August 30, 2009
I would love to send him a Birthday Card when he turns 113 !
Walter was born September 21, 1896
Worshipful Brother Walter Breuning
Rainbow Retirement Community
Rainbow Retirement Community
20 3rd St N
Great Falls, MT 59401-3152
Great Falls, MT 59401-3152
CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW A GREAT NEWS VIDEO
He will celebrate his 113th birthday in September.
| This is a work in progress, if you see any corrections or additions please e mail me hiram@hiramhunter.com FAMOUS MASONS IN AMERICA Abbot, Bud - Comedian Abbott, Robert Sengstacke - Founder/publisher Chicago Defender Abbott, Sir John J.C. - Prime Minister of Canada 1891-92 Acuff, Roy - Singer Adams, Sherman - Governor of New Hampshire and US Congressman Aguinaldo, Emilio - President of the Philippines, he declared their independence in 1898 Aldrin, Edwin E. - Astronaut Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth - U. S. Senator Alfond, Harold - Owned Dexter Shoe Company Allen, Charles H. - First Governor of Puerto Rico Allen, Ira - Known as the 'Father of Vermont' Allen, Richard - Founder/first bishop AME Church Althouse, Monroe - Director, Ringgold Band of Pennsylvania Armstrong, Louis - Jazz Musician Arnold, Benedict - Revolutionary War Genera Arnold, Eddie- Singer Arnold, General Henry "Hap" - Commander of the Army Air Force Ashbrook, John M -Politician Ashburn, Richie - Sports Philadelphia Phillies Austin, Stephen F. - Father of Texas Autry, Gene - Actor Bach, Johann Sebastian - Composer Bach, Karl Phillip Emanuel - court organist for Friedrich the Great Badyna,Keith R.- International Martial Arts Hall of Fame Baldwin, Henry - Supreme Court Justice Ballatine, Carl - McHale's Navy comic Balfour, Lloyd - Jewelry Bartholdi, Frederic A. - Designed the Statue of Liberty Barty, Billy - Actor Basie, William "Count" - Orchestra leader/composer Baylor, Robert E. B. - Founder Baylor UniversityBeard, Bell, Lawrence - Bell Aircraft Corp. Bennett, Viscount R.B. - Prime Minister of Canada 1930-35 Berlin, Irving - Entertainer Black, Hugo L. - Supreme Court Justice Blair, Jr., John - Supreme Court Justice Blake, James Herbert Eubie -composer/pianist Blatchford, Samuel - Supreme Court Justice Bolivar, Simon -revolutionary Borden, Sir Robert L. - Prime Minister of Canada 1911-1920 Borglum, Gutzon & Lincoln - Father and Son who carved Mt. Rushmore Borgnine, Ernest - Actor Bowell, Sir Mackenzie - Prime Minister of Canada 1894-96 Bowie, James - Alamo Bradley, Omar N. - Military leader Bradley, Thomas - Mayor of Las Angeles, CA Brant, Joseph - Chief of the Mohawks 1742 - 1807 Bricker, John -Politician Brooks, Foster - Comedian Brown, Joe E. - Actor Brown, Judge Joseph -(lawyer judge) TV Bruening, Walter Oldest Living Man in America 1896 - Current Buchanan, James - President of the U.S. Bunche, Ralphe -worked for United Nations, initiated peace accord Middle East Burnett, David G. - 1st President of the Republic of Texas Burns, Robert - The National Poet of Scotland Burton, Harold H. - Supreme Court Justice Butala ,Anthony -Singer Byrd, Admiral Richard E. - Flew over North Pole Byrd, Robert - Senator from WV Byrnes, James F. - Supreme Court Justice Caey, Harry - Actor Calvo, Father Francisco - Catholic Priest who started Freemasonry in Costa Rica 1865 Canute, Yakima - Cowboy, Stuntman Carson, Christopher "Kit" - Frontiersman, scout and explorer Carter, Daniel - Founder Boy Scouts Casanova - Italian Adventurer, writer and entertainer Catton, John - Supreme Court Justice Chennault, Maj. General Claire E. - Flying Tigers leader, WWII General Chagrin, Jean François - Designer of The Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France Christenson,Larry -Sports Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Chrysler, Walter P. - Automotive fame Churchill, Winston - British Leader Citroen, Andre - French Engineer and