Who were some Odd Fellows?
February 2, 2012
Notable members of the IOOF
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
"Odd Fellowship, unlike many other organizations, makes no special effort to attract 'name' members. Ours is a warm, personal type of affiliation that doesn't rely on 'rubbing elbows' with the famous to give us satisfaction."[40] Below are some of the notable men and women who were members of the fraternity:
- Warren Austin, Mayor, Senator (Vermont 1931-1946), Ambassador to the UN[65]
- Hugo Black, politician and jurist[66]
- Owen Brewster, lawyer, politician, Governor, Senator[67]
- Wilber Brucker, Governor of Michigan (1931–1932)[68]
- Elwood Bruner, California state legislator in the 1890s[69]
- William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State (1913–1915)[70]
- Robert C. Byrd, U.S. Senator (1959–2010)[71]
- Edwin Hubbell Chapin, Universalist minister, author, lecturer, and social reformer[72]
- Charlie Chaplin, comedic actor and film director[73]
- Parley P. Christensen, Utah and California politician, Esperantist[74]
- Ernest E. Cole, Commissioner of Education for New York State (1940–1942)[75]
- Schuyler Colfax, U.S. Vice President (1869–1873)[40][70]
- John J. Cornwell, Governor (WV)[76] and Senator (MD)[77]
- Wyatt Earp, law officer in the American Old West[citation needed]
- Ulysses S. Grant, 18th U.S. President (1869–1877)[70]
- Warren Harding, 29th U.S. President (1921–1923)[40][70]
- Rutherford Hayes, 19th U.S. President (1877–1881)[70]
- Thomas Hendricks, 21st Vice President of the United States[78]
- Anson Jones, Last President of the Republic of Texas [79]
- Nathan Kelley, architect of Ohio State House
- Goodwin Knight, Governor of California[40]
- Charles Lindbergh, American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist[73]
- William McKinley, 25th U.S. President (1897–1901)[40][70]
- William Marsh Rice, Founder of Rice University[80]
- Franklin Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President (1933–1945)[40][70]
- Levi and Matilda Stanley, considered as King and Queen of the Gypsies[citation needed]
- Lucy Hobbs Taylor, first U.S. female dentist[81]
- Earl Warren, U.S. Chief Justice (1953–1969)[40][70]
- Thomas Wildey, Founder of Odd Fellows in the U.S.
- Albert Winn, Major General of the U.S. Military (1810–1883)[82]
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