List of presidents of the United States who were Freemasons

Since the office was established in 1789, 45 individuals have served as president of the United States. Of these, 15, including Lyndon Johnson who took only the First Degree, are known to have been Freemasons, beginning with the nation's first president, George Washington, and most recently the 38th president, Gerald R. Ford.

List

The following U.S. presidents were Freemasons:

In addition to the individuals listed above, Ronald Reagan was made an honorary Freemason, and as a youth, Bill Clinton was a member of the Masonic youth group Order of DeMolay.

Thomas Jefferson "is frequently, yet falsely, linked to the Freemasons," yet there is no record of him being initiated into any lodge, nor are there any references to Masonic membership in his personal papers.

Gallery

See also

• List of monarchs who were Freemasons

Notes

References

External links

• The Role of Freemasons in Presidential Funerals, YouTube, 2018 presentation by author Louis Picone at the Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library of the Grand Lodge of New York