motor car manufacture Clark, James -explorer Clark, Mark - American WWII Airborne General Clark, Roy - Country Western Star Clark, Thomas C. - Supreme Court Justice Clark, William - Explorer Clarke, John H. - Supreme Court Justice Clemens, Samuel L. - Mark Twain - writer Clinton, Dewitt-governor New York Clower, Jerry - Late Comedian Cobb, Ty - Baseball Player Cody, "Buffalo Bill" William - Indian fighter, Wild West Show Cohan, George M. - Broadway star Cole, Nat 'King' - Great ballad singer Collodi, Carlo - Writer of Pinocchio Colt, Samuel - Firearms inventor Combs, Earle Bryan - Baseball Hall of Fame Cosby, William H -entertainer, actor, philanthropist Craig ,John -Ambassador Crockett, David - American Frontiersman and Alamo fame Crosby, Norm - Comedian and entertainer Cushing, William - Supreme Court Justice Davis, Jefferson - President CSA Davis, Ossie - Actor, Director and Playwright DeMille, Cecil - Movie Producer Dempsey, Jack - Sports Desaguliers, John Theophilus - Inventor of the planetarium Devanter, Willis Van - Supreme Court Justice Dewey, Thomas - Presidential Candidate Diefenbaker, John G. - Prime Minister of Canada 1957-63 Dickens, Little Jimmy- Singer Dirkson, Everett -Politician Dole, Robert - Former Senator from Kansas Doolittle, General James - Famous Air Force Pilot Douglas, William O. - Supreme Court Justice Dow, William H. - Dow Chemical Co. Doyle, Sir Author Conan - Writer - Sherlock Holmes Drake, Edwin L - American Pioneer of the Oil industry Dubois, W.E.B. - Educator/author/historian Dunant, Jean Henri - Founder of the Red Cross Ebsen, Charles (Buddy) Jr - Actor Edward VII - King of England Edward VIII - King of England who abdicated the throne in less than 1 year Ellington, Duke - Composer, Arranger and Stylist Ellington, Edward K. "Duke" - Orchestra Leader/composer Ellsworth, Oliver - Supreme Court Justice Elway, John - former quarterback for the Denver Broncos Evanko, Col. Paul J Commissioner Pa. State Police 1994-2002 Ervin Jr, Samuel J. - Headed "Watergate" committee Evers, Medger Wiley - Civil Rights Leader Faber, Eberhard - Head of the famous Eberhard Fabor Pencil Company Fairbanks, Douglas - Silent film actor Field, Stephen J. - Supreme Court Justice Fields, W.C. - Actor Fisher, Geoffrey - Archbishop of Canterbury 1945 - 1961 Fitch, John - Inventor of the Steamboat Fleming, Sir Alexander - Invented Penicillin Ford, Gerald R. - President of the U.S. Ford, Glen - Actor Ford, Henry - Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer Ford, John - Director Forten, James - Abolitionist/manufacturer Fortune, Timothy Thomas - Journalist Franklin, Benjamin - 1 of 13 Masonic signers of Constitution of the U.S. Fulton, Robert - Inventor of 1st Submarine and Steam powered warship Gable, Clark - Actor Garfield, James A. - President of the U.S. Garvey, Marcus - Community Leader, founder of the Black Star shipping line Gatling, Richard J. - Built the "Gatling Gun" Gentry, Teddy -the bass player and singer for the country group "ALABAMA" George VI - King of England during W.W. II Gibbon, Edward - Writer - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Gibson, Hoot - Actor Gidron, Richard - president, Dick Gidron Cadillac Gilbert, Sir William S. - Was the librettis for "Pirates of Penzance" Gillett, King C. - Gillett Razor Co. Gleason, Jackie - Actor Glenn, John H. - First American to orbit the earth in a space craft Godfrey, Arthur - Actor Goldwater, Barry - Former Senator from Arizona, Presidential Candidate Gray, Harold Lincoln - Creator of "Little Orphan Annie Green, Rev. Al- Minister/ Singer Grissom, Virgil - Astronaut Grock - Swiss Circus Clown Guillotin, Joseph Ignace - Inventor of the "Guillotine" Hall, Prince--First black American freemason Hampton, Lionel--Orchestra leader/composer Hancock, John - 1of9 Masonic signers of Declaration of Independence Harding, Warren G. - President