Harry S. Truman
Born May 8, 1884, Lamar, Missouri · Died December 26, 1972, Kansas City, Missouri · Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton, MO
33rd President of the United States and the only President to serve as a Grand Master, presiding over the Grand Lodge of Missouri.
Freemasonry is a system of morals which makes it easier to live with your fellow man, whether he understands it or not.
33rd President of the United States and the only President to serve as a Grand Master, presiding over the Grand Lodge of Missouri.
Sources
- https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/personal-papers/belton-missouri-lodge-no-450-af-am-records
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120717073748/www.pagrandlodge.org/mlam/presidents/truman.html
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TRUMAN_58-766-06_(cropped).jpg (Public domain)
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Life & Masonic Timeline
May 8, 1884
Born — Lamar, Missouri
February 9, 1909
Age 24
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton, MO
March 9, 1909
Age 24
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft — Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton, MO
March 18, 1909
Age 24
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton, MO
1911
Age 27
Organized Grandview Lodge No. 618 and became its first Master
July 1918
Age 34
Took command of Battery D in France, WWI
January 3, 1935
Age 50
Entered the U.S. Senate
1940
Age 56
Elected Grand Master of Missouri
January 20, 1945
Age 60
Became Vice President
April 12, 1945
Age 60
Became President
1948
Age 64
Won election to a full term
December 26, 1972
Age 88
Died — Kansas City, Missouri
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