Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

during the

Eisenhower Administration Dwight D. Eisenhower's tenure as the 34th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1953, and ended on January 20, 1961. Eisenhower, a Republican from Kansas, took office following a landslide victory ...

. Member of Vernon Lodge No. 655

Vernon, Texas Vernon is a city and the county seat of Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. and as of the 2010 Census had a population of 11,002. History The original town was called Eagle Springs by the indigenous community as early as 1858. After th ...

, and was later an officer of the Grand Lodge of Texas. * Robert H. Anderson (1 October 1835 – 8 February 1888), cavalry and artillery officer in the

Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...

during the American Civil War. Attained the rank of

brigadier general Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

. Commander of Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar No. 7 at

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later t ...

, in the 1880s. *

Rudolph Martin Anderson Rudolph Martin Anderson (June 30, 1876 – June 21, 1961) was an American born Canadian zoologist and explorer. Early life He was born in Decorah, Iowa in 1876, the son of John E. A. Anderson. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa ...

(30 June 1876 – 21 June 1961), Canadian zoologist and explorer *

Sigurd Anderson Sigurd Anderson (January 22, 1904December 21, 1990) was the 19th Governor of South Dakota. Anderson, a Republican from Webster, South Dakota, served in that office from 1951 to 1955. Early life and education Anderson was born at Frolands Ver ...

(22 January 1904 – 21 December 1990), 19th governor of

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

. Raised in Coteau Lodge No. 54 at

Webster, South Dakota Webster is a city in and the county seat of Day County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2020 census. History The town was platted in 1880, and was named in honor of J. B. Webster, a pioneer settler. Geography Webst ...

, in 1943. * Victor Emanuel Anderson (30 March 1902 – 15 August 1962), 28th governor of

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

. Raised in George Washington Lodge No. 250,

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...

, in 1928. * William F. Anderson (1860–1944), American

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

pastor, writer, and educator who served as Bishop of Chattanooga, Cincinnati, and Boston, and as acting president of

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...

from 1 January 1925 to 15 May 1926. *

William Hamilton Anderson William Hamilton Anderson (1874 – c. 1959) was the superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League. He worked toward the prohibition of alcohol and the closing of saloons. In 1924 a jury convicted him of skimming contributions to the league ...

(1874–c. 1959), American

prohibitionist Prohibitionism is a legal philosophy and political theory often used in lobbying which holds that citizens will abstain from actions if the actions are typed as unlawful (i.e. prohibited) and the prohibitions are enforced by law enforcement.C Canty ...

* Charles Anderson-Pelham (1749–1823), British politician,

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

(1768–1794) *

Edward Andrade Edward Neville da Costa Andrade FRS (27 December 1887 – 6 June 1971) was an English physicist, writer, and poet. He told ''The Literary Digest'' his name was pronounced "as written, i.e., like ''air raid'', with ''and'' substituted for ''air' ...

(1887–1971), English physicist. Initiated into Lodge Progresso No. 4 in 1935.John Hamill and Robert Gilert (Eds.), Freemasonry, A Celebration Of The Craft p. 226 (J.G. Press, 1998) *

Ignacio Andrade Ignacio Andrade Troconis (31 July 1839 – 17 February 1925), was a military man and politician.

(31 July 1839 – 17 February 1925), President of

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

from 1898 to 1899 * Gyula Andrássy (1823 – 1890), Hungarian statesman, Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871) and subsequently as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (1871–1879). *

Johannes Valentinus Andreae Johannes Valentinus Andreae (17 August 1586 – 27 June 1654), a.k.a. Johannes Valentinus Andreä or Johann Valentin Andreae, was a German theologian, who claimed to be the author of an ancient text known as the ''Chymische Hochzeit Christiani Ro ...

(17 August 1586 – 27 June 1654),

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

theologian, alchemist, satirical writer and early

Rosicrucian Rosicrucianism is a spiritual and cultural movement that arose in Europe in the early 17th century after the publication of several texts purported to announce the existence of a hitherto unknown esoteric order to the world and made seeking it ...

. Believed to have been a Mason. * Louis André (1838–1913), French soldier, Minister of War from 1900 until 1904 * Charles O. Andrews (7 March 1877 – 18 September 1946), U.S. senator from

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, 1936 until 1946. Orlando Lodge No. 69. * Frank Andrews (15 June 1864 – 7 December 1936), first Assistant Attorney General of

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

* Robert Andrews (c. 1750–1804), 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. *

Ivo Andrić Ivo Andrić ( sr-Cyrl, Иво Андрић, ; born Ivan Andrić; 9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in ...

(1892–1975), Yugoslav writer and Nobel Prize laureate * Frank M. Angellotti (4 September 1861 – 23 May 1932), Chief Justice of California from 1915 to 1921. Raised in Marin Lodge No. 191,

San Rafael, California San Rafael ( ; Spanish for " St. Raphael", ) is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's populatio ...

, in 1886. Grand Master of California 1888–1889. *

Levi Ankeny Levi Ankeny (August 1, 1844March 29, 1921) was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington. He was born in Buchanan County, Missouri near St. Joseph, but crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850 with his parents and settled in ...

(1 August 1844 – 29 March 1921), U.S. senator from the state of

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

. Became a member of Willamette Lodge No. 2 of

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...

, in 1866, affiliating with Walla Walla Lodge No. 7 in 1878, serving as master in 1881. *

Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris FRS (7 August 1744 – 4 July 1816) was an Irish peer. He was the son of Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey, and Juliana Donovan, Countess of Anglesey, who belonged to the junior sept of the O'Donov ...

(7 August 1744 – 4 July 1816), Irish peer *

George Annesley, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris George Annesley, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris FRS (4 December 1770 – 23 July 1844), styled Viscount Valentia between 1793 and 1816, was a British peer and politician. Background Mountnorris was the son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris, ...

(4 December 1770 – 23 July 1844), Irish peer *

Martin Frederick Ansel Martin Frederick Ansel (December 12, 1850August 23, 1945) was the List of Governors of South Carolina, 89th Governor of South Carolina, governor of South Carolina from 1907 to 1911. Early life Born in Charleston, South Carolina, to John Ansel wh ...

(12 December 1850 – 23 August 1945), 89th governor of

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

* Martin C. Ansorge (1 January 1882 – 4 February 1967), congressman from New York. Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 257, New York City. *

Jules Anspach Baron Jules Victor Anspach (20 July 1829 – 19 May 1879) was a Belgian politician and mayor of the City of Brussels, best known for his renovations surrounding the covering of the river Senne (1867–1871). He is buried in Brussels Cemetery. ...

(1829–1879), Belgian politicianFamous Masons, Grand Orient of Belgium website
/ref> * William Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany (5 March 1905 – 6 August 1985), British politician. Member of the

Apollo University Lodge Apollo University Lodge No 357 is a Masonic Lodge based at the University of Oxford aimed at past and present members of the university. It was consecrated in 1819, and its members have met continuously since then. University of Oxford Membershi ...

. *

Galicano Apacible Galicano Apacible Antonio y del Castillo (June 25, 1864 – March 22, 1949) was a Filipino physician and politician from Batangas. A cousin to José Rizal, he co-founded La Solidaridad and the Nacionalista Party. He held the office of governo ...

(1864–1949), Filipino politician *

Apathy Apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern about something. It is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, or passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of intere ...

(1979-), stage name of underground rapper, born Chad Bromley. Wooster Lodge No. 10,

Colchester, Connecticut Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,555 at the 2020 census. In 2010 Colchester became the first town in Connecticut, and the 36th in the country, to be certified with the National Wildli ...

. * Raymond Apple (1935–), Chief Rabbi,

Great Synagogue (Sydney) The Great Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation located in a large heritage-listed synagogue at 187a Elizabeth Street in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. ...

, Australia (1972–2005) * T. Frank Appleby (10 October 1864 – 15 December 1924), congressman from New Jersey *

Sir Edward Victor Appleton Sir Edward Victor Appleton (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was an English physicist, Nobel Prize winner (1947) and pioneer in radiophysics. He studied, and was also employed as a lab technician, at Bradford College from 1909 to 1911. He ...

(1892–1965), British physicist. Nobel Prize 1947.

Isaac Newton University Lodge Isaac Newton University Lodge No 859 is a Masonic Lodge based at the University of Cambridge for matriculated members of the university. As of 2013 there were approximately 200 members. This is about half the 397 subscribing members in 1955. The ...

