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This is just a few names of well-known people that are Masons. NOTE: This is not a complete list� MacArthur, General Douglas - Commander of Armed Forces in Philillines MacDonald, Sir John A. - Prime Minister of Canada 1867-73 & 1878-91 Marshall, James W. - Discovered Gold at Sutter's Mill California 1848 Marshall, John - Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court 1801 - 1835 Marshall, Thurgood - Supreme Court Justice Mathews, Stanley - Supreme Court Justice Mayer, Louis B. - Film producer who merged to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Mayo, Dr. William and Charles - Founded the Mayo Clinic Maytag, Fredrick - Maytag McClellan, George B. - General - Union Army McHenry, James - Singner Declaration of U.S. Constitution (Spiritual Lodge # 23, Maryland) McKinley, William - President of the U.S. Mecherle, George Jacob - Founder, State Farm Insurance Menninger, Karl A. - Psychiatrist famous for treating mental illness Mesmer, Franz Anton - practiced Mesmerism which led to Hypnotism Michelson, Albert Abraham - Successfully measured the speed of light in 1882 Minton, Sherman - Supreme Court Justice Mix, Tom - U.S. Marshal turned actor. Stared in over 400 western films Monroe, James - President of the U.S. Montgolfier, Jacques Etienne - Co-developer of the first practical hot-air balloon Moody, William H. - Supreme Court Justice Morris, Dr. Robert - Poet and Founder of the Order of Eastern Star Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Composer Murphy, Audie - Most decorated American Soldier of WWII. Naismith, James - Inventor of Basketball Nelson, Samuel - Supreme Court Justice New, Harry S. - Postmaster General who established Airmail Newton, Joseph Fort - Christian Minister Nunn, Sam - U.S. Senator Olds, Ransom E. - American automobile pioneer Otis, James - Famous for "Taxation without Representation is Tyranny" Palmer, Arnold - Golf Pro Papst, Charles F. - Coined the term "Athletes Foot" Paterson, William - Supreme Court Justice Peale, Norman Vincent - Founder of "Guidepost" and Minister Peary, Robert E. - First man to reach the North Pole (1909) (Kane Lodge 451 NY) Penny, James C. - Retailer Pershing, John Joseph - Decorated American Soldier Pike, Zebulon - Pike's Peak named after him Pitney, Mahlon - Supreme Court Justice Poinsett, Joel R. - U.S. Minister to Mexico who developed the flower: Poinsettia Polk, James Knox - President of the U.S. Pullman, George - Built first sleeping car on train. Pushkin, Aleksander - Russian Poet Reed, Stanley F. - Supreme Court Justice Revere, Paul - Famous American Revolutionary War Patriot - ``Midnight ride of..." Rickenbacker, Eddie - Great American Air Force Ace Ringling Brothers - All 7 brothers and their father were Masons. Robinson, Sugar Ray - American Boxer Rogers, Roy - American cowboy and screen star (Hollywood Lodge # 255, Ca.) Rogers, Will - Actor (Claremore Lodge # 53, Oklahoma) Roosevelt, Franklin D. - President of the U.S. (Holland Lodge # 8 NYC) Roosevelt, Theodore - President of the U.S. Rutledge, Wiley B. - Supreme Court Justice Salten, Felix - Creator of Bambi Sarnoff, David - Father of Television Sax, Antoine Joseph - Invented the Saxophone (1846) Schoonover, George - Founder of "The Builder" Scott, Sir Walter - Writer Sellers, Peter - Actor Sexson, Mark - Minister & Founder: Intl. Order of Rainbow for Girls Shakespeare, William - Writer Sibelius, Jean - Composer (Finland) Skelton, Red - Entertainer Smith, John Stafford - Wrote the music that became the US National Anthem. Sousa, John Philip - Led the U.S. Marine Band from 1880 - 1892 Stanford, Leland - Drove the gold spike linking the intercontinental railroad & founded Stanford University Stewart, Potter - Supreme Court Justice Still, Andrew T. - American Physician who devised treatment of Osteopathy Stratton, Charles "Tom Thumb" - Entertainer Swayne, Noah H. - Supreme Court Justice Swift, Johathan - Wrote Gulliver's Travels Taft, William Howard - President of the U.S. Teets, John W. - Chairman and President of Dial Corporation Thomas, Danny - Actor, Entertainer Thomas, Dave - Founder of Wendy�s Restaurant Thomas, Lowell - Brought Lawrence of Arabia to public notice Thurston, Howard - Last of the great vaudeville magicians. Tillis, Mel - Country Singer Tirpitz, Alfred Von - German Naval officer responsible for submarine warfare Todd, Thomas - Supreme Court Justice Travis, Colonel William B. - Alamo Trimble, Robert - Supreme Court Justice Truman, Harry S. - President of the U.S. Vinson, Frederick M. - Supreme Court Justice Voltaire - French writer and philosopher Wadlow, Robert Pershing - Tallest human on record being almost 9 feet tall Wallace, Lewis - Wrote "Ben Hur" Warner, Jack - Warner Brothers Fame Warren, Earl - Supreme Court Justice Washington, Booker T - Educator and author Washington, George - President of US, 1st Wayne, John - Actor (Marion McDaniel Lodge # 46, Tucson, AZ) Webb, Matthew - First man to swim the English Channel (1875) Whiteman, Paul - "King of Jazz" Wilde, Oscar - Writer Woodbury, Levi - Supreme Court Justice Woods, William B. - Supreme Court Justice Wootton MD, Percy - President American Medical Association (1997- ) Wyler, William - Director of "Ben Hur" Young, Cy - Cy Young Award Zanuck, Darryl F. - Co-founder of 20th Century Productions in 1933 Ziegfeld, Florenz - His Ziegfeld's Follies began in 1907 |