Ray V. Denslow (1885 - 1960) was a prolific Masonic author and Grand Master of Missouri, 1931 - 1932. Among his best known books are Territorial Masonry, A Missouri Frontier Lodge, The Masonic Conservators, History of Royal Arch Masonry in Missouri, Freemasonry and the Presidency and many more. He was the first Grand Master to open the Missouri Grand Lodge outside of the state, when he presided over a meeting at the dedication of the George Washington National Masonic Memorial. MWB Denslow was a third-generation Mason whose father and grandfather instilled in him a fervency for the Craft that lasted a lifetime. So great was his excitement for Freemasonry that he was initiated at the earliest moment possible on his 21st birthday.
