Society of Blue Friars
The preliminary note and much of the information in the lists on this webpage were provided by Wallace McLeod.
THE SOCIETY OF BLUE FRIARS (MASONIC AUTHORS)
by Wallace McLeod
“The Society of Blue Friars” was formed in 1932, explicitly “to recognize Masonic Authors.” It is probably the smallest, and certainly one of the oddest, concordant bodies in Masonry. It has no fixed ritual or ceremonies, no dues or fees, and very few records. The name was chosen, presumably, because “Friar” is related to the French word for “Brother,” and is therefore appropriate for a Masonic group; but it would also call to mind the monks of the Middle Ages, the ones who wrote most of the books in those days. The regulations (at least in their present form) state that “One new Friar shall be appointed each year,” but that “additional Friars may be appointed to fill vacancies caused by demise or resignation when the total membership is not over twenty.”
Since 1944 the Society has met once a year (except for 1945), in a session that is open to all Masonic Brethren. The “Consistory” takes place in Washington, D.C., in February, as part of the annual Masonic weekend that is sponsored by the Allied Masonic Degrees. At the annual meeting, the new Friar is proclaimed, and is expected to deliver a research paper. In earlier times, the papers were sometimes printed in the Miscellanea of the Allied Masonic Degrees. In recent years they have appeared in The Philalethes magazine. Possibly the collected Blue Friar Lectures may be published at some time in the future
The Society has a short list of regulations. They tell us that there are three officers. The presiding officer is the Grand Abbot, who retains his office as long as he wishes, or as long as he lives. He appoints the Deputy Grand Abbot (who is his designated successor), and the Secretary-General. The Grand Abbot may receive nominations for new Friars, but the final decision as to who shall be selected rests entirely with him. There are neither dues nor fees. And the regulations can be changed only at the pleasure of the Grand Abbot.
MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF BLUE FRIARS (MASONIC AUTHORS)
(current Friars are printed in bold)
(If any of the information on the following charts are not correct or if anyone knows of additional information that should be included, please send email to Paul M. Bessel at paulb’at’bessel.org
Grand Abbots (leaders) of the Society of Blue Friars
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| J. Raymond Shute II |
Chronological list of Members
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
1930s
| 1 | J. Raymond Shute II | 1904 – 1988 | NC | 1932 |
| 2 | J. Hugo Tatsch | 1888 – 1937 | NY | 1933 |
| 3 | J. Edward Allen | 1887 – 1978 | NC | 1934 |
| 4 | Charles C. Hunt | 1866 – 1948 | IA | 1935 |
| 5 | Henry V.A. Parsell | 1869 – 1962 | NY | 1936 |
| 6 | Ray V. Denslow | 1885 – 1960 | MO | 1937 |
| 7 | Harold V.B.Voorhis | 1894 – 1983 | NJ | 1938 |
