Famous Masons Rudyard Kipling
May 3 On this date in 1886, Rudyard Kipling received is 2nd degree. RUDYARD KIPLING AND THE CRAFT Rudyard Kipling, the famous English author, was born in India of English parents. He was educated in England but returned to India in 1880. He was initiated in Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782, Lahore, Punjab, India […]
Famous Masons Andrew Johnson
May 5 On this date in 1851, Andrew Johnson (U.S. President 1865-1869) received his 1st degree in Greenville Lodge #119, Tennessee 17th President of the United States of America (1865-1869) 16th Vice-President of the United States of America (1865) MASONIC RECORD (Lodge records lost during the Civil War) Initiated: May 5, 1851, Greeneville Lodge No. […]
Famous Masons Barry Goldwater
On this date in 1931, Senator Barry Goldwater (candidate for U.S. President in 1964) received his 1st degree in Arizona Lodge #2, Phoenix AZ. Barry Goldwater and John Rhodes join the Scottsdale Shrine Club to share “What’s Right With America.” Senator Goldwater was a 33rd degree Freemason. Like his Uncle Morris, Barry was a lifelong […]
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