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Michael L. Finnell Lodge 711

U.S. PRESIDENTS: More than a dozen U.S. presidents were members of this fraternal organization, including George Washington who earned the distinguished title of master Mason. James Monroe and Andrew Jackson also were Masons, and Thomas Jefferson and James Madison are said to have had connections to the organization.

 

FOUNDING FATHERS AND PATRIOTS: Benjamin Franklin became a grand master in 1734 and edited and published the first Masonic book in America that same year. Thomas Paine wrote An Essay on the Origin of Free-Masonry in the early 19th century and was suspected of being a Mason. Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Francis Scott Key are also believed to have been Masons or at the very least to have had Masonic connections.

 

ASTRONAUTS, AVIATORS, EXPLORERS, AND PIONEERS: Throughout the years, the Masons have attracted many adventurers. Davy Crockett was a Mason, as was James Bowie, who met his end at the Alamo on the same day as Crockett. Richard Evelyn Byrd, who claimed to be the first to fly over the North Pole, called himself a member, as did Charles Lindbergh. Many astronauts are also members, including John Glenn and Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, who brought a Masonic flag to the moon in 1969.

 

Freemason University is a website developed by the Grand Lodge of Ohio to promote the knowledge of Masons accross the state.  The link below will take you to this website.