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Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks

ORGANIZATION

Fraternal organization founded in 1868.

Official Website:
http://www.elks.org/

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Sherman Adams
Government
8-Jan-1899 27-Oct-1986 Eisenhower's Chief of Staff
Hugh J. Addonizio
Politician
31-Jan-1914 2-Feb-1981 Mayor of Newark, 1962-70
Clinton P. Anderson
Politician
23-Oct-1895 11-Nov-1975 US Senator from New Mexico, 1949-73
Forrest H. Anderson
Politician
30-Jan-1913 20-Jul-1989 Montana governor, committed suicide
Jack Z. Anderson
Politician
22-Mar-1904 9-Feb-1981 Congressman, committed suicide
Michael Antonovich
Politician
12-Aug-1939   LA County Board of Supervisors
Douglas Applegate
Politician
28-Mar-1928   Congressman from Ohio, 1977-95
Fatty Arbuckle
Actor
24-Mar-1887 29-Jun-1933 Keystone Cop
John M. Ashbrook
Politician
21-Sep-1928 24-Apr-1982 Congressman from Ohio, 1961-82
Warren R. Austin
Politician
12-Nov-1877 25-Dec-1962 US Senator from Vermont, 1931-46
Tim Babcock
Politician
27-Oct-1919   Governor of Montana, 1962-69
Ross R. Barnett
Politician
22-Jan-1898 6-Nov-1987 Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64
William W. Barron
Politician
8-Dec-1911 12-Nov-2002 Governor of West Virginia, 1961-65
Bob Bartlett
Politician
20-Apr-1904 11-Dec-1968 US Senator from Alaska, 1959-68
Birch Bayh
Politician
22-Jan-1928   US Senator from Indiana, 1963-81
Jack Benny
Actor
14-Feb-1894 26-Dec-1974 The Jack Benny Show
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1921 23-May-2006 US Senator, Treasury Secretary
Michael Bilirakis
Politician
16-Jul-1930   Congressman from Florida, 1983-2007
James T. Blair, Jr.
Politician
15-Mar-1902 12-Jul-1962 Governor of Missouri, 1957-61
Nils A. Boe
Politician
10-Sep-1913 30-Jul-1992 Governor of South Dakota, 1965-69
Hale Boggs
Politician
15-Feb-1914 16-Oct-1972 Congressman from Louisiana, 1941-72
Wesley Bolin
Politician
1-Jul-1909 4-Mar-1978 Governor of Arizona, 1977-78
Roger D. Branigin
Politician
26-Jul-1902 19-Nov-1975 Governor of Indiana, 1965-69
Ned Breathitt
Politician
26-Nov-1924 11-Oct-2003 Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67
Owen Brewster
Politician
22-Feb-1888 25-Dec-1961 Governor and Senator from Maine
William S. Broomfield
Politician
28-Apr-1922   Congressman from Michigan, 1957-93
Pat Brown
Politician
21-Apr-1905 16-Feb-1996 Governor of California, 1959-67
W. Haydon Burns
Politician
17-Mar-1912 22-Nov-1987 Governor of Florida, 1965-67
Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
Politician
20-Dec-1914   US Senator from Virginia, 1965-83
Harry F. Byrd
Politician
10-Jun-1887 20-Oct-1966 US Senator from Virginia, 1933-65
Robert Byrd
Politician
20-Nov-1917   US Senator, former klan member
Harry P. Cain
Politician
10-Jan-1906 3-Mar-1979 US Senator from Washington, 1946-53
Ken Calvert
Politician
8-Jun-1953   Congressman, California 44th
Howard W. Cannon
Politician
26-Jan-1912 5-Mar-2002 US Senator from Nevada, 1959-83
George H. Carley
Judge
24-Sep-1938   Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Edward P. Carville
Politician
14-May-1885 27-Jun-1956 Governor of Nevada, 1939-45
Marcus A. Coolidge
Politician
6-Oct-1865 23-Jan-1947 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37
Royal S. Copeland
Politician
7-Nov-1868 17-Jul-1938 US Senator from New York, 1923-38
Homer S. Cummings
Attorney
30-Apr-1870 10-Sep-1956 US Attorney General, 1933-39
Dan Daniel
Politician
12-May-1914 23-Jan-1988 Congressman from Virginia, 1969-88
Martin L. Davey
Politician
25-Jul-1884 31-Mar-1946 Governor of Ohio, 1935-39
James J. Davis
Government
27-Oct-1873 22-Nov-1947 US Secretary of Labor, 1921-30
John E. Davis
Politician
18-Apr-1913 12-May-1990 Governor of North Dakota, 1957-61
John W. Davis
Attorney
13-Apr-1873 24-Mar-1955 Personal attorney for J. Pierpont Morgan
John N. Dempsey
Politician
3-Jan-1915 16-Jul-1989 Governor of Connecticut, 1959-61
George Deukmejian
Politician
6-Jun-1928   Governor of California, 1983-91
Charles Diggs, Jr.
