Council Presidents

WILMINGTON COUNCIL

1916 - 1917 B. A. Merritt^ (elected 3/17/16)

1917 - 1920 John J. Blair^ (elected 12/11/17 resigned 6/2/20)

1920 - 1926 Major W. A. Graham^ (elected 8/?/20)

NEW HANOVER COUNTY COUNCIL

1926 - 1927 Major W. A. Graham^ (elected 10/7/26 resigned 6/?/27)

1927 - 1928 J. E. L. Wade^ (took office

6/?/27)

WILMINGTON AREA COUNCIL

1928 - 1929 J. E. L. Wade^

CAPE FEAR AREA COUNCIL

1929 - 1930 J. E. L. Wade^

1930 - 1931 Dr. John Hamilton^ + (elected 3/21/30, resigned 8/30/31)

1931 - 1932 Thomas H. Wright^ (elected 11/25/31, resigned 1/11/32)

1932 - 1934 Lamont Smith^ (elected 1/12/32)

1934 - 1935 Rev. A. W. Dick^ (elected 1/11/34)

1936 J. C. Roe^ (elected 12/19/35)

1937 Robert Strange^ (elected 1/21/37)

1938 - 1939 Dr. W. T. Rainey^ (elected 1/13/38)

1940 - 1941 Josiah A. Maultsby^+ (elected 1/11/40)

1942 E. H. Foley^ (elected 1/29/42).

1943 W. M. Shaw^ (elected 3/17/43)

1944 - 1945 Josiah A. Maultsby^+ (elected 1/44 - reelected 1/19/45)

1946 - 1947 Louie E. Woodbury, Jr.^ (elected 1/10/46 - reelected 1/17/47)

1948 Dr. W. T. Rainey^ (elected 1/21/48)

1949 - 1950 James H. Clark^ (elected 1/21/49 - reelected 1/16/50)

1951 - 1952 Clifton L. Moore^ (elected 1/16/51 - reelected 12/3/51)

1953 - 1954 Lester Lowe^ (elected 10/28/52 - reelected 11/?/53)

1955 - 1956 Clyde Stutts^ (elected 10/28/54 - reelected 11/1/55)

1957 - 1958 S. Preston Douglas^ (elected 11/12/56 reelected 11/13/57)

1959 - 1960 W. B. Berry III^ (elected 11/19/58 reelected 11/18/59)

1961 - 1962 D. M. Calhoun^ (elected 11/16/60 - reelected 11/8/61)

1963 - 1964 L. R. Bowers^**+ (elected 11/28/62 - reelected 11/20/63)

1965 - 1966 R. F. McCoy^ (elected 11/18/64 - reelected 11/17/65)

1967 Walter Sheffield^ (elected 11/16/66)

1968 F. Murray Acker^+ (elected 11/15/67)

1969 C. P. Wayne (elected 11/20/68)

1970 W. L. Johnson^ (elected 11/19/69 - reelected 11/8/70)

1972 - 1973 Joe E. Sandlin^*+ (elected 11/21/71 - reelected 11/5/72)

1974 - 1975 John C. Hasty^ (elected 11/18/73 - reelected 11/17/74)

1976 - 1978 Harold C. Wells (elected 11/23/75 - reelected 11/21/76 & 11/15/77)

1979 - 1980 R. O. Walton, Jr.*+ (elected 11/21/78 - reelected 1/22/80)

1981 - 1982 Russell H. Lee (elected 11/11/80 - reelected 11/10/81)

1983 - 1984 Rhone E. Sasser* (elected 11/9/82 - reelected 6/28/83)

1984 - 1987 Royce N. Angel^* (elected 6/26/84 - reelected 6/25/85 & 7/2/86)

1987 - 1989 Ellis Tinsley, MD (elected 7/7/87 - reelected 6/21/88)

CAPE FEAR COUNCIL

1989 - 1991 David L. Burns (elected 6/6/89 - reelected 6/19/90)

1991 - 1993 L. Glen Orr, Jr. (elected 6/18/91 - reelected 6/16/92)

1993 - 1995 Preston S. Davenport (elected 6/15/93 - reelected 6/14/94)

1995 - 1997 B. Craig Ellis (elected 6/13/95 - reelected 6/25/96)

1997 - 1999 Jeff D. Etheridge, Jr. (elected 6/10/97 - reelected 6/9/98)

1999 - 2001 W. Allen Cobb, Jr. (elected 6/9/99 - reelected 6/13/00)

2001 - 2003 John A. “Sandy” McNeill (elected 6/12/01 - reelected 6/11/02)

2003 - 2005 William B. Squire (elected 6/10/03 - reelected 6/8/04)

2005 – 2006 Douglas B. Mills (elected 6/14/05 - reelected 6/13/06)

2007-2008 Charles L. Hicks, Jr. (elected 6/12/07

^ Deceased

** Became Area & Region President

* Became Area President

+ Received Silver Antelope

Note: Changed to July 1st term in 1983 from January 1st term (approved 11/9/82)

Name changed from Cape Fear Area Council to Cape Fear Council at annual meeting 11/8/70 name not official until 1989

(03/19/08) compiled by: R. O. Walton, Jr.