The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, also known as The Elks, is an American fraternal order founded New York City in 1868. Following is a list of some of its notable members.
Name | Lodge | Notability | Reference |
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Harry Hershfield | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Cartoonist known for Abie the Agent . | |
Charles Marion Russell | Greater Falls MT Lodge No. 214 | Artist of the American Old West |
Name | Lodge | Notability | Reference |
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Joseph E. Grosberg | Founder and the president of Central Markets, a grocery store chain in upstate New York | ||
John Flint Kidder | Grass Valley Elks Club | Owner of the Northern California's Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad | |
Howard Kohn | Businessman and owner of T4 Cattle Company, |
Name | Lodge | Notability | Reference |
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Gene Autry | Burbank CA Lodge No. 1497 | Actor, musician, singer, and composer | |
Ed Begley | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Actor who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
Jack Benny | Comedic entertainer on radio and television | [1] | |
Irving Berlin | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Songwriter | |
Leonard Bernstein | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Conductor, composer, and winner of seven Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and 16 Grammy Awards | |
Lew Bloom | Vaudeville performer and stage actor who popularized the comical tramp character | ||
Wilner Burke | Band director known for leading the Lumberjack Band | ||
Bruce Campbell | Ashland OR Lodge No. 944 | Actor | |
Jim Cramer | Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246 | Host of Mad Money on CNBC | |
Walter Cronkite | Broadcast journalist and anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years | ||
Andy Devine | San Fernando CA Elks Lodge No. 1539 | Actor | |
Jack Elam | Ashland OR Lodge No. 944 | Actor | |
Rich Hall | Livingston MT Lodge No. 246 | Comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician | |
Bill Hughes | Jazz trombonist and bandleader | ||
Al Jolson | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Singer, actor, and vaudevillian | |
Martha MacCallum | Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246 | Journalist and news anchor for Fox News | |
Paul Petersen | Gardena CA Lodge No. 1919 | Actor known for The Donna Reed Show . | |
Arthur Pryor | Asbury Park Lodge No. 128 | Bandleader, composer, and virtuoso trombonist in the Sousa Band | |
John Philip Sousa | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Composer and conductor known for American military marches | |
Danny Thomas | Toledo OH Lodge No. 53 | Actor and comedian known for The Danny Thomas Show | |
Rudy Vallée | Portland ME Lodge No. 188 | Singer, saxophonist, bandleader, actor, and entertainer | |
Robert Wagner | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Actor known for shows It Takes a Thief and Hart to Hart | |
Casey Webb | Red Bank Lodge No. 233 | Television series Man v. Food . | |
Lawrence Welk | Bandleader and television impresario who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show | [1] | |
Charles "Charlie" White | Blackface minstrel entertainer | [2] | |
Tex Williams | Santa Clarita CA Lodge No. 2379 | Western swing musician |
Name | Lodge | Notability | Reference |
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James R. Armstrong | Judge who served on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals | ||
James T. Hallinan | New York Supreme Court | [3] | |
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
Chester Ralph Hovey | Justice of the Washington Supreme Court | ||
Sherman Minton | New Albany Indiana Lodge No. 270 | Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and United States Senate | |
Silas Wright Porter | Kansas City, Kansas | Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court |
Name | Lodge | Notability | Reference |
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Frederick Funston | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | United States Army general in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War l | |
George W. Gibbs Jr. | United States Navy and first African-American in Antarctica | ||
Henry Nash | Sergeant in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War | ||
John J. Pershing | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | General of the Armies and commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I | |
Eddie Rickenbacker | Most decorated flying ace in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient |
Name | Lodge | Notability | References |
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Alben W. Barkley | Vice President of the United States | [1] | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | President of the United States | [ citation needed ] | |
Gerald Ford | Grand Rapids, Michigan Lodge No. 48 | President of the United States | [ citation needed ] |
Warren G. Harding | Marion, Ohio Lodge No. 32 | President of the United States | [ citation needed ] |
John F. Kennedy | Boston, Massachusetts Lodge No. 10 | President of the United States | [4] |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Poughkeepsie, New York No. 275 | President of the United States | |
Harry S. Truman | Kansas City, Missouri Lodge No. 26 | President of the United States |
Name | Lodge | Notability | Reference |
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Fred P. Cone | Governor of Florida and Florida Senate | [5] | |
Bob Ehrlich | Towson MD Lodge No. 469 | Governor of Maryland, United States House of Representatives, and Maryland House of Delegates | |
John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus | Governor of North Carolina and North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
Joseph Flores | Governor of Guam and founder of the Guam Daily News | ||
William S. Flynn | Governor of Rhode Island | ||
David Sholtz | Governor of Florida | [6] | |
Al Smith | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Governor of New York and New York State Assembly | |
William M. Tuck | Danville, Virginia, Lodge No. 227 | Governor of Virginia, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, United States House of Representatives, Virginia Senate, and Virginia House of Delegates | [ citation needed ] |
Name | Lodge | Notability | Reference |
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Francis Spellman | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Archbishop of New York |
Name | Lodge | Notability | Reference |
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Frank Aasand | Curler, a 1972 World Men's silver medallist, and a 1972 United States men's curling champion. | ||
Michael Badgley | Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246 | Professional football player for the Detroit Lions | |
Shawn Boskie | Professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs | ||
Jon Condo | Philipsburg PA Lodge No. 1173 | Professonal football player for the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, and San Francisco 49ers | |
Wuert Engelmann | Professonal football player with the Green Bay Packers. | ||
Dan Feeney | Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246 | Professonal football player for the Minnesota Vikings | |
Whitey Ford | Queensborough NY Lodge No. 878 | Professional baseball pitcher the New York Yankees | |
Will Fries | Cranford Lodge No. 2006 | Professional football player for the Indianapolis Colts | |
Willis Glassgow | Professional football player | ||
Ray Guy | Hattiesburg MS Lodge No. 599 | Professional football player for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders | |
August Herrmann | Executive of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team and president of National Baseball Commission | [14] | |
Ned Jarrett | Newton, NC Lodge No. 2042 | Race car driver, two-time NASCAR Grand National Series champion, and broadcaster | |
Bobby Jones | Atlanta-North Lake Lodge No. 78 | Amateur golfer who founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club and co-founded the Masters Tournament | |
Bud Jorgensen | Athletic trainer for the Green Bay Packers | ||
Willie Keeler | Brooklyn, New York Lodge No. 22 | Professional baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles | [15] |
King Kelly | Boston, Massachusetts Lodge No. 10 | Professional baseball player and manager with the Chicago White Stockings and the Boston Beaneaters | |
Al Leiter | Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246 | Professional baseball player the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, and New York Mets and current television sports commentator | |
Vince Lombardi | Green Bay Lodge No. 259 | Professional football coach and executive in the National Football League, best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers | |
Nicholas Allan Mangold | Madison NJ Lodge No. 1465 | Professional football player for the New York Jets | |
Eli Manning | Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246 | Professional football player for the New York Giants | |
Knute Rockne | South Bend Indiana Lodge No. 235 | Football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame | |
Babe Ruth | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | Professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees | [ citation needed ] |
Spec Shea | Naugatuck CT Lodge No. 967 | Professional baseball player for the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators | |
Monty Stickles | San Francisco Lodge No. 3 | Professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saint | |
Billy Southworth | Kenton OH Lodge No. 157 | Professional baseball player and manager for St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves | |
Ray Tauscher | Portland Elks Club | International motorcycle speedway rider | |
Honus Wagner | Carnegie PA Lodge No. 831 | Professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Dick Weber | Florissant MO Lodge No. 2316 | Professional ten-pin bowler and founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association |
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