| 8 | Arthur E. Waite | 1857 – 1942 | England | 1939 |
1940s
| 9 | Carl H. Claudy | 1879 – 1957 | DC | 1940 |
| 10 | Hubert M. Poteat | 1886 – 1958 | NC | 1940 |
| 11 | Melvin M. Johnson | 1871 – 1957 | MA | 1941 |
| 12 | William L. Cummings | 1876 – 1966 | NY | 1942 |
| 13 | Henry F. Evans | 1862 – 1945 | CO | 1943 |
| 14 | Wallace E. Caldwell | 1890 – 1961 | NC | 1943 |
| 15 | Charles H. Johnson | 1870 – 1948 | NY | 1945 |
| 16 | Ward K. St Clair | 1899 – 1966 | NY | 1945 |
| 17 | Clarence Brain | 1875 – 1951 | OK | 1946 |
| 18 | J. Fairbairn Smith | 1902 – 1989 | MI | 1946 |
| 19 | William Moseley Brown | 1894 – 1966 | VA | 1947 |
| 20 | Harry L. Haywood | 1886 – 1956 | IA | 1948 |
| 21 | Robert J. Meekren | 1876 – 1963 | Quebec, Canada | 1949 |
| 22 | Richardson L. Wright | 1887 – 1961 | NY | 1949 |
| 23 | Reg V. Harris | 1881 – 1968 | NS | 1949 |
1950s
| 24 | Francis J. Scully | 1891 – 1975 | AR | 1950 |
| 25 | Howard P. Nash | 1871 – 1961 | NY | 0950 |
| 26 | George S. Draffen | 1910 – 1986 | Scotland | 1951 |
| 27 | James E. Craig | 1891 – 1970 | NY | 1952 |
| 28 | Fabian Onsari | 1892 – 1956 | Argentina | 1953 |
| 29 | Edgar A. Guest | 1881 – 1959 | MI | 1954 |
| 30 | Fred Lomax Pick | 1898 – 1966 | England | 1955 |
| 31 | James Royal Case | 1894 – 1987 | CT | 1956 |
| 32 | Charles G. Reigner | 1888 – 1982 | MD | 1957 |
| 33 | A.J.B. Milborne | 1888 – 1976 | Quebec | 1958 |
| 34 | W Irvine Wiest | 1903 – 1968 | PA | 1959 |
1960s
| 35 | Ray Baker Harris | 1907 – 1963 | DC | 1960 |
| 36 | Henry Wilson Coil | 1885 – 1974 | CA | 1961 |
| 37 | William Ray Denslow | 1916 – 1993 | MO | 1962 |
| 38 | Wendell K. Walker | 1908 – 1991 | NY | 1962 |
| 39 | John Black Vrooman | 1899 – 1985 | MO | 1963 |
| 40 | Harry Carr | 1900 – 1983 | England | 1963 |
| 41 | Conrad Hahn | 1906 – 1977 | CT | 1964 |
| 42 | Bernard E. Jones | 1879 – 1965 | England | 1964 |
| 43 | Norman S. Meese | 1888 – 1967 | DC | 1965 |
| 44 | Alphonse Cerza | 1905 – 1987 | IL | 1966 |
| 45 | James D. Carter | 1907 – 1994 | TX | 1967 |
| 46 | Allen E. Roberts | 1917 – 1997 | VA | 1967 |
| 47 | Dwight L. Smith | 1909 – 1993 | IN | 1968 |
| 48 | Henry Emmerson | 1906 – 1988 | NY | 1968 |
| 49 | Ronald E. Heaton | 1898 – 1987 | PA | 1969 |
| 50 | William G. Peacher | 1914 -2002 | CA | 1969 |
1970s
| 51 | Frederick H. Smyth | 1919 – 2011 | England | 1970 |
| 52 | Donavon D. Tidwell | 1906 – 1982 | TX | 1971 |
| 53 | Gerald D. Foss | 1910 – 1997 | NH | 1972 |
| 54 | Ralph H. Gauker | 1899 – 1979 | DC | 1973 |
| 55 | George A. Newbury | 1895 – 1984 | NY | 1974 |
| 56 | Walter M. Callaway | 1913 – 1977 | GA | 1975 |
| 57 | Mervin B. Hogan | 1906 – 1998 | UT | 1976 |
| 58 | Charles E. Green | 1902 – 1983 | DE | 1977 |
| 59 | Forrest D. Haggard | 1925 – 2007 | KS | 1978 |
| 60 | Richard H. Brown | 1898 – 1984 | NY | 1979 |
1980s
| 61 | George H.T. French | 1904 – 1994 | TX | 1980 |
| 62 | Bruce H. Hunt | 1913 – 1995 | MO | 1981 |
| 63 | Roy A. Wells | 1908 – 1990 | England | 1982 |