No. 859,

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ...

.Library and Museum of Freemasonry (2010) ''Freemasons and the Royal Society'' London * W. A. Appleton, British trade unionist and politician *

Matthew Arbuckle Matthew Arbuckle (1778–1851) was a career soldier in the US Army closely identified with the Indian Territory for the last thirty years of his life. Biography Early life He was born 28 December 1778 in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Vir ...

(1778–1851), career soldier in the U.S. Army closely identified with the

Indian Territory The Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans who held aboriginal title to their land as a sovereign ...

* John Arbuthnot (1667–1735), British physician and satiristLibrary and Museum of Freemasonry (2010) ''Freemasonry and the Royal Society'' London * Branch T. Archer (1790–1856), 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 Dennis Wayne Archer (born January 1, 1942) is an American lawyer, jurist and former politician from Michigan. A Democrat, Archer served as Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court and as mayor of Detroit. He later served as president of the Amer ...

(1942–), U.S. politician. Geometry Lodge #49 (Prince Hall),

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

. *

Germán Arciniegas Germán Arciniegas Angueyra (December 6, 1900 - November 29, 1999) was a Colombian historian, writer and journalist who was known for his advocacy of educational and cultural issues, as well as his outspoken opposition to dictatorship. He also se ...

(1900–1999), Colombian historian and public intellectual * Leslie C. Arends (27 September 1895 – 17 July 1985), congressman from Illinois *

Constantin Argetoianu Constantin Argetoianu ( – 6 February 1955) was a Romanian politician, one of the best-known personalities of interwar Greater Romania, who served as the Prime Minister between 28 September and 23 November 1939. His memoirs, ''Memorii. Pentr ...

(1871–1955),

Prime Minister of Romania The prime minister of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul României), officially the prime minister of the Government of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul Guvernului României, link=no), is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was ...

Richard Arlen Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore, September 1, 1899 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor of film and television. Biography Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Arlen attended the University of Pennsylvania. He served in Canada as a ...

(1 September 1899 – 28 March 1976), American actor of film and television. Member Utopia Lodge No. 537,

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

. *

Lewis Armistead Lewis Addison Armistead (February 18, 1817 – July 5, 1863) was a career United States Army officer who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On July 3, 1863, as part of Pickett's Charge during ...

(1817–1863),

Confederate Confederacy or confederate may refer to: States or communities * Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities * Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1 ...

general during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

. Alexandria-Washington Lodge #22,

Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of downtown Washington, D.C. In 2020, the population was 159,467. ...

. * David H. Armstrong (21 October 1812 – 18 March 1893), U.S. senator from

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

. Member of Washington Lodge No. 9 of

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

. * Henry W. Armstrong (22 July 1879 – 28 February 1951), American boxer, booking agent, producer, singer, pianist and

Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley was a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street ...

composer. Composed the song "Sweet Adeline". Raised in 1922 in Montgomery Lodge No. 68, New York City. *

John Armstrong Jr. John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and United States Secretary of War under President James Madison. A me ...

(1758–1843), American soldier, delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. senator and

Secretary of War The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the ...

. Hibernia Lodge No. 339, New York. * Sir Richard Armstrong (c. 1782–3 March 1854), British Army officer. Commander of the British forces in

Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the ...

from 1842 to 1848. * Edward F. Arn (19 May 1906 – 22 January 1998), 32nd governor of Kansas. Raised in Wyandotte Lodge No. 3,

Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of ...

, 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 Ellis Gibbs Arnall (March 20, 1907December 13, 1992) was an American politician who served as the 69th Governor of Georgia from 1943 to 1947. A liberal Democrat, he helped lead efforts to abolish the poll tax and to reduce Georgia's voting age ...

(20 March 1907 – 13 December 1992), 69th governor of the U.S. state of

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

from 1943 to 1947. Member of Cowetta Lodge No. 60 at Newnan, Georgia. *

Thomas Arne Thomas Augustine Arne (; 12 March 17105 March 1778) was an English composer. He is best known for his patriotic song " Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777 production of '' The Beggar's Opera'', wh ...

(1710–1778), British composer of "

Rule Britannia "Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the ...

" * Benedict Arnold (1741–1801), American general and traitor. Hiram Lodge No. 1,

New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134 ...

. *

Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the ''Billboard'' cou ...

(1918–2008), American country music singer. East Nashville Lodge 560 F& A.M., East Nashville, Tennessee. *

Henry H. Arnold Henry Harley Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), ...

(1886–1950), American general, only person to hold

five-star rank A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries.Oxford English Dictionary (OED), 2nd Edition, 1989. "five" ... "five-star adj., ... (b) U.S., applied to a general or admiral whose badge of rank includes five stars;" The rank is t ...

in two branches of service. Union Lodge No. 7, KS. * Samuel W. (Wat) Arnold (21 September 1879 – 18 December 1961), congressman from Missouri. Member of Adair Lodge No. 366, Kirksville, Missouri. * William W. Arnold (14 October 1877 – 23 November 1957), congressman from Illinois * J. Hugo Aronson (1 September 1891 – 25 February 1978), 14th governor of the U.S. state of

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

. 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. * François-Marie Arouet, ''See List of Freemasons#Voltaire, Voltaire'' * Emin Arslan (1868–1943), Lebanon, Lebanese journalist and diplomat * Harold J. Arthur (1904–1971), 68th governor of

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

from 1950 to 1951 * Jacob Arvey (3 November 1895 – 25 August 1977), influential

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

political leader from the Depression era until the mid-1950s * Gheorghe Asachi (1788–1869),

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

n writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist and translator * Frank G. Ashbrook (20 October 1892 – 15 September 1966), American mammalogist * William A. Ashbrook (1 July 1867 – 1 January 1940), congressman from Ohio * Turner Ashby (23 October 1828 – 6 June 1862), 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 (3 April 1885 – 16 December 1952), U.S. educator who served as the first president of the University of Miami * James Mitchell Ashley (14 November 1824 – 16 September 1896), U.S. congressman, territorial governor of Montana and railroad president. Raised in 1853 in Toledo Lodge No. 144, Toledo, Ohio. * Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (28 April 1801 – 1 October 1885), English philanthropist and social reformer. Member of the

. * Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), English antiquary and politician, Warrington Lodge, Lancashire * Wayne N. Aspinall (3 April 1896 – 9 October 1983), congressman from Colorado. Raised in Palisade Lodge No. 125, Palisade, Colorado, in 1926. * John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), American financier. Holland Lodge No. 8, New York, 1790.Bicentennial Commemorative Volume of Holland Lodge No. 8, Published by the Lodge, New York, 1988 * David Rice Atchison (11 August 1807 – 26 January 1886), U.S. senator from Missouri. Known for the claim that for one day (4 March 1849) he may have been Acting President of the United States. Member of Platte Lodge No. 56, Platte City, Missouri. * John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (6 May 1729 – 5 November 1774), 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 to 1813. Was Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1778 to 1779. * John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, Scottish politician. Grand Master of Scotland (1778–1780). * George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl (20 September 1814 – 16 January 1864), Scottish peer. Served as 66th Grand Master Mason of Scotland 1843–1863. Grand Master of England from 1843 until his death in January 1864. * John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl (15 December 1871 – 16 March 1942), Scottish soldier and Conservative politician. Served as 79th Grand Master Mason of Scotland 1909–1913. * Smith D. Atkins (9 June 1836 – 27 March 1913), American newspaper editor, lawyer, and a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War * Arthur K. Atkinson (19 October 1891–?), president of the Wabash Railroad in the mid-20th century. Member of University City Lodge No. 649, Missouri. * George W. Atkinson (29 June 1845 – 4 April 1925), 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 Yates Atkinson (11 November 1854 – 8 August 1899), 55th governor of Georgia * William Wallace Atterbury (31 January 1866 – 20 September 1935), 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, in 1895. * John James Audubon (1785–1851), American ornithologist and artist * Red Auerbach, Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (20 September 1917 – 28 October 2006), American basketball coach * John Auldjo (1805–1886), British explorer, alpinist, engraver and author * Henry Aurand (16 November 1894 – 1980), career U.S. Army officer who served in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Member of Shamokin Lodge No. 255, Shamokin, Pennsylvania. * Moses Austin (4 October 1761 – 10 June 1821), secured a grant of 200,000 acres in the province of Texas (under New Spain) on 17 January 1821, but died on his return trip to home in Missouri. His son Stephen F. Austin carried out the colonization of Texas. * Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), Secretary of State for the Republic of Texas. Louisiana Lodge No. 109, Missouri. * Warren Austin (12 November 1877 – 25 December 1962), American politician and statesman; among other roles, he served as senator from Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Raised in Brattleboro Lodge No. 102 at Burlington, Vermont. * Gene Autry (1907–1998), movie and television star. Catoosa Lodge No. 185, Oklahoma. * William H. Avery (politician), William H. Avery (11 August 1911 – 4 November 2009), 37th governor of Kansas. Received degrees in Wakefield Lodge No. 396, Wakefield, Kansas. * Samuel Beach Axtell (14 October 1819 – 7 August 1891), notable for being the most controversial Chief Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court; corrupted administration as governor of New Mexico; brief tenure as governor of Utah; and two-term congressman from California. Member of Amador Lodge No. 65, Jackson, California. * Charles Brantley Aycock (11 November 1859 – 4 April 1912), 50th governor of North Carolina. He served as grand orator of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina in 1897. * William Augustus Ayres (19 April 1867 – 17 February 1952), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

