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Past Presidents

Year Past President Residence Died Age From: Clark, A. Howard. A National Register of the Society Sons of the American Revolution, New York, NY: Louis H. Cornish, 1902.
1895 Simon W. Scott Seattle     SIMON W. SCOTT, Seattle, Wash. (7876). Son of Simon and Lydia (Kellogg) Scott; grandson of Eleazer Scott, private Conn. Militia.
1896
1897
1898
1899 John Kennedy Stout Spokane     JOHN KENNEDY STOUT, Spokane, Wash. (6786). Son of Asher Miner and Ellen C. (Gildersleeve) Stout; grandson of Abram and Anna Maria (Miner) Stout; great-grandson of Asher Miner; great2-grandson of Seth Miner, Ensign Twentieth Conn. Militia.
1900
1901 Edward Weldon Young Seattle     EDWARD WELDON YOUNG, Seattle, Wash. (7328). Son of Thomas Miles and Marion (Holmes) Young; grandson of Robert Buchanan and Rebecca (Miles) Young; great-grandson of William and Margaret (Buchanan) Young; great2-grandson of James Young, Captain Penna. Artillery Artificer Regt.
1902
1903 George Hunt Walker Seattle     GEORGE HUNT WALKER, Seattle, Wash. (8902). Son of Edwin Sawyer and Emily M. (Hunt) Walker; grandson of Sawyer and Malinda (Gile) Walker; great-grandson of Jesse and Prudence (Sawyer) Walker; great2-grandson of Gideon Walker, Ensign Vermont Militia; also of Thomas Sawyer, private Mass. Militia, and Captain Vermont Minutemen.
1904 Herbert Stanton Griggs Tacoma 21-Aug-33 72 HERBERT STANTON GRIGGS, Tacoma, Wash. (8906). Son of Chauncey W. and Martha Ann (Gallup) Griggs; grandson of Chauncey and Hearty (Dimock) Griggs; great-grandson of Stephen and Elizabeth (Lathrop) Griggs; great2-grandson of Ichabod Griggs, Sergeant Tolland Conn. Company in Lexington Alarm.
1905 Fred Rice Rowell Seattle     FRED RICE ROWELL, Seattle, Wash. (8904). Son of Luther H. and Sarah Whiting (Matthews) Rowell; grandson of Rice and Sally (Dunning) Rowell; great-grandson of William Rowell, private New Hampshire troops.
1906 Cornelius H. Hanford Seattle     CORNELIUS H. HANFORD, Seattle, Wash. (7883). Son of Edward and Abby J. (Holgate) Hanford; grandson of Thaddeus and Abby (Brown) Hanford; great-grandson of William Brown, Sergeant Conn. Line; grandson of Abraham Levering and Elizabeth (Jones) Holgate; great-grandson of Cornelius and Mary (Levering) Holgate; great2-grandson of John Holgate; great2-grandson of Matt Holgate, Lieutenant-Colonel Philadelphia Militia; great-grandson of Nathan and Abigail (Clark) Jones; great2-grandson of Rebecca (Baldwin) Clark; great3-grandson of Peleg Baldwin, private Conn. troops.
1907
1908
1909
1910 Overton Gentry Ellis Tacoma 9-Nov-40 80 OVERTON GENTRY ELLIS, Tacoma, Wash. (9872). Son of Thomas Cowle and Jane Harris (Gentry) Ellis; grandson of Overton Harris and Lucinda (Reid) Gentry; great-grandson of Richard Gentry, private Virginia State Troops; pensioned.
1911
1912 Robert Gile Walker Tacoma     ROBERT GILE WALKER, Tacoma, Wash. (8903). Son of Edwin Sawyer and Emily M. (Hunt) Walker; grandson of Sawyer and Malinda (Gile) Walker; great-grandson of Jesse and Prudence (Sawyer) Walker; great2-grandson of Gideon Walker, Ensign Vermont Militia, also of Thomas Sawyer, private Mass. Militia, and Captain Vermont Minutemen.
1913 Thomas Wickham Prosch Seattle     THOMAS WICKHAM PROSCH, Seattle, Wash. (12430). Son of Charles and Susan (Conkling) Prosch; grandson of Sylvester and Charity (Reynolds) Conkling; great-grandson of William Reynolds, and of Daniel Conkling, both privates New York Militia.
1914 Samuel Judd Holmes Seattle 23-Nov-51 83 SAMUEL JUDD HOLMES, Seattle, Wash. (7885). Son of Miles and Nancy Sophia (Cowles) Holmes; grandson of Israel and Sarah (Judd) Holmes; great-grandson of Samuel Judd, private Conn. State Troops; grandson of Addison and Phebe (Cole) Cowles; great-grandson of Ashbel and Rhoda (Lee) Cowles; great2-grandson of Josiah Cowles, Member Southington Conn. Committees.
1915 George Alexander Virtue Seattle     GEORGE A. VIRTUE, Seattle, Wash. (3219). Son of George J. and Jane (Forsyth) Virtue; grandson of John and Juliet (Ward) Forsyth; great-grandson of John Ward, Lieutenant Penna. Line.
