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Past Presidents

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Sons of the American Revolution Chapter President's Badge. The medal depicts a profile of George Washington surrounded by the motto "LIBERTAS ET PATRIA" (Liberty and Country).  The reverse depicts minuteman surrounded by "SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION."

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Poster of U.S. Presidents that were SAR Members 

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 The Pledge of the 
 Sons of the American Revolution â€‹
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We, descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution, who by their sacrifices, established the United States of America, reaffirm our faith in the principles of liberty and our Constitutional Republic, and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe.

List of Past Pittsburgh SAR Chapter Presidents

1927

Rulef C. Schanck

Member as of 1917, Chapter President Pro Tem, PASSAR President 1923/24/25

N# 29356; S# 1035; b. 23 Feb 1862, d. 6 May 1936

Ancestor: Thomas Combs

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1928/29

Weaver H. Rogers

Member as of 1917, PASSAR President 1932

N# 29638; S# 1063; b. 09 Nov 1876, d. 17 Jan 1936

Obituary: Weaver H. Rogers

Ancestor: Abraham Rogers

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1930

Samuel B. Linhart, D.D.

Member as of 1910

N# 21899; S# 749; b. 12 Nov 1865, d. 11 Dec 1936

Obituary: Samuel B. Linhart, D.D.

Ancestor: George Long

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1931

John D. Garvin, MD

Member as of 1928

N# 47125, S# 2254; b 09 Dec 1893, d. 7 Nov 1964

Obituary: John D. Garvin, MD

Ancestor: Artemus Day

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1932

Col. Franklin Blackstone

Member as of 1904

N# 16440, S# 465; b. 31 Mar 1874, d. 2 Jun 1959

Obituary: Col. Franklin Blackstone

Ancestor: Jacob Stevens

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1933

Robert M. Sherrard

Member as of 1919

N# 32166; S# 1141; b. 01 Oct 1869, d. 19 Sep 1952

Obituary: Robert M. Sherrard

Ancestor: John Sherrard

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1934

Capt. J. Clark Mansfield

Member as of 1930

N# 49493; S# 2397; b. 11 Dec 1875, d. 16 Apr 1951

Obituary: Capt. J. Clark Mansfield 

Ancestor: Nathan Mansfield

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1935/36/37

Daniel G. Krouse

Member as of 1929

N# 47999; S# 2303; b. 14 Jun 1868, d. 12 Apr 1962
Ancestor: Daniel Pastorius

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1938

Frank J. Forsyth

Member as of 1917, Charter Member

N# 29628, S# PA1053, FL570, b. 24 Sep 1877, d. Apr 1965

Ancestor: John Ward

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1939

Dr. H. Ryerson Decker

Member as of 1918, PASSAR President 1954

N# 31941, S# NJ1916, PA1554; b.26 Feb 1883, d. 1961

Obituary: Dr. H. Ryerson Decker

Ancestor: Jacob Stevens

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1940

Harry L. McKain

Member as of 1921

N# 36770; S# 1320; b. 09 May 1872, d. ?

Ancestor: Jacob Huff

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1941

C. Harbaugh Miller

Member as of 1926

N# 42728, S# 1882; b. 23 Jul 1902, d. ?
Ancestor: Dr. Samuel Johnson

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1942

James I. Marsh

Member as of 1914

N# 25891; S# 916; b. 21 Feb 1890, d. ?
Ancestor: John Guthrie

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1943

Edward Crump, Jr.

Member as of 1937

N# 55988; S# 2762; b. 09 Jul 1891, d. ?
Ancestor: John Lee

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1944

Charles B. Shaler

Member as of 1937

N# 55962, S# 2766; b. 28 Jan 1884, d. ?
Ancestor: John Colgan

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1945/46

Paul R. Ruch

Member as of 1936 

N# 54828; S# 2682; b. 28 Dec 1892, d. ?
Ancestor: Andrew Yochum

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1947

Harry A Estep

Member as of 1927

N# 45384; S# 2113; b. 01 Feb 1884, d. ?

