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  • Taft, Alphonso - U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of War.
  • Taft, William Howard - Civil governor of the Philippines, Secretary of War, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court and twenty-seventh President of the U.S.
  • Tea, Richard - Civil War hero and Medal of Honor winner. So conspicuous was his record as a soldier during that War that he was accorded the distinction by Congress of being permitted to enter either the Senate Chambers or the floor of the House and enjoy any privilege of either. He was a long time member and Past Master of Aztlan Lodge #4, Prescott, Arizona.
  • Teets, John W. - Chairman and President of Dial Corporation
  • Temple, Lewis - Noted Black Abolitionist whose basement served as a way station on the 'Underground Railroad'.
  • Thayer, Sylvanus - Father of the U. S. Military Academy - West Point
  • Thomas, Danny - Entertainer / Founder of St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Mr. Thomas often told the story of how physicians at his hospital explained to him the need for a very unique therapy for a patient at St. Jude's which was only available at a Shrine Hospital. Mr. Thomas told the doctors to proceed with the treatment, regardless of the cost. When he was advised that there would be no cost, Mr. Thomas was shocked and vowed to find out more about this organization. Shortly thereafter, he petitioned and became a Mason. Prior to his death, he was featured in videos and wrote articles praising the good works of Freemasonry.
  • Thomas, Dave - Founder of the very popular Wendy's Restaurants, publicly he was the grandfatherly star of commercials. Both privately and publicly, however, he did extensive work promoting the cause of orphans, something he had been in his own youth. The hamburgers at Wendy's are square as a reminder of Dave's motto: "Never cut corners." Dave was active in the Scottish Rite Philanthropies including their Children's Hospital program. His mentor in the restaurant business was another Mason, Col. Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame.
  • Thomas, George Henry - US Civil War Major General, he was known as "the Rock of Chickamauga" but has been given short shrift by history. He was profiled in the March, 2007 issue of the Smithsonian's Magazine.
  • Thomas, Isaiah - Firebrand of the American Revolution and founder of the American Antiquarian Society, he served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
  • Thomas, Lowell - American radio commentator during both World Wars and broadcast a nightly news program for over 45 years (1930-1976). He wrote and lectured widely on his travel adventures and brought Lawrence of Arabia to public notice.
  • Thorvaldsen, Bertel - Noted Danish sculptor
  • Thurmond, J. M.  - Mayor of Dallas, Texas 1879-1880.
  • Thurmond, Strom - The longest-serving United States Senator
  • Thurston, Howard - Top magician in the U.S. from 1908 until his death in 1936
  • Tillis, Mel (Lonnie Melvin) - Country and Western performer of renown. Coins tossed into the fountain of the Mel Tillis Theatre in Branson, Missouri are divided equally between the Scottish Rite's Childhood Language Disorders Program and the Shrine's Hospitals. Bro. Tillis is also an aspiring painter and has created a wonderful piece with a Masonic theme.
  • Todd, Thomas - Supreme Court Justice (1807-1826)
  • Tompkins, Daniel D. - Vice President of the United States, his bust is in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol.
  • Trachtenberg, Stephen J. - President, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • Travis, Colonel William B. - American military leader who commanded the Texans who died in defense of the Alamo.
  • Trimble, Robert - Supreme Court Justice
  • Truett, George W. - Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Dallas (1897-1944); President of the Southern Baptist Convention; President of the Baptist World Alliance.
  • Truman, Harry S. - A U. S. Senator from Missouri (1935-45), his personal integrity helped him get reelected in 1940 despite the exposure of the Missouri machine's corruption. He came to national attention heading what was called the Truman Committee, which investigated government wartime production and saved taxpayers millions of dollars. He became vice-president in 1944. Truman became the thirty-third President of the United States with the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, another Mason; he would go on to win a close election in 1948. He served as Grand Master of Masons - the highest position in Freemasonry - in Missouri 1940-1941. When he visited lodges all over the country, he preferred to be introduced as a Past Grand Master rather than as President.

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