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Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio

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Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

*Bro. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

*Bro. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

 Oriental Lodge No. 68

  Chicago, Illinois 

Founded and publisher  The Chicago Defender

*Bro. Ezra D. Alexander

*Bro. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

*Bro. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

 Central Lodge No. 1

Indianapolis, Indiana

  One of the Founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 

*Bro. Raymond Pace Alexander

*Bro. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

*Bro. Raymond Pace Alexander

    St. Albans Lodge No. 35

 Philadelphia Pennsylvania

 Influential Pennsylvania judge

*Bro. Eugene Charlie Allen

*Bro. Eugene Charlie Allen

*Bro. Raymond Pace Alexander

Ionic Lodge No. 17

 Washington, DC
Head White House Butler for 34 years 

serving eight (8) Presidents

Bro. Jimmie Allen

*Bro. Eugene Charlie Allen

*Bro. Richard Allen

 Kirjathjearim Lodge No. 104

 Nashville, Tennessee
Country music star

*Bro. Richard Allen

*Bro. Eugene Charlie Allen

*Bro. Richard Allen

 African Lodge No. 459

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founder and first Bishop of the A.M.E. Church

Bro. Gerald Alston

Bro. Dennis W. (Wayne) Archer

Samson Lodge No. 66

Newark, New Jersey
Lead singer, The Manhattans

Bro. Dennis W. (Wayne) Archer

Bro. Dennis W. (Wayne) Archer

 Geometry Lodge No. 49

Detroit, Michigan
Former Mayor, Detroit

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. Ernie Banks

*Bro. Errol W. ( Walton) Barrow

Bro. Ras J. (Jua) Baraka

 Fidelity Lodge No. 103

Chicago, Illinois 

MLB Hall of Famer 

Bro. Ras J. (Jua) Baraka

*Bro. Errol W. ( Walton) Barrow

Bro. Ras J. (Jua) Baraka

  Samson Lodge No.  66
Newark, New Jersey

Mayor, Newark

*Bro. Errol W. ( Walton) Barrow

*Bro. Errol W. ( Walton) Barrow

*Bro. Errol W. ( Walton) Barrow

 Memorial Lodge No. 100

Bridgetown, Barbados 

First Prime Minister, Barbados 

*Bro. Marion Barry

*Bro. William “Count” Basie

*Bro. Errol W. ( Walton) Barrow

   Meridian Lodge No. 6

Washington, DC 

Former Mayor, Washington, DC 

*Bro. William “Count” Basie

*Bro. William “Count” Basie

*Bro. William “Count” Basie

   Wisdom Lodge No. 102

Chicago, Illinois
Orchestra leader/composer 

Bro. Mike Bell

*Bro. William “Count” Basie

*Bro. William “Count” Basie

     Amazon Lodge No. 4

Toledo, Ohio
Former Mayor, Toledo, Ohio 

Bro. Walt Bellamy

Bro. Walt Bellamy

   St. James Lodge No. 4

Atlanta, Georgia
NBA Hall of Famer

Bro. Walt Bellamy

Notable Prince Hall Masons

Bro. Fletcher Berger

Bro. Fletcher Berger

Bro. Fletcher Berger

                Eureka Lodge No. 52

             Cleveland, Ohio 

                    Mayor, Bedford Heights, Ohio 

*Bro. Theodore M. “Ted” Berry

Bro. Fletcher Berger

Bro. Fletcher Berger

St. John Lodge No. 3

Cincinnati, Ohio

First Black Mayor, Cincinnati

*Bro. Horace Mann Bond

Bro. Fletcher Berger

*Bro. Horace Mann Bond

Mount Hebron Lodge No. 32
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
President, Fort Valley State University and Lincoln University

*Bro. Julian Bond

Bro. Roland Burris

*Bro. Horace Mann Bond

St. James Lodge No. 4

Atlanta, Georgia
Past president, NAACP

Bro. Bryon Brown

Bro. Roland Burris

Bro. Roland Burris

MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York
First Black Mayor, Buffalo

Bro. Roland Burris

Bro. Roland Burris

Bro. Roland Burris

Eureka Lodge No. 64

Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Senator, Illinois

Notable Prince Hall Masons

Bro. Caron Butler

*Bro. Calvin O. (Otis) Butts III

Bro. Caron Butler

South Gate Lodge No. 6
Racine, Wisconsin
Former NBA player

Bro. Jerry Butler

*Bro. Calvin O. (Otis) Butts III

Bro. Caron Butler

North Star Lodge No. 1
Chicago, Illinois
Famous R&B singer, Award-winning performer, producer and composer

*Bro. Calvin O. (Otis) Butts III

*Bro. Calvin O. (Otis) Butts III

*Bro. Calvin O. (Otis) Butts III

 Boyer Lodge No. 1

New York, New York
Prominent reverend and activist/president, 

State University of New York at Old Westbury

*Bro. Braxton F. (Fancourt) Cann

*Bro. Raymond W. (Winfield) Cannon

*Bro. Calvin O. (Otis) Butts III

   Wesley Smith Lodge No. 107
Cincinnati, Ohio
Past Grand Sire Archon, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 

*Bro. Raymond W. (Winfield) Cannon

*Bro. Raymond W. (Winfield) Cannon

*Bro. Raymond W. (Winfield) Cannon

 Palestine Lodge No. 7
 Minneapolis, Minnesota
12thGeneral President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Bro. Gene Chandler

*Bro. Raymond W. (Winfield) Cannon

*Bro. Raymond W. (Winfield) Cannon

  King David Lodge No. 100

Chicago, Illinois
Famous R&B singer

Bro. Emmanuel Cleaver

*Bro. Nathaniel “Nat King” Cole

Bro. James E. (Enos) Clyburn

Eureka Lodge No. 170

Kansas City, Missouri

U.S. Representative, Kansas City, Missouri

Bro. James E. (Enos) Clyburn

*Bro. Nathaniel “Nat King” Cole

Bro. James E. (Enos) Clyburn

Nehemiah Lodge No. 51

Charleston, South Carolina
U.S. Representative, South Carolina

*Bro. Nathaniel “Nat King” Cole

*Bro. Nathaniel “Nat King” Cole

*Bro. Nathaniel “Nat King” Cole

Thomas Waller Lodge No. 49

 Los Angeles, California
Famous singer

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. Frank Coleman

Bro. Michael Coleman

Bro. Michael Coleman

 Pythagoras Lodge  No. 9

Washington, DC
One of the Founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc./Howard University professor 

Bro. Michael Coleman

Bro. Michael Coleman

Bro. Michael Coleman

 St. Mark's Lodge  No. 7

Columbus, Ohio
First Black Mayor, Columbus 

* Bro. John Conyers

Bro. Michael Coleman

*Bro. George W. (Williamson) Crawford

 Famabiff Lodge  No. 33

Detroit, Michigan
Former U.S. Representative, Detroit 

*Bro. George W. (Williamson) Crawford

*Bro. George W. (Williamson) Crawford

*Bro. George W. (Williamson) Crawford

 Widows Son Lodge No. 1
 New Haven, Connecticut
Original member, Niagara Movement and NAACP
11th  Sovereign Grand Commander, United Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction 

Bro. Benjamin Crump

*Bro. George W. (Williamson) Crawford

*Bro. Elijah E. (Ernest) Cummings

  J. R. E. Lee Sr. Lodge No. 422 

Quincy, Florida  

Lawyer for Trayvon Martin’s family   

*Bro. Elijah E. (Ernest) Cummings

*Bro. George W. (Williamson) Crawford

*Bro. Elijah E. (Ernest) Cummings

 Corinthian Lodge No. 62

Baltimore, Maryland
Former U.S. Congressman, Baltimore 

*Bro. Ossie Davis

*Bro. Ossie Davis

 Xenia Lodge No. 50
 New York, New York
Actor

*Bro. Ossie Davis

  


  


Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. William L. (Levi) Dawson

*Bro. Martin R. (Robison) Delany

*Bro. Martin R. (Robison) Delany

 Mt. Hebron Lodge No. 29

Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Representative, Chicago

1st Black Chairman to a  Congressional committee

*Bro. Martin R. (Robison) Delany

*Bro. Martin R. (Robison) Delany

*Bro. Martin R. (Robison) Delany

 St. Cyprian Lodge No. 13

Wilkinsburg,  Pennsylvania
First Black to matriculate to Harvard Medical School/First Black Major in the U.S. Army 

*Bro. Oscar S. DePriest

*Bro. Martin R. (Robison) Delany

*Bro. Elder Watson Diggs

 Widows Son Lodge No. 1 

Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Representative, Chicago

*Bro. Elder Watson Diggs

*Bro. Elder Watson Diggs

  Central Lodge No. 1

Indianapolis, Indiana 

A Founder of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 

Bro Ronald Dumas

  Elisha Lodge No. 106

Cincinnati, Ohio 

  1st Black PGA Golfer in the State of Ohio. 

African America Golfer Hall of fame inductee, Executive Board Member 

*Bro. W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt) DuBois

Widows Son Lodge No. 1

New Haven, Connecticut
Educator/author/historian

*Bro. Paul Laurence Dunbar

*Bro. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington

*Bro. Paul Laurence Dunbar

*Bro. Paul Laurence Dunbar 

Paul Laurence Dunbar Lodge No. 219

Jacksonville, Florida 

Famous poet

*Bro. David Duerson

*Bro. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington

*Bro. Paul Laurence Dunbar


 Hiram Lodge No. 14

Chicago Illinois 

Former Chicago bear football player 

*Bro. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington

*Bro. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington

*Bro. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington

  Social Lodge No. 1

Washington, DC
Orchestra leader/composer 

*Bro. Medgar Evers

Bro. Marshall Faulk

*Bro. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington

 West Jackson Lodge No. 697

Jackson, Mississippi
Civil rights activist 

Bro. Marshall Faulk

Bro. Marshall Faulk

Bro. Marshall Faulk

 Southern Cross Lodge No. 112 

East St. Louis, Illinois
Former NFL player

*Bro. Jack Ford

Bro. Marshall Faulk

Bro. Marshall Faulk

 Composite Lodge No. 108

Toledo, Ohio
Former Mayor Toledo, Ohio

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. Kenneth Gibson

Bro. W. (Woodrow) Wilson Goode

*Bro. Kenneth Gibson

 Samson Lodge No. 66
Newark, New Jersey 

First Black Mayor, Newark

Bro. Andrew Gillum

Bro. W. (Woodrow) Wilson Goode

*Bro. Kenneth Gibson

Olive Lodge No. 5

Tallahassee, Florida
Former Mayor, Tallahassee


Bro. W. (Woodrow) Wilson Goode

Bro. W. (Woodrow) Wilson Goode

Bro. W. (Woodrow) Wilson Goode

 Sons of Light No. 120

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

First Black Mayor, Philadelphia

Bro. Louis Gossett Jr.

*Bro. William H. (Herbert) Gray III

Bro. W. (Woodrow) Wilson Goode

Soria City Lodge No. 542
Gulfport, Mississippi

 Actor

*Bro. William H. (Herbert) Gray III

*Bro. William H. (Herbert) Gray III

*Bro. William H. (Herbert) Gray III

Mount Olive Lodge No. 27
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Former U.S. Representative, Philadelphia
Former president, UNCF

*Bro. Lionel Hampton

*Bro. William H. (Herbert) Gray III

*Bro. William H. (Herbert) Gray III

 Boyer Lodge No. 1

 York, New York
Jazz musician

*Bro. William C. (Christopher) Handy

*Bro. William C. (Christopher) Handy

*Bro. William C. (Christopher) Handy

Hiram Lodge No. 4

New York, New York
Father of the Blues 

Bro. Michael E. (Edward) Harper Sr.