Ancestor: Vincent Owen

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1948

William M. Duff

Member as of 1928
N# 47103; S# 2232; b. 02 Feb 1878, d. ?
Ancestor: Thomas Larimer.

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1949/50

Herbert G. Johns

Member as of 1927
N# 55659, S# 2738; b. 09 Sep 1897, d. ?
Ancestor: Capt. Benjamin Adams

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1951/52

Arthur G. Trimble

Member as of 1944
N# 63295; S# 3674; b. 02 Nov 1880, d. 10 Jan 1983
Ancestor: Elisha Rugg

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1953/54

James L. Taylor, Jr.

Member as of 1946
N# 67509; S# 4463; b. 27 Mar 1881, d. ?
Ancestor: Esme Bayly

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1955/56

Ansley A. Izenour

Member as of 1950
N# 73292; S# 5370; b. 24 Sep 1886, d. 12 Apr 1962
Ancestor: Phillip Isenhauer

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1957/58

Charles E. Dinkey

Member as of 1944
N# 63629, S# 3683; b. 20 Feb 1904, d. ?
Ancestor: Jacob Dinkey, Sr.

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1959

John W. Cost

Member as of 1948
N# 70069; S# 5022; b. 30 Oct 1904, d. 07 Mar 1979
Ancestor: Martin Cost

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1960

J. Merle Brallier

Member as of 1948
N# 69877; S# 4980; b. 20 Apr 1899, d. 09 Mar 1981
Ancestor: Samuel Leidy

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1961

Paul B. Reinhold

Member as of 1954
N#77518; S#5721; b. 07 May 1890, d. Aug 1981
Ancestor: Christoph Reinhold

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1962

Hon. William S. Rahauser

Member as of 1937
N#55966; S#2720; b. 22 Sep 1902, d. 9 Oct 1990?
Ancestor: Daniel Miller

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1963

Rev. Walter L. Moser

Member as of 1934
N#53561; S#2640; b. 30 Aug 1894, d. 05 May 1978
ancestor: John Moser

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1964

Roger S. Long

Member as of 1957
N#82841; S#6094; b. 09 Oct 1929, d. 02 Aug 1974
Ancestor: William Long

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1965

Ross M. McGregor

Member as of 1957
N#81739; S#6017; b. 19 Mar 1905, d. 19 Jan 1980
Ancestor: Oliver Scott

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1966

Murray V. Johnston

Member as of 1948
N#70284; S#5037; b. 31 Aug 1904, d. 29 Jul 1988
Ancestor: Robert Johnston

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1967

Hon. Robert Van der Voort

Member as of 1962
N#88753; S#6506; b. 15 Apr 1909, d. 24 Nov 1993
Ancestor: Paul Van der Voort

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1968

Col. Henry C. Givan, Jr.

Member as of 1952
N#75547; S#5550; b. 16 Apr 1902, d. 06 May 1993
Ancestor: Thomas Dale

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1969

George Taylor, III

Member as of 1936
N#54124; S#2678; b. 10 Jun 1908, d. 20 Oct 1970
Ancestor: Baltzer Young

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1970

Perry L. LaBarr

Member as of 1964
N#91083; S#6711; b. 18 Jul 1899, d. 22 May 2000
Ancestor: George La Bar, Sr.

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1971

Hon. Malcolm Hay

Member as of 1962
N#88638; S#6466; b. 19 May 1907, d. 07 Feb 1972
Ancestor: Henry Southard

 

1972

Frank F. Cramer, Jr.

Member as of 1960
N#85364; S#6267; b. 14 Feb 1907, d. 01 Nov 1990
Ancestor: Frederick Steelman

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1973

J. Barr Haines IV

Member as of 1964
N#92030; S#6808; b. 04 Mar 1909, d. 29 Apr 1989;
Ancestor: Philip Farree

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1974

Grafton Duvall, Jr.