of the U.S. Hardy, Oliver - Actor - Comedian Harlan, John M. - Supreme Court Justice Hawkins, Augustus F. - US Congressman from California Hayden, Josef - Composer Hayden, Lewis - Abolitionist, Community Leader Hayes, Woodrow "Woody" - Coach Ohio State Hearns, T. P. -Comedian Hedges, Cornelius - "Father" of Yellowstone National Park Helms, Jesse, -. Senator Henry, Patrick - Patriot Henson, Josiah - Inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Henson, Matthew - explorer Herbert, James - "Eubie" Blake, composer/pianist Hilton, Charles C. - American Hotelier Hoban, James - Architect for the U.S. Capital Hoe, Richard M. - Invented the rotary press, revolutionizing newspaper printing Holden, William - Actor Hooks, Benjamin L- past President of NAACP Hoover, J. Edgar - Director of FBI Hornish, Sam Jr.-- Indy Racing League Driver (IRL Champ) Hornsby, Rogers - An original member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Houdini, Harry - Magician Houston, Sam - 2nd&4th President of the Republic of Texas Howard, Morris "Moe" & "Curley" Howard - Comedians Husky, Ferlin - Country Music Performer Hutton, Timothy - Actor Ives, Burl - Singer Jackson, Andrew - President of the U.S. Jackson, Reverend Jesse - Minister Jackson, Robert H. - Supreme Court Justice James, Daniel "Chappie" --General U S Air Force Jenner, Edward - Inventor - Vaccination Johnson, Andrew - President of the U.S. Johnson, Ben - Actor, Johnson, James -founder Jet magazine Johnson, John A "Jack"--Heavyweight boxing title holder, 1908-1915 Johnson, John H.--Publisher EBONY and JET magazines Jolson, Al - Fame as the first 'talking picture' the Jazz Singer Jones, Absalom -founder AME church Jones, Anson - 5th President of the Republic of Texas Jones, John Paul - Naval Commander Jones, Melvin - One of the founders of the Lions International Juarez, Benito - First Native-American President of Mexico Just, Ernest - Co-founder of Omega Psi Phi fraternity Kemp, Jack - Former Congressman, Quarterback for Buffalo Bills Kerner, Otto - Former Gov. Illinois Key, Francis Scott - Wrote U.S. National Anthem Khan III, Aga - Statesman King, Don (boxing promoter) King Kalakauna- King of Hawaii circa 1875 King Kamekame'a IV, Hawai'ian King, consolidated the islands to one kingdom Kipling, Rudyard - Writer Kirchmayer, Johannes (John) - wood carver La Guardia, Fiorella H. - La Guardia Airport, Mayor of New York 1930's & 40's Lafayette, Marquis de - Supporter of American Freedom Laird, Ill:. Melvin, longtime Congressman & Sec of Defense Lake, Simon - Built first submarine successful in open sea. Lamar, Joseph E. - Supreme Court Justice Lamar, Mirabeau B. - 3rd President of the Republic of Texas Land, Frank S. - Founder Order of DeMolay Leazer, Gary - Investigated Freemasonry for Southern Baptist Convention and later joined Lee,Gen. Robert E. - Military Lee,Lighthorse Harry - Revolutionary War General Lejune,Maj. Gen.John A. honorary president of the Third Army Masonic Club and Rhode Island Overseas Lodge in post-WWI Germany Lemay, Curtis - GeneralLewis, Meriwether - Explorer Levy, Uriah, Military, Shipping magnate and fiancier of American Revolution Lincoln, Elmo - First actor to play Tarzan of the Apes (1918) Lindbergh, Charles - Aviator Lipton, Sir Thomas - Founder Lipton Tea Company Liszt, Franz -musician Livingston, Robert - Co-Negotiator for purchase of Louisiana Territory Lloyd, Harold C. - Entertainer Lott, Trent -Politician Macadam, John - Invented "blacktop pavement" MacArthur, General Douglas - Commander of Armed Forces in Philippines MacDonald, Sir John A. - Prime Minister of Canada 1867-73 & 1878-91 Mandrell, Irby - father of the Mandrell Sisters - Country Entertainers Marciano, Rocky (boxer) Marshall, George C. - US Military Leader Marshall, James W. - Discovered Gold at Sutter's Mill California 1848 Marshall, John - Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court 1801 - 1835 Marshall, Thurgood - Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court Mathews, Stanley - Supreme Court Justice Mattus, Reuben- the founder of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. Mayer, Louis B. - Film producer who merged to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mayo, Dr. William and Charles - Founded the Mayo Clinic Mays, Benjamin - educator/former president Atlanta University Maytag, Fredrick - Maytag McKinley, William - President of the U.S. Mecherle, George Jacob - Founder, State Farm Insurance Menninger, Karl A. - Psychiatrist famous for treating mental illness Mesmer, Franz Anton - practiced Mesmerism which led to Hypnotism Metcalfe, Ralph H. - Olympic Champion Mfume, Kweisi -President of the NAACP Michelson, Albert Abraham - Successfully measured the speed of light in 1882 Minton, Sherman - Supreme Court Justice Mix, Tom - U.S. Marshal turned actor. Stared in over 400 western films Monroe, James - President of the U.S. Montgolfier, Jacques Etienne - Co-developer first practical hot-air balloon Moody, William H. - Supreme Court Justice Morgan, Garrett -invented gas mask, traffic light, "third rail" for modern subway Morris, Dr. Robert - Poet and Founder of the Order of Eastern Star Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Composer Muhammad, Elijah -Nation of Islam Murphy, Audie - Most decorated American Soldier of WWII. Naismith, James - Inventor of Basketball Nelson, Samuel - Supreme Court Justice New, Harry S. - Postmaster General who established Airmail Newton, Joseph Fort - Christian Minister Nitschke, Ray -Sports Green Bay Packer defense Nunn, Sam - U.S. Senator Olds, Ransom E. - American automobile pioneer Otis, James - Famous for "Taxations without Representation is Tyranny" Paisley, Brad - Country Singer Palmer, Arnold - Golf Pro Papst, Charles F. - Coined the term "Athletes Foot" Paterson, William - Supreme Court Justice Peale, Norman Vincent - Founder of "Guidepost" and Minister Peary, Robert E. - First man to reach the North Pole (1909) Penny, James C. - Retailer Pershing, John Joseph - Decorated American Soldier Peters, Steven A. - Leader of the Wampanoag Community Pijper,Willem -foremost 20th century Dutch composer Pike, Albert - Confederate General and Masonic Historian, Pike, Zebulon - Pike's Peak named after him Pinchot,Bronson -Actor Pippen, Scottie - Sports NBA Pitney, Mahlon - Supreme Court Justice Poinsett, Joel R. - U.S. Minister to Mexico who developed the flower: Poinsettia Polk, James Knox - President of the U.S. Potier, Sidney-Actor, director Powell, Adam Clayton -politician, reverend Pryor, Richard -Comedian Pullman, George - Built first sleeping car on train. Pushkin, Aleksander - Russian Poet Randolph, Asa Philip -international brotherhood of sleeping car porters Rangal, Charles B. - U.S. Congressman from New York Reed, Stanley F. - Supreme Court Justice Rendell, Edward G. - Current Governor of Penna Revere, Paul - Famous American Richards, Michael - Actor, Kramer on Seinfeld Rickenbacker, Eddie - Great American Air Force Ace Ridgeway, Matthew - US Military Leader Ringling Brothers - All 7 brothers and their father were Masons. Roebling, John - architect Brooklyn Bridge and Frederick Olmsted, & Central Park. Robinson, Sugar Ray - American Boxer Rogers, Roy - American cowboy and screen star Rogers, Will - Actor Roosevelt, Franklin D. - President of the U.S. Roosevelt, Theodore - President of the U.S. Ross, Lawrence Sullivan- Brigadier General Confederate Army, President of Texas A&M Rutledge, Wiley B. - Supreme Court Justice Salieri, Antonio-musician Salten, Felix - Creator of Bambi Sanders, Bishop Carl J. - United Methodist Church Sanders, Harland - founder KFC Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de General of the Mexican Army Sarnoff, David - Father of