*Bro. William C. (Christopher) Handy

*Bro. William C. (Christopher) Handy

Enterprise Lodge No. 1

Portland, Oregon
Former NBA player

*Bro. Alcee Hastings

*Bro. William C. (Christopher) Handy

*Bro. Alcee Hastings

  

Pompano Beach Lodge No. 409
 Pompano Beach, Florida
Former U.S. Representative, Fort Lauderdale

Notable Prince Hall Masons

Bro. Augustus F. (Freeman) “Gus” Hawkins

Bro. Augustus F. (Freeman) “Gus” Hawkins

Bro. Augustus F. (Freeman) “Gus” Hawkins

 Western Knights Lodge No. 56
 Los Angeles, California
Former U.S. Representative, Los Angeles

Co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus

*Bro. C. Garnett Henning

Bro. Augustus F. (Freeman) “Gus” Hawkins

Bro. Augustus F. (Freeman) “Gus” Hawkins

 Amazon Lodge No. 4
 Toledo, Ohio
112th Bishop, AME Church  

*Bro. Matthew Henson

Bro. Augustus F. (Freeman) “Gus” Hawkins

*Bro. H. (Henry) Beecher Hicks Sr.

 Celestial Lodge No. 3

New York, New York
First person to reach the North Pole 

*Bro. H. (Henry) Beecher Hicks Sr.

*Bro. A. (Aloyisus) Leon Higganbotham Jr.

*Bro. H. (Henry) Beecher Hicks Sr.

 St. Mark’s Lodge No. 7
Columbus, Ohio
Influential pastor 

*Bro. A. (Aloyisus) Leon Higganbotham Jr.

*Bro. A. (Aloyisus) Leon Higganbotham Jr.

*Bro. A. (Aloyisus) Leon Higganbotham Jr.

Campbell Washington Joppa Lodge No. 37 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Influential judge

*Bro. Benjamin L. (Lawson) Hooks

*Bro. A. (Aloyisus) Leon Higganbotham Jr.

*Bro. A. (Aloyisus) Leon Higganbotham Jr.

Eureka Lodge No. 3

Memphis, Tennessee
Former Director, NAACP

Bro. Jesse L. (Louis) Jackson Jr.

Bro. Jesse L. (Louis) Jackson Jr.

Bro. Jesse L. (Louis) Jackson Jr.

Harmony Lodge No. 88

Chicago, Illinois

 Former U.S. Representative, Chicago 

Bro. Jesse L. (Louis) Jackson Sr.

Bro. Jesse L. (Louis) Jackson Jr.

Bro. Jesse L. (Louis) Jackson Jr.

Harmony Lodge No. 88

Chicago, Illinois

Founder, Rainbow Coalition and Operation PUSH

*Bro. Maynard H. Jackson

Bro. Jesse L. (Louis) Jackson Jr.

*Bro. Maynard H. Jackson

     H.R. Butler Lodge No. 23

Atlanta, Georgia 

First Black Mayor, Atlanta 

*Bro. Perry B. Jackson

*Bro. Maynard H. Jackson

   Eureka Lodge No. 52

Cleveland Ohio 

Lawyer and First Black Judge In Ohio

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. Daniel “Chappie” James

*Bro. Daniel “Chappie” James

*Bro. Daniel “Chappie” James

P.G. Porter Lodge No. 142

 Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
First Black four-star General

 in the U.S. armed forces

Bro. Kevin E. James Sr.

*Bro. Daniel “Chappie” James

*Bro. Daniel “Chappie” James

 Capital City Lodge No. 47
Columbia, South Carolina
President, Morris Brown College 

Bro. Sharpe James

*Bro. Daniel “Chappie” James

**Bro. James Weldon Johnson

 Bethany Lodge No. 31
 Newark, New Jersey
Former Mayor, Newark 

**Bro. James Weldon Johnson

**Bro. James Weldon Johnson

**Bro. James Weldon Johnson

Hiram Lodge No. 4 

Paul Laurence Dunbar Lodge No. 219

Jacksonville, Florida 
Writer, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

