Brother Marquis de Lafayette September 6th 1757 – May 20th 1834 In the U.S. often known simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War. A close friend of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas...
Brother Mark Twain November 30th 1835 – April 21th 1910 Member of: Polar Star Lodge #79 St. Louis, Missouri American writer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. the latter often called “The Great...
Brother George Washington February 22nd 1732 – February 11th 1731 Member of: Fredericksburg Lodge #4, Fredericksburg, Virginia. First President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of...
Brother John Steinbeck February 27th 1902 – December 20th 1968 Member of: Salinas Lodge # 204 Salinas, California American author of twenty-seven books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books, and five collections of short stories. He is widely known for the...
Brother Benjamin Franklin January 17th 1706 – April 17th 1790 Member of: St. John’s Lodge #1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Later Affiliated with Lodge of the Nine Sisters, Paris, France was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned...