| Civil War Cabinet -
Confederate - and Freemasonry
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HU = information is from the Appendix B of House Undivided:
The Story of Freemasonry and the Civil War, by Allen E. Roberts, published
by Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., Richmond, Virginia, 1961.
| Position |
Names of all Civil War Confederate Cabinet
Members
(that I know
about) |
Masonic information for those who appear to have been
involved with Freemasonry |
| President |
Jefferson F. Davis |
|
| Vice
President |
Alexander H. Stephens |
|
| Secretary
of State |
Robert A. Toombs
(February 21, 1861-July 25, 1861) |
(HU) Lafayette Lodge #23, Georgia |
| Robert M. T. Hunter (July 25, 1861-February 1, 1862) |
|
| William M. Browne (February 1, 1862-March 18, 1862) |
|
| Judah P. Benjamin (March 18, 1862-May 2, 1865) |
|
| Attorney
General |
Judah P. Benjamin (February 25, 1861-September 17, 1861) |
|
| Wade Keyes (September 17, 1861-November 21, 1861) |
|
| Thomas Bragg (November 21, 1861-March 18, 1862) |
|
| Thomas Hill Watts (March 18, 1862-October 1, 1863) |
|
| Wade Keyes (October 1, 1863-January 2, 1864) |
|
| George Davis (January 2, 1864-April 24, 1865) |
|
| Secretary
of the Treasury |
Christopher G. Memminger (February 21, 1861-July 18, 1864) |
|
| George A. Trenholm (July 18, 1864-April 27, 1865) |
|
| Secretary
of War |
Leroy Pope Walker (February 21, 1861-September 17, 1861) |
|
| Judah P. Benjamin (September 17, 1861-March 18, 1862) |
|
| George W. Randolph (March 18, 1862-November 17,
1862) |
|
| Gustavus W. Smith (November 17, 1862-November 21, 1862) |
(HU) Keystone Lodge
#235, New York |
| James A. Seddon (November 21, 1862-February 6, 1865) |
|
| John C. Breckinridge (February 6, 1865-May 4, 1865) |
(HU) Des Moines Lodge
#41, Iowa |
| Secretary of
the Navy |
Stephen R. Mallory (March 4, 1861-May 4, 1865) |
|
| Postmaster
General |
John H. Reagan (March 6, 1861-May 4, 1865) |
(HU) Palestine
Lodge #31, Texas |
| Summary |
18
men were in the Confederate cabinet (Judah P. Benjamin served in 3
positions and Wade Keyes served twice in one
position) - 4, or 22% were Freemasons |
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