**Bro. James Weldon Johnson

**Bro. James Weldon Johnson

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. John H. (Harold) Johnson

*Bro. John H. (Harold) Johnson

*Bro. John H. (Harold) Johnson

 Harmony Lodge No. 88

Chicago, Illinois
Publisher, Ebony and Jet magazines 

*Bro. Absalom Jones

*Bro. John H. (Harold) Johnson

*Bro. John H. (Harold) Johnson

  African Lodge No. 459

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Black Priest,  AME Church 

*Bro. George Biddle Kelley

*Bro. John H. (Harold) Johnson

*Bro. George Biddle Kelley

 Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 25

Troy, New York
One of the Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 

Bro. Don King

Bro. Arthur Ledger

*Bro. George Biddle Kelley

 William T. Boyd Lodge No. 79

Cleveland, Ohio
Famous boxing promoter 

Bro. Arthur Ledger

Bro. Arthur Ledger

Bro. Arthur Ledger

  Excelsior Lodge No. 11 

Cleveland Ohio
Co-founder Ohio Taxidermy Association/The West Virginia Taxidermy Association

Bro. Emanuel Lewis

Bro. Arthur Ledger

Bro. Arthur Ledger

 W.C. Thomas Lodge No. 112
Atlanta, Georgia 

Former child actor 

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. John Lewis

Bro. Willis L. Lonzer III

Bro. Willis L. Lonzer III

 H.R. Butler Lodge No. 23 

Atlanta, Georgia
Former U.S. Representative, Atlanta

One of the Freedom Riders 

Bro. Willis L. Lonzer III

Bro. Willis L. Lonzer III

Bro. Willis L. Lonzer III

Eureka Lodge No. 64
 Chicago, Illinois

36th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

*Bro. Edgar Amos Love

Bro. Willis L. Lonzer III

*Bro. Edgar Amos Love

  Corinthian Lodge No. 18

Washington, DC
One of the Founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Corinthian Lodge  No. 18,  MWPHGLDC  

*Bro. Nelson Mandela

*Bro. Thurgood Marshall

*Bro. Edgar Amos Love

 Nelson Mandela Lodge No. 843

Johannesburg, South Africa
Former President, South Africa 

Bro. Stephon Marbury

*Bro. Thurgood Marshall

*Bro. Thurgood Marshall

   James H. Farrell Lodge No. 34

Yonkers, New York
Former NBA Player 

*Bro. Thurgood Marshall

*Bro. Thurgood Marshall

*Bro. Thurgood Marshall

  Coal Creek Lodge No. 88

Tulsa, Oklahoma
First Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice 

Bro. Roland S. (Sebastian) Martin

*Bro. William A. (Andrew) McClain

Bro. Roland S. (Sebastian) Martin

   Nathaniel Adams Military Lodge No. 29 Washington, DC
Journalist/political commentator/author

Bro. Wes Moore

*Bro. William A. (Andrew) McClain

Bro. Roland S. (Sebastian) Martin

King David Lodge No. 18

Baltimore, Maryland 

Governor, Maryland 

*Bro. William A. (Andrew) McClain

*Bro. William A. (Andrew) McClain

*Bro. William A. (Andrew) McClain

 Wesley Smith Lodge No. 107

Cincinnati, Ohio
Past Grand Sire Archon, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. James H. (Howell) McGee

*Bro. Ralph H. (Harold) Metcalfe

*Bro. Ralph H. (Harold) Metcalfe

Ancient Square Lodge No. 40

Dayton, Ohio
First Black Mayor, Dayton

*Bro. Ralph H. (Harold) Metcalfe

*Bro. Ralph H. (Harold) Metcalfe

*Bro. Ralph H. (Harold) Metcalfe

Mt. Hebron Lodge No. 29

Chicago, Illinois
Former U.S. Representative, Chicago

Bro. Kweisi Mfume

*Bro. Ralph H. (Harold) Metcalfe

*Bro. Herbert E. (Edward) Millen

Olive Branch Lodge No. 25

Baltimore, Maryland
Former Director, NAACP

Former U.S. Representative, Baltimore




*Bro. Herbert E. (Edward) Millen

*Bro. Herbert E. (Edward) Millen

*Bro. Herbert E. (Edward) Millen

Campbell Washington Joppa Lodge No. 37 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Black judge in Pennsylvania


*Bro. Richard B. Millspaugh

*Bro. Herbert E. (Edward) Millen

*Bro. Luna I. (Isaac) Mishoe

 Keystone Lodge No. 196
 Opelousas, Louisiana
17th Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc

*Bro. Luna I. (Isaac) Mishoe

*Bro. Herbert E. (Edward) Millen

*Bro. Luna I. (Isaac) Mishoe

Star in the East Lodge No. 1
 Wilmington, Delaware
past president, Delaware State University

*Bro. Garrett A. (Augustus) Morgan Sr.

