Notable Prince Hall Freemasons
This is a list of just some of the brothers that are affiliated with the Prince Hall Masonic Order.
Robert Sengstacke Abbott, founder/publisher
of the Chicago Defender
Richard Allen, founder/first bishop AME Church
Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Civil Rights Leader
James Herbert "Eubie" Blake, composer/pianist
William "Count" Basie, orchestra leader/composer
Thomas Bradley, mayor of Los Angeles, California
Nathaniel "Nat King" Cole, singer
W.E.B. DuBois, educator/author/historian
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, orchestra leader/composer
Medger Wiley Evers, civil rights leader
James
Forten, abolitionist/manufacturer
Timothy Thomas Fortune, journalist
Richard D. Gidron, president, Dick Gidron Cadillac
Alex Haley, author
William C. Handy, composer
Augustus F. Hawkins. U.S. Congressman California
Lionel Hampton, orchestra leader/composer
Matthew Henson, explorer
Daniel "Chappie" James, general U.S. Air Force
John H. Johnson, publisher EBONY and Jet magazines
Michael Jordan, Basketball Star
Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Benjamin Mays, educator/former president Atlanta University
Ralph H. Metcalfe, Olympic champion
A. Phillip Randolph, founder/ first president, Internt'l Brotherhood Sleeping
Car Porters
Sugar Ray Robinson, mid/light heavyweight boxing champion
Carl B. Stokes, first Black elected mayor, Cleveland, OH
Booker T. Washington, educator/founder Tuskegee Institute
Harold Washington, Mayor of Detroit. Mi.
Egbert Austin "Bert" Williams, actor/ comedian
Harry A. Williamson, author/Masonic historian
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Bridges,
Edgar Sr., Grand Master, Mississippi |
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Brodgon,
Samuel Jr., Sovereign Grand Commander, Northern |
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Butts,
Calvin O., Rev., Pastor Abyssinian Baptist Church, New York |
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Bynor,
John G, Grand Master, Massachusetts |
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Campbell,
Bob “Soup”, Pres., Second Vice President, President Phyaxis Society
Public Affairs, Kansas City, Missouri. |
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Campbell,
William, Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Chambers,
Marvin , Grand Master, North Carolina |
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Channel,
Afred, City Councilman, Marksville, Louisiana |
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Clay,
William L., U.S. Representative, 1st District, Missouri |
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Cleveland,
Clyde, Councilman, Detroit, Michigan |
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Clever,
Emanuel D., Ex-Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri |
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Connor,
Robert E., Jr., Grand Master, Texas |
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Curling,
Alvin, Member of Provincial Parliament, Ontario, Canada |
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Curtis,
Israel “Bo”, State Rep, District # 26, Alexandria, Louisiana |
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Dailey,
Herbert, First Vice Pres., Emeratus, Phylaxis Society, Tacoma, Washington.
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Dallas,
James W., President, Northeast Chapter, Phylaxis Society, Tacoma,
Washington. |
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Darnell,
Edward B., Great Black Man in Masonry, Imperial Potentate, A.E.A.O.N.M.S. |
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Davenport,
Charles W., Grand Master, South Carolina |
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Davis,
Ossie, Actor |
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Desselle,
Wilton A., Police Juror, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville, Louisiana |
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Dixon,
Lamont, Director, Prince Hall Art Commission, Phylaxis Society, Atco, New
Jersey. |
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Elerbee,
James, General Conference Grand High Priest |
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Ellis,
Henrick, Grand Master of the Caribbean |
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Evans,
Willie B., Grand Master, Illinois |
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Ford,
Harold E., U. S. Representative, 9th District, Tennessee |
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Ford,
Johnnie, Legislature, Tuskegee, Alabama |
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Foster,
Jimmie D, Grand Master, Wisconsin |
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Gantt,
Harvey B., Former Mayor, Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Gray,
Marvin L., Grand Master, Delaware |
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Green,
Al, Singer |
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Green,
George W., Director, Williamson Hall of Fame, Phylaxis Society, Iselin,
New Jersey. |
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Green,
William D., Financial Secretary, Phylaxis Society, Tacoma, Washington. |
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Griffin,
Willie H, Grand Master, District of Columbia |
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Gross,
William H., Jr., President, Council of 459, Baltimore, Maryland |
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Halstead,
Joseph, Commissioner of Economical Development, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada |
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Harmon,
Clearance, Mayor, St. Louis, Missouri |
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Harris,
Lawrence, Grand Master, Pennsylvania |
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Hartsfield,
Wallace, Rev., Vice Chair, Congress of National Black Churches |
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Hill,
Stephen, Director, Non Prince Hall Commission, Phylaxis Society,
Seaside, California. |
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Holder,
Ira S., Jr., President Ira S. Holder, Sr. Chapter, Phylaxis Society,
Uniondale, New York. |
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Hood,
Nicholas, Rev., Former Detroit City Councilman Pro Tem |
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Hooks,
Benjamin, Past Executive Director, NAACP, Grand Secretary, Tennessee
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Hughes,
McMurphy, Grand Master, Indiana |
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Hurst,
Wayne, Mayor, Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada |
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Huyler,
Godfrey B., Grand Master of Bahamas |
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Jackson,
