{"id":209,"date":"2018-04-19T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:27:08","slug":"some-notable-masons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/history-of-freemasonry\/some-notable-masons\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Notable Masons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eddy_Arnold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Country Western Singer\">Eddy Arnold<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roy_Acuff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"King of Country Music\">Roy Acuff<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buzz_Aldrin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Astronaut - Walked on the Moon\">Edwin &#8220;Buzz&#8221; Aldrin<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Autry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"The Singing Cowboy - Musician, Songwriter, Actor\">Gene Autry<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludwig_van_Beethoven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Master Composer\">Ludwig Van Beethoven<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irving_Berlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Songwriter, Composer, Lyricist - God Bless America and White Christmas\">Irving Berlin<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Vital in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama as sovereign states\">Simon Bolivar<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gutzon_Borglum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Sculpted Mount Rushmore\">Gutzon Borglum<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernest_Borgnine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Actor\">Ernest Borgnine<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omar_Bradley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Famous General\">Omar Bradley<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_E._Byrd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Admiral - Established Permanent Antarctic Bases\">Richard E. Byrd<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DeWitt_Clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Governor of New York\">DeWitt Clinton<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ty_Cobb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Record Setting Baseball Player\">Ty Cobb<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_M._Cohan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Entertainer, Playwright, Composer, Lyricist, Actor, Singer, Dancer and Producer\">George M. Cohan<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davy_Crockett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Folk Hero, Frontiersman, Soldier, and Politician - Died at the Alamo\">Davy Crockett<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norm_Crosby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Comedian - The Master of Malaprop\">Norm Crosby<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cecil_B._DeMille\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Producer, Director, Editor, Screenwriter, Actor\">Cecil B. deMille<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Dempsey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"World Heavyweight Boxing Champion\">Jack Dempsey<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Diefenbaker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"13th Prime Minister of Canada\">John Diefenbaker<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Doolittle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Aviation Pioneer\">Jimmy Doolittle<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duke_Ellington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader\">Duke Ellington<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Fleming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Nobel Prize Winning Scottish Physician, Microbiologist, and Pharmacologist\">Sir Alexander Fleming<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerald_Ford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"38th US President\">Gerald R. Ford<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Ford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Captain of Industry, the Founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the Sponsor of the Development of the Assembly Line\">Henry Ford<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benjamin_Franklin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Founding Father of the USA and Leading Author, Printer, Political Theorist, Politician, Postmaster, Scientist, Inventor, Humorist, Civic Activist, Statesman, and Diplomat\">Benjamin Franklin<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clark_Gable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"The King of Hollywood\">Clark Gable<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Gilman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"World Peace Prize Winner\">Benjamin Gilman<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Glenn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"United States Marine Corps Aviator, Engineer, Astronaut, and United States Senator - First American to Orbit the Earth\">John Glenn<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Godfrey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Radio and Television Broadcaster and Entertainer\">Arthur Godfrey<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barry_Goldwater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\" American Politician, Businessman, and Author\">Barry Goldwater<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Hancock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Patriot of the American Revolution\">John Hancock<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_Hershfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Cartoonist, Humor Writer and Radio Personality\">Harry Hershfield<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_Houdini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Illusionist and Stunt Performer\">Harry Houdini<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Twice President of Texas\">Sam Houston<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hubert_Humphrey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"38th President of the United States\">Hubert H. Humphrey<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burl_Ives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Beloved Singer and Actor\">Burl Ives<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrew_Jackson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"7th President of the United States\">Andrew Jackson<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Jolson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Singer, Comedian, and Stage and Film Actor\">Al Jolson<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Paul_Jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Naval Commander in the Revolutionary War\">John Paul Jones<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Kemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"United States Housing Secretary\">Jack Kemp<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudyard_Kipling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"English Journalist, Short-Story Writer, Poet, and Novelist\">Rudyard Kipling<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"French Aristocrat and Military Officer\">Marquis de Lafayette<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiorello_H._La_Guardia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"99th Mayor of New York City\">Fiorello LaGuardia<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Lindbergh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Record Setting American Pilot\">Charles A. Lindbergh<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_MacArthur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Five-Star General\">Douglas MacArthur<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Marshall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"3rd United States Secretary of Defense\">George C. Marshall<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thurgood_Marshall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States\">Thurgood Marshall<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_William_Mayo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American surgeon\">Charles W. Mayo<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_McKinley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"25th President of the United States\">William McKinley<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lauritz_Melchior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Danish-American Opera Singer\">Lauritz Melchior<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Monroe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"5th President of the United States\">James Monroe<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Prolific and Influential Composer of the Classical Era\">Wolfgang A. Mozart<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arnold_Palmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Golfer\">Arnold Palmer<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norman_Vincent_Peale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"The Power of Positive Thinking Author\">Dr. Norman V. Peale<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Cash_Penney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Chain Store Founder\">J.C. Penney<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_J._Pershing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"\nGeneral of the Armies\">John Pershing<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eddie_Rickenbacker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"America's Most Successful Fighter Ace in WW1\">Eddie Rickenbacker<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Branch_Rickey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Baseball Player and Sports Executive\">Branch Rickey<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Will_Rogers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Cowboy, Humorist\">Will Rogers<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodore_Roosevelt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"26th President of the United States\">Theodore Roosevelt<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"32nd President of the United States\">Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Sarnoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Pioneer of American Radio and Television\">David Sarnoff<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Sibelius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Finnish Composer and Violinist\">Jean Sibelius<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Skelton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Comedy Entertainer\">Red Skelton<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Philip_Sousa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Composer and Conductor\">John Philip Sousa<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danny_Thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Nightclub Comedian, Singer, Actor, and Founder of St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital\">Danny Thomas<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dave_Thomas_(businessman)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"Founder of Wendy's\">Dave Thomas<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lowell_Thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"American Writer and Broadcaster\">Lowell Thomas<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_S._Truman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"33rd President of the United States\">Harry S. Truman<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"1st President of the United States\">George Washington<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_J._Watson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"CEO of International Business Machines (IBM)\">Thomas J. Watson<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wayne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span title=\"-The Duke-,  an American Actor and Filmmaker\">John Wayne<\/span><\/a><\/big><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eddy Arnold &#8211;\u00a0Roy Acuff &#8211;\u00a0Edwin &#8220;Buzz&#8221; Aldrin &#8211;\u00a0Gene Autry &#8211;\u00a0Ludwig Van Beethoven &#8211;\u00a0Irving Berlin &#8211;\u00a0Simon&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":39,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-209","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":950,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/209\/revisions\/950"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}