*Bro. Garrett A. (Augustus) Morgan Sr.

*Bro. Garrett A. (Augustus) Morgan Sr.

 Excelsior Lodge No. 11

Cleveland, Ohio
Inventor of traffic light, gas mask, and hair straightening cream (perm)

Bro. Otis Moss Jr.

*Bro. Garrett A. (Augustus) Morgan Sr.

*Bro. Garrett A. (Augustus) Morgan Sr.

William T. Boyd Lodge No. 79, 

Cleveland, Ohio
Renowned pastor and civil rights activist

Bro. Shaquille O’Neal

*Bro. Garrett A. (Augustus) Morgan Sr.

* Bro. Jessie Owens

  Widows Son Lodge No. 28

Boston, Massachusetts
NBA Hall of Famer

* Bro. Jessie Owens

*Bro. Charles Richard Patterson

* Bro. Jessie Owens

   King David Lodge No. 100

Chicago, Illinois 

Olympic gold medalist 

Bro. David Patterson

*Bro. Charles Richard Patterson

*Bro. Charles Richard Patterson

 Boyer Lodge No. 1 

New York, New York  

Former Governor, New York 

*Bro. Charles Richard Patterson

*Bro. Charles Richard Patterson

*Bro. Charles Richard Patterson

  Cedar Grove Lodge No. 17
 Greenfield, Ohio
First Black car manufacturer 

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. Lynden O. (Oscar) Pindling

*Bro. Lynden O. (Oscar) Pindling

*Bro. Lynden O. (Oscar) Pindling

Royal Eagle Lodge No. 1

Nassau, Bahamas
First Prime Minister, Bahamas

Bro. Scottie Pippen

*Bro. Lynden O. (Oscar) Pindling

*Bro. Lynden O. (Oscar) Pindling

Unity Lodge No. 454

North Little Rock, Arkansas
NBA Hall of Famer

*Bro. Adam C. (Clayton) Powell

*Bro. Lynden O. (Oscar) Pindling

*Bro. Adam C. (Clayton) Powell

 Boyer Lodge No. 1

New York, New York
First Black U.S. Representative, New York State

*Bro. William F. (Frank) Powell

Bro. Chester C. (Cornelius) Pryor II

*Bro. Adam C. (Clayton) Powell

Woodlin Lodge No. 30

Camden, New Jersey
Envoy to Haiti (1897–1905)

Bro. Chester C. (Cornelius) Pryor II

Bro. Chester C. (Cornelius) Pryor II

Bro. Chester C. (Cornelius) Pryor II

 True American Lodge No. 2

Cincinnati, Ohio
Pioneering African-American ophthalmologist

*Bro. Richard Pryor

Bro. Chester C. (Cornelius) Pryor II

Bro. Chester C. (Cornelius) Pryor II

Henry Brown Lodge No. 42

Peoria, Illinois
Comedian/Actor

*Bro. A. (Asa) Philip Randolph

*Bro. A. (Asa) Philip Randolph

*Bro. A. (Asa) Philip Randolph

Joppa Lodge No. 55

New York, New York
Founder and First president of the International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

Bro. Charles Rangel

*Bro. A. (Asa) Philip Randolph

*Bro. A. (Asa) Philip Randolph

 Joppa Lodge No. 55

New York, New York
Former U.S. Representative, New York City 

Bro. Steven Reed

*Bro. A. (Asa) Philip Randolph

Bro. Steven Reed

Abraham Lodge No. 207

Montgomery Alabama

Mayor Montgomery

Bro. Steven Reed

 

 

 

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. Hiram Rhodes Revels

*Bro. Hobson R. (Richmond) Reynolds

*Bro. Hobson R. (Richmond) Reynolds

   Lone Star Lodge No. 22
 St. Louis, Missouri
First Black U.S. Senator
First president, Alcorn State University 

*Bro. Hobson R. (Richmond) Reynolds

*Bro. Hobson R. (Richmond) Reynolds

*Bro. Hobson R. (Richmond) Reynolds

  Prudence Lodge No. 11
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12th Grand Exalted Ruler, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order Elks of the World, Inc.

