Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1929-1926
1929
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth, Vermont
Thirtieth President, United States of America
Richard E. Byrd
Winchester, Virginia
Commander, U.S. Navy; Antarctic Explorer
Wilbert E. Longfellow
Washington, D.C.
Water-Safety Promoter, American Red Cross
John H. Finley
New York, New York
Educator; Founder of Junior American Red Cross
Howard F. Gillette
Chicago, Illinois
Banker; Promoter of Sea Scouting
Charles D. Hart
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Physician; Promoter of Troop Camping
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
Scouting Enthusiast
1928
The Unknown Soldier
Patriot
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell, New Jersey
Aviator; Transatlantic Pioneer
W. de Bonstetten
Kandersteg, Switzerland
President, Swiss Federation of Boy Scouts
Arthur N. Cotton
Buffalo, New York
Promoter of High-Y Clubs
Clarence H. Howard
St. Louis, Missouri
Philanthropist; Founder of Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charles D. Velie
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Philanthropist; Promoter of Scouting for Rural Boys
William H. Cowles
Spokane, Washington
Publisher; First Chairman, Region 11 Committee
1927
William Howard Taft
Washington, D.C.
Chief Justice of the United States; First Honorary President, Boy Scouts of America
Hubert S. Martin, CBE
London, England
Director, Boy Scouts International Bureau
William Adams Welch
Washington, D.C.
National and State Parks Commissioner
Stuart W. French
Pasadena, California
Business Executive; Organizer of Region 12
Bolton Smith
Memphis, Tennessee
Banker; Promoter of Interracial Understanding
Walter W. Head
Omaha, Nebraska
Banker; President, Boy Scouts of America
Brother Barnabas, FSC
New York, New York
Educator; Director, Catholic Bureau, Boy Scouts of America
1926
Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell
Gilwell Park, England
Chief Scout of the World
The Unknown Scout
Boy Scout
William D. Boyce
Chicago, Illinois
Publisher; Incorporator of Boy Scouts of America
Colin H. Livingstone*
Washington, D.C.
Financier
James J. Storrow (Posthumous Award)
Boston, Massachusetts
Banker; President, Boy Scouts of America
Daniel Carter Beard*
Suffern, New York
National Scout Commissioner
Ernest Thompson Seton
New York, New York
Chief Scout
Edgar M. Robinson*
Washington, D.C.
Co-organizer of the Boy Scouts of America
Lee F. Hanmer
New York, New York
Co-organizer of the Boy Scouts of America
George W. Wingate
New York, New York
Advocate of Organized Outdoor Recreation
Joseph Lee
Boston, Massachusetts
Advocate of Playground and Outdoor Recreation
Howard S. Braucher
New York, New York
Chairman, Committee on Organization, Boy Scouts of America
Mortimer L. Schiff*
New York, New York
Philanthropist; President, Boy Scouts of America
Milton A. McRae*
Detroit, Michigan
Publisher; President, Boy Scouts of America
Frank Presbrey*
New York, New York
Advertising Man; Developer of Boys' Life Magazine
George D. Pratt*
New York, New York
Treasurer, Boy Scouts of America
John Sherman Hoyt*
Darien, Connecticut
Manufacturer; Chairman, Finance Committee, Boy Scouts of America
Jeremiah W. Jenks*
New York, New York
Educator; Formulator of Scout Oath and Law
William D. Murray*
Plainfield, New Jersey
Lawyer; Chairman, Editorial Board, Boy Scouts of America
G. Barrett Rich*
New York, New York
Chairman, National Committee of Badges, Awards, and Scout Requirements
James E. West*
Lawyer; Chief Scout Executive
George J. Fisher
New York, New York
Physician; Deputy Chief Scout Executive