List of presidents of the National Rifle Association

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President of the National Rifle Association of America
Incumbent
Charles L. Cotton
since 2021
Term length 1 year
Inaugural holder Ambrose Burnside
FormationNovember 17, 1871
SalaryUnpaid

The position of president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a symbolic figurehead role, [1] [2] which dates back to the organization's foundation in New York on November 17, 1871. [3] Founded by George Wood Wingate and William Conant Church, two Union veterans dismayed by the lack of shooting skills among recruits, [4] the rifle association voted to have Union general Ambrose Burnside as its first president. [5] Church succeeded Burnside as the second president of the organization, [6] and Wingate became the tenth in 1886. [7] Traditionally, the first vice president is elevated to president when the position becomes open while the second vice president is similarly promoted, [8] [9] but this practice has not always been followed. [10]

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Throughout its history, presidents have served purposes and effects including providing the NRA greater legitimacy; [7] [11] holders of the office have also intentionally provoked outrage and condemnation. [3] [12] Since the 1990s, some NRA presidents have made controversial statements such as when James W. Porter II referred to Barack Obama, whose administration he perceived as hostile to gun rights, [13] as a "fake president" and when Charlton Heston proclaimed to gun control advocates that they could only have his firearm after taking it "from my cold, dead hands." [3] [14]

While once elected at the annual convention, [15] as of 2020, NRA presidents are chosen by the board of directors. [1] [16] They generally serve out two one-year terms. [17] However, the NRA board of directors amended the organization's bylaws to make a personalized exception for actor Charlton Heston to allow him to serve out a unique five-year term. [10] Under said bylaws, the position of president is unpaid. [18] During Oliver North's time in office he sought to make the position a paid one, but this initiative failed when he was ousted as president after a power struggle with executive vice president Wayne LaPierre. [19] Some presidents have been employed by the NRA after leaving office. [20] Marion Hammer was the association's first female president and went on to be executive director of the group's Florida affiliate. [21] [22] The executive vice president acts as the group's chief operating officer. Wayne LaPierre held this post between 1991 and 2024, [23] [24] despite several internal challenges to his role. [25] [26]

There have been 65 NRA presidents, serving 67 distinct tenures as both Smith W. Brookhart and Carolyn D. Meadows have served two nonconsecutive times in the office. Others who have held the position include former United States president Ulysses S. Grant, lobbyist Harlon Carter, American Football League commissioner Joe Foss, and conservative activist David Keene. The current president as of 2021 is Charles Cotton. In April 2023, the NRA Board of Directors voted to amend the bylaws allowing Cotton to serve a third term. [27]