Bro. Norman Rice

*Bro. Hobson R. (Richmond) Reynolds

Bro. Lionel Ritchie

  Hercules Lodge No. 17
Seattle, Washington
First Black Mayor, Seattle

Bro. Lionel Ritchie

Bro. Al (Alfred) C. Sharpton Jr.

Bro. Lionel Ritchie

 Lewis Adams Lodge No. 67
 Tuskegee, Alabama
Famous R&B singer 


Bro. Bobby Rush

Bro. Al (Alfred) C. Sharpton Jr.

Bro. Al (Alfred) C. Sharpton Jr.

 Harmony Lodge No. 88
 Chicago, Illinois
Co-founded Illinois Chapter Black Panther Party 
U.S. Representative, Chicago 


Bro. Al (Alfred) C. Sharpton Jr.

Bro. Al (Alfred) C. Sharpton Jr.

Bro. Al (Alfred) C. Sharpton Jr.

Joppa Lodge  No. 55

New York, New York
Civil Rights advocate


Bro. Reuben E. Shelton

Bro. Reuben E. Shelton

Bro. Reuben E. Shelton

 MWPHGL of Missouri
34th Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 

*Bro. Carl B. Stokes

Bro. Reuben E. Shelton

Bro. Reuben E. Shelton

Excelsior Lodge No. 11

Cleveland, Ohio
First Black mayor of a large city in the

 United States

*Bro. Louis Stokes

Bro. Reuben E. Shelton

Bro. John F. (Franklin) Street

  Pythagoras Lodge No. 9

Washington, DC
Argued Terry v Ohio case (stop and frisk) 

before the U.S. Supreme Court

former U.S. Representative, Cleveland

Bro. John F. (Franklin) Street

Bro. John F. (Franklin) Street

 Philadelphia Lodge No. 74

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Former Mayor, Philadelphia 

*Bro. Thomas W. Stringer

 Multiple Lodges in five different jurisdictions
First MWGM, MWPHGLOH and MW Stringer Grand Lodge
1stSupreme Chancellor, Knights of Pythias 

Notable Prince Hall Masons

Bro. Ruben Studdard

*Bro. A. (Abram) Langston Taylor

*Bro. Frank M. (Myron) Summers

Geometry Lodge  No. 410

Birmingham, Alabama
Famous singer 

*Bro. Frank M. (Myron) Summers

*Bro. A. (Abram) Langston Taylor

*Bro. Frank M. (Myron) Summers

   Joppa Lodge No. 79
East St. Louis, Illinois.
17th Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
 13th Sovereign Grand Commander, United Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction
 

*Bro. A. (Abram) Langston Taylor

*Bro. A. (Abram) Langston Taylor

*Bro. A. (Abram) Langston Taylor

Pythagoras Lodge No. 9

Washington, DC
One of the Founders of 

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 

*Bro. William R. Tolbert Jr.

*Bro. William R. Tolbert Jr.

*Bro. A. (Abram) Langston Taylor

 St. John’s Lodge No. 3
 Monrovia, Liberia
Former President, Liberia  

*Bro. Arthur E. Thomas

*Bro. William R. Tolbert Jr.

*Bro. Arthur E. Thomas

 Wilberforce Lodge No. 21

Former President, Central State University

Bro. Isaiah Thomas

*Bro. William R. Tolbert Jr.

*Bro. Arthur E. Thomas

Nathaniel M. Adams Military Lodge No. 29
Washington, DC
Played for the Detroit Pistons
NBA Hall of Famer

*Bro. William V.S. Tubman Sr.

*Bro. William V.S. Tubman Sr.

