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Famous Canadian Freemasons

Abbott, Sir John Joseph Caldwell

Canadian Prime Minister (1891 - 1892). Initiated St. Paul's, No. 374, E.R., Montreal, 1847.

Badgley, William

Canadian Lawyer, first Dean of the Faculty of Law at McGill University, Montreal. St. Paul's Lodge, No. 374 UGLE, Montreal. Past Provincial Grand Master.

Ballard, Harold

Owner of Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League team. Corinthian No. 481, GRC, Toronto, ON.

Bennett, Viscount Richard Bedford

Canadian Prime Minister (1930 - 1935)

Borden, Sir Robert Laird

Canadian Prime Minister (1911 - 1920). St. Andrew's Lodge No. 1, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Bowell, Sir Mackenzie

Canadian Prime Minister (1894 - 1896) (British Born). St. Lawrence Lodge No. 640 E.R. Montreal, PQ. Affiliated with Belleville Lodge No. 123, Belleville, ON.

Brant, Joseph "Thayendanegea"

Principal Chief of the Six Nations Indians. Initiated in Lodge No. 417, 1776. First Master of Lodge No. 11, Mohawk Village (near Brantford) in 1798.

Conacher, Charlie

Toronto Maple Leaf ice hockey legend. Initiated in North Gate Lodge No. 591, Pickering, Ontario, in 1935.

Currie, Sir Authur W.

Commanded the Canadian Corps in 1917 Zetland, No. 326, Toronto, Ontario.

Diefenbaker, John George

Canadian Prime Minister (1957 - 1963) Initiated: September 11, 1922, Wakaw Lodge No. 166, Wakaw, Saskatchewan.

Dunckerly, Thomas

Illegitimate born son of George II, consolidated the Royal Arch and was the first Grand Master of the Masonic Knights Templar. Acted as Grand Master for the warranted lodges in Quebec.

Dunn, Alexander Robert

Canadian soldier who won Canada's first Victoria Cross at the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. Ionic Lodge No. 18 (now No. 25), Toronto, Ontario.

Eaton, John David

President of the T. Eaton Company. Assiniboine, No. 114, G.R.M., Winnipeg.

Eddy, E.D.

Founder of the E.B. Eddy Match Company

Fleming, Sir Sanford

Creator of first Canadian stamp. Canadian engineer and surveyor. Suggested the use of time zones. St. Andrew's No. 16, Toronto, Ontario.

Horton, Tim

Canadian ice hockey legend. Founder of the donut chain bearing his name. Initiated in Kroy Lodge No. 676, Toronto, Ontario, in 1962.

Jarvis, William

First Provincial Grand Master (Ancients) for Upper Canada. Provincial Secretary for Upper Canada.

Layton, Athol

Canadian professional wrestler. Initiated in Birch Cliff Lodge No. 612, Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario, in 1959. Potentate Rameses Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. 1968.

MacDonald, Sir John Alexander

The first Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867 - 1873 and 1878-1891 when he died in office). Began the creation of rail service across Canada. St. John's Lodge No. 758, Kingston, Ontario. Honourary Past Grand Senior Warden.

Maclean, John Bayne

Founder of Maclean's Magazine and President of Maclean's Publishing Co. Ionic Lodge No. 25, Toronto, ON.

Massey, Hart

Massey-Ferguson farm equipment.

McLaughlin, Colonel R. S.

Founder and President of the McLaughlin Carriage Co. which later became General Motors of Canada. Cedar Lodge No. 270, Oshawa, Ontario. Grand Steward in 1945, 75 year member in the Craft. Royal Arch, Knight Templar, President of Oshawa Shrine Club.

Molson, John

Founder of Molson Breweries. St. Paul's Lodge, No. 374 UGLE, Montreal. Past Provincial Grand Master.

Naismith, James

Canadian-born American sports educator who invented the game of basketball.

Owen, Most Rev. Derwyn T.

Archbishop of Toronto and Primate of all Canada. Ionic Lodge No. 25, Toronto, Ontario.

Roman, Charles Lightfoot

Canadian physician, one of the first in the field of industrial medicine, served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in Canada and apparently was the first African American to head a 'mainstream' Grand Lodge in North America (1952).

Service, Robert W.

Canadian poet among whose works are "The Cremation of Sam McGee"

Simcoe, Lord John Graves

First Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada - now Ontario. Union Lodge No. 307, E.R. (Moderns), Exeter, England in 1773.

Sinclair, Gordon

Canadian journalist and broadcaster.

John Ross

Robertson No. 545 Toronto, Ontario.

Smallwood, Joseph

NFLD Premier

Steele, Sir Samuel Benfield Major-General

commanding Canadian forces in England during WWI.

Tecumseh, Chief

Canadian Native Indian Chief

Watson, "Whipper" Billy

Canadian wrestling legend (1916 - 1990) Initiated in Temple, No 525, in 1944.

Watson, Major-General Sir David

Commander of the Fourth Canadian Division 1916 - 1918

Wilson, William Mercer

First Grand Master of the independent Grand Lodge of Canada, 1855. First Grand First Principal of Royal Arch Masons of Canada.

Winch, Ernie

Canadian Labour Activist & Politician

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