* Allen Bristol Aylesworth (1854–1952), Canadian politician. Member of Ionic Lodge No. 25 in Toronto. * William Edmondstoune Aytoun (21 June 1813 – 4 August 1865), Scottish lawyer and poet. Active member of the Scottish Grand Lodge and representative there of the Grand Lodge Royal York of Germany. * Miguel de Azcuénaga (4 June 1754 – 19 December 1833), Argentine patriot *Emir Abdelkader, Abdul Qadir Al Jaza'iri, Sufi mystic, scholar and political leader. Brought Freemasonry into Grand Syria. Took oath on 18 June 1867, at a specially convened meeting of the Lodge of the Pyramids, Alexandria, Egypt. He is considered one of the most famous Arab Muslim freemasons.

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* Amadou Hampâté Bâ (January or February 1901 – 15 May 1991), Malian writer and ethnologist * Frederick H. Babbitt (1859–1931), American politician, president

State Senate 1912–13 * Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), European composer. Lodge of Nine Muses No. 235, London. * Nahum J. Bachelder (3 September 1854 – 22 April 1934), 49th governor of

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

* Irving Bacheller (26 September 1859 – 24 February 1950), American journalist and writer. Raised 5 December 1899 in Kane Lodge No. 454, New York. * Augustus Octavius Bacon (20 October 1839 – 14 February 1914), U.S. senator from

* Robert L. Bacon (23 July 1884 – 12 September 1938), American banker, lieutenant colonel, and congressman from New York * Walter W. Bacon (20 January 1880 – 18 March 1962), 60th governor of

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. 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 (actor), Robert Baddeley (1733–1794), English actor of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Drury Lane Theatre in London. Member of St. Alban's Lodge No. 29, London. * Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baron Baden-Powell, Michael Baden-Powell (born 11 December 1940), grandson of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement. State Commissioner for Special Duties, Scouts Australia, Victoria Branch. Lodge Baden-Powell No 488, Victoria, Australia. * Arthur P. Bagby (1794 – 21 September 1858), tenth governor of

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. Served as grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Alabama. * John J. Bagley (24 July 1832 – 27 July 1881), 16th governor of

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

. Member of Charity Lodge No. 94, Detroit, Michigan. * Karl Friedrich Bahrdt (25 August 1741 – 23 April 1792), German theologian and adventurer. Freemason, who with other Freemasons founded the "German Union" or the "Two and Twenty" society at Halle (Saale), Halle. * Michael Baigent (1948–2013), British author and former editor of ''Freemasonry Today''. Lodge of Economy No 76, Winchester. * Carl Edward Bailey (8 October 1894 – 23 October 1948), 31st governor of

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

. Received 32° at Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock, 25 May 1928. * James E. Bailey (15 August 1822 – 29 December 1885), U.S. senator from

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

. Member of Clarksville Lodge No. 89, Clarksville, Tennessee. * John O. Bailey (26 September 1880 – 16 February 1959), American judge and politician in the state of

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

. He was 27th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Raised in Doric Lodge No. 132,

, about 1920. * Joseph Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk, Welsh politician and member of the

* Leonard C. Bailey, African American businessman and inventor * Nat Bailey (31 January 1902 – 27 March 1978), American-born Canadian restaurateur, founder of White Spot. Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 72, Vancouver. * Theodorus Bailey (officer), Theodorus Bailey (12 April 1805 – 14 February 1877), United States Navy officer during the American Civil War. Raised in Washington Lodge No. 21, New York City, on 3 March 1829. * Thomas L. Bailey (6 January 1888 – 2 November 1946), 48th governor of

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

* Edward Hodges Baily (18 March 1788 – 22 May 1867), English sculptor * John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven (1874–1941), British politician, Member of Parliament (1910–1925), Governor-General of Australia (1925–1931). Grand Master of New South Wales (1928–1930). * Bryant Baker (8 July 1881 – 29 March 1970), British-born American sculptor. Sculpted the 17 foot bronze of George Washington at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Washington Masonic National Memorial in

. Member of Constitutional Lodge No. 294 at Beverley, Yorkshire, England. * Howard Baker Sr. (12 January 1902 – 7 January 1964), congressman from

* James Marion Baker (18 August 1861 – 1940), American political figure; held the position of Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary of the U.S. Senate from 1913 to 1919 * Jonathan Baker (bishop), Jonathan Baker, British Anglican Bishop of Fulham, initiated into the

* Nathaniel B. Baker (29 September 1818 – 11 September 1876), 24th governor of New Hampshire. A member of Western Star Lodge No. 100, Clinton, Iowa. * Phil Baker (comedian), Phil Baker (26 August 1896 – 30 November 1963), 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 (7 November 1874 – 16 September 1933), 36th governor of

. Member of Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City, Missouri. * Simmons Jones Baker (1775–1853), U.S. 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. * Simon Strousse Baker (11 July 1866 – 10 October 1932), sixth president of Washington & Jefferson College * Walter Ransom Gail Baker (30 November 1892 – 30 October 1960), American electrical engineer. Founded the National Television System Committee, or NTSC, in 1940. * Mikhail Bakunin (1814–1876), Russian revolutionary. Lodge ''Il Progresso Sociale'', Florence, 1864 * Antonio González de Balcarce (24 June 1774 – 15 August 1819), Argentine military commander in the early 19th century * Nicolae Bălcescu (1819–1852),

n historian, journalist and 1848 Wallachian Revolution, 1848 revolutionary * Bernt Balchen (23 October 1899 – 17 October 1973), 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 (24 November 1868 – 8 June 1947), 14th governor of Idaho. Raised in Parma Lodge No. 49, Parma, Idaho, in 1923. * Henry Baldwin (judge), Henry Baldwin (1780–1844), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Master of Lodge No. 45 in Pittsburgh in 1805. * Mark Baldwin (baseball), Mark Baldwin (29 October 1863 – 10 November 1929), pitcher in Major League Baseball. * Harold Ballard (1903–1990), National Hockey League team owner (Toronto Maple Leafs). Corinthian No. 481, GRC, Toronto. * Hosea Ballou (30 April 1771 – 7 June 1852), American Universalist clergyman and theological writer. Member of Warren Lodge No. 23 at Woodstock, Vermont, and served as master in 1807. * Robert C. Baltzell (15 August 1879 – 18 October 1950), U.S. federal judge * Charles-Louis Balzac (1752–1820), French architect and sometime poet. Founded the Lodge of the Great Sphinx at Paris. * Fred B. Balzar (15 June 1880 – 21 March 1934), 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. * Simon Bamberger (27 February 1846 – 6 October 1926), fourth governor of Utah * Roger Bambuck (b. 25 November 1945), French Olympic sprinter and politician * Augustus Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore (12 April 1837 – 3 May 1908), British politician, member of the

