There have been 14 U.S. Presidents who were also Master Masons
George Washington, 1st President,
1789 - 1797, Commanding General
during American Revolution, made
a Mason August 4, 1753, in
Fredericksburg Lodge (now No. 4),
A. F. & A. M., Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
1789 - 1797, Commanding General
during American Revolution, made
a Mason August 4, 1753, in
Fredericksburg Lodge (now No. 4),
A. F. & A. M., Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
James Monroe, 5th
President, 1817 - 1825,
made a Mason November
9, 1775, in Williamsburg
Lodge (now No. 6), A.F. &
A.M., Williamsburg,
Virginia.
President, 1817 - 1825,
made a Mason November
9, 1775, in Williamsburg
Lodge (now No. 6), A.F. &
A.M., Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Andrew Jackson, 7th President,
1829 - 1837 Harmony Lodge No. 1,
Nashville, Tenn., an Honorary
Member of Federal Lodge No. 1, F.
& A.M., Washington, D.C., and
Jackson Lodge No. 1, F. & A.M.,
Tallahassee, Florida. In 1822 and
1823 he served as the Grand
Master of Masons in Tennessee.
1829 - 1837 Harmony Lodge No. 1,
Nashville, Tenn., an Honorary
Member of Federal Lodge No. 1, F.
& A.M., Washington, D.C., and
Jackson Lodge No. 1, F. & A.M.,
Tallahassee, Florida. In 1822 and
1823 he served as the Grand
Master of Masons in Tennessee.
James Knox Polk, 11th
President, 1845 - 1849,
made a Mason September
4, 1820, in Columbia
Lodge No. 31, F. & A.M.,
Columbia, Tennessee.
President, 1845 - 1849,
made a Mason September
4, 1820, in Columbia
Lodge No. 31, F. & A.M.,
Columbia, Tennessee.
James Buchanan, 15th
President, 1857 - 1861,
made a Mason January
24, 1817, in Lodge No.
43 (it has no name), F.
& A.M., Lancaster,
Pennsylvania.
President, 1857 - 1861,
made a Mason January
24, 1817, in Lodge No.
43 (it has no name), F.
& A.M., Lancaster,
Pennsylvania.
Andrew Johnson, 17th President,
1865 - 1869, made a Mason
during May, 1851, in Greeneville
Lodge No. 119 (now No. 3), F. &
A.M., Greeneville, Tennessee.
1865 - 1869, made a Mason
during May, 1851, in Greeneville
Lodge No. 119 (now No. 3), F. &
A.M., Greeneville, Tennessee.
James Abram Garfield, 20th
President. 1881, made a Mason
November 22, 1864, in Columbus
Lodge No. 30 F. & A.M.,
Columbus, Ohio.
President. 1881, made a Mason
November 22, 1864, in Columbus
Lodge No. 30 F. & A.M.,
Columbus, Ohio.
William McKinley, 25th President,
1897 - 1901, made a Mason May 3,
1865, in Hiram Lodge No. 21, A.F. &
A.M., Winchester, Virginia.
1897 - 1901, made a Mason May 3,
1865, in Hiram Lodge No. 21, A.F. &
A.M., Winchester, Virginia.
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President,
1901 - 1909, made a Mason April 24,
1901, in Matinecock Lodge No. 806,
F. & A.M., Oyster Bay, New York.
1901 - 1909, made a Mason April 24,
1901, in Matinecock Lodge No. 806,
F. & A.M., Oyster Bay, New York.
William Howard Taft, 27th President, 1909
- 1913 - Chief Justice Supreme Court
1921 - 1930, made a "Mason at Sight" in
an "Occassional Lodge" called for that
purpose on February 18, 1909, in the
Scottish Rite Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio,
by Charles S. Hoskinson, Grand Master of
Masons in Ohio.
- 1913 - Chief Justice Supreme Court
1921 - 1930, made a "Mason at Sight" in
an "Occassional Lodge" called for that
purpose on February 18, 1909, in the
Scottish Rite Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio,
by Charles S. Hoskinson, Grand Master of
Masons in Ohio.