| 64 | Wilmer E. Bresee | 1910 – 1997 | NY | 1983 |
| 65 | Wallace E. McLeod | 1931 – | Ontario, Canada | 1984 |
| 66 | Louis L. Williams | 1899 – 1990 | IL | 1985 |
| 67 | Fred Lamar Pearson | 1939 – | GA | 1986 |
| 68 | Stanley Maxwell | 1910 – 1997 | MA | 1987 |
| 69 | John M. Hamill | 1947 – | England | 1988 |
| 70 | John H. Van Gorden | 1899 – 2002 | FL | 1989 |
| 71 | Jerald E. Marsengill | 1930 – 1991 | IA | 1989 |
1990s
| 72 | Stewart M.L. Pollard | 1922 – 2002 | MD | 1990 |
| 73 | Keith Arrington | 1914 -2003 | IA | 1991 |
| 74 | Allan Boudreau | 1936 – | NY | 1992 |
| 75 | Cyril N. Batham | 1909 – 1996 | England | 1992 |
| 76 | Charles S. Guthrie | 1922 – 2000 | KY | 1993 |
| 77 | John J. Robinson | 1925 – 1993 | OH | 1993 |
| 78 | Joseph E. Bennett | 1922 – | TX | 1994 |
| 79 | Christopher L. Murphy | 1941 – | British Columbia, Canada | 1995 |
| 80 | Richard H. Curtis | 1939 – | MA | 1996 |
| 81 | Richard E. Fletcher | 1934 – | MA | 1997 |
| 82 | Joseph A. Walkes, Jr. | 1933 – 2006 | KS | 1997 |
| 83 | S. Brent Morris | 1950 – | MD | 1998 |
| 84 | Rex R. Hutchens | 1942 – | AZ | 1998 |
| 85 | Robin L. Carr | 1943 – | IL | 1998 |
| 86 | James T. Tresner II | 1941 – | OK | 1999 |
| 87 | John W Boettjer | 1936 – | DC | 1999 |
2000s
| 88 | Arturo de Hoyos | 1959 – | TX & DC | 2000 |
| 89 | Leon Zeldis | 1930 – | Israel | 2000 |
| 90 | Nelson King | 1945 – 2011 | Ontario, Canada | 2001 |
| 91 | William Preston Vaughn | Texas | 2002 | |
| 92 | Robert Uzzel | Texas | 2003 | |
| 93 | Thomas Jackson | Pennsylvania | 2004 | |
| 94 | W. Kirk MacNulty | 1982 – | Virginia | 2005 |
| 95 | Mark A. Tabbert | 1964 – | Virginia | 2006 |
| 96 | Alain Bernheim | 1931 – | France and Montreux (Switzerland) | 2007 |
| 97 | Gary Leazer | Georgia | 2008 | |
| 98 | Yasha Beresiner | 1940 – | England | 2009 |
| 99 | Pierre G. “Pete” Normand, Jr. | Texas | 2010 | |
| 100 | Alton G. Roundtree | District of Columbia (PHA) | 2011 |
Alphabetical list (with some additional information)
Members of the Society of Blue Friars (Masonic Authors)
(current Friars are printed in boldface)
A B C D E F G H I(none) J K L(none) M N O P Q(none) R S
| # | Year | Name | State or Country | Comment | Dates of Birth & Death (when known) |
|---|
A
| 3 | 1934 | John Edward Allen | North Carolina, U.S. | Grand Master | Mar. 21,1887 – Jan. 9, 1978 |
| 73 | 1991 | Keith Arrington | Iowa, U.S. | former Librarian of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, author of Freemasonry in Iowa (1989) | Aug. 26, 1914 – Sept. 20, 2003 |
B
| 75 | 1992 | Cyril Ernest Kila Northwood-Batham | England | editor of Ars Quatuor Coronatorum | Jun. 29, 1909 – Oct. 10, 1996 |
| 78 | 1994 | Joseph Edward Bennett | Texas, U.S. | author of Music, Mason, Music (1991) and other books | Jan. 18, 1922 – |
| 96 | 2007 | Alain Bernheim | France and Montreux (Switzerland) | author of Les Débuts de la Franc-Maçonnerie à Genève et en Suisse (1994) and other books | May 23, 1931 – |
| 98 | 2009 | Yasha Beresiner | England | author of ‘Masonic Curiosities’ (ANZMRC 2000) and other books – Librarian and Curator, Regular Grand Lodge of Italy | June 12, 1940 – |
| 87 | 1999 | John William Boettjer | District of Columbia, U.S. | editor of The Scottish Rite Journal | Feb. 18, 1936 – |
| 74 | 1992 | Allan Boudreau | New York, U.S. | former Director of the Library of the Grand Lodge of New York, co-author of George Washington in New York (1990) | Aug. 1, 1936 – |
| 17 | 1946 | Clarence Brain | Oklahoma, U.S. | Jun. 13, 1875 – Mar. 3, 1951 | |
| 64 | 1983 | Wilmer Edgar Bresee | New York, U.S. | author of Along Masonic Trails (1961) and other books | May 8, 1910 – Jan. 16, 1997 |
| 60 | 1979 | Richard Harter Brown | New York, U.S. | author of A Masonic Guide for the Empire State (1979) | Oct. 25, 1898 – May 1, 1984 |
| 19 | 1947 | William Moseley Brown | Virginia, U.S. | author of Freemasonry in Virginia (1936) and other books | Feb. 27, 1894 – Jan. 8, 1966 |
C
| 14 | 1943 | Wallace Everett Caldwell | North Carolina (PGM), U.S. | author of The Ancient World (1937) and other books | Apr. 26, 1890 – Oct. 6, 1961 |
| 56 | 1975 | Walter Monroe Callaway, Jr. | Georgia, U.S. | editor of the Georgia Masonic Messenger | Oct. 4, 1913 – Dec. 6, 1977 |
| 40 | 1963 | Harry Carr | England | author of The Freemason at Work (1976) and other books | Oct. 19, 1900 – Oct. 20, 1983 |
| 85 | 1998 | Robin Lee Carr | Illinois, U.S. | author of The Mystic Tie and Men of Letters (1994) and other books | Jan. 3, 1943 – |
| 45 | 1967 | James David Carter | Texas, U.S. | co-author of History of the Supreme Council (1964-1971) | Jan. 27, 1907 – Sep. 28, 1994 |
| 31 | 1956 | James Royal Case | Connecticut, U.S. | author of A History of the A.A.S.R. in Connecticut (1967) and other books | Nov. 28, 1894 – Nov. 26, 1987 |
| 44 | 1966 | Alphonse Cerza | Illinois, U.S. | author of Anti-Masonry (1962) and other books | Nov. 13, 1905 – Apr. 9, 1987 |
| 9 | 1940 | Carl Harry Claudy | District of Columbia, U.S. | author of Old Tyler Talks (1949) and many other books | Jan. 13, 1879 – May 27, 1957 |
| 36 | 1961 | Henry Wilson Coil | California, U.S. | author of Coil’s Masonic Encyclopedia (1961) and other books | Dec. 12, 1885 – Jan. 29, 1974 |
| 27 | 1952 | James Edward Craig | New York, U.S. | co-author of A History of Freemasonry (1927) | Oct. 8, 1891 – Mar. 13, 1970 |
| 12 | 1942 | William Leon Cummings | New York, U.S. | author of A Bibliography of Anti-Masonry (1963) and other books | Jul. 8, 1876 – Jul. 22, 1966 |
| 80 | 1996 | Richard Harris Curtis | Massachusetts, U.S. | editor of The Northern Light | Jan. 6, 1939 – |
D
| 88 | 2000 | Arturo de Hoyos | Texas/D.C., U.S. | author of The Cloud of Prejudice (1992), co-author of Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? (1994) | Nov. 10, 1959 – |
| 6 | 1937 | Ray Vaughn Denslow | Missouri, U.S. | editor of The Royal Arch Mason magazine, and author of many books | Mar. 6, 1885 – Sep. 10, 1960 |
