History
The Long Island Chapter of the SAR was originally founded as the Huntington Chapter SAR on February 5th, 1909. The names of the Founding Members of the Huntington Chapter SAR are:
George H. Bangs
Henry S. Brush
Louis M. Brush
Carll S. Burr, Jr.
Tunis B. Burr
Zerbino J. Carll
Douglass Conklin
James H. Conklin
Ross W. Downs
Ansel B. Gildersleeve
Grant E. Hamilton
Clifford W. Hendrickson
George C. Hendrickson
Russell Hurd
Thomas E. Irwin
E. Stanley Jarvis
Percy B. Jarvis
George D. Bangs
Frederick M. Munroe
Henry P. Noble
Ebenezer S. Prime
Gilbert Prime
Camillus P. Rogers
Frederick B. Rogers
Herman F. Rogers
Everest Sammis
Theron H. Sammis
Townsend Scudder
Rudolph S. Titus
Gustave DeKay Townsend
Howard S. Velsor
Gentry S. Williams
Charles A. H. Willis
Daniel S. Wood
John F. Wood
W. Wilton Wood, Jr.
The chapter name was changed to the Long Island Chapter in April 2005 because:
it is more representative of our compatriots that live throughout Long Island
the awards we provide to Eagle Scouts, high schools, ROTC, and so on, are representative of all Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) members on Long Island
it helps us forge relationships with the DAR and C.A.R. chapters on Long Island, increasing visibility of our chapter as well as providing another venue for attracting new members
The following men have served as President of the Chapter:
Douglass Conklin (1909-1912) Stanley A. Ransom (1967-1969)
George D. Bangs (1912-1915) Kenneth W. Johnson, Jr. (1969-1971)
Charles A. Willis (1915-1916) J. Stewart Hilbert (1971-1972)
Frederick M. Hazzard (1916-1920) Reginald H. Metcalf, Jr. (1972-1975)
Hon. Isaac R. Sweeney, Jr. (1920-1923) Rufus B. Langhans (1975-1977)
John F. Wood, Sr. (1923-1926) John M. Miller (1977-1979)
Lt. Col. H. Stanley Todd (1926-1930) Walter R. Kuhn, Jr. (1979-1981)
Ralph A. Lewis, Sr. (1930-1932) Hon. Walter A. Saxton (1981-1983)
Reginald H. Metcalf, Sr. (1945-1949) Rufus B. Langhans (1983-1984)
Dr. Joel K. Skidmore (1949-1951) Gordon L. Holcomb (1984-1986)
Theodore S. Prime (1951-1952) Albert H. Meyer (1986-1988)
Ralph A. Lewis, Jr. (1952-1953) Charles H. Sullivan, Jr. (1988-1989)
William H. Shay (1953-1955) Henry D. Blachly (1990-1991)
Robert L. Corwin, Esq. (1955-1956) Walter R. Kuhn, Jr. (1991-1992)
John W. Ridgeway (1956-1958) Hon. Walter A. Saxton (1992-1993)
Frank H. Johnson (1958-1959) James B. Conklin, Jr. (1993-1995)
Constant W. Booth III (1959 - 1961) Reginald H. Metcalf, Jr. (1995-2002)
Robert B. Sattley (1961-1963) Desander Mas (2002-2011)
Frederick Rothe, Jr. (1963-1965) Edward A. Burns, Jr. (2011 - 2012)
Constant W. Booth III (1966-1967) Joseph P. Vermaelen (2012 - 2023)
Bryan Irrgang (2023 - Present)
