A list of some famous Freemasons of Poland
List Brothers and Sisters in the Craft, working in different periods of history is long. Today's Freemasons share a common honor that legacy of our forefathers continues past generations. Of course, our great predecessors belonged to different sects of Freemasonry, they carried different traditions and followed different routes - but for us, the Initiates are always our Brethren. Among the long list you can find the most eminent representatives of the Polish elite. We will meet there prime ministers, presidents, and even the two primates. They are the heroes of Polish uprisings, philosophers, professors, artists, social activists, writers and poets.
Here comes the list of our Predecessors in the Craft:
- Gabriel Narutowicz (1865-1922), first President of Polish Respublic, murdered by a mad assassin.
- Stanisław Poniatowski (1732-1798), the last King of Poland, related to the House of Stuarts
- August Zaleski (1883-1972), Polish Presitent in Exile (during WW2)
- Ignacy Paderewski (1860-1941), prime minister, an artist, one of the world piano player ever
- Kazimierz Bartel (1882-1941), prime minister, professor, mathemathician
- Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski (1892-1946), politician, prime minister
- Aleksander Prystor (1874-1941), prime minister
- Walery Sławek (1879-1929), BBWR politician, prime minister
- Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski (1885-1962), prime ministerP
- Leon Kozłowski (1892-1944), prime minister
- Tadeusz Matuszewicz (1765-1819), MP, linked to the Constitution of the 3rd May
- Franciszek Drucki-Lubecki (1778-1846), minister and economist
- Tadeusz Mostowski (1766-1842) minister and journalist
- Witold Chodźko (1875-1954), minister of healthcare, delegate of League of Nations
- Hipolit Gliwic (1878-1943), mathematician, banker, minister
- Witold Staniewicz (1887-1966), economist, minister
- Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski (1881-1942), general, minister, a friend of J. Piłsudski
- Stanisław Kętrzyński (1876-1950), a diplomat, professor
- Roman Knoll (1888-1946), politician and diplomat
- Juliusz Łukasiewicz (1892-1951), diplomat
- Stanisław Patek (1886-1944), lawyer and a diplomat
- Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817), general, engineer, participant of the USA Independence wars