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This is a list of the founding members of the Society of the Cincinnati. George Washington. Tadeusz Kościuszko. Alexander Hamilton. Aaron Burr. Marquis de Lafayette.
Every president who served in the eras of 1885 to 1923 (38 years), 1933 to 1953 (20 years), and 1981 to 1993 (12 years) was an honorary member of the Society. [58] [59] Presidents George Washington and James Monroe were original members of the Society, and President Franklin Pierce was a hereditary member. [60]
The society has headquarters in New York and its members reside throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. All members of the Daughters of the Cincinnati are descendants of officers who were entitled to original membership in the Society of the Cincinnati founded in 1783. [7] [8]
Order of Cincinnatus may refer to: The Society of the Cincinnati , an organization in the United States and France founded in 1783 to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the Revolutionary War officers who fought for American independence
Members of Cincinnatus would participate in summer events for incoming freshmen to UC, assist in orientation, and facilitate events on behalf of the alumni association. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Today, the organization recognizes students who have shown dedication to recruitment and retention of students at the university.
Cincinnatus statue at Sawyer Point Park. On January 4, 1790, Arthur St. Clair, the governor of the Northwest Territory, changed the name of the settlement to "Cincinnati" in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, of which he was president, [12] possibly at the suggestion of the surveyor Israel Ludlow. [13]
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The New Order of Cincinnatus (NOOC) was a young men's political organization established in Seattle, Washington in the 1930s. The short-lived "conservative and moralistic reform group" [1] was a municipal party that challenged both the Democratic and Republican parties, electing David Lockwood (in 1934) and Frederick G. Hamley, [2] a lawyer, public official and judge, [3] and Arthur B. Langlie ...