Which Presidents were Freemasons?
A common question about Freemasonry and American history is "how many presidents were Freemasons?" Fourteen United States presidents have been Freemasons, meaning that there is conclusive evidence that these men received the Master Mason degree. The Masonic presidents are: George Washington; James Monroe; Andrew Jackson; James Polk; James Buchanan; Andrew Johnson; James Garfield; William McKinley; Theodore Roosevelt; William Taft; Warren Harding; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman; Gerald Ford.
In addition, the following presidential and vice presidential candidates who are featured in this exhibition were Freemasons:
Henry Clay
Winfield S. Hancock
William H. English
James A. Garfield
John A. Logan
Adlai Stevenson (1835-1914)
Garret A. Hobart
Alton B. Parker
Henry G. Davis
Charles W. Fairbanks
Joseph T. Robinson
Alfred M. Landon
Robert L. Bacon
Wendell L. Willkie