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Rangel, Charles
- U.S. Democratic Congressman from New York
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Ransom, Paul L.
- U.S. General
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Rašín, Dr. Alois
- Resistance fighter and Czech Republic economist. The first act of Czech
law is in his handwriting. In 1923, Rašín was to become the first
Czechoslovak victim of communist terror.
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Reed, Stanley F.
- US Supreme Court Justice (1938-1957)
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Reid, Sir George
- 4th Prime Minister of Australia
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Reilly, John Good "Long John" - Professional US baseball player for Cincinnati
1880-1891.
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Reuss, Theodor
- Occultist and head of O.T.O. Grandmaster of Rite of Memphis-MisraÔm, 1913
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Revere, Paul
- American silversmith, engraver and Revolutionary hero who on April 18,
1775 made his famous ride to warn "The British are coming!" as celebrated in
a poem by Longfellow. Revere was a Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts.
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Rhodes, Elisha Hunt
- If you saw filmmaker Ken Burns' epic production 'The Civil War', you are
surely familiar with this name! Brother Rhodes diary was one of the chief
sources quoted throughout and in it, he speaks of an incident at Gettysburg
where he witnessed Union soldiers retrieve the body of a 'Rebel' and give it
a proper burial because they had determined that he was a brother Mason.
Rhodes states that he did not understand these actions but within a year he
joined the fraternity while on leave in Rhode Island and in 1892-1893 was
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island.
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Richards, Michael
- The talented actor most popularly known as "Kramer" from the Seinfeld
television series. In November, 2006, he exploded in a racist rant that has
received unfavorable publicity around the world.
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Richardson, Elliott
- Decorated soldier (Bronze Star & 2 Purple Hearts), he held many top
governmental posts. As Attorney General of the United States, he resigned in
what became known as the 'Saturday Night Massacre' rather than carry out
President Richard Nixon's orders to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor
Archibald Cox who had been investigating White House wrongdoings.
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Richardson, Kermit
- Master, The National Grange 2003
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Richet, Charles Robert
- French physician, physiologist and metaphysician, he was the co-discoverer
of the medical phenomenon which he named anaphylaxis and in 1913 received
the Nobel Prize for physiology.
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Rickenbacker, Eddie
- American aviator who was the most decorated combat pilot of World War I
and later became president of Eastern Airlines.
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Rickey, Branch
- US baseball executive most remembered as the General Manager of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, he created the 'farm system' for developing players and he
hired Jackie Robinson to break the 'color line' in baseball.
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Ridgeway, General Matthew B.
- US Army Chief of Staff.
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Riley, Bishop Charles Owen Leaver
- Anglican Archbishop, Grand Master of District Grand Lodge of Western
Australia 1904-17, 1920-29.
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Ringling Brothers
- All 7 of these famous Circus brothers and their father were Masons.
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Rizal, José
- "The George Washington of the Philippines" who was a patriot, poet,
novelist, physician, and active Mason. Today one finds monuments to Rizal
nearly everywhere in the Republic of the Philippines.
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Roberdeau, Daniel
- Signer of the Articles of Confederation
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Robinson, "Sugar Ray"
- American prizefighter and six time world champion (once as a welterweight
and five times as a middleweight)
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Rockne, Knute
- Sportsman
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Roemer, Buddy (Charles E.)
- Louisiana Governor 1988-1992.
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Rogers, Roy (Leonard Franklin Slye)
- "King of the Cowboys". American singer and actor who played a singing
cowboy in motion picture Westerns. Always wearing the white hat, Rogers
played the hero who never killed his opponent but rather would shoot him in
the hand to wound him. On his grave is proudly displayed the Cross of his
faith and his 33rd Degree Masonic emblem.
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Rogers, Will
- Actor and beloved Humorist; noted for his wry, homespun commentary on
society and politics.
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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).
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Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- Governor of New York and 32nd President of the United States, he was the
only US president to be reelected four times. He brought his country out of
the Great Depression, guided them through World War II and died in office.
He was succeeded by another Mason, Harry S. Truman.
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Roosevelt, Jr., Theodore
- U.S. General
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Roosevelt, Theodore
- Hero of the Spanish-American War, Governor of New York, Vice President and
when President (and Mason) William McKinley was assassinated, he became the
26th President of the United States. Winner of the Nobel peace prize.
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Root, Joseph Cullen
- "Giant of American Fraternalism" Responsible for the establishment of
Modern Woodmen of America and other Woodmen groups.
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Ross, Edmund G.
- United States Senator who cast the one impartial vote of "Not Guilty" thus
saving President (and Brother) Andrew Johnson from impeachment and
preserving the American system of Constitutional government.
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Rudolph, Donald E. Sr.
- US Medal of Honor recipient - the highest award for military valor given
by the United States - for heroic action during action in the Philippines
during World War II. He was a member of Minnesota Chapter #25 National
Sojourners until his death in May, 2006.
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Rumford, William Byron
- California legislator, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Berkeley,
California.
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Rusk, John W.
- Gained national prominence as "Uncle Sam", he was a regular fixture in any
event involving the Nation's Capitol in his striped pants, top hat and
stilts.
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Russell, Richard B.
- US Senator and member of the "Warren Commission" investigating the
assassination of President Kennedy.
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Rutledge, John
- Chief Justice (1795), Associate Justice (1789-1791)
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Rutledge, Wiley B.
- Supreme Court Justice (1943-1949).
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