Politician
2-Dec-1922 24-Aug-1998 Congressman from Michigan, 1955-80
Clarence C. Dill
Politician
21-Sep-1884 14-Jan-1978 US Senator from Washington, 1923-35
Everett Dirksen
Politician
4-Jan-1896 7-Sep-1969 US Senator from Illinois, 1951-69
Robert Docking
Politician
9-Oct-1925 8-Oct-1983 Governor of Kansas, 1967-75
Bob Dole
Politician
22-Jul-1923   US Senator from Kansas, 1969-96
A. Victor Donahey
Politician
7-Jul-1873 8-Apr-1946 Governor of Ohio, 1923-29
Paul H. Douglas
Politician
26-Mar-1892 24-Sep-1976 US Senator from Illinois, 1949-67
Patrick H. Drewry
Politician
24-May-1875 21-Dec-1947 Congressman from Virginia, 1920-47
David Durenberger
Politician
19-Aug-1934   US Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95
Roy P. Dyson
Politician
15-Nov-1948   Congressman from Maryland, 1981-91
Clint Eastwood
Actor
31-May-1930   The Man With No Name
William A. Egan
Politician
8-Oct-1914 6-May-1984 Twice Governor of Alaska
Robert Ehrlich
Politician
25-Nov-1957   Governor of Maryland, 2003-07
Jim Exon
Politician
9-Aug-1921 11-Jun-2005 US Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97
Paul J. Fannin
Politician
29-Jan-1907 13-Jan-2002 Governor and Senator from Arizona
James A. Farley
Government
30-May-1888 9-Jun-1976 US Postmaster General, 1933-40
Orval Faubus
Politician
7-Jan-1910 14-Dec-1994 Governor of Arkansas, 1955-67
Tom Foley
Politician
6-Mar-1929   Speaker of the House, 1989-95
Gerald Ford
Head of State
14-Jul-1913 26-Dec-2006 38th US President, 1974-77
Whitey Ford
Baseball
21-Oct-1928   Ten World Series wins
Don Fuqua
Politician
20-Aug-1933   Congressman from Florida, 1963-87
Frank Gannett
Business
15-Sep-1876 3-Dec-1957 Founder, Gannett publishing empire
Ralph F. Gates
Politician
24-Feb-1893 28-Jul-1978 Governor of Indiana, 1945-49
Benjamin A. Gilman
Politician
6-Dec-1922   Congressman from New York, 1973-2003
William H. Gray
Politician
20-Aug-1941   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-91
Dick Groat
Baseball
4-Nov-1930   Shortstop, 1960 National League MVP
Jeff Habay
Politician
9-May-1966   Pennsylvania State Legislator, 1996-2006
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Politician
4-May-1922   Congressman from Arkansas, 1967-93
Warren G. Harding
Head of State
2-Nov-1865 2-Aug-1923 29th US President, 1921-23
Stanley K. Hathaway
Politician
19-Jul-1924 4-Oct-2005 Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75
Carl T. Hayden
Politician
2-Oct-1877 25-Jan-1972 US Senator from Arizona, 1927-69
Will H. Hays
Business
5-Nov-1879 7-Mar-1954 The Hays Production Code
Warren E. Hearnes
Politician
24-Jul-1923   Governor of Missouri, 1965-73
Ralph E. Herseth
Politician
2-Jul-1909 24-Jul-1969 Governor of South Dakota, 1959-61
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Politician
21-Jul-1896 4-Sep-1971 Governor and Senator from Iowa
John J. Hickey
Politician
22-Aug-1911 22-Sep-1970 Governor of Wyoming, 1959-61
Baron Hill
Politician
23-Jun-1953   Congressman, Indiana 9th
Conrad Hilton
Business
25-Dec-1887 3-Jan-1979 Founder, Hilton Hotels
David Hobson
Politician
17-Oct-1936   Congressman, Ohio 7th
Philip H. Hoff
Politician
29-Jun-1924   Governor of Vermont, 1963-69
Fritz Hollings
Politician
1-Jan-1922   US Senator from South Carolina, 1967-2005
Harry Houdini
Magician
24-Mar-1874 31-Oct-1926 Best-known magician and debunker
Richard J. Hughes
Politician
10-Aug-1909 7-Dec-1992 Governor of New Jersey, 1962-70
William R. Hull, Jr.
Government
17-Apr-1906 15-Aug-1977 Congressman from Missouri, 1955-73
Irving M. Ives
Politician
24-Jan-1896 24-Feb-1962 US Senator from New York, 1947-59
Henry "Scoop" Jackson
Politician
31-May-1912 1-Sep-1983 US Senator from Washington, 1953-83
Louis A. Johnson
Government
10-Jan-1891 24-Apr-1966 US Secretary of Defense, 1949-50
Kenneth B. Keating
Politician
18-May-1900 5-May-1975 US Senator from New York, 1959-65
John F. Kennedy
Head of State
29-May-1917 22-Nov-1963 35th US President, 1961-63
John W. King
Politician
10-Oct-1918 9-Aug-1996 Governor of New Hampshire, 1963-69
Richard G. Kleindienst
Government
5-Aug-1923 3-Feb-2000 US Attorney General, 1972-73
Goodwin Knight
Politician
9-Dec-1896 22-May-1970 Governor of California, 1953-59
William F. Knowland
Politician
26-Jun-1908 23-Feb-1974 US Senator, committed suicide
Joseph P. Kolter
Politician
3-Sep-1926   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1983-93
Thomas H. Kuchel
Politician
15-Aug-1910 21-Nov-1994 US Senator from California, 1953-69
Randy Kuhl
Politician
19-Apr-1943   Congressman, New York 29th
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Politician
4-Sep-1926   Congressman from California, 1974-93
Melvin Laird
Government
1-Sep-1922   US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
H. Martin Lancaster
Politician
24-Mar-1943   Congressman from North Carolina, 1987-95
Alf Landon
Politician
9-Sep-1887 12-Oct-1987 Republican Presidential candidate 1936
Thomas J. Lane
Politician
6-Jul-1898 14-Jun-1994 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1941-63
David L. Lawrence
Politician
18-Jun-1889 21-Nov-1966 Governor of Pennsylvania, 1959-63
Jim Leach
Politician
15-Oct-1942   Congressman from Iowa, 1977-2007
Robert List
Politician
1-Sep-1936   Governor of Nevada, 1979-83
Huey Long
Politician
30-Aug-1893 10-Sep-1935 Governor and Senator from Louisiana
Russell Long
Politician
3-Nov-1918 9-May-2003 US Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87
Herschel C. Loveless
Politician
5-May-1911 4-May-1989 Governor of Iowa, 1957-61
Manny Lujan
Politician
12-May-1928   US Secretary of the Interior 1989-93
Edward R. Madigan
Politician
13-Jan-1936 7-Dec-1994 US Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93
George W. Malone
Politician
7-Aug-1890 19-May-1961 US Senator from Nevada, 1947-59
Joe Manchin
Politician
24-Aug-1947   Governor of West Virginia
Mickey Mantle
Baseball
20-Oct-1931 13-Aug-1995 Twelve times in the World Series
