J. Edgar
Hoover - Director of the FBI
The F.B.I. under J. Edgar Hoover
had enough bite to scare organized crime into legitimate enterprises.
However, with law enforcement agencies defanged and declawed we are now
lectured by a talking dog on how to fortify our homes and protect ourselves
against criminals. Hoover was a member of Justice Lodge No. 46;
Lafayette Chapter No. 5 RAM; K.T. in Washington Commandery No. 1 D.C.; member
of the Grand Council Order of DeMolay.
From
10,000 Famous Freemasons
J. Edgar
Hoover Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation since 1924. b. Jan. 4, 1895
in Washington, D.C. He was graduated from George Washington U. in 1916, and
1917, and holds honorary degrees from many other institutions. He entered the
Department of Justice in 1917, and from 1919-21 was special assistant to the
attorney general of the U.S. From 1921-24 he was assistant director of the
FBI. He became a member of Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington, D.C., Nov. 9,
1920, and is a charter member of Justice Lodge No. 46 (Dec. 15, 1926). He was
exalted in Lafayette Chapter No. 5, R.A.M., and knighted in Washington
Commandery No. 1, K.T., both of the District of Columbia. He received the
Scottish Rite degrees (SJ), and is a 33°, honorary. He belongs to Almas Shrine
Temple of the district, and is an active member of the grand council, Order of
DeMolay. On May 2, 1950, he received the Grand Lodge of New York's Achievement
Award, and in 1954 was awarded the gold medal of the General Grand Chapter,
Royal Arch Masons. d. May 2, 1972.