Presidents of the National Rifle Association

Post-Civil war photograph of Ambrose Burnside of Rhode Island Ambrose Burnside - Brady-Handy.jpg
Post-Civil war photograph of Ambrose Burnside of Rhode Island
Presidential Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant (1875) Ugrant.jpeg
Presidential Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant (1875)
Retired Marine officer "Red Mike" Edson (c. 1936) EdsonMikeRed.jpg
Retired Marine officer "Red Mike" Edson (c. 1936)
Actor Charlton Heston at an American Film Institute gala (1981) CharltonHeston1981.jpg
Actor Charlton Heston at an American Film Institute gala (1981)
Oliver North speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (2015) Colonel Oliver North (16747130221) (cropped).jpg
Oliver North speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (2015)
Former president Carolyn Meadows served two nonconsecutive terms Carolyn Meadows by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Former president Carolyn Meadows served two nonconsecutive terms
List of presidents
No.NameTenureBackgroundRef.
1 Ambrose Burnside 1871–1872 Union general [5]
2 William Conant Church 1872–1875Journalist [28] [29]
3 Alexander Shaler 1875–1877 Union general [30] [31]
4N. P. Stanton1877–1880Judge [31] [32] [33]
5 Henry Alger Gildersleeve 1880Judge [33] [34]
6 Winfield S. Hancock 1880–1881 Democratic presidential nominee in 1880 [35] [36] [37]
7E. L. Molineux1882 Union Colonel [34] [38]
8 Ulysses S. Grant 1883–1884 18th President of the United States [34]
9 Philip Sheridan 1885 Union general [34]
10 George Wood Wingate 1886–1900Union soldier [7] [11]
11 Bird W. Spencer 1900–1907 Brigadier general [11] [39]
12 James Drain 1907–1916 Washington adjutant general [39] [40]
13 William Libbey 1916–1921 Sports shooter [41] [42]
14 Smith W. Brookhart 1921–1925 U.S. Senator from Iowa [43] [44]
15 Francis E. Warren 1925 [lower-alpha 1] U.S. Senator from Wyoming [46] [45]
16 Smith W. Brookhart 1925–1926 U.S. Senator from Iowa [47] [48]
17Fred M. Waterbury1926–1927 Lieutenant colonel [49]
18Lewis Miller Rumsey Jr.1928 Lieutenant colonel [50] [51]
19 Patrick J. Hurley 1929 Assistant Secretary of War [52]
20 Benedict Crowell 1930–1931 Brigadier general [53]
21 G. A. Fraser 1932 Brigadier general [53] [54]
22 Karl T. Frederick 1934Sports shooter [55]
23 Ammon B. Critchfield 1936 Ohio adjutant general [53] [56] [57]
24 Gustavus D. Pope 1937–1938Humanitarian [53] [58] [59]
25 Littleton W. T. Waller Jr. 1939 Brigadier general [53] [60]
26Nathaniel C. Nash1941 Botanist [53] [61]
27 Hilliard Comstock 1942–1943Judge [53] [62]
28 Thurman Randle 1944–1946 Lieutenant colonel [53] [63]
29Francis W. Parker Jr.1946–1947 Patent lawyer [53] [64]
30 Emmett Swanson 1948–1949Sports shooter [53] [65]
31 Merritt A. Edson 1949–1950 Marine Corps general [53] [65]
32Harry D. Linn1951–1952Businessman [53] [66]
33J. Alvin Badeaux1953–1954 Activist [53] [67] [68]
34 Morton C. Mumma 1955 Rear admiral [53] [69]
35 George R. Whittington 1957Attorney [53] [70]
36Irvine C. Porter1959–1961Attorney [53] [71] [72]
37John M. Schooley1961–1963 Sheriff of Denver [53] [73] [74]
38Bartlett Rummel1963–1964Judge [53] [75]
39 Harlon Carter 1965–1967Activist [53] [76]
40 Harold W. Glassen 1967–1968Sports shooter [53] [77]
41Woodson D. Scott1969–1970Attorney [78] [79]
42 Fred M. Hakenjos 1971Artist [53] [80]
43Clinton R. Gutermuth1973–1974Conservationist [53] [81] [82]
44 Merrill W. Wright 1975 Major general [53] [71]
45 Lloyd M. Mustin 1977–1978 Vice admiral [15] [83] [84] [85]
46John B. Layton1979 Chief of police of Washington, D.C. [53] [86]
47Keith M. Gaffaney1981–1983Police officer [53] [87]
48 Howard W. Pollock 1983–1985 Alaskan congressman [53] [88]
49Alonzo H. Garcelon1985Dentist [53] [71] [89]
50James E. Reinke1985–1988 Eastern Airlines vice president [89] [90] [91] [92]
51 Joe Foss 1988–1990 20th Governor of South Dakota [53] [93]
52Richard D. Riley1990–1992Activist [94] [53] [95]
53 Robert K. Corbin 1992–1993 Arizona Attorney General [53] [96]
54Thomas L. Washington1994–1995Conservationist [53] [97]
55 Marion Hammer 1995–1998Activist [22] [98] [99]
56 Charlton Heston 1998–2003Actor [100]
57Kayne Robinson2003–2005 Des Moines chief of detectives [101] [102]
58 Sandra Froman 2005–2007Attorney [103] [104]
59John C. Sigler2007–2009Attorney [105] [106]
60Ron Schmeits2009–2011Mayor of Jordan, Minnesota [106] [107]
61 David Keene 2011–2013Activist [108]
62 James W. Porter II 2013–2015Activist [lower-alpha 2] [72] [109]
63Allan D. Cors2015–2017Sports shooter [101] [110] [111]
64 Pete Brownell 2017–2018Businessman [101] [112]
65 Carolyn D. Meadows 2018Activist [113]
66 Oliver North 2018–2019Political commentator [114]
67 Carolyn D. Meadows 2019–2021Activist [113] [115]
67 Charles Cotton since 2021Activist [116]

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned May 16, 1925, along with first Vice President Major General Fred C. Ainsworth. At the time, Fred M. Waterbury was second Vice President. [45]
  2. ↑ Son of Irvine C. Porter [72]

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