Richmond First Club (Va.)

Organized in 1919, the Richmond First Club was founded by Dr. Dice R. Anderson and B. Roy Dudley, Jr. to continue the work begun by the Richmond Civic Association. Strictly non-partisan, closed to employees and officials of the city the RFC engages in objective studies of the city's government and offers suggestions for improvements. A more specific history can be found in "A Seventy-Five Year Participation in Local Government: Richmond-First Club 1919-1994" by John H. Whaley.

From the description of Richmond First Club records, 1919-1990. (James Branch Cabell Library). WorldCat record id: 774030611

Organized in 1919, the Richmond First Club was founded by Dr. Dice R. Anderson and B. Roy Dudley, Jr. to continue the work begun by the Richmond Civic Association. Strictly non-partisan, closed to employees and officials of the city the RFC engages in objective studies of the city's government and offers suggestions for improvements. A more specific history can be found in "A Seventy-Five Year Participation in Local Government: Richmond-First Club 1919-1994" by John H. Whaley.

The Presidents of the Club have been: (* denotes deceased) Jesse F. Wood 1919-1920* Stuart Ragland 1920-1921* B. Roy Dudley, Jr. 1921-1922* Wilmer L. O'Flaherty 1922-1923* Morton L. Wallerstien 1923-1924* J. Vaughan Gary* and Robert A. Brock, Jr.* 1924-1925 Kenneth C. Wood 1925-1926* Irving May 1926-1927* John F. O'Grady,Jr. 1927-1928* B. Roy Dudley, Jr. 1928-1929* E.L. Williams 1929-1930* Ernest H. Perkins 1930-1931 Henry S. Raab 1931-1932* L.C. Bird 1932-1933* F. Milton Garey 1933-1934* J.T. Parkinson, Jr.1934-1935* Dr. R.B. Pinchbeck 1935-1936* R. Hugh Rudd 1936-1937* W. Stirling King 1937-1938 Irving G. Craig* and Dr. Sidney Trattner* 1938-1939 J. Stuart White 1939-1940 William M. Blackwell 1940-1941 Walter Bishop 1941-1942* Hamilton R. Sutton 1942-1943 John K. Peeples, Jr. 1943-1944* John C. MacKinnon 1944-1945 Henry T. Huband 1945-1946* R.W. Winfree, Jr. 1946-1947 Edward S. Hirschler 1947-1948 Allen W. Moore and Clifton B. Cosby 1948-1949 Edwin J. Crockin 1949-1950 Roger D. Johnson 1950-1051* Thomas C. Yeaman 1951-1952 J. Edwin DuPriest 1952-1953 Leroy E. Marlowe 1953-1954* Guy T. Mattox 1954-1955* Hugh R. Thompson, Jr. 1955-1956* R. Pierce Lumpkin 1956-1957 Edward E. Lane 1957-1958 R. Hugh Rudd, Jr. 1958-1959* Ben R. Johns, Jr. 1959- 1960 Robert P. Buford, Jr. 1960-1961 Irving I. Held, Jr. 1961-1962 E. Ballard Baker 1962-1963 Harry Frazier, III 1963-1964 Edward R. Parker 1964-1965 John F. Kay, Jr. 1965-1966 Walker Florance 1966-1967 Arthur C. Beck, Jr. 1967-1968 Thomas N. Parker 1968-1969 Collins Denny III 1969-1970 C. Ray Doggett 1970-1971 Hugh V. White, Jr. 1971-1972 E. Parker Brown 1972-1973 James L. Doherty 1973-1974 William H. Bingham 1974-1975 Charles S. Ylonen 1975-1976 Francis B. Garey 1976-1977 Maxwell G. Cisne 1977-1978 James B. Edge, Jr. 1978-1979 Harry L. Frazier, Jr. 1979-1980 E. Hatcher Crenshaw, Jr. 1980-1981 Gerald P. McCarthy 1981-1982 Hamill D. Jones, Jr. 1982-1983 Kenneth E. Powell 1983-1984 Susan V. Fore Brown 1984-1985 Robert W. Schaberg 1985-1986 George R. Peterson 1986-1987 Robert R. Laha, Jr. 1987-1988 Wayland W. Rennie 1988-1989 Susan S. Peterson 1989-1990 Patrick M. McSweeney 1990-1991 Nikki Nicholau 1991-1992,1992-1993,1993-1994 S. Brian Farmer 1944-1995 Peggy Baggett 1995-1996

From the guide to the Richmond First Club Archives, 1919-, (Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University)