were some predominant founding fathers freemasons , such as george washington and ben franklin
2007-05-01 14:16:45 · 3 answers · asked by brandonb240 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Signers of the DoI that were Freemasons
William Ellery, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Joseph Hewes, William Hooper, Thomas McKean (listed as a visitor, not sure if he was actually a Freemason), Robert Treat Paine, Richard Stockton, George Walton, William Whipple.
Which makes 9 out of the 56 Freemasons, 1 definitely visited a masonic lodge but not sure in what context.
So not predominantly no.
Also signers of the Constitution that were Freemasons,
Gunning Bedford, Jr., John Blair, David Brearley, Daniel Carroll, Jonathan Dayton, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklinm, Nicholas Gilman, Rufus King, James McHenry, William Paterson, George Washington.
Not even half!!!
2007-05-02 02:28:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there were some founding fathers who were free masons such as Washington, Franklin,Jefferson,and Adams
2007-05-01 15:07:14 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, many of them were, those two included.
2007-05-01 14:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by joeiselvis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