Leaders and notable members Sentinels of the Republic

louis a. coolidge, ca. 1922

founding member , first president



herbert parker, ca. 1905

founding member



henry f. hurlburt, ca. 1886

founding member

coolidge served sentinels first president 1922 until death in 1925. succeeded bentley wirt warren, boston lawyer had been democratic party s candidate massachusetts 11th congressional district seat in 1894. warren served 1925 1927 , succeeded alexander lincoln, boston lawyer, served 1927 1936.

the sentinels heavily supported of nation s wealthiest capitalists , industrialists. raymond pitcairn, billionaire son of ppg industries founder, john pitcairn, jr., served sentinels national chairman several years, group s primary benefactor: in 1935 single-handedly revitalized sentinels donation of $85,000 (more $1.25 million in 2008 dollars ). group had raised $15,378.74 since 1931, massive injection of capital.

other notable or prominent supporters of sentinels included pitcairn s 2 brothers, harold frederick pitcairn , rev. theodore pitcairn; several powerful members of du pont nemours chemical manufacturing dynasty (pierre s. du pont, president; irénée du pont, vice chairman; henry du pont, director of du pont family s wilmington trust; , a. b. echols, vice president of du pont nemours , director of wilmington trust); alfred p. sloan, long-time president , chairman of general motors; atwater kent, wealthