List of commanders-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans

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The commanders-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans from July 1, 1896, to the present day:

Nathan Bedford Forrest II, the 19th Commander-in-Chief, grandson of Lieut. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan bedford forrest II.jpg
Nathan Bedford Forrest II, the 19th Commander-in-Chief, grandson of Lieut. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest

The commanders-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV)

OrderHon.NameElected FromYearReferences
1stMr.James Ewell Brown Stuart, Jr. Newport News, Virginia 1896–1897 [1]
2ndMr.Robert A. Smythe Charleston, South Carolina 1897–1899 [1]
3rdMr.Walter Terry Colquitt II Atlanta, Georgia 1899–1900 [1]
4thMr.Biscoe Hindman Louisville, Kentucky 1900–1901 [1]
5thMr.Richard Brownrigg Haughton St. Louis, Missouri 1901–1902 [1]
6thMr.Thomas Pierce Stone Waco, Texas 1902–1903 [1]
7thMr.William McLellan Fayssoux New Orleans, Louisiana 1903–1904 [1]
8thMr.Nedom Robert Tisdal Rusk, Texas 1904–1905 [1]
9th Dr. Thomas McAdory Owen Montgomery, Alabama 1905–1907 [1]
10thMr.John W. Apperson Memphis, Tennessee 1907–1909 [1]
11thDr.Clarence Julian Owens Abbeville, Alabama 1909–1911 [1]
12thMr.William Gibbs PritchardCharleston, South Carolina1911–1912 [1]
13thMr.Jesse Peders NorfleetMemphis, Tennessee1912–1913 [1]
14thMr.William W. Old, Jr. Norfolk, Virginia 1913–1914 [1]
15thMr.Seymour StewartSt. Louis, Missouri1914–1915 [1]
16thMr.Walter Nathan Brandon, Sr. Little Rock, Arkansas 1915–1916 [1]
17thMr.Ernest G. Baldwin Roanoke, Virginia 1916–1918 [1]
18thMr.Carl W. Hinton Denver, Colorado 1918–1919 [1]
19thMr. Nathan Bedford Forrest II Memphis, Tennessee1919–1921 [1]
20thMr.Edgar Scurry Wichita Falls, Texas 1921–1922 [1]
21stMr.W. McDonald Lee Irvington, Virginia 1922–1924 [1]
22ndMr.David Stokley Etheridge Chattanooga, Tennessee 1924–1925 [1]
23rdDr.Walter C. Galloway Wilmington, North Carolina 1925–1926 [1]
24thMr.Lucius Lamar Moss Lake Charles, Louisiana 1926–1927 [2]
25thDr.Sumter de Leon Lowry Tampa, Florida 1927–1928 [2]
26th Col. Edmond R. WilesLittle Rock, Arkansas1928–1929 [2]
27thMr.John Ashley JonesAtlanta, Georgia1929–1930 [2]
28thMr.Charles T. Norman Richmond, Virginia 1930–1931 [2]
29thDr.George R. Tabor Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1931–1932 [2]
30thDr.William Remshart Dancy Savannah, Georgia 1932–1933 [2]
31stMr.William Lee HopkinsRichmond, Virginia1933–1935 [2]
32ndMr.Walter Scott HancockSt. Louis, Missouri1935–1937 [2]
33rdMr.Carl W. Hinton Denver, Colorado 1937–1938 [2]
34thMr.Thomas Gilbert Wood Roanoke, Virginia 1938–1939 [2]
35thMr.Joseph Roy Price Washington, D.C. 1939–1940 [2]
36thMr.Thomas Erasmus PoweSt. Louis, Missouri1940–1941 [2]
37thMr.William McWhorter MilnerAtlanta, Georgia1941–1943 [2]
38th Rev. Marshall Wingfield Memphis, Tennessee 1943–1945 [2]
39thMr.Fred P. MyersWashington, D.C.1945–1946 [2]
40thMr.John R.T. Rives Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1946–1949 [2]
41stMr.A. Belmont Dennis Covington, Georgia 1949–1951 [2]
42nd Hon. William M. BeardMorristown, New Jersey1951–1953 [2]
43rdHon.Neill BohlingerLittle Rock, Arkansas1953–1955 [2]
44thMr.Martin Joseph Johnson Mobile, Alabama 1955–1957 [2]
45thMr.Thomas White Crigler, Jr. Crawford, Mississippi 1957–1959 [2]
46th Brig. Gen. Letcher O. GriceAtlanta, Georgia1959–1960 [2]
47thMr.Rudolph H. WaldoNew Orleans, Louisiana1960–1962 [2]
48thMr.Edwin Coleman Sturdivant, Jr. Jackson, Mississippi 1962–1964 [2]
49thHon.John Amasa May, Jr. Aiken, South Carolina 1964–1966 [2]
50thMr.Philip Edward Frank Gainestown, Alabama 1966–1968 [2]
51stDr.Burnice Hoyle Webster Nashville, Tennessee 1968–1970 [2]
52ndMr.Bernard E. EbleNew Orleans, Louisiana1970–1972 [2]
53rdRev.H. Paul Porter Alexandria, Virginia 1972–1974 [2]
54thDr.James MacDonald Edwards Covington, Georgia 1974–1976 [2]
55thMr.Frank Dean Boggs Jacksonville, Florida 1976–1977 [2]
56thMr.Robert Burnette Wilson, Jr.Little Rock, Arkansas1977–1980 [2]
57th Lt. Col. Joseph Brady MitchellAlexandria, Virginia1980–1982 [2]
58thMr.Charles Herbert SmithOklahoma City, Oklahoma1982–1984 [2]
59thMr.Lynn Jackson ShawBrownsville, Tennessee1984–1986 [2]
60thMr.William Ralph Green McKinney, Texas 1986–1988 [2]
61stMr.William Earl Faggert Heidelberg, Mississippi 1988–1990 [2]
62ndMr.William Dudley Hogan, Jr. Orlando, Florida 1990–1992 [2]
63rdMr.Robert Lewis Hawkins III Jefferson City, Missouri 1992–1994 [2]
64thDr.Norman Roy Dasinger, Sr. Jacksonville, Alabama 1994–1996 [2]
65thMr.Peter William Orlebeke Dallas, Texas 1996–1998 [2]
66thMr.Patrick Joseph Griffin III Darnestown, Maryland 1998–2000 [2]
67thMr.Edwin L. Deason Columbia, Tennessee 2000–2002 [3]
68thMr. Ronald Gene Wilson Easley, South Carolina 2002–2004 [3]
69thMr.Denne A. SweeneyDallas, Texas2004–2006 [3]
70thMr.Christopher Morgan SullivanTraveller Rest, South Carolina2006–2008 [2]
71stMr.Charles McMichael Shreveport, Louisiana 2008–2010 [2]
72ndMr.R. Michael GivensCharleston, South Carolina2010–2014 [2]
73rdMr.Charles Kelly Barrow Griffin, Georgia 2014–2016 [4]
74thMr.Thomas V. Strain, Jr. Tanner, Alabama 2016–2018 [4]
75thMr.Paul Gramling Shreveport, Louisiana 2018–2020 [5]
76thMr.Larry McCluney Greenwood, Mississippi 2020–present [5]

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