* Harry Hill Bandholtz (1864 – 11 May 1925), U.S. 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 (13 September 1842 – 1 March 1920), U.S. senator from

between 1907 and 1920. Confederate officer during the

. Grand master of Grand Lodge of Alabama in 1883–1884. * Joseph Banks (1743–1820), English botanist. Inverness Lodge, No. 4367. * Nathaniel P. Banks (30 January 1816 – 1 September 1894), 24th governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Union general during the American 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 (21 November 1891 – 12 May 1970), congressman from Missouri. Raised in Potosi Lodge No. 131 at Potosi, Missouri, about 1916, served as master in 1923. * Leedham Bantock (18 May 1870 – 16 October 1928), actor, dramatist and early film director * Orion M. Barber (13 July 1857 – 28 March 1930), Vermont state politician and a judge of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals * Clarence Barbour (21 April 1867 – 16 January 1937), 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 (10 June 1775 – 7 June 1842), 18th governor of Virginia, a U.S. senator from 1814 to 1825, and the U.S. Secretary of War from 1825 to 1828. Member of Stephensburg Lodge No. 40, Stevensburg, Virginia. * McClelland Barclay (1891–1942), American painter of pin-up art and war propaganda posters * Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British politician and colonial administrator, Member of Parliament (1923–1929, 1931–1939). Grand Master of Scotland (1949–1953). * Guy K. Bard (24 October 1895 – 23 November 1953), Pennsylvania educator; later became a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania * Samuel Bard (physician), Samuel Bard (1 April 1742 – 24 May 1821), 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 (8 December 1841 – 5 March 1915), U.S. senator from California. Member of Hueneme Lodge No. 311, California. * Graham Arthur Barden (25 September 1896 – 29 January 1967), congressman from North Carolina * Clinton L. Bardo (1868–1937), American industrialist whose career included stints as general manager of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and president of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. * Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale (29 September 1903 – 10 March 1973), British colonial administrator and member of the

* John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (2 November 1928 – 6 October 2020), British merchant banker and member of the

* Walter S. Baring Jr. (9 September 1911 – 13 July 1975), congressman from Nevada. Raised in May 1941, Reno Lodge No. 13. * William J. Barker (25 June 1886 – 13 April 1968), U.S. federal judge * Elmer E. Barlow (18 May 1887 – 26 June 1948), American jurist from Wisconsin * Joel Barlow (24 March 1754 – 26 December 1812), American poet, diplomat, and politician. Member of St. Johns Lodge No 4., Hartford, Connecticut. * Francis Stillman Barnard (1856–1936), Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Raised: Victoria Columbia No. 1. 17 April 1887. * Isaac D. Barnard (18 July 1791 – 28 February 1834), U.S. senator from Pennsylvania * Thomas John Barnardo (1845–1905), British philanthropist * Cassius McDonald Barnes, American Civil War soldier, lawyer and politician who served as the fourth governor of Oklahoma Territory. Master of Guthrie Lodge No. 35, Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 1902. * Henry Barnes, 2nd Baron Gorell (21 January 1882 – 16 January 1917), British soldier and member of the

* James M. Barnes (congressman), James M. Barnes (9 January 1899 – 8 June 1958), congressman from

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

. Member of Jacksonville Lodge No. 570, Jacksonville, Illinois. * Will C. Barnes (21 June 1858 – 17 December 1936), American author, rancher, and state legislator in Arizona and

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. Received the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Fort Apache. * Joshua Barney (6 July 1759 – 1 December 1818), American naval officer. Served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War and would later achieve the rank of commodore (United States), commodore in the U.S. Navy. Also served in the War of 1812. He was made a Freemason in the Lodge of the Nine Sisters, Paris, France, in 1799 (although other sources state that he was raised in Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia, Pa. on 17 May 1777, and still another lists him as a member of No. 3 on 1 May 1777). He was a visitor of Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia on 16 June 1780. * M.V. Barnhill, Maurice Victor Barnhill (1887–1963), Associate Justice (1937–1954) and Chief Justice (1954–1956) of the North Carolina Supreme Court * Simion Bărnuţiu (1808–1864), Romanian philosopher and politician * Henry A. Barnum (24 September 1833 – 29 January 1892),

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...

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 (17 September 1818 – 30 April 1889), U.S. senator from

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. Member of Montgomery Lodge No. 13 at Lakeville, Connecticut. * Diego Martínez Barrio (1883–1962), Prime Minister of Spain and founder of the Republican Union (Spain, 1934), Republican Union * Samuel Barrett (1879–1965), American anthropologist and linguist who studied Native American peoples * Lewis O. Barrows (7 June 1893 – 30 January 1967), 57th governor of Maine * John Barry (naval officer), John Barry (25 March 1745 – 13 September 1803), officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the U.S. Navy. Initiated in Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia, on 12 October 1795. Suspended for non-payment of dues in 1800. * William T. Barry (5 February 1784 – 30 August 1835), U.S. Postmaster General during the Jackson Administration. U.S. senator from Kentucky. Member of Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington Lodge No. 1 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. * John L. Barstow (21 February 1832 – 28 June 1913), 39th governor of

* Bobby Barth (born 5 December 1952), American singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist. Member of Denver Lodge No. 5. * Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834–1904), sculptor of New York's Statue of Liberty. Lodge Alsace-Lorraine, Paris. * Harold Roe Bartle (25 June 1901 – 9 May 1974), 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 (15 March 1869 – 19 March 1952), 57th governor of

* Josiah Bartlett (21 November 1729 – 19 May 1795), American physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire and signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, 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 (explorer), Robert Bartlett (15 August 1875 – 28 April 1946), Canadian navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries * Francesco Bartolozzi (25 September 1725 – 7 March 1815), Italian 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 (1849–1920), 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 (soldier), William Barton (1748–1831), 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 Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts ...

, in 1779. * Count Basie, William "Count" Basie (1904–1984), jazz orchestra leader and composer. Wisdom Lodge No. 102 (Prince Hall),

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. * Charles Baskerville (1870–1922), American chemist * Edward Bass (23 November 1726 – 10 September 1803), first American Episcopal Church (United States), 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 (6 October 1912 – 25 October 2011), four-term congressman from New Hampshire. Member of Altemont Lodge No. 26, Peterborough, New Hampshire. * Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville (9 August 1757 – 14 February 1835), English politician * Richard Napoleon Batchelder (27 July 1832 – 4 January 1901), 18th Quartermaster General of the United States Army. Awarded the Medal of Honor in 1891. Member of Lafayette Lodge No. 41 at Manchester, New Hampshire. * William B. Bate (7 October 1826 – 9 March 1905), American soldier and politician. Governor of

from 1883 to 1887, and U.S. 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 (4 September 1793 – 25 March 1869), American lawyer and statesman. First Attorney General of Missouri after it was admitted as a state. U.S. Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln from 1861 to 1864. Was a member of Missouri Lodge No. 12, under Tennessee charter (later Missouri No. 1). Was active in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Served four terms as grand master, 1825-26-27-31. * Frederick Bates (politician), Frederick Bates (1777–1825), governor of

* Isaac C. Bates (23 January 1779 – 16 March 1845), American politician from Massachusetts serving in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Member of Jerusalem Lodge, Northampton, Massachusetts. * John L. Bates (18 September 1859 – 8 June 1946), 41st governor of Massachusetts. Member, Baalbec Lodge, Boston. * Joe B. Bates (29 October 1893 – 10 September 1965), congressman from Kentucky * Thomas Bates (surgeon), Thomas Bates), British surgeon * Thomas Bath (1875–1956), Australian politician, former Western Australian Leader of the Opposition. Involved in founding of Lodge Bonnie Doon, 839, S.C. * Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, Charles Bathurst (1867–1958), Governor-General of New Zealand, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, initiated in

* William Battine (25 January 1765 – 5 September 1836), English poet * John S. Battle (11 July 1890 – 9 April 1972), 56th governor of

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. Member of Charlottesville Lodge No. 5, Charlottesville, Virginia. * Laurie C. Battle (10 May 1912 – 2 May 2000), congressman from

. Member of Docena Lodge No. 815, Docena, Alabama, as well as the Zamora Shriners and Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 118 in Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham. * Warner Baxter (29 March 1889 – 7 May 1951), 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. * Birch Bayh (1928–2019), U.S. senator from Indiana from 1962 to 1981 * Francis Baylies (16 October 1783 – 28 October 1852), congressman from Massachusetts. Original lodge not known, but made honorary member of Mount Lebanon Lodge, Boston, on 26 January 1835. * William Wither Bramston Beach (25 December 1826 – 3 August 1901), British politician and railway entrepreneur.

