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Paine, Robert Treat
- Signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Paisley, Brad
- Top U.S. country singer and songwriter.
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Palmer, Arnold
- Golf Professional who for years set the example to make golf a
'gentlemen's' sport
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Papst, Charles F.
- Coined the term "Athletes Foot"
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Parker, Frank
- U.S. General
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Paterson, William
- Associate Justice (1793-1806)
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Peale, Rev. Norman Vincent
- American cleric, founder of "Guidepost", and known for his famous book,
"The Power of Positive Thinking"
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Peary, Admiral Robert E.
- First man to reach the North Pole (1909)
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Penney, J. (James) C.
- US retailer who donated large amounts of money to charity
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Pepper, Claude
- US Senator from Florida, he was an active supporter of rights for senior
citizens and when he died in 1989 he was the oldest man ever to serve in
Congress.
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Perham, Joe
- Legendary Maine humorist, Joe is a storyteller, speaker, writer and actor.
He's also a Past Master of his lodge in Maine. A great act if you can get to
see his performance.
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Perkins, Jacob
- Early American Engraver and Engineer; emigrated to England in 1819 and
established the bank note firm of Perkins, Fairman and Heath; this firm
produced the first British postage stamps, including the famous "Penny
Black".
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Perry, Matthew
- American Naval hero, he commanded one of the first steam ships and made a
famous expedition to the Far East opening it for trade.
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Pershing, John Joseph
- ("Black Jack") American Army General who led the American Expeditionary
Forces in Europe during World War I. In 1921, he was given the rank of
General of the Armies, a rank only conferred once.
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Peter the Great
- Emperor of Russia
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Phillips, John Henry Lawrence
- Bishop of Portsmouth,1960-1975, Provincial Grand Master Hampshire & Isle
of Wight Lodges, 1975-1979
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Pickett, General George E.
- Commanded the Confederate lines at the US Civil War battle of Gettysburg
and led the final assault.
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Pike, Albert
- Pioneer, explorer, Confederate General, he re-wrote the rituals of the US
Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite Bodies.
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Pike, Zebulon M.
- Discovered the great peak that bears his name. He was killed in action at
Toronto during the War of 1812. (Note: there is some controversy about
whether the Freemason was Zebulon Pike or his son.)
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Pinchot, Bronson
- Popular American actor, well-known for his "Balki Bartokamous" character
in the television series 'Perfect Strangers' which ran from 1986-1993. He
also starred in a mini-series of Stephen King's 'The Langoliers' as the
murderous Toomey and continues to accumulate film credits and plaudits.
Became a Mason in Harford Lodge #445, Pennsylvania in December, 2002.
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Pintard, John
- Founder of the New York Historical Society
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Pitney, Mahlon
- US Congressman and later Supreme Court Justice
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Plongeon, Augustus Le
- Archaeologist. First to survey and excavate at Chitchen Itza.
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Poinsett, Joel R.
- First U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and an amateur botanist who developed the
flower: Poinsettia.
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Polk, James Knox
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Governor of Tennessee and
eleventh President of the U.S.
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Pope, Alexander
- Writer
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Potter, Henry Codman
- Anglican Bishop of New York 1887-1908.
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Pound, Roscoe
- Dean, Harvard University School of Law; President International Academy of
Comparative Law. He served as a Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts and was considered an outstanding authority on Masonic
jurisprudence. A charter member of 'The Harvard Lodge'.
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Powell, Dick
- Actor
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Preble, Edward
- Commander of USS Constitution and US Navy hero, he was one of the first
five commissioned Lieutenants at the creation of the US Navy. At the
commissioning of a new warship named in his honor, the ship's Commanding
Officer and members of the crew as well as the Grand Lodges of Maine and
Massachusetts laid a wreath at his grave in Portland, Maine.
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Preston, William
- Author of Illustrations of Masonry.
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Pullman, George
- Inventor and businessman, he built first sleeping car on train which
became a standard throughout the world.
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Purdy, George I.
- One of the most well-respected businessmen in post-WWII Japan. His
autobiography - A Summer for a Lifetime - is one which should be read by
Masons and non-Masons alike and talks at length about the importance of
Freemasonry in his life.
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Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyvich
- Famous Russian poet and author who, among other works, wrote "Boris
Godunov".
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Putnam, Israel
- One of four Major Generals at the start of the Revolutionary War, he was
the only one to serve throughout. He is remembered for his order to his
troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill: "Don't fire until you see the whites of
their eyes." His son joined Freemasonry as well.
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Putnam, Rufus
- American Revolutionary War General, 'Father of the Northwest Territory'
and First Grand Master of Masons in Ohio.
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