Ellsworth Hunt Augustus
Ellsworth Hunt Augustus | |
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President Dwight Eisenhower, BSA President Ellsworth Augustus, and Chief Scout Executive Arthur A. Shuck at the 1960 National Annual Meeting | |
| Tenth National President of the Boy Scouts of America | |
| In office 1959–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth K. Bechtel |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Watson Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1897 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 16 May 1964 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Resting place | Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Alma mater | University School in Cleveland, Yale University |
| Known for | Council, Regional, and National President, Boy Scouts of America |
Ellsworth Hunt "Gus" Augustus was an American businessman, banker, investor, industrialist, serviceman, athlete, and welfare volunteer from Cleveland, Ohio. He served the Boy Scouts of America locally as the president of the Greater Cleveland Council, regionally as the chairman of Region 4 (Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky), and nationally as its tenth National president. He lived in Waite Hill, Ohio, with his wife Elizabeth Good "Betty" Augustus, until his death in May 1964. Augustus and his wife had four children, Daneen, Albert Anthony Augustus II, Elizabeth (Betsy), and Margaret (Peggy).