List of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks members
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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, also known as The Elks or BPOE, is an American fraternal order founded New York City in 1868. Following is a list of some of its notable members.
| Name | Lodge | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Business
| Name | Lodge | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, |
Entertainment
| Name | Lodge | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Law
| Name | Lodge | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R. Armstrong | Judge who served on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals | ||
| James T. Hallinan | New York Supreme Court | [2] | |
| 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 |
Military
| Name | Lodge | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Funston | New York Elks Lodge No. 1 | United States Army general in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American Warl | |
| 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 |
Politicians
Presidents and Vice Presidents
| Name | Lodge | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [3] |
| 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 |
Governors
| Name | Lodge | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred P. Cone | Governor of Florida and Florida Senate | [4] | |
| 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 | [5] | |
| 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] |