Lon D. Marrs
Politician
1867 31-May-1943 Mayor of Amarillo 1908-10, 1917-22
Edward Martin
Politician
18-Sep-1879 19-Mar-1967 Governor and Senator from Pennsylvania
Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
Politician
3-Nov-1884 6-Mar-1968 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1933-67
James A. McClure
Politician
27-Dec-1924   US Senator from Idaho, 1973-91
John W. McCormack
Politician
21-Dec-1891 22-Nov-1980 Speaker of the House, 1962-70
J. Howard McGrath
Government
28-Nov-1903 2-Sep-1966 US Attorney General, 1949-52
Charles L. McNary
Politician
12-Jun-1874 25-Feb-1944 US Senator from Oregon, 1917-44
Jack R. Miller
Politician
6-Jun-1916 29-Aug-1994 US Senator from Iowa, 1961-73
Joseph G. Minish
Politician
1-Sep-1916 24-Nov-2007 Congressman from New Jersey, 1963-85
Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Politician
16-Apr-1923   Twice Governor of West Virginia
Carlos J. Moorhead
Politician
6-May-1922   Congressman from California, 1973-97
F. Bradford Morse
Politician
7-Aug-1921 18-Dec-1994 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1961-72
Dick Mountjoy
Politician
13-Jan-1932   California State Senator, 1995-2000
Frank Murkowski
Politician
28-Mar-1933   Governor of Alaska, 2002-06
Ed Muskie
Politician
28-Mar-1914 26-Mar-1996 US Senator from Maine, 1959-80
Sue Myrick
Politician
1-Aug-1941   Congresswoman, North Carolina 9th
Bob Ney
Politician
5-Jul-1954   Congressman from Ohio, 1995-2006
Philip W. Noel
Politician
5-Jun-1931   Governor of Rhode Island, 1973-77
John A. Notte, Jr.
Politician
3-May-1909 7-Mar-1983 Governor of Rhode Island, 1961-63
Tip O'Neill
Politician
9-Dec-1912 5-Jan-1994 Speaker of the House, 1977-87
Butch Otter
Politician
3-May-1942   Governor of Idaho
John H. Overton
Politician
17-Sep-1875 14-May-1948 US Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48
Robert Latham Owen
Politician
2-Feb-1856 19-Jul-1947 Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25
Michael Oxley
Politician
11-Feb-1944   Congressman, Ohio 4th
Wright Patman
Politician
6-Aug-1893 7-Mar-1976 Congressman from Texas, 1929-76
Claude Pepper
Politician
8-Sep-1900 30-May-1989 Congressman from Florida, 1963-89
Walter R. Peterson
Politician
19-Sep-1922   Governor of New Hampshire, 1969-73
Key Pittman
Politician
12-Sep-1872 10-Nov-1940 US Senator from Nevada, 1913-40
James H. Quillen
Politician
11-Jan-1916 2-Nov-2003 Congressman from Tennessee, 1963-97
Nick Rahall
Politician
20-May-1949   Congressman, West Virginia 3rd
Sam Rayburn
Politician
6-Jan-1882 16-Nov-1961 Speaker of the US House, 1940-61
John J. Rhodes
Politician
18-Sep-1916 24-Aug-2003 Congressman from Arizona, 1953-83
Donald L. Ritter
Politician
21-Oct-1940   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-93
L. Mendel Rivers
Politician
28-Sep-1905 28-Dec-1970 Congressman from South Carolina, 1941-70
Will Rogers
Comic