 Morning Star Lodge No. 6
 Cape Palmas, Liberia
Former President, Liberia 

Bro. Earle B. Turner

*Bro. William V.S. Tubman Sr.

Excelsior Lodge No. 11

Cleveland, Ohio

Clerk of Courts, Cleveland

PM Ron J. Twitty 33º

PM Ron J. Twitty 33º

Elisha Lodge No. 106

Cincinnati, Ohio

Lieutenant Colonel Ronald J. Twitty

Retired Cincinnati Police Assistance Chief, 

33rd degree Mason

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. Booker T. (Taliaferro) Washington

*Bro. Booker T. (Taliaferro) Washington

*Bro. Booker T. (Taliaferro) Washington

 MW  Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Founder, Tuskegee Institute (Now Tuskegee University)

*Bro. Harold Washington

*Bro. Booker T. (Taliaferro) Washington

*Bro. Booker T. (Taliaferro) Washington

  Harmony Lodge No. 88

Chicago, Illinois
First Black Mayor, Chicago

Former U.S. Representative, Chicago

*Bro. Walter E. Washington

*Bro. Booker T. (Taliaferro) Washington

Bro. George Mannah Weah Sr.

   Meridian Lodge No. 6

Washington, DC

First mayor (under home rule), Washington, DCo

Bro. George Mannah Weah Sr.

*Bro. Charles H. (Harris) Wesley

Bro. George Mannah Weah Sr.

   Corinthian Lodge No. 18
 Bomi County, Liberia
President, Liberia 

Bro. Wellington Webb

*Bro. Charles H. (Harris) Wesley

*Bro. Charles H. (Harris) Wesley

  Mt. Evans Lodge No. 7
Denver, Colorado
First Black Mayor, Denver 

*Bro. Charles H. (Harris) Wesley

*Bro. Charles H. (Harris) Wesley

*Bro. Charles H. (Harris) Wesley

 Hiram Lodge No. 4

Washington, DC
Author, The History of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio 1849–1971/president of Wilberforce University and Central State University

Bro. Lawrence Douglass Wilder

Bro. Anthony A. (Allen) Williams

Bro. Anthony A. (Allen) Williams

East End Lodge No. 33

Richmond, Virginia
First Black elected Governor in the United States

Bro. Anthony A. (Allen) Williams

Bro. Anthony A. (Allen) Williams

Bro. Anthony A. (Allen) Williams

Fidelity Lodge No. 20

Washington, DC
Former Mayor, Washington, DC

*Bro. Hosea Williams

Bro. Anthony A. (Allen) Williams

*Bro. Hosea Williams

John Wesley Lodge No. 161

Statesboro, Georgia
Civil Rights activist

Notable Prince Hall Masons

*Bro. James R. Williams

Bro. Jeremiah Wright Sr.

*Bro. James R. Williams

Mount Calvary Lodge No. 76
 Akron, Ohio
25th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Bro. Donald P. Wilson

Bro. Jeremiah Wright Sr.

*Bro. James R. Williams

  James W. Grant Lodge No. 131
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13thGrand Exalted Ruler, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order Elks of the World, Inc.

Bro. Jeremiah Wright Sr.

Bro. Jeremiah Wright Sr.

Bro. Jeremiah Wright Sr.

Doric Lodge No. 77

Chicago, Illinois
Retired pastor, Trinity Church

PM Robert Wright 33º

*Bro. Coleman A. (Alexander) Young

Bro. Jeremiah Wright Sr.

 Elisha Lodge No. 106 

Cincinnati, Ohio

City of Cincinnati Fire Chief 1997 - 2011

US Army Veteran and  33rd degree Mason  

Bro. Andrew Young

*Bro. Coleman A. (Alexander) Young

*Bro. Coleman A. (Alexander) Young

St. James Lodge No. 4

Atlanta, Georgia
Former Mayor, Atlanta

Former Ambassador to the United Nations

*Bro. Coleman A. (Alexander) Young

*Bro. Coleman A. (Alexander) Young

*Bro. Coleman A. (Alexander) Young

Abiff Lodge No. 21

Detroit, Michigan
First Black Mayor, Detroit

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