| 37 | 1962 | William Ray Denslow | Missouri, U.S. | author of 10,000 Famous Freemasons (1957-1960) and other books | May 2, 1916 – Jun. 20, 1993 |
| 26 | 1951 | George Stirling Draffen | Scotland | author of The Making of a Mason (1978) and othe books | Feb. 16, 1910 – May 2, 1986 |
E
| 48 | 1968 | Henry Emmerson, Jr. | New York, U.S. | May 18, 1906 – Oct. 21, 1988 | |
| 13 | 1943 | Henry Falls Evans | Colorado, U.S. | editor of The Square and Compass | Sep. 25, 1862 – Sep. 7 or 10, 1945 |
F
| 81 | 1997 | Richard Elliott Fletcher | Vermont, U.S. | Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association | Oct. 12, 1934 – |
| 53 | 1972 | Gerald Dickson Foss | New Hampshire, U.S. | author of Three Centuries of Freemasonry in New Hampshire (1972) | Aug. 29, 1910 – Oct. 5, 1997 |
| 61 | 1980 | George Henry Timothy French | Texas, U.S. | author of Masonology: An Anthology (1988) and other books | Dec. 16, 1904 – May 19, 1994 |
G
| 54 | 1973 | Ralph Henry Gauker | District of Columbia, U.S. | Dec. 16, 1899 – Jan. 14, 1979 | |
| 58 | 1977 | Charles Earl Green | Delaware, U.S. | author of History of the Grand Lodge of Delaware (1956) | May 7, 1902 – Apr. 21, 1983 |
| 29 | 1954 | Edgar Albert Guest | Michigan, U.S. | author of more than 20 books of poems | Aug. 20, 1881 – Aug. 5, 1959 |
| 76 | 1993 | Charles Snow Guthrie | Kentucky, U.S. | author of Kentucky Freemasonry 1788-1978 (1981) and other books | Feb. 15, 1922 – |
H
| 59 | 1978 | Forrest Deloss Haggard | Kansas, U.S. | author of The Clergy & the Craft (1970) and other books | Apr. 21, 1925 – August 10, 2007 |
| 41 | 1964 | Conrad Hahn | Connecticut, U.S. | former Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association | Dec. 12 or 13, 1906 – Dec. 15, 1977 |
| 69 | 1988 | John McKenzie Hamill | England | author of The Craft: A History of English Freemasonry (1986) and other books | Apr. 9, 1947 – |
| 35 | 1960 | Ray Baker Harris | District of Columbia, U.S. | author of Sesqui-Centennial History of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia (1962) and other books | Dec. 31, 1907 – Apr. 22, 1963 |
| 23 | 1949 | Reginald Vanderbilt Harris | Nova Scotia, Canada | co-author of A Short History of Freemasonry in Nova Scotia (1966) | Mar. 21, 1881 – Aug. 2, 1968 |
| 20 | 1948 | Harry LeRoy Haywood | Iowa, U.S. | author of Freemasonry and Roman Catholicism (1943) and many other books | Nov. 1, 1886 – Feb. 25, 1956 |
| 49 | 1969 | Ronald Ellwood Heaton | Pennsylvania, U.S. | author of Masonic Membership of the Founding Fathers (1965) and other books | Nov. 16, 1898 – Mar. 31, 1987 |
| 57 | 1976 | Mervin Booth Hogan | Utah, U.S. | author of The Official Minutes of Nauvoo Lodge, U.D. (1975) and other books) | Jul. 21, 1906 – Apr. 8, 1998 |
| 62 | 1981 | Bruce Harmon Hunt | Missouri, U.S. | author of fraternal reviews for Missouri | Jan. 29, 1913 – Dec. 16, 1995 |
| 4 | 1935 | Charles Clyde Hunt | Iowa, U.S. | author of Masonic Concordance … to the Holy Scriptures (1948) and other books | Nov. 9, 1866 – Jul. 24, 1948 |
