Apollo 15 astronaut who walked on the moon and later became a Christian speaker and author; Masonic sources identify him as a member of Tejon Lodge No. 104 in Colorado.
Thomas, Dave (1932-2002) - Founder of Wendy’s and one of the most recognizable restaurant entrepreneurs in America; public sources identify him as a Mason raised in Sol. D. Bayless Lodge No. 359.
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