Born: Feb. 18, 1885
Died: Nov. 23, 1969
RURITAN INVOLVEMENT
Ruritan National
- National President – 1932
- During his term as President, it was his lot to steer a young and weak organization in the face of handicaps present during the lowest depths of the Great Depression. His slogan was, “You need a Ruritan Club in bad times more than in good times.”
- National Vice President – 1931
- Served on the National Board of Directors for several years.
Chuckatuck Club (4th Club in Ruritan National)
- Charter Member
- President – 1929
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- President of the Nansemond county Chamber of Commerce
- Past Master of the Chuckatuck Masonic Lodge
[Source: The Ruritan Saga – A History of the First Fifty Years of Ruritan by Robert H. Bailey, Russell Burgess & H.M. (Kit) Shaver, Jr. © 1983; Reprint 2003; Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, April 17, 1928 shared by The Greater Chuckatuck Historical Foundation]