| 84 | 1998 | Rex Richard Hutchens | Arizona, U.S. | author of A Bridge to Light (1988) and other books | Nov. 29, 1942 – |
J
| 93 | 2004 | Thomas Jackson | Pennsylvania | ||
| 15 | 1945 | Charles Henry Johnson | New York, U.S. | author of One Common Purpose (1937) | Oct. 13, 1870 – Oct. 28, 1948 |
| 11 | 1941 | Melvin Maynard Johnson | Massachusetts, U.S. | author of Freemasonry in America Prior to 1750 (1915) and other books | May 11, 1871 – Dec. 19, 1957 |
| 42 | 1964 | Bernard Edward Jones | England | author of Freemasons’ Guide and Compendium (1950) and other books | 1879 – Jan. or Jun. 21, 1965 |
K
| 90 | 2001 | Nelson King | Ontario, Canada | editor of The Philalethes magazine | June 13, 1945 |
L
| 97 | 2008 | Gary Leazer | Georgia, U.S. |
M
| 94 | 2004 | W. Kirk MacNulty | Virginia, U.S. | author of Freemasonry: A Journey Through Ritual and Symbol and Way of the Craftsman: A Search for the Spiritual Essence of Craft Freemasonry | December 3, 1932 – |
| 71 | 1989 | Jerald Edmond Marsengill | Iowa, U.S. | former editor of The Royal Arch Mason magazine and The Philalethes magazine | Apr. 22, 1930 – Nov. 22, 1991 |
| 68 | 1987 | Stanley Fielding Maxwell | Massachusetts, U.S. | SGC, NMJ, 1975-1985 | Apr. 27, 1910 – Oct. 8, 1997 |
| 65 | 1984 | Wallace Edmond McLeod | Ontario, Canada | author of The Grand Design (1991) and other books | May 30, 1931 – |
| 21 | 1949 | Robert James Meekren | Quebec, Canada | editor of The Builder magazine | Jun. 1876 – Dec. 5, 1963 |
| 43 | 1965 | Norman Sheridan Meese | District of Columbia, U.S. | Sep. 5, 1888 – Mar. 28, 1967 | |
| 33 | 1958 | Alfred John Bidder Milborne | Quebec, Canada | author of Freemasonry in the Province of Quebec (1960) | Aug. 23, 1888 – May 26, 1976 |
| 83 | 1998 | Stephen Brent Morris | Maryland, U.S. | author of A Radical in the East (1993), Masonic Philanthropies, co-author of Is It True What They Say About Masonry?, and other books | Mar. 28, 1950 – |
| 79 | 1995 | Christopher Leo Murphy | British Columbia, Canada | author of Masonic Philately: The U.S. of America & Canada (1991) and other books | Apr. 23, 1941 – |
N
| 25 | 1950 | Howard Pervear Nash | New York, U.S. | Dec. 8, 1871 – Aug. 27, 1961 | |
| 55 | 1974 | George Adelbert Newbury | New York, U.S. | co-author of A History of the Supreme Council AASR NMJ (1987) and other books | Nov. 7, 1895 – Mar. 5, 1984 |
| 99 | Pierre G. “Pete” Normand, Jr. | Texas |
O
| 28 | 1953 | Fabian Onsari | Argentina | GM of Argentina 1928-1945 | Jan. 20, 1892 – Mar. 19, 1956 |
P
| 5 | 1936 | Henry Van Arsdale Parsell | New York, U.S. | Jun. 3, 1869 – Aug. 23, 1962 | |
| 50 | 1969 | William George Peacher | North Carolina/ California, U.S. |
author of Centennial History of the Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA 1892-1992 | Jun. 1, 1914 – May 19, 2002 |
| 67 | 1986 | Fred Lamar Pearson, Jr. | Georgia, U.S. | co-author of Grand Lodge of Georgia (1983) | Nov. 6, 1939 – |
| 30 | 1955 | Fred Lomax Pick | England | co-author of Pocket History of Freemasonry and other books | May 12, 1898 – Sep. 18, 1966 |