T.V. Savitt, Bill - Hartford jeweler Sax, Antoine Joseph - Invented the Saxophone (1846) Schomburg, Arthur - Historian, Founder of the Schomburg Collection. Schoonover, George - Founder of "The Builder" Scott, Randolph- Actor Scott, Sir Walter - Writer Sellers, Peter - Actor Sexson, Mark - Minister & Founder: Intl. Order of Rainbow for Girls Shakespeare, William - Writer Shire, Harold - Former Deputy District Atty. of Los Angeles County, CEO of Shire Aeronautical Corp., Presidential advisor to Reagan & Bush administrations Sharpton, Reverend Al -politician Sibelius, Jean - Composer (Finland) Sitting Bull _American Indian Skelton, Red - Entertainer real name was Richard Bernard Smith, John Stafford - Wrote the music that became the US National Anthem. Smith, Joseph founder of the Mormon Church Smith, Wesley (Masonic researcher) Sousa, John Philip - Led the U.S. Marine Band from 1880 - 1892 Schatz, Jerry - Child Actor, stage name Jerry Tucker, Our Gang, Hi Neighbor Stanford, Leland - Drove the gold spike linking the intercontinental railroad & Founded Stanford University Starr, Bart- Sports Packer Quarterback Stetson, John B, Founder of Stetson Hats Stevenson, Robert Louis - Author Stewart, Potter - Supreme Court Justice Steward, Redd - Country Music Performer Steele, Bob - famous radio broadcaster for 50 years on WTIC Radio Still, Andrew T. - American Physician who devised treatment of Osteopathy Stokes, Carl B. - First Black elected Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio Stokes, Louis - U.S. Congressman from Ohio Stone, W. Clemment - Insurance Magnate Stratton, Charles "Tom Thumb" - Entertainer Sutton, Percy - Banker Swayne, Noah H. - Supreme Court Justice Swift, Johathan - Wrote Gulliver's Travels Switzer, Carl - "Alfalfa" Our Gang Comedies Taft, William Howard - President of the U.S. Taylor, Dub - Actor Teets, John W. - Chairman and President of Dial Corporation Thomas, Danny - Actor, Entertainer Thomas, Dave - Founder of Wendy's Restaurant Thomas, Lowell - Brought Lawrence of Arabia to public notice Thurmond, Strom -Politician Thurston, Howard - Last of the great vaudeville magicians. Tillis, Mel - Country Singer Tirpitz, Alfred Von - German Naval officer responsible for submarine warfare Todd, Thomas - Supreme Court JusticeT ower, John -Politician Towns, Edolphus - Congressman Travis, Colonel William B. - Alamo Trimble, Robert - Supreme Court Justice Truman, Harry S. - President of the U.S. Vinson, Frederick M. - Supreme Court Justice Voltaire - French writer and philosopher Wadlow, Robert Pershing - Tallest human on record being almost 9 feet tall Wainwright, Jonathan Meyhew - General U. S. Army, Hero of Battan Waldon, Alton - Former Congressman Wallace, Governor George C. - Presidential Candidate who was nearly assassinated Wallace, Lewis - Wrote "Ben Hur" Warderick, Al-Tareik rapper "Lords of the Underground Warner, Jack - Warner Brothers Fame Warren, Earl - Supreme Court JusticeWashington, Booker T. - Educator/Founder Tuskegee Institute Washington, George - President of US, 1st Wayne, John - Actor Webb, Matthew - First man to swim the English Channel (1875) Wesberry, Dr. James P. - Former Exec. Dir./Editor Southern Baptist Publication Sunday Whiteman, Paul - "King of Jazz" Williams, Bert - Actor, Comedian Williams, Rev. Hosea- Civil rights Activist Williams, Tex- Country singer Williamson, Harry A -author/Masonic historian Wilde, Oscar - Writer Woodbury, Levi - Supreme Court Justice Woods, William B. - Supreme Court Justice Wootton MD, Percy - President American Medical Association (1997- ) Wright, Orville & Wilber - Inventors of flight Wyler, William - Director of "Ben Hur" Young, Andrew - Former Mayor of Atlanta Young, Cy - Cy Young Award Zanuck, Darryl F. - Co-founder of 20th Century Productions in 1933 Ziegfeld, Florenz - His Ziegfeld's Follies began in 1907 |
No comments:
Post a Comment