Tom Mix
Born January 6, 1880, Mix Run, Pennsylvania · Died October 12, 1940, Near Florence, Arizona (car accident) · Utopia Lodge No. 537, California
Silent-era cowboy star, raised in a California lodge.
Silent-era cowboy star, raised in a California lodge.
Sources
- https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/mix_t/mix_t.html (citing Denslow)
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom_Mix_by_Witzel.jpg (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
January 6, 1880
Born — Mix Run, Pennsylvania
April 1898
Age 18
Enlisted in the U.S. Army
October 21, 1909
Age 29
Made his film debut with Selig Polyscope
1911
Age 31
Served as night marshal of Dewey, Oklahoma
1917
Age 37
Joined Fox Film Corporation
February 21, 1925
Age 45
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Utopia Lodge No. 537, California
1933
Age 53
Launched the Tom Mix radio show
1936
Age 56
Toured with the Tom Mix Circus
October 12, 1940
Age 60
Died — Near Florence, Arizona (car accident)
Unknown
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Utopia Lodge No. 537, California
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Albert Witzel, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source