| 72 | 1990 | Stewart McLaine Laurens Pollard | Maryland, U.S. | author of Tied to Masonic Apron Strings (1969) and other books | May 31, 1922 – May 4, 2002 |
| 10 | 1940 | Hubert McNeill Poteat | North Carolina (PGM), U.S. | author of Repetition in Latin Poety (1912) and other books | Dec. 12, 1886 – Jan. 29, 1958 |
R
| 32 | 1957 | Charles Gottshall Reigner | Maryland, U.S. | Nov. 14, 1888 – 1982 | |
| 46 | 1967 | Allen Earl Roberts | Virginia, U.S. | author of House Undivided (1961), Freemasonry in American History, and many other books | Oct. 11, 1917 – Mar. 13, 1997 |
| 77 | 1993 | John Jamieson Robinson | Ohio, U.S. | author of Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry (1989) and other books | Oct. 25, 1925 – Sep. 6, 1993 |
| 100 | Alton G. Roundtree | District of Columbia (PHA) | author of Out of the Shadows: The Emergence of Prince Hall Freemasonry in America: 200 Years of Endurance and The National Grand Lodge and Prince Hall Freemasonry: The Untold Truth |
S
| 24 | 1950 | Francis Joseph Scully | Arkansas, U.S. | author of History of the Cryptic Rite in Arkansas (1948) and other books | Jun. 28, 1891 – Mar. 10, 1975 |
| 1 | 1932 | John Raymond Shute II | North Carolina, U.S. | Jan. 14, 1904 – Nov. 27, 1988 | |
| 47 | 1968 | Dwight Louis Smith | Indiana, U.S. | author of Goodly Heritage (1968) and other books | Jan. 30, 1909 – Mar. 27, 1993 |
| 18 | 1946 | James Fairbairn Smith | Michigan, U.S. | author of Masonic Presidents of the U.S. (1945) and other books | Jan. 30, 1902 – Sep. 22, 1989 |
| 51 | 1970 | Frederick Henry Smyth | England | co-author of Pocket History of Freemasonry (revised edition, 1977) and other books | Jun. 19, 1919 – Jan. 2011 |
| 16 | 1945 | Ward Kent St. Clair | New York, U.S. | Jul. 29, 1899 – Sep. 12, 1966 |
T
| 95 | 2006 | Mark Tabbert | Virginia, U.S. | author of American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities (2005) | March 25, 1964 – |
| 2 | 1932 | Jacob Hugo Tatsch | New York, U.S. | author of Freemasonry in the Thirteen Colonies (1929) and many other books) | Jan. 29, 1888 – Jul. 19, 1939 |
| 52 | 1971 | Donavon Duncan Tidwell | Texas, U.S. | author of Freemasonry in Brownwood (1966) and other books | Feb. 16, 1906 – Nov. 24, 1982 |
| 86 | 1999 | James Tracy Tresner II | Oklahoma, U.S. | author of Albert Pike: The Man Beyond the Monument (1995) | Nov. 11, 1941 – |
U
| 92 | 2003 | Robert Uzzel | author of Blind Lemon Jefferson: His Life, His Death, and His Legacy in 2002 |
V
| 70 | 1989 | John Hanford Van Gorden | Florida, U.S. | author of Biblical Characters in Freemasonry (1980) and other books | May 25, 1899 – |
| 91 | 2002 | William Preston Vaughn | Texas, U.S. | author of The Anti-Masonic Party in the United States 1826-1843 | May 28, 1933 – |
| 7 | 1938 | Harold Van Buren Voorhis | New Jersey, U.S. | author of Facts for Freemasons (1951) and many other books | Jan. 3, 1894 – May 23, 1983 |
