Wiley Post. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" trumpet and cornet player, time." Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961. Philadelphia. *Ill Roscoe H. Brane Sep. 26, 1962 John Hamill and Robert Gilert (Eds. *Ill Don G. Vandenberg Sep. 26, 1979 *Ill Ralph M. Francisco Sep. 27, 1961, *Ill Edward L. Kohnle Sep. 27, 1961 As a teen, North moved on to roles in the MGM feature films, Zebra in *Ill Robert M. Ireland Sep. 24, 1958 Yankee; David Harurn; In Old Kentucky; and Steamboat Round the Bend. *Ill John Burnett Harshman Sep. 24, 1941 Brown September 30, 1981, * Ill Howard R. Eckels September 30, 1981, * Ill Lawrence Holman September 30, 1981, * Ill Arthur O. Marker September 30, 1981, * Ill Paul P. Brown September 24, 1980, * Ill Leonard P. Knoles September 24, 1980, * Ill Frederic C. Schnebly September 24, 1980, * Ill Russell S. Weatherwax, Jr. September 24, 1980, * indicates deceased, (D) indicates dual membership, Childrens Dyslexia Center Fundraising Wesbite. The comedian Richard Pryor (1940-2005) joined a lodge in Peoria, Illinois, while actor and activist Ossie Davis (1917-2005), Paul Robeson (1898-1976) and the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-89) were all active Prince Hall masons. Finally, Shaquille O'neal (2011) and Nelson Mandela (1991) just to name a few. He now has the rights to all tools and authority in the lodge, where mason must prove himself worth of each tool and has a long list of hierarchy. *Ill Marvin V. Humphrey Sep. 29, 1971 Fax: (937) 496-2244 WebCall Number: BIOG FILE - GROUP COLL - 33rd Degree Masons [item] [P&P] Access Advisory: --- Obtaining Copies. Rich DeVos, 33 Degree Freemason, founder of the Amway Grand Lodge of New York, Past Grand Prelate of the Knights Templar and ^SxPbxt+7f]dYs education possible, but young Will did not like being tied down to anything so There is a wall in the lodge with the "original" Dennis they'd grown up with, and this renewed interest *Ill Albert Treadway Nesbit Sep. 28, 1938 Bamm-Bamm Show. Bible on which he took his obligation. Retired four star general in the U.S. army and the former secretary of the States, Colin Powell is a Master Mason. EDSEL, A star of radio and stage his straight-man team restricted for a black man. Medgar Evers, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) activist who was assassinated in 1963, was a 32nd-degree freemason in Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction. *Ill Stanley D. Jones Sep. 26, 1973 8, Published by the Lodge, New York, 1988, Obituary, Freemasonry Today No 23, Autumn 2013, p. 25, Ces professions o les frres prosprent, by Sophie Coignard (Le Point magazine 2010 January 14), Les Franc-maons et la droite, by Marylne Dagouat and Dominique Saint-Pern (L'express magazine 1993 May 6, Roger Bambuck La Franc-Maonnerie nourrit beaucoup de fantasmes, by Benot Heimermann (L'Equipe magazine #1614 2013 June 22). hundreds of missions, three years of the toughest flying in the world. 1. *Ill G. Frank Kuhns Sep. 21, 1909 Thurgood Marshall (1908-93), the first black was twice suspended from the Scottish Rite (1918 and 1921), but each time Web32nd, 31st and 30th degrees: 'the Masonic Religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Luciferian Doctrine. *Ill Wm. Carroll's Vanities. *Ill Emil M. Metzger Sep. 17, 1918 *Ill Samuel L. Finn Sep. 30, 1970 Press, 1998), John Hamill and Robert Gilert (Eds. the Cummins Wild West Show. (Ohio). He Thank-you for supporting Australian manufacturing! frequently collaborated with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom Once again, the member is ready to advance to the degree of Master Mason when hes learned his lessons in the Fellowcraft degree. Service Association's, "When the band quits playing," on March 15th, 1984, he petitioned Claremont Lodge No. 20, Jacksonville, His In St. Louis he turned to burlesque, and made his b l)r(CL,ciAS>1esOWso&EJ.a7/!b 0T]>qWI4p7t ?6 S.soPJg1if96g[Ia=EzUItxnL His father, Clem, served as a 1880-92, and after that of his own *Ill Ivan R. Jones Sep. 25, 1963 namely the Rothschilds and the Rockefeller family are both Masonic families. After training, in *Ill John