No 357, Oxford, and multiple other lodges. Third Grand Principal, Supreme Grand Chapter of England (Royal Arch). * Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet (25 October 1809 – 22 November 1854), British politician, initiated in the

* Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn (23 October 1837 – 30 April 1916), British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer, member of the

* Jeremy Beadle Order of the British Empire, MBE (12 April 1948 – 30 January 2008), English television presenter, radio presenter, writer, and producer. Westminster City Council Lodge No 2882 (London). * George Lafayette Beal (21 May 1825 – 11 December 1896), American politician from Maine who served in the federal forces during the American Civil War. Member of Oxford Lodge No. 18, Norway, Maine. * John Beale (writer), John Beale (1608–1683), English gardener and writer * John V. Beamer (17 November 1896 – 8 September 1964), congressman from Indiana. Member of Hanna Lodge No. 61, Wabash, Indiana. * Henry J. Bean (13 November 1853 – 8 May 1941), American politician and judge in Oregon. 24th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. * Daniel Carter Beard (1850–1941), founder of the Boy Scouts. Initiated in Mariner's Lodge No. 67, New York City, and later affiliated with Cornucopia Lodge 563, Flushing, New York. * William S. Beardsley (13 May 1901 – 21 November 1954), 31st governor of

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

* John Beatty (Continental Congress), John Beatty (10 December 1749 – 30 May 1826), 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 U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey during the Third Congress. Raised in Trenton Lodge No. 5,

Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784. * Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort (16 October 1744 – 11 October 1803), Grand Master of Grand Lodge of England, 1767–71 * Honoré Beaugrand (1848–1906), politician, journalist, Fall River, Massachusetts, Fall River Lodge 1873; assisted in founding Montreal Emancipation Lodge in 1897 * Eugène de Beauharnais (3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824), Viceroy of Italy under Napoleon * Chevalier d'Eon, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont (1728–1810), French soldier, diplomat and spy. Raised: January, 1769, Lodge of Immortality No. 376, London. * Campbell E. Beaumont (27 August 1883 – 19 November 1954), U.S. federal judge from Kentucky * Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Élie de Beaumont, French lawyer * Tim Beaumont (22 November 1928 – 8 April 2008), British politician * William Beaumont (21 November 1785 – 25 April 1853), 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 (28 May 1818 – 20 February 1893), American military officer, politician, inventor, writer, civil servant, and the first prominent general of the

during the American Civil War * Charles Bebb (10 April 1856 – 21 June 1942), British-American architect who designed the Washington State Capitol building * Stephen David Bechtel Sr. (24 September 1900 – 14 March 1989), 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 (11 April 1791 – 19 November 1855), 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. * William Becket (1684–1738), English surgeon and antiquary * Rudolph Zacharias Becker (9 April 1752 – 28 March 1822), German educator and author, and active Freemason of Gotha. Published an historical essay in 1786 on the Bavarian Illuminati titled ''Grundsätze, Verfassung und Schicksale des Illuminates Order in Baiern''. * J. C. W. Beckham (5 August 1869 – 9 January 1940), 35th governor of Kentucky. Member of Duvall Lodge No. 6, Bardstown, Kentucky. * John J. Beckley (4 August 1757 – 8 April 1807), first Librarian of Congress as well as first and fourth Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Member of Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Virginia. * Johann Beckmann (1739–1811), 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. * Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective, Grand Sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine, 1886 * Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747–1812), signer of the U.S. Constitution; first Grand Master of Masons in

* William Kirkpatrick Riland Bedford, British clergyman and antiquary, member of

* Joseph D. Bedle (5 January 1821 – 21 October 1894), 23rd governor of New Jersey. Raised in Olive Branch Lodge No. 16, Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Freehold, New Jersey, on 24 April 1857. * Hamilton P. Bee (22 July 1822 – 3 October 1897), 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. * Robert Livingston Beeckman (15 April 1866 – 21 January 1935), 52nd governor of

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

* Carroll L. Beedy (1880–1947), congressman from Maine from 1921 to 1935 * Wallace Beery (1 April 1885 – 15 April 1949), American actor. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1931 film The Champ (1931 film), ''The Champ''. Member of Blaney Lodge No. 271 of

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, Illinois. * Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), composer. Though no records exist, several of Beethoven's biographers state that he was a Freemason based on other evidence. * Lyall T. Beggs (9 November 1899 – 14 May 1973), Wisconsin lawyer and politician. Past commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. * Josiah Begole (20 January 1815 – 5 June 1896), congressman and the 19th governor of

. Member of Flint Lodge No. 23, Flint, Michigan. * Robert S. Beightler (21 March 1892 – 12 February 1978), U.S. Army major general and

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

political insider * Jonathan Belcher (8 January 1681/2[1] – 31 August 1757), 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 (1729–1741) and Massachusetts (1730–1741) and later for ten years as governor of New Jersey (1747–1757). 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 (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine War of Independence and created the flag of Argentina. He is regarded as one of the main Libertadores of the country. * Elliott Belgrave (16 March 1931) , Governor-General of Barbados, Past District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Barbados (Scottish Constitution) * Irwin Belk (4 April 1922 – 24 February 2018), CEO of Belk, a national department store chain. Under his leadership, Belk Inc. became the largest, privately owned department store chain in the United States. Belk served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1959 to 1962 and the North Carolina Senate from 1963 to 1966. In 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed Belk as an alternative delegate to the United Nations. Belk was a member and retired elder of Myers Park Presbyterian Church. He was Raised to the Degree of Master Mason on (4 February 1944) at Phalanx Lodge No. 31 Charlotte, North Carolina. * John M. Belk, John Montgomery Belk (29 March 1920 – 17 August 2007), head of the Belk department store chain and List of mayors of Charlotte, North Carolina, mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, for four terms (1969–1977). Petitioned (21 January 1946), Initiated (4 March 1946), Passed (15 April 1946) and Raised (12 August 1946) all in Excelsior Lodge No. 261 of Charlotte. * Andrew Bell (engraver), Andrew Bell (1726–1809), Scottish printer, founder of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' * Charles J. Bell (businessman), Charles J. Bell (1858–1929), 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. * Charles S. Bell (1880–1965), lawyer and jurist from

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio 1942–1947. * Francis Bell (New Zealand politician), Francis Bell (1851–1936), Prime Minister of New Zealand * Frank Bell (governor), Frank Bell (28 January 1840 – 13 February 1927), sixth governor of Nevada. Member of Reno Lodge No. 13, and served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Nevada. * John Bell (New Hampshire politician), John Bell (New Hampshire) (20 July 1765 – 22 March 1836), governor of

for one year (1828 to 1829). Member of St. John's Lodge No. 1, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. * John Bell (Tennessee politician), John Bell (Tennessee) (18 February 1796 – 10 September 1869),

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 United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House for the 23rd Congress (1834–1835), and briefly served as United States Secretary of War, Secretary of War during the administration of William Henry Harrison (1841). In 1860, he ran for president as the candidate for the Constitutional Union Party (United States), Constitutional Union Party. Member of King Solomon Lodge No. 6 at Gallatin, Tennessee. * Lawrence Dale Bell (5 April 1894 – 20 October 1956), founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation * James Bellak (1813–1891), musician and instrument manufacturer * Francis Bellamy (18 May 1855 – 28 August 1931), author of the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Member of Little Falls Lodge No. 181, Little Falls, New York. * Johann Joachim Bellermann (23 September 1754 – 25 October 1842), German Hebraist and professor of theology at Berlin University * Sir Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet (23 August 1846 – 9 June 1921), Anglo-Irish politician. Member of

. * Harry H. Belt, American educator, lawyer, and judge in the state of

. 28th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. * Giovanni Battista Belzoni (5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), also known as The Great Belzoni, a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities * Chief Bender, Charles Albert "Chief" Bender (5 May 1884 – 22 May 1954),

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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 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 (1884–1948), President of Czechoslovakia (1935–1939, 1945–1948). Ian Amos Komensky Lodge No. 1, Prague. * Conrado Benitez (1889 – 4 January 1971), Philippine statesman. Helped write the Philippine constitution. Grand Master of the Philippines. * Alexander von Benckendorff (4 July 1781 or 1783 – 5 October 1844), Russian cavalry general and statesman. Member of the Lodge of United Friends in St. Petersburg. * Augustus W. Bennet (7 October 1897 – 5 June 1983), congressman from New York. Member of Hudson River Lodge No. 607, Newburgh, New York, serving as master in 1930. * Henry Grey Bennet (2 December 1777 – 29 May 1836), English politician * William Stiles Bennet (9 November 1870 – 1 December 1962), congressman from New York * Caleb P. Bennett (11 November 1758 – 9 May 1836), American soldier and politician from

