Famous Masons

Many men throughout history have been members of our fraternity.

In these pages we will present you with them and try to impress upon you the great men that have been Masons.

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president_sealPresidents of the United States of America

Who were Masons

The President of the United States of America (POTUS) is the elected head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.

The President of the United States is often listed among the world’s most powerful people and is a top ranking contender in Forbes list of The World’s Most Powerful People as published by Forbes magazine. The president is the Commander-in-chief of the world’s most expensive military, leads the nation having the largest economy by real and nominal GDP, commands the largest nuclear arsenal and the world’s only contemporary superpower. The office of the president holds significant hard and soft power both in the United States and abroad.

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Photo of Franklin D Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt 32nd President

Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his Inaugural Address, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

Born in 1882 at Hyde Park, New York–now a national historic site–he attended Harvard University and Columbia Law School.…

Photo of Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt 26th President

With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation’s history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.

He took the view that the President as a “steward of the people” should take whatever action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by law or the Constitution.” I did not usurp power,” he wrote, “but I did greatly broaden the use of executive power.”

Roosevelt’s youth differed sharply from that of the log cabin Presidents.…