Warren Gamaliel Harding, 29th
President, 1921 - 1923, made a
Mason August 27, 1920, in Marion
Lodge No. 70, F. & A.M., Marion,
Ohio.
President, 1921 - 1923, made a
Mason August 27, 1920, in Marion
Lodge No. 70, F. & A.M., Marion,
Ohio.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd
President, 1933 - 1945, made a Mason
November 28, 1911, in Holland Lodge
No. 8, F. & A.M., New York, New York,
the same Lodge in which George
Washington, the Nation's first
President, held Honorary membership.
President, 1933 - 1945, made a Mason
November 28, 1911, in Holland Lodge
No. 8, F. & A.M., New York, New York,
the same Lodge in which George
Washington, the Nation's first
President, held Honorary membership.
Harry S. Truman, 33rd President, 1945 - 1951, made a Mason March 18,
1909, in Belton Lodge No. 450, A.F. & A.M., Belton, Missouri. He served as
the Grand Master of Masons of Missouri in 1940. Initiated: February 9, 1909,
Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton, Missouri. In 1911, several Members of Belton
Lodge separated to establish Grandview Lodge No. 618, Grandview, Missouri,
and Brother Truman served as its first Worshipful Master. At the Annual
Session of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, September 24-25, 1940, Brother
Truman was elected (by a landslide) the ninety-seventh Grand Master of
Masons of Missouri, and served until October 1, 1941. Brother and President
Truman was made a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33º, and Honorary
Member, Supreme Council on October 19,1945 at the Supreme Council
A.A.S.R. Southern Jurisdiction Headquarters in Washington D.C., upon which
occasion he served as Exemplar (Representative) for his Class. He was also
elected an Honorary Grand Master of the International Supreme Council,
Order of DeMolay. On May 18, 1959, Brother and Former President Truman
was presented with a fifty-year award, the only U.S. President to reach that
golden anniversary in Freemasonry.
1909, in Belton Lodge No. 450, A.F. & A.M., Belton, Missouri. He served as
the Grand Master of Masons of Missouri in 1940. Initiated: February 9, 1909,
Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton, Missouri. In 1911, several Members of Belton
Lodge separated to establish Grandview Lodge No. 618, Grandview, Missouri,
and Brother Truman served as its first Worshipful Master. At the Annual
Session of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, September 24-25, 1940, Brother
Truman was elected (by a landslide) the ninety-seventh Grand Master of
Masons of Missouri, and served until October 1, 1941. Brother and President
Truman was made a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33º, and Honorary
Member, Supreme Council on October 19,1945 at the Supreme Council
A.A.S.R. Southern Jurisdiction Headquarters in Washington D.C., upon which
occasion he served as Exemplar (Representative) for his Class. He was also
elected an Honorary Grand Master of the International Supreme Council,
Order of DeMolay. On May 18, 1959, Brother and Former President Truman
was presented with a fifty-year award, the only U.S. President to reach that
golden anniversary in Freemasonry.
Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 38th President,
1974 - 1977. He was raised to the
Sublime degree of Master Mason on
May 18, 1951 in Columbia Lodge No.
3, F. &.A.M., of Washington, D.C., as a
courtesy for Malta Lodge No. 465, F. &
A.M. of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1974 - 1977. He was raised to the
Sublime degree of Master Mason on
May 18, 1951 in Columbia Lodge No.
3, F. &.A.M., of Washington, D.C., as a
courtesy for Malta Lodge No. 465, F. &
A.M. of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Master Mason U.S. Presidents
Lyndon Baines Johnson
1908-1973. 36th President,
1963 - 1969. Entered
Apprentice degree Johnson
City Lodge No. 561, Johnson
City, Texas October 30, 1937.
Did not advance.
1908-1973. 36th President,
1963 - 1969. Entered
Apprentice degree Johnson
City Lodge No. 561, Johnson
City, Texas October 30, 1937.
Did not advance.