. 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 (2 December 1910 – 6 September 2003), congressman from

from 1949 to 1993. Member of Riverside Lodge No. 266, Jacksonville, Florida. * Henry G. Bennett (14 December 1886 – 22 December 1951), prominent educational figure from Oklahoma. Served as the president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma State University. He was appointed by Harry S. Truman as an Assistant Secretary of State. * R. B. Bennett (1870–1947), Prime Minister of Canada 1930–1935 * Thomas Bennett Jr. (14 August 1781 – 30 January 1865), 48th governor of

. Member of Solomons Lodge No. 1, Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston. * Henry Arthur Benning (8 August 1879 – 14 April 1962), vice-president and general manager of the Amalgamated Sugar Company * Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810–1861), Italian politician * Carville Benson (24 August 1872 – 8 February 1929), congressman from Maryland * Elmer Austin Benson (22 September 1895 – 13 March 1985), 24th governor of Minnesota. Raised in Appleton Lodge No. 137, Appleton, Minnesota, on 3 January 1917. * William Benswanger (22 February 1892 – 15 January 1972), president and chief executive of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball franchise 1932 through 1946. Member of Lodge No. 45 of Pittsburgh. * Charles Bent (11 November 1799 – 19 January 1847), first civilian governor of the New Mexico Territory in September 1846 * Alvin Morell Bentley (30 August 1918 – 10 April 1969), congressman from

. One of the victims of the 1954 United States Capitol shooting, 1954 U.S. Capitol shootings. Member of Owosso Lodge No. 81, Owosso, Michigan. * William Plummer Benton (25 December 1828 – 14 March 1867), American lawyer and soldier who served in both the Mexican–American War and the

. Member of Webb Lodge No. 24 at Richmond, Indiana. * Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006), U.S. senator from

, nominee (Democratic Party) for vice president in 1988 * Henry Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford (26 April 1811 – 29 March 1859), Irish aristocrat and member of the

* Victor L. Berger (1860–1929), founding member of the Social Democratic Party of America. Congressman. Raised in Aurora Lodge No. 30, Milwaukee, on 26 February 1889. * George Bergstrom (12 March 1876 – 1955), American architect of Norwegian heritage noted for his design work on the Pentagon * Randolph C. Berkeley (9 January 1875 – 31 January 1960), U.S. Marine Corps major general who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the U.S. occupation of Veracruz * Irving Berlin (1888–1989), composer. Munn Lodge No. 190, New York. * Silvio Berlusconi (1936–), Italian media tycoon and politician, Prime Minister of Italy. Initiated in Lodge Propaganda Due; expelled in 1981 (some say 1976) by the Grand Orient of Italy. * Remigio Morales Bermúdez (30 September 1836 – 1 April 1894), President of Peru from 1890 to 1894 * Alain Bernheim (1931–2022), musician and Masonic researcher. Loge Les Amis Discrets n° 26, Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland. * Ben Bernie (30 May 1891 – 23 October 1943), American jazz violinist and radio personality * Arnaud Berquin (September 1747 – 21 December 1791), French children's author * George L. Berry (12 September 1882 – 4 December 1948), U.S. senator from

from 1937 to 1938. One of the founders of the American Legion. * Hiram Gregory Berry (27 August 1824 – 2 May 1863), American politician and general in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Member of Aurora Lodge No. 50, Rockland, Maine. * Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose (12 July 1909 – 15 February 1995), British newspaperman and member of the

* Ted Berry (1905–2000), American politician; first African American mayor of

, Ohio * Tom Berry (South Dakota politician), Tom Berry (23 April 1879 – 30 October 1951), 14th governor of

* Clifford K. Berryman (2 April 1869 – 11 December 1949), Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist with the ''Washington Star'' newspaper from 1907 to 1949. Also a cartoonist for ''The Washington Post'' from 1891 to 1907. Member of Temple Noyes Lodge No. 32 of Washington, D.C. * Paul Bert (17 October 1833 – 11 November 1886), French zoologist, physiologist and politician * Francisco Bertrand (1866–1926), twice president of Honduras * Jöns Jacob Berzelius (20 August 1779 – 7 August 1848), Swedish chemist. Initiated in 1805 in St. John's Lodge St. Erik, at Stockholm. * Walter Besant (14 August 1836 – 9 June 1901), 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. * William Thomas Best (13 August 1826 – 10 May 1897), English organist * Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827–1898), Puerto Rican politician and statesman. Logia Unión Germana, San Germán, Puerto Rico. * Jackson Edward Betts (26 May 1904 – 13 August 1993), congressman from Ohio. Raised in Findlay Lodge No. 227, Findlay, Ohio, in 1931. * Albert J. Beveridge (6 October 1862 – 27 April 1927), American historian and U.S. senator from Indiana. Member of Oriental Lodge No. 500, Indianapolis. * James R. Beverley (15 June 1894 – 17 June 1967), U.S. lawyer and Attorney General of

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. While serving as Attorney General, also served twice as acting governor of Puerto Rico. * Howard Landis Bevis (19 November 1885 – 24 April 1968), seventh president of Ohio State University. Raised in McMakin Lodge No. 120, Mt. Healthy, Ohio, in 1911 and served as master of same in 1916. * George M. Bibb (30 October 1776 – 14 April 1859), 17th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and two-term member of the U.S. Senate. Was the first master of Russellville Lodge No. 17, Russellville, Kentucky, and was master of Hiram Lodge No. 4, Frankfort, Kentucky. He was also past master of Lexington Lodge No. 1 at Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington, and served as secretary in 1804. In 1804 he was grand master of Kentucky. * Thomas Bibb (8 May 1783 – 20 September 1839), second governor of

from 1820 to 1821. Member of George Lodge No. 32, Warminster, Virginia. * George Valentin Bibescu (1880–1941), Romanian aviation pioneer, Grand Master of Romanian Grand Lodge from 1911 to 1916 * Dana X. Bible (8 October 1891 – 19 January 1980), 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 (28 February 1869 – 28 December 1921), 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, North Carolina, Raleigh in 1921. In 1917 he was grand orator of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. * Edward Biddle (1738–1779), American soldier, lawyer, and statesman from

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. Was a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775. Raised in Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia, on 29 March 1763. * Benjamin Alden Bidlack (8 September 1804 – 6 February 1849), congressman from Pennsylvania. Raised in Lodge No. 61, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on 1 May 1826. * John Bidwell (5 August 1819 – 4 April 1900), California pioneer and politician. Raised in San Jose Lodge No. 10 in 1851 and later affiliated with Chico Lodge No. 111. * Albert Bierstadt (7 January 1830 – 18 February 1902), German-American painter known for landscapes of the American West. Member of Holland Lodge No. 8, New York City. * Timothy Bigelow (lawyer), Timothy Bigelow (30 April 1767 – 18 May 1821), American lawyer. Grand master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts two terms, 1806–08 and 1811–13. * Benjamin T. Biggs (1 October 1821 – 25 December 1893), 46th governor of

. Member of Union Lodge No. 5, Middletown, Delaware. * John Bigler (8 January 1805 – 29 November 1871), 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, California, Sacramento, and Washington Lodge No. 20, Sacramento. * Louis Pierre Édouard, Baron Bignon (3 January 1771 – 1841), French diplomat and historian * Theodore G. Bilbo (13 October 1877 – 21 August 1947), 39th and 43rd governor of

. U.S. 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. * William Billers, English haberdasher * Henry H. Bingham, Henry Harrison Bingham (1841–1912),

officer during the

, congressman from Pennsylvania. Chartiers Lodge #297, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. * Hiram Bingham III (1875–1956), American explorer, discovered the ruins of Machu Picchu. Hiram Lodge No. 1, Connecticut. * Robert Worth Bingham (8 November 1871 – 18 December 1937), politician, judge, newspaper publisher and U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. Past master of Falls City Lodge No. 376 of Louisville, Kentucky. At a meeting of the Grand Lodge of England, in the presence of the King and 8,000 Masons, he was created a past senior grand warden of that grand lodge. * Stanislav Binički (1872–1942),