1916 Orison James Charles Dutton Seattle 13-Jun-44 76 ORISON JAMES CHARLES DUTTON, Oskaloosa, Ia. (4782). Son of Smith James and Mary E. (Fox) Dutton; grandson of James and Sarah (Bailey) Dutton; great-grandson of James Dutton, private, Seth Oaks' Company Continental Artificers; great-grandson of Gideon Bailey, First Mate on frigate "Boston."
1917 Walter Burges Beals Seattle     See Below
1918 Robert C. Saunders Seattle      
1919 Jesse Martin Hitt Olympia     JESSE MARTIN HITT, Port Townsend, Wash. (12450). Son of Caleb and Ann (Shelmire) Hitt; grandson of Martin and Margaret (Smith) Hitt; great-grandson of Thomas Smith, Major Fifth Maryland Regt; great2-grandson of John Reynolds, Captain Maryland Flying Camp.
1920 Ernest Bertrand Hussey Seattle      
1921 Walter Burges Beals Seattle     WALTER BURGES BEALS, Seattle, Wash. (12426). Son of James Burrill and Catherine (McMillan) Beals; grandson of Samuel James and Susan Burrill (Greene) Beals, also of Samuel J. R. and Harriet (Butler) McMillan; great-grandson of Samuel and Abigail (James) Beals, also of Thomas Long and Jane (Gormly) McMillan, also of John B. and Catherine (Gazzam) Butler, also of William Ray and Susan Arnold (Burrill) Greene; great2-grandson of Samuel Beale, private Mass. Line, also of Samuel McMillan, private Maryland and Mass. troops, also of John Butler, Ensign Conn. troops, also of James and Sally (Arnold) Burrill, also of Samuel Ward and Polly (Nightingale) Greene, and of John and Elizabeth (Gill) Gormly; great2-grandson of James and Elizabeth (Rawson) Burrill, also of John Gill, private Penna. troops, also of James Burrill, Major Rhode Island Militia, also of William Greene, Jr., Chief Justice and Governor of Rhode Island, also of Jonathan Arnold, Surgeon and Member Continental Congress, also of Joseph (and Elizabeth Corliss) Nightingale,
1922
Major-General Rhode Island Militia; great4-grandson of George Corliss, Member of Committee of Safety, also of Samuel Nightingale, Member of Committee of Safety, and of Ebenezer Burrill, Member Mass. General Court.
1923 William Phelps Totten Seattle      
1924 Harry Denton Moore Seattle      
1925 Percy Bradford Hunting Seattle      
1926 Charles C. Brown Spokane      
1927 Henry J. Gorin Seattle      
1928 Henry T. Beeks Seattle      
1929 Ira C. Brown Seattle      
1930 Arthur J. Hooker Spokane 9-Nov-76 76  
1931 Elias A. Wright Seattle 15-Jan-73    
1932
1933 Samuel P. Weaver Spokane      
1934 William E. McClure Seattle      
1935
1936 Ethan A. Peyser Seattle      
1937 Edward W. Allen Seattle      
1938 Otway Pardee Seattle 8-Nov-46 70  
1939
1940 Clarence L. Gere Seattle 22-Jul-73    
1941
1942 Harry E. Hudson Seattle      
1943
1944 William L. McCormick Tacoma      
1945 Winslow S. Anderson Walla Walla Dec-85 66  
1946
1947
1948 G. Ward Kemp Seattle      
1949
1950
1951 Merton C. Lane Walla Walla Apr-75 81  
1952 Lewis Addington Smith Seattle      
1953
1954
1955 Jean A. Hibbard Seattle      
1956 Charles W. Hendrickson Seattle      
1957 Clarence H. Cordon Kent Dec-79 78  
1958
1959 John N. Wilson Seattle      
1960
1961 William C. Goodloe Seattle      
1962
1963 Clinton Frederick Harley Seattle 19-Jun-66    
1964
1965 Newman H. Clark Seattle 3-Jan-78 78  
1966
1967 Paul R. Troeh Walla Walla 28-Nov-87 81  
1968 Robert F. Boord Seattle 24-Aug-93 75  
1969 Edward V. Lockhart, Jr. Yakima 3-Oct-78 61  
1970 George D. Payton Seattle      
1971
1972 Stephen E. Ayers Spokane 6-May-79 79  
1973
1974
1975 Craig G. Gunter Tacoma      
1976 Carl G. Stillman Tacoma      
1977
1978
1979 Earl A. Phillips Seattle      
1980 Harlan Y. Smith Mercer Island      
1981
1982 Vance E. Senter Seattle      
1983
1984 Keith R. Laws Olympia      
1985
1986 John C. Ellingson, Sr. Spokane      
1987
1988 Kenneth H. Slaker Seattle      
1989
1990 Charles R. Hough Seattle      
1991
1992 Robert J. Berkley Issaquah      
1993 William L. Aller Spokane      
1994
1995 Edward M. Anderson Seattle      
1996 Michael L. Dickover Anderson Island      
1997
1998 Andrew M. Cowan Federal Way      
1999 Raymond de Yarmin Port Orchard      
2000 Richard Howard Lamont      
2001 William H. Peachee Spokane      
2002 Melvin J. Scott, Jr. Olympia      
2003
2004 Harry H. Houston, MD Bremerton      
2005
2006 John P. Qualls Sammamish      
 
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