| 39 | 1963 | John Black Vrooman | Missouri, U.S. | editor of The Philalethes magazine | Mar. 4, 1899 – Nov. 3, 1985 |
W
| 8 | 1939 | Arthur Edward Waite | England | author of New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry (1921) and other books | Oct. 2, 1857 – May 19, 1942 |
| 38 | 1962 | Wendell Kirshman Walker | New York, U.S. | Jan. 9, 1908 – Jan. 9, 1991 | |
| 82 | 1997 | Joseph Alphonso Walkes, Jr. | Kansas, U.S. | author of Black Square and Compass: 200 Years of Prince Hall Freemasonry (1979), and other books | Nov. 12, 1933 – March 2006 |
| 63 | 1982 | Roy Arthur Wells | England | author of Rise and Development of Organized Freemasonry (1986) and other books | Dec. 16, 1908 – Nov. 16, 1990 |
| 34 | 1959 | William Irvine Wiest | Pennsylvania, U.S. | author of Freemasonry in the American Courts (1958) | Jul. 25, 1903 – Oct. 1, 1968 |
| 66 | 1985 | Louis Lenway Williams | Illinois, U.S. | co-author of A History of the Supreme Council, AASR NMJ (1987) and other books | Feb. 11, 1899 – Jun. 2, 1990 |
| 22 | 1949 | Richardson Little Wright | New York, U.S. | author of over 30 books, mostly concerned with gardening | Jun. 15, 1887 – Aug. 5, 1961 |
Z
| 89 | 2000 | Leon Zeldis | Israel | editor of Haboneh Hahofshi, The Israeli Freemason | Jun. 20, 1930 – |
Current (Living) Blue Friars
listed in alphabetical order by last name
| # | Year | Name | State or Country | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 1994 | Joseph E. Bennett | Texas, U.S. | Jan. 18, 1922 |
| 96 | 2007 | Alain Bernheim | France and Montreux (Switzerland) | May 23, 1931 |
| 98 | 2009 | Yasha Beresiner | England | June 12, 1940 |
| 87 | 1999 | John W. Boettjer | District of Columbia, U.S. | Feb. 18, 1936 |
| 74 | 1992 | Allan Boudreau | New York, U.S. | Aug. 1, 1936 |
| 85 | 1998 | Robin L. Carr | Illinois, U.S. | Jan. 3, 1943 |
| 80 | 1996 | Richard H. Curtis | Massachusetts, U.S. | Jan. 6, 1939 |
| 88 | 2000 | Arturo de Hoyos | Texas/D.C., U.S. | Nov. 10, 1959 |
| 81 | 1997 | Richard E. Fletcher | Vermont, U.S. | Oct. 12, 1934 |
| 69 | 1988 | John M. Hamill | England | Apr. 9, 1947 |
| 84 | 1998 | Rex R. Hutchens | Arizona, U.S. | Nov. 29, 1942 |
| 93 | 2004 | Thomas Jackson | Pennsylvania | |
| 97 | 2008 | Gary Leazer | Georgia, U.S. | |
| 94 | 2005 | W. Kirk MacNulty | Virginia, U.S. | Dec. 3, 1932 |
| 65 | 1984 | Wallace E. McLeod | Ontario, Canada | May 30, 1931 |
| 83 | 1998 | S. Brent Morris | Maryland, U.S. | Mar. 28, 1950 |
| 79 | 1995 | Christopher L. Murphy | British Columbia, Canada | Apr. 23, 1941 |
| 99 | 2010 | Pierre G. “Pete” Normand, Jr. | Texas | |
| 67 | 1986 | Fred Lamar Pearson | Georgia, U.S. | Nov. 6, 1939 |
| 100 | 2011 | Alton G. Roundtree | District of Columbia (PHA), U.S. | |
| 95 | 2006 | Mark A. Tabbert | Virginia, U.S. | March 25, 1964 |
| 86 | 1999 | James T. Tresner II | Oklahoma, U.S. | Nov. 11, 1941 |
| 92 | 2003 | Robert Uzzel | Texas | |
| 91 | 2002 | William Preston Vaughn | Texas, U.S. | |
| 89 | 2000 | Leon Zeldis | Israel | Jun. 20, 1930 |