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.