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n musician * Leon Milton Birkhead (1885–1954), American Unitarianism, Unitarian minister * David B. Birney (29 May 1825 – 18 October 1864), Union Army, Union general in the American Civil War. Initiated in Franklin Lodge No. 134 of Philadelphia on 31 October 1850. * Francis Bischof (1904–1979), Queensland Australia Police Commissioner from 1958 to 1969 * Henry Bishop (composer), Henry Bishop, English composer of "Home! Sweet Home!" * George Bishop (astronomer), George Bishop (21 August 1785 – 14 June 1861), English astronomer * William Bizzell (14 October 1876 — 13 May 1944), fifth president of the University of Oklahoma and president of Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) * Sveinn Björnsson (27 February 1881 – 25 January 1952), 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 (8 March 1853 – 22 March 1913), American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. Member of the U.S. 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. * Hugo Black (1886–1971), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937–1971). Birmingham Temple Lodge No. 836, Birmingham, Alabama. * James D. Black (24 September 1849 – 5 August 1938), 39th governor of Kentucky. Grand master of Grand Lodge of Kentucky in 1888–89. * John Black (U.S. Senator), John Black (12 November 1832 – 22 January 1838), politician from the U.S. state of

, most notably serving in the U.S. Senate as a Whig Party (United States), Whig from 1832 to 1838. Member of Rising Virtue Lodge No. 7. * John C. Black (27 January 1839 – 17 August 1915), U.S. congressman from

; 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 1894 to 1895. * Lloyd Llewellyn Black (15 March 1889 – 23 August 1950), U.S. federal judge * Samuel W. Black (3 September 1816 – 27 June 1862), lawyer, soldier, judge, and politician. Seventh 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. * Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1 October 1838 – 12 September 1918), congressman and senator from Kentucky * Luke P. Blackburn (16 June 1816 – 14 September 1887), 28th governor of Kentucky. Member of Landmark Lodge No. 41, Versailles, Kentucky. * Robert E. Lee Blackburn (9 April 1870 – 20 September 1935), congressman from Kentucky * Isaac Blackford (6 November 1786 – 31 December 1859), second Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Member of Harmony Lodge No. 11 at Brookville, Indiana. * Robert J. Blackham (16 September 1868 – 23 January 1951), author of ''Apron Men; The Romance of Freemasonry'' * William W. Blackney (28 August 1876 – 14 March 1963), congressman from

* J. Stuart Blackton (5 January 1875 – 13 August 1941), Anglo-American film producer, considered the father of American animation. Member of Centennial Lodge No. 763, New York City. * Ken Blackwell (1948–), American politician and activist, mayor of

, Ohio, from 1979 to 1980 and Ohio Secretary of State from 1999 to 2007 * Ibra Charles Blackwood (21 November 1878 – 12 February 1936), 97th governor of

. Raised in Spartan Lodge No. 70, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 20 August 1903. Grand Lodge of South Carolina. * James T. Blair Jr. (15 March 1902 – 12 July 1962), 44th governor of

. Raised in Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City, Missouri, 14 October 1925. * John Blair Jr. (1732–1800), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1789–96), and Grand Master of Virginia from 1778 to 1784 * William Rufus Blake (1805 – 22 April 1863), Canadian stage actor. Member of Independent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2 of New York City. * Sir Thomas Blamey (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951), Australian field marshal, Chief Commissioner of the Victoria Police * Mel Blanc (1908–1989), American voice actor. Mid Day Lodge No. 188, Oregon. * Antonio Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899), three-time president of

* Richard P. Bland (19 August 1835 – 15 June 1899), congressman from Missouri. Member of Rolla Lodge No. 213, Rolla, Missouri. * Theodorick Bland (congressman), Theodorick Bland (21 March 1741 – 1 June 1790), represented

in both the Continental Congress and the U.S. House of Representatives. Present at Williamsburg Lodge No. 6 on 7 July 1778. * William Thomas Bland (21 January 1861 – 15 January 1928), congressman from Missouri * Henry G. Blasdel (29 January 1825 – 26 July 1900), 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 (1820–1893), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1882–1893) * Valentin Blatz (1 October 1826 – 26 May 1894), German-American brewer and banker. Founder of Blatz Beer. Member of Aurora Lodge No. 10, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. * Baron Blayney, Cadwallader Blayney, 9th Baron Blayney (1720–1775), Grand Master of the Moderns from 1764 to 1767 and of Ireland in 1768 * Jesse Bledsoe (6 April 1776 – 25 June 1836), 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. * Samuel T. Bledsoe (12 May 1868 – 8 March 1939), 16th president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway * Harman Blennerhassett (8 October 1764 – 2 February 1831), Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician. Member of Harmony Lodge No. 1 at Natchez, Mississippi, among others. * Archie Bleyer (12 June 1909 – 20 March 1989), American song arranger, bandleader, and record company executive. Member of St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York City. * Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley (9 November 1715 – 22 July 1747), Irish peer * Aaron T. Bliss (22 May 1837 – 16 September 1906), congressman from and the 25th governor of

. Member of Saginaw Valley Lodge No. 154 at Saginaw, Michigan. * Antonio Blitz (21 June 1810 – 28 January 1877), magician who worked mainly in Europe and the United States. Honorary member of Montgomery Lodge No. 19 of Philadelphia. * Timothy Bloodworth (1736 – 24 August 1814), U.S. senator from North Carolina * Moses Bloom (1833–1893), Iowa politician * Sol Bloom (9 March 1870 – 7 March 1949), congressman from New York * Joseph Bloomfield (18 October 1753 – 3 October 1823), 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,

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. Member of Unanimity Lodge No. 54 of North Carolina. * Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (16 December 1742 – 12 September 1819), Graf (count), later elevated to Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall ( field marshal) 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 (11 January 1887 – 18 February 1963), American silent movie actor. Member of Utopia Lodge No. 537 of

. * Robert D. Blue (24 September 1898 – 13 December 1989), 30th governor of

. Mason, Shriner, member of Eastern Star and White Shrine. * Fred H. Blume (9 January 1875 – 26 September 1971), Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court for 42 years * Elijah Boardman (7 March 1760 – 18 August 1823), U.S. senator from

. Member of Columbia Lodge No. 25 at Stepney, Connecticut, and in 1809 of Hiram Lodge No. 1, New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven. * Victor V. Boatner (6 May 1881 – 11 February 1950), American railroad executive * Hiram Abiff Boaz (1866–1962), 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 (1891–1967), 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 (16 January 1731 – 13 December 1793), 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. * John Edward Courtenay Bodley (6 June 1853 – 28 May 1925), British civil servant. Member of

. * Joseph R. Bodwell (18 June 1818 – 15 December 1887), 40th governor of Maine. Member of Rockland Lodge No. 79, Rockland, Maine. * Johann von Böber (22 December 1746 – 16 July 1820), German teacher, entomologist and botanist who was a Russian Royal Councilor of State. Grand master of the Grand Lodge of Russia from 1811 to 1814. * Lewis V. Bogy (9 April 1813 – 20 September 1877), U.S. senator from

. Member of Polar Star Lodge No. 79 of

, Missouri. * Dimitrie Bolintineanu (1819–1872), Romanian poet, politician, 1848 revolutionary * Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), leader of South American independence (initiated: Cádiz, Spain) Founding brother of Lodge Order and Liberty No. 2, Peru, 1824. * Cezar Bolliac (1813–1881), Romanian politician, amateur archaeologist, journalist and Romantic poet * Jérôme Bonaparte (15 November 1784 – 24 June 1860), youngest brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and served as Jerome I, King of Kingdom of Westphalia, Westphalia, between 1807 and 1813. Grand master of the Grand Orient of Westphalia. * Joseph Bonaparte (7 January 1768 – 28 July 1844), elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him Kingdom of Naples, King of Naples and History of Sicily#Bourbon, Sicily (1806–1808), and later Kingdom of Spain (Napoleonic), King of Spain (1808–1813, as José I). Appointed as grand master of the Grand Orient of France by Napoleon in 1805. * Louis Bonaparte (2 September 1778 – 25 July 1846), brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and King of Holland (1806–10). Appointed Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France in 1805. * Lucien Bonaparte (21 May 1775 – 29 June 1840), brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and a member of the Grand Orient of France * Shadrach Bond (1773–1832), American politician, first governor of Illinois * Thomas Bond (American physician), Thomas Bond (2 May 1712 – 26 March 1784), 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. * Omar Bongo (1935–2009), president of GabonWauthier, Claude
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''Le Monde Diplomatique'', September 1997. Retrieved 15 August 2008. * Andrés Bonifacio (1863–1897), leader during Philippine Revolution from Spain. Taliba Lodge No. 165 under Gran Oriente Español (Spanish Grand Lodge). * Nicholas Bonneville (13 March 1760 – 9 November 1828), 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'' (translation). 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 (28 July 1857 – 5 October 1940), Officer (The Salvation Army), 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 (13 November 1833 – 7 June 1893), 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. * Felix Booth (16 July 1780 – 24 January 1850), English gin distiller * Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom (1837–1898), British politician. Member of