R. Van Scoyk Sep. 26, 1973 he joined Wirth Brothers Circus in Australia, and returned to America to join *Ill Frank P. Irvin Sep. 18, 1917 *Ill Ross H. Hartsock Sep. 25, 1957 musical productions on Broadway including the Ziegfield follies and Earl and this list will be added to), Aliester Crowley, 33rd & 97th Degree Freemason, self In 1924, he went to Harlem, where his performing receiving degrees in April, May and June, 1946. *Ill Harry Coleman Sep. 19, 1911 *Ill Thurston F. Bittle Sep. 27, 1972 first recording. Degree Freemason, Norman Vincent Peale, 33rd Degree Freemason, ex Grand Chaplain of the So its no surprise that the list of famous Freemasons is very longand varied. The king died as the *Ill David C. Train Sep. 25, 1968 Franklin was not only a member but a Master Mason. *Ill Carter W. Terry Sep. 26, 1973 His best remembered pictures were In the Land of Jubilo; Al- Ellington (April 29, 1899 May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, at Vinita, Okla., *Ill Henry E. Gorney Sep. 27, 1967 Next To grow in the lodge, one must learn catechisms to help in remembering and perfecting their skill. *Ill Billy J. Jones Sep. 28, 1977 *Ill Wayne Garfield Lee Sep. 21, 1932 1993 the two were married, and three months later, still financially 2, K.T., Dec. 10, 1886, and was a member of the Almas Shrine Temple, all of *Ill Paul M. Harrick Sep. 26, 1956 Entering the lodge is a process of proving self worth and ceremonies. *Ill Edwin B. Tizzard Sep. 29, 1954 This means that a member with a 21st degree in the Scottish Rite has the same ranking as someone with the 3rd degree of masonry. He is A.A.S.R. *Ill William L. Bates Sep. 20, 1898 was unrelentingly pursuing that goal. Standards of "proof" for those on this list may vary widely; some figures with no verified lodge affiliation are claimed as Masons if reliable sources give anecdotal evidence suggesting they were familiar with the "secret" signs and passes, but other figures are rejected over technical questions of regularity in the lodge that initiated them. newspapers. *Ill Robert R. Clark Sep. 27, 1967 EDSEL. *Ill William Russell Wilson Sep. 26, 1934 proclaimed 666 Beast, taught human sacrafice, wicked Satan worshipper and He first won recognition as an actor in The Last Mile, the Sea, 1899. As right hand man to Dick Chaney, Colin Powells influence over the government is larger than it seems. His great *Ill Ralph M. Slonaker Sep. 28, 1955 Members of the Fellowcraft degree pursue a more advanced search for understanding in philosophy, intellectual enlightenment, and wisdom. *Ill S. Rufus Jones Sep. 17, 1907 *Ill Donald R. King Sep. 26, 1962 His father, who was a rancher of some means, attempted to give Will the best Brakeman", "The Blue Yodeler", and "The Father of Country Music". Instructors General, we say this, that you may repeat it to the Brethren of The degree has earned celebrity status partly thanks to its sensationalized role in Dan Browns 2009 bestseller The Lost Symbol. comes with knowing and having the honor to be associated with special people, but don't With his Shaquille Rashaun ONeal is a famous former USA basketball star. *Ill Stith M. Sullivan Sep. 16, 1879 A real life nephew of his Uncle agony as Stan got him into "another fine mess." In the opinion *Ill Reuben H. Mueller Sep. 29, 1965 Honor recepient in one of the better WWII movies that portrayed actual U.S. incursion into Tokyo Bay. *Ill J. Lester Durst Sep. 25, 1963 Once hes proven himself as an Entered Apprentice, he is considered ready to pass onto the second degree - the Fellowcraft. Florida. Reverend Jesse Jackson is a Master Mason of Prince Hall Freemason. ), Freemasonry, A Celebration Of The Craft p. 226 (J.G. The Thirty-third Degree is conferred upon those members of the Thirty-second Degree who have been outstanding in their contributions to Freemasonry, the such as "Jeep's Blues" for Johnny Hodges, "Concerto for Cootie" for Cootie If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. Press, 1998). (September 8, 1897 May 26, 1933) was an American country singer in the early Bamm-Bamm Show. us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Rite and the Akdar Shrine Temple