Jessie L., Rev., President, Rainbow-PUSH Coalition |
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Jackson,
Maynard, Former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia |
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James,
Sharpe, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey |
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Janifer,
Joseph E., Director, Chapter Presidents |
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Jassamy,
Thomas F., Grand Master, New York |
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Jemison,
T. J., Rev. Past President, National Baptist Convention, USA |
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Jenkins,
Verne E., European Representative, Phylaxis Society, Germany |
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Jones,
William O, Grand Master, Alabama |
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King,
Don, Boxing Promoter |
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Lawson,
Myron K., Past President Rapides Parish Police Juror, Alexandria,
Louisiana |
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Leake,
Joseph, Chief, New York Police Department |
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Lewis,
Raymond, Athlete, Past Grand Master, Ontario, Canada |
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Logan,
Benjamin H., District Judge State of Michigan. |
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Mallett,
Conrad, Jr., Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court |
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McNeal,
Ralph L., Assistant to First Presidency, Director, Masonic Information
Center. |
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Mfume,
Kweisi, President and CEO, NAACP |
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Miller,
Marvin, Grand Master, Connecticut |
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Moss, Otis, Jr., Rev., Pastor, Olivet Intuitional Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio |
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Neal,
Torrance L., Grand Master, Colorado |
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Nelson,
Ramon E., Grand Master, New Jersey |
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Newman,
Lonnie, Grand Master, Rhode Island |
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Newson,
John W., Jr., Director, Jno. G. Lewis Medal of Excellence |
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Parker,
William C. Jr., Past Grand Master, North Carolina. |
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Patrick,
Julius, Mayor, Boyce, Louisiana |
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Perry,
Moses, Grand Master, Nebraska |
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Pettiford,
E. Duane, Grand Master, Ohio |
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Phillips,
Robert, M. E. Grand Master, Knights Templar |
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Poe,
James E, Past Imperial Potentate, A.E.A.O.N.M.S. |
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Rangel,
Charles, U.S. Representative, 15th District, New York |
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Redden,
Sheldon Grand Master, Maryland |
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Rheubottom,
William, Grand Master, Washington |
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Richardson,
Franklin, Grand Master, Missouri |
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Rigmaiden,
Tommy, Decentralized Art Commission of Louisiana, First Vice President,
Phylaxis Society. |
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Roberts,
Oscar, Jr., Treasurer, Phylaxis Society, Kansas City, Missouri |
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Robinson,
Ronald, Grand Master, California |
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Scott,
Bruce O., Grand Master, Ontario, Canada |
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Scott,
Henry, Grand Master, Oregon |
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Shannon,
George A., Mayor, Pleasant Hill, Louisiana |
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Sharpton,
Al, Rev., Civil Rights Leader, New York City |
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Slaughter,
Ralph, Grand Master, Louisiana |
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Stokes,
Louis, Ex- U.S. Representative, 11th District, Ohio |
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Stone,
Craig, Recorder’s Court Judge, Detroit, Michigan |
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Street,
Fred H., Grand Master Kentucky |
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Sullivan,
Leon H., Rev., Chairman, OIC of America |
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Taylor,
Charles A., Pres., Council Representative, Phylaxis Society, Kansas
City, Missouri. |
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Taylor,
Eugene, Grand Master, Iowa |
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Towns,
Edolphus, U.S. Representative, 10th District, New York |
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Tyler,
Gilbert, Grand Master, Virginia |
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Uzzel,
Robert, L., Rev., Director, Public Communication, Phylaxis Society, Waco,
Texas. |
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Vaughn,
Deary, Grand Master, Oklahoma |
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Walkes,
Joseph A., Jr., President, Phylaxis Society |
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Washington,
Lawrence, Grand Master, West Virginia |
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Waters,
Willie, Grand Master, Nevada |
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Webb,
Wellington, Mayor, Denver, Colorado |
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Wilder,
Douglas L., Ex-Governor, Virginia |
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Williams,
Euell, Rev., Past President of Rapides Parish School Board,
Alexandria, Louisiana |
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Williams,
John B., President, Computer Club, Phylaxis Society, Rialt, California.
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Wolder,
Harold L., Grand Master, Arizona |
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Woods,
Howard L., Grand Master of Arkansas, Pres., Conference of Grand
Masters |
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Wright,
David, Grand Master, Florida |
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Yarbrough,
Samuel, Jr., Grand Master, Michigan |
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Young, Andrew, Former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia |
Don't worry! I will continue to add brothers to the list as I discover them to be such.