. * Robert Borden (1854–1937), Prime Minister of Canada. St. Andrew's Lodge No. 1, Halifax, Nova Scotia. * Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), American sculptor, planned and started sculpture on Mount Rushmore. Raised in Howard Lodge No. 35.John Hamill and Robert Gilert (Eds.), ''Freemasonry, a Celebration of the Craft'', p. 227 (J.G. Press, 1998) * Lincoln Borglum (1912–1986), son of Gutzon Borglum; completed the Mount Rushmore project. Raised in Battle River Lodge No. 92. * Ernest Borgnine (1917–2012), American actor. Abingdon Lodge No. 48;John Hamill and Robert Gilert (Eds.), ''Freemasonry, a Celebration of the Craft'', p. 228 (J.G. Press, 1998) however, another source indicates Melrose Lodge No. 63, California.Royal Arch Mason Magazine, Spring, 1981, p. 271 * Solon Borland (21 September 1808 – 1 January 1864), newspaperman, soldier, diplomat, Democratic U.S. senator from Arkansas and a Confederate States Army, Confederate officer during the American Civil War * Józef Boruwłaski (1739–1837), Poland, Polish-born court dwarf, dwarf who toured in European and Turkish courts. Raised to the 3rd degree in the city of Chester, England, on 15 November 1783. * George Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth (8 July 1811 – 29 August 1852), British peer and member of

* Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet (9 October 1775 – 27 March 1822), Scottish poet, antiquary and songwriter. Ex-officio provincial grand master of Ayrshire and master of Canongate-Kilwinning Lodge No. 2 in Edinburgh. * James Boswell (1740–1795), British biographer, raised in Canongate Kilwinning Lodge at Edinburgh, 1759 * John Boswell (freemason), John Boswell (1532?–1609), 3rd Laird of Auchinleck. Considered by some scholars to be the first recorded non-operative Freemason. Present at a meeting of the (operative) Lodge of Edinburgh on 8 June 1600, and like his operative brethren, attested to the minutes by his mark. * Pik Botha (1932–2018), South African politician * Giovanni Bottesini (22 December 1821 – 7 July 1889), Italian Romantic music, Romantic composer, conductor, and a double bass virtuoso. Initiated 20 June 1849 in the Bank of England Lodge No. 263, London. * Karl Böttiger (8 June 1760 – 17 November 1835), German archaeologist and classicist. Initiated in the Lodge of the Golden Apple, Dresden, on 8 November 1781. * C. A. Bottolfsen (10 October 1891 – 18 July 1964), American politician from Idaho. 17th and 19th List of governors of Idaho, 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 (17 May 1752 – 24 October 1822), 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 Boudinot (1 August 1835 – 27 September 1890), Cherokee attorney, politician and military officer. Delegate to the

secession convention, Boudinot served as a colonel in the

, 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, Count of Clermont, Louis de Bourbon (15 June 1709 – 16 June 1771), 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". * Thomas E. Bourke (5 May 1896 – 9 January 1978), U.S. Marine Corps general who, during World War II, commanded Marine artillery units at the battles of Guadalcanal campaign, Guadalcanal, Battle of Tarawa, Tarawa and Battle of Leyte, Leyte. At the end of World War II, he commanded the 5th Marine Division (United States), 5th Marine Division in the occupation of Japan, and the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. * Augustus O. Bourn (1 October 1834 – 28 January 1925), American politician and the 36th governor of

. Raised 18 May 1860 in What Cheer Lodge No. 21, Providence, Rhode Island, Providence. * Robin Bourne-Taylor, British rower and soldier. Member of

. * Sir Mackenzie Bowell (27 December 1823 – 10 December 1917), Queen's Privy Council of Canada, PC, Order of St. Michael and St. George, KCMG, English-born Canada, Canadian politician. List of prime ministers of Canada, 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 (Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario), at Belleville, Ontario, Belleville, and was later a charter member of Moira Lodge No. 11 at Belleville. * William Bowen (British politician), William Bowen (1876 – 1965), British people, British trade unionist and politician * James Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, inventor of the Bowie knife. L'Humble Chaumiere Lodge No. 19, Opelousas, Louisiana. * Oden Bowie (10 November 1826 – 4 December 1894), List of Governors of Maryland, 34th governor of Maryland. Member of Centre Lodge No. 108, Baltimore. * Henry L. Bowles (6 January 1866 – 17 May 1932), congressman from

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* William Augustus Bowles (1763–1805), 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. * Frank Llewellyn Bowman (21 January 1879 – 15 September 1936), congressman from West Virginia * Sir Leslie Boyce (9 July 1895 – 30 May 1955), Venerable Order of Saint John, K.St.J., Australian-born British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician. Lord Mayor of London between 1951 and 1952. Senior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of England in 1948. * Robert Prettyman Boyce (c.18141888), member of the Texas Army, businessman and municipal official in Houston. * William D. Boyce (1858–1929), founder of the Boy Scouts of America * James E. Boyd (politician), James E. Boyd (9 September 1834 – 30 April 1906), Irish-born American businessman and politician. List of Governors of Nebraska, Seventh governor of

. Member of Capitol Lodge No. 3, Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha. * William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (1704–1746), Jacobitism, Jacobite politician, Grand Master of Scotland (1742–1743) * Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776 – 9 July 1850), one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and List of heads of state of Haiti, 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 (21 February 1885 – 12 March 1969), congressman from

. Scottish Rite, Shriner, and Eastern Star. * Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington (c. 1645–1718), first Grand Master of the Ancients, 1756–60 * Emerson R. Boyles (29 June 1881 – 30 November 1960), member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1940 until 1956 * James S. Boynton (7 May 1833 – 22 December 1902), American politician and jurist. Served briefly as the List of Governors of Georgia, 51st governor of Georgia. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 45, Jackson, Georgia. * Paul Boyton (29 June 1848 – 19 April 1924), Irish showman and adventurer. Known as the "Fearless Frogman". * William Brabazon, 11th Earl of Meath (1803 – 26 May 1887), Irish peer. Member of

. * John Bracken (22 June 1883 – 18 March 1969), Queen's Privy Council for Canada, PC, List of premiers of Manitoba, 11th Premier of Manitoba, Premier of Manitoba * Hugh Henry Brackenridge (1748 – 25 June 1816), American writer, lawyer, judge, and Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice. Member of Lodge No. 45, Pittsburgh. * Theophilus Bradbury (13 November 1739 – 6 September 1803), congressman from

. Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. * William Bradford (Attorney General), William Bradford (14 September 1755 – 23 August 1795), second U.S. Attorney General in 1794–1795. Member of Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia. * Charles Bradlaugh (1833–1891), 19th-century atheist and Republican MP, ''Grand Lodge des Philadelphes'', London (resigned his affiliation with English Freemasonry in 1874, but maintained an affiliation with a French Lodge) * Henry D. Bradley (1893 – 14 December 1973), publisher of the ''St. Joseph News-Press''; first member of the Bradley family which controls the News-Press & Gazette Company media company. Member of Sanford L. Collins Lodge No. 396 of Toledo, Ohio. * James Bradley (1692–1762), English Astronomer Royal * Omar Bradley (1893–1981), U.S. general. West Point Lodge No. 877, New York. * Tom Bradley (American politician), Tom Bradley (1917–1998), American politician; mayor of

, 1973 to 1993 * Willis W. Bradley (28 June 1884 – 27 August 1954), U.S. naval officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor, and congressman from California. Scottish Rite 32°, Knight Templar, and Shriner. President of National Sojourners. * Donald Bradman (1908–2001), Australian cricketer. Initiated Lodge Arcadia No 177 UGLNSW on 11 June 1920.

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