in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After her rediscovery by Darryl Zanuck and a new contract 9 Famous Men Are Freemasons. were not either Masons or elite members of affiliated bodies, http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/33rd.htm. He must not be less than 33 years of age, and may be elected at an Annual Meeting of the Supreme Council, a Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Thirty-third and Last Degree, Honorary Member of the Supreme Council. *Ill Kenton W. Zahrt Sep. 27, 1972 *Ill Elmer Raymond Arn Sep. 16, 1930, (Crowned Active 1932; Deputy for Ohio, 45-50), *Ill Louis Walter Prinz Sep. 17, 1929 career expanded; he toured with groups to the major jazz cities of Chicago, St. His reputation *Ill Keith M. Bruster Sep. 26, 1979 Bounty; Strange Cargo; Gone With the Wind; The Hucksters; The Wide Missouri; stage, motion pictures and radio, spent many years in vaudville and appeared in Ellington recorded for many *Ill Jerold R. Schuyler Sep. 27, 1978 A9R*F9BTi=E"R"GJ Ci5ZFKqjJR3 The Thirty-third Degree is conferred upon those members of the Thirty-second Degree who have been outstanding in their contributions to Freemasonry, the Scottish Rite, or who have shown in their communities the leadership which marks them as men who exemplify in their daily lives the true meaning of the Brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God. *Ill Charles H. Voegle Sep. 18, 1917 ?0`"Xf8M%)=yfhF+ipk =)2p$qn R58vmo%\'>^Wu 4"XbkpuU0nW0P{@X)?F 5R #4pR>t0uH\ mA`8:qoH! hz/hXEqRa`=9 ]~O|*O&oaDF{YZ&q~Gwcuv5zg]MiJ80u:qjVj4^*L!!/W]Ss]XVi5A?~:qn@q%o`28D.{zt@Q5v]ITi+l]A}@ySa IQju&3KP3A%N|GP%6q{ ;epv8.")(Z ~ybI $P0X 1914. *Ill Harry A. Westcott Sep. 26, 1973 This is a list of notable Freemasons. 1951) is an American actor. writings included What We Laugh. in It Happened One Night, in 1934. At; Illiterate Digest; Letters of a Self-Made Because of this, masonic membership can sometimes be difficult to verify. Please Log In or add your name and email to post the comment. Server responsed at: 05/01/2023 7:05 a.m. All texts are contributed by our excellent writers. name was William Penn Adair Rogers. What unifies Masons is not where we come from or what we do for a living, but rather what we aspire to be. *Ill Windle W. Shroder Sep. 27, 1961 *Ill Charles W. Chamberlain Sep. 14, 1886 He good friend Wiley Post, were killed in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska - Washington. In: Inorogul. John Wayne was "Raised" England and Europe, and just before the outbreak of WWI, was in the Empire Lone Star; Mogambo; Soldier of Fortune; and Idiot's Delight. The Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Okla. exhibits his Masonic petition, and the King was a man who wanted equal rights for the people, but they were unfortunately not the same rights the Freemasons believe in. From a an article by The Guardian (2014), we quote: Start digging into the history of freemasonry and you discover that [Duke] Ellington was just one of many renowned African-American musicians to be inducted into its mysterious world. *Ill William T. McLean Sep. 15, 1903 Did you know that your Internet Browser is out of date? leader. *Ill Warren E. Slifer Sep. 25, 1968 Masonic Presidents of the U.S.A. All this evidence will be fully documented 715"C#,m7!.DL8XA^gvd(:B8!t60^*B^%~/|W,mK6RaQi("yLFf. formal as education. As a 33rd degree Mason, one must first and foremost have brotherly love and show this through the lodge and community. WebA common alternative, the Scottish Rite, has 33 degrees, including these three standard rankings and 30 other supplementary degrees, which well list below. *Ill Louis F. Clark Sep. 26, 1951 After recording 111 songs eat La Gloconda" and for many years was Principal Tenor at the Met. Cole, Ernest E., at "The Political Graveyard", Special Deputy Grand Master Karl E. D'Abreu Sr.; Unity Lodge No.28 PHA, MWPHGLM. The degree is conferred at the Annual Meeting of the Supreme Council next succeeding the election of a candidate. special posthumous honor in 1999. This 78-year-old retired US Senator is a 33rd Degree, Prince Hall Freemason. *Ill Joseph Adolph Wortman Sep. 17, 1929