Member as of 1967
N#95081; S#7084; b. 28Feb 1916, d. Apr 1995
Ancestor: Zachariah Duvall

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1975

Lt. Col. Paul M. Dreibelbis

Member as of 1965
N#92513; S#6841; b. 15 Sep 1910, d.
Ancestor: Anthony Bayer

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1976

Wendell A. Swartz

Member as of 1970
N#100007; S#7460; b. 31 May 1901, d. Apr 1977
Ancestor: James Magee

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1977

Robert E. Watson

Member as of 1968
N#97007; S#7210; b. 19 Dec 1899, d. 23 Jan 1998
Ancestor: George Shaver

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1977

William E. Barr

member as of 1964
N#91466; S#6744; b. 19 Jan 1906, d. 16 Feb 1994
Ancestor: Georg Walthour

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1979

Henry P. Hoffstot, Jr., Esq.

Member as of 1968

N#210958; b. 13 Nov 1917, d. 29 June 2015

Obituary: Henry Phipps Hoffstot Jr.

Ancestor: William Fife

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1980

Earl W. Traster

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1981

William S. Vogel
N#108691; S#8119

Ancestor: Henry Sturgeon

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1982

Phillip W. Didion

N#115290

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1983

Charles E. Brooks

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1984

William R. Bell

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1985

Ralph H. Gardner

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1986

Wallace E. Alexander

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1987

Frank W. Thompson, Esq

 

1988

Edgar M. Cushard

N#119015

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1989

Ralph W. Allen

Member as of 1968

N#96653

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1990

Theodore N. Shaffer

Ancestor: John George Hess (SAR Patriot #: P-180446)

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1991

Armor M. Murdoch, Esq.

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1992/93

Thomas A. Hill, Esq.

Ancestor: John Barclay (SAR Patriot #: P-108598)

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1994

J. Wesley Coltman

Ancestor: John Ormsby (SAR Patriot #: P-263415)

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1995

Douglas A. Thompson, Esq.

Member as of 1988

N#131836

Ancestor: Joseph Franklin

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1996

H. Woodruff Turner, Esq.

Member as of 1991

N#137008

Ancestor: Peter Tittle, Jr.

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1997/98

Cdr. George E. Biles, Ph.D.

Member as of 1968
N#79267; S#10293
Ancestor: John Loch

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1999

J. Wesley Coltman

N#114567

Ancestor: John Ormsby (SAR Patriot #: P-263415)

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2000, 2001

Sidney F. Moore

Member as of 1995
Ancestor: James Moore

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2002/03

Robert W. Cranmer

Member as of 2000

N#153326

Ancestor: Noadiah Cranmer (SAR Patriot #: P-140663)

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2004/05/06

William J. McKim, Esq.

Member as of 1973, PASSAR President 2012

N#104868

Ancestor: James McKim (SAR Patriot #: P-246621)

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2007/08/09

Paul D. Scull

Member as of 2005

N#164703

Ancestor: Charles Dyer (SAR Patriot #: P-152045)

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2010, 2011

J. Rennick Steele, Jr.

Member as of 1998

N#149821

Ancestor: James Steel/Steele (SAR Patriot #: P-296641)

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2012, 2013, 2014

Thomas Edwards

Member as of 2005

Ancestor: Thomas Moore

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2015-2018

Paul F. Kennedy

Member as of 2013

N#183754

Ancestor: Phillip F. Skelly, Jr. (SAR Patriot #: P-290668)

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2018/16/17/18

Paul F. Kennedy

Member as of 2013

N#183754

Ancestor: Phillip F. Skelly, Jr. (SAR Patriot #: P-290668)

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2019/20/21/21

Jon P. Coulter

Member as of 2014 

N#190240

Ancestor: Henry Lingo (SAR Patriot #: P-236913)

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