Brother Orville Wright August 19th 1871 – January 30th 1948 One of two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first successful...
The Brothers Montgolfier Joseph-Michel Montgolfier August 26th 1740 – June 26th 1810 Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier January 6th 1745 – August 2nd 1799 Members of: Les Neuf Soeurs lodge or The Nine Sisters inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe...
Brother Kamehameha V December 11th 1830 – December 11th 1872 Member of: Hawaiian Lodge #21, Honolulu, HI The first native Hawaiian to become a Freemason. Reigned as monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi from 1863 to 1872. His motto was “Onipa`a”:...
Brother General William Woodford October 6th 1734 – November 13th 1780 Member of: Fredericksburg Lodge #4, Fredericksburg , Virginia He served in the French and Indian War as an ensign in Colonel George Washington’s Virginia Regiment, and was promoted to...
Brother Joseph Warren June 11th 1741 – June 17th 1775 Member of: The Lodge of St. Andrews, Boston, Massachusetts Grand Master of the Massachusetts Provincial Grand Lodge from 1769 until his death in 1775. It was Massachusetts Freemasons who gave Joseph Warren a proper...