The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow. I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy. I have still to be broth to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King, and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue, and policy all complete. But, today, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go hunt it for myself.George Howard Earle III was an American politician.David Brearley was a signer of the American Constitution.Johan Zoffany was a German painter.5. The Anchor
The Anchor is a symbol of well-grounded hope and a life well spent.The Attack on Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and Operation Z during planning was a surprise military strike against American military forces in Hawaii.William Claude Dukenfield (a.k.a. W. C. Fields) was an American comedic actor and entertainer.8. Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull
Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull was a Scottish peer.James Holley "Jim" Douglas is an American politician.10. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey was an American Baseball and Football player and Baseball executive.Clandestine Masonry is a term that is used in masonry to describe a Grand Lodge, lodge or individual that is not regular or recognized, often just referred to as clandestine.Coleman Alexander Young was an American politician.13. Pavlov and the Great Lights
The Great Lights of masonry are the Volume of Sacred Law (VSL), the Square and Compasses.Louis Lincoln Emmerson was an American politician.15. Charles Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Derwentwater
Charles Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Derwentwater was an English-born peer.Homer Norman Wallin was an American naval officer.17. John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
John Joseph Caldwell Abbott was a Canadian politician and lawyer.Wayne Norviel Aspinall was an American lawyer and politician.19. James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn was an Scottish and Irish peer.Pearl Harbor was and is a U.S. Naval Base on the island of Oahu.William Angus Sutherland was an American politician, attorney and banker.22. Carl Bert Albert
Carl Bert Albert was an American politician.23. 'Getting the Third Degree'
'Getting the Third Degree' is an expression associated with interrogation techniques.24. James Edward "Pa" Ferguson Jr.
James Edward "Pa" Ferguson Jr. was an American politician.25. Theodorus Bailey
Theodorus Bailey was an American naval officer.26. Thomas Bibb
Thomas Bibb was an American politician.Warren Gamaliel Harding was an American politician and 29th President of the United States.Edwin Porch Morrow was an American politician.Karl Friedrich Bahrdt was a German unorthodox theologian.Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino revolutionary.William Woods Holden was an American politician.32. John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones was a Scottish-born American sailor.Thomas Michael Holt was an American industrialist and politician.George Edward Pickett was an American soldier and confederate general.35. Pat Morris Neff
Pat Morris Neff was an American politician.Carl Edward Bailey was an American politician.37. Jacob Collamer
Jacob Collamer was an American politician.Harry Guyer Leslie was an American politician.39. William Gaston
William Gaston was an American politician.40. Mason or Not?
In the course of writing the articles for this site we have come upon some interesting tid bits when it comes to researching the individuals we write about.Carl Harry Claudy was an American writer.42. Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton was an English writer.Innovation within Freemasonry can be something of a dirty word. It conjures up thoughts of changing how a lodge functions from the comfortable, and often ineffective, processes that the lodge has been using for generations. Quite often someone will point to the idea that "it is no man's power to make innovations in the system of Freemasonry."44. James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn was a Scottish peer.Albert Baird Cummins was an American politician.Lester Callaway Hunt, Sr. was an American politician.Joshua Reed Giddings was an American politician and abolitionist.48. Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn
Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn was a Scottish peer.Daniel Gould Fowle was an American politician.50. Anton Joseph "Tony" Cermak
Anton Joseph "Tony" Cermak was a Austria-Hungary born American politician.51. Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon was a British politician.52. John Earl Fetzer
John Earl Fetzer was an American businessman.53. Johann Joachim
Johann Joachim Bellermann was an German theology professor at Berlin University and a Hebraist (the scholar of the Hebrew language).Charles Edward Bennett was an American politician.55. Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby was a British politician and sportsman.Alexander Roberts Dunn was a Canadian soldier.Samuel Langhorne Clemens was an American author and humorist.58. James Buchanan
James Buchanan Jr. was an American President.St. Cecile lodge began when 12 members of the Grand Lodge of New York presented a petition to the then Deputy Grand Master of New York, Robert D. Holmes. At the time the 12 brothers were seeking to do something virtually unheard of in Freemasonry. They wanted to create a daylight lodge. The initial brothers involved were all musicians and were not able to meet at night as their profession prohibited it.Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and a polymath, a person who is recognized as an expert in multiple fields.Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator.62. Earl Warren
Earl Warren was an American politician and jurist.Theodore M. Berry was an American politician and Civil Rights leader.Denton True "Cy" Young was an American baseball player.Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American astronaut.Edward Ferdinand Arn was an American politician.67. John Bigler
John Bigler was an American Lawyer, politician and diplomat.68. John Drake Sloat
John Drake Sloat was an American naval officer.Theodric Romeyn Beck was an American physician and author.Arleigh Albert Burke was an American Admiral in the United States Navy.71. William Crosby
William Crosby Dawson was an American lawyer, judge, solider and politician.72. Edward Neville
Edward Neville da Costa Andrade was a British physicist, poet and writer.Richard Parks Bland was an American politician.74. John Barry
John Barry was an Irish-born American naval officer.75. William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey was an American boxer.76. Anti-Freemasonry
Anti-Freemasonry, sometimes Anti-Masonry, generally falls into three categories. These are political, religious and conspiracy.James Francis Byrnes was an American politician.78. Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British Army Officer.Frederick FitzClarence was a British Army Officer.Polydore de Keyser was a Belgian-born English politician.Thomas Bennett, Jr. was an American politician.82. Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne
Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne was an Irish athlete and soldier.Thomas Smith Webb was an American author and founder of the York or American Rite.84. George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton was a Scottish peer..85. John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr.
John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. was an American naval officer.John Duncan Macrae was a Scottish actor.87. Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander was an American baseball player.88. George Canning
George Canning was an British politician.89. Caleb P. Bennett
Caleb P. Bennett was an American politician and solider.Joseph Robinson Bodwell was an American politician.