04-Nov-1879 15-Aug-1935 American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Head of State
30-Jan-1882 12-Apr-1945 US President during WWII
Mike Rounds
Politician
24-Oct-1954   Governor of South Dakota
George Ryan
Politician
24-Feb-1934   Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003
Thomas P. Salmon
Politician
19-Aug-1932   Governor of Vermont, 1973-77
Leverett Saltonstall
Politician
1-Sep-1892 17-Jun-1979 US Senator from Masachusetts, 1945-67
Don W. Samuelson
Politician
27-Jul-1913 20-Jan-2000 Governor of Idaho, 1967-71
Carl Sanders
Politician
15-May-1925   Governor of Georgia, 1963-67
Carmine De Sapio
Government
10-Dec-1908 27-Jul-2004 The Last Boss of Tammany Hall
Jim Saxton
Politician
22-Jan-1943   Congressman, New Jersey 3rd
Samuel H. Shapiro
Politician
25-Apr-1907 16-Mar-1987 Governor of Illinois, 1968-69
James S. Sherman
Politician
24-Oct-1855 30-Oct-1912 Vice President under Taft
Alan Simpson
Politician
2-Sep-1931   US Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97
Harry Sinclair
Business
6-Jul-1876 10-Nov-1956 Founder of Sinclair Oil
Ike Skelton
Politician
20-Dec-1931   Congressman, Missouri 4th
Hulett C. Smith
Politician
21-Oct-1918   Governor of West Virginia, 1965-69
Robert F. Smith
Politician
16-Jun-1931   Congressman from Oregon, 1983-99
Robert T. Stafford
Politician
8-Aug-1913 23-Dec-2006 Governor and Senator from Vermont
William G. Stratton
Politician
26-Feb-1914 2-Mar-2001 Governor of Illinois, 1953-61
John B. Swainson
Politician
31-Jul-1925 13-May-1994 Governor of Michigan, 1961-63
J. Millard Tawes
Politician
8-May-1894 25-Jun-1979 Governor of Maryland, 1959-67
Harry S. Truman
Head of State
8-May-1884 26-Dec-1972 33rd US President, 1945-53
Bill Tuck
Politician
28-Sep-1896 9-Jun-1983 Governor of Virginia, 1946-50
Cecil H. Underwood
Politician
5-Nov-1922   Twice Governor of West Virginia
Arthur Vandenberg
Politician
22-Mar-1884 18-Apr-1951 US Senator from Michigan, 1928-51
Honus Wagner
Baseball
24-Feb-1874 6-Dec-1955 Pittsburgh shortstop on valuable baseball card
Greg Walden
Politician
10-Jan-1957   Congressman, Oregon 2nd
Jerome R. Waldie
Politician
15-Feb-1925   Congressman from California, 1966-75
Monrad C. Wallgren
Politician
17-Apr-1891 18-Sep-1961 Governor of Washington, 1945-49
David I. Walsh
Politician
11-Nov-1872 11-Jun-1947 Governor and Senator from Massachusetts
Earl Warren
Judge
19-Mar-1891 9-Jul-1974 US Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1953-69
Lawrence Welk
Conductor
11-Mar-1903 17-May-1992 Big band leader, TV champagne music host
Herman Welker
Politician
11-Dec-1906 30-Oct-1957 US Senator from Idaho, 1951-57
G. Mennen Williams
Politician
23-Feb-1911 2-Feb-1988 Governor of Michigan, 1949-61
John Patrick Williams
Politician
30-Oct-1937   Congressman from Montana, 1979-97
Pete Williams
Politician
10-Dec-1919 17-Nov-2001 US Senator snagged in ABSCAM
Don Young
Politician
9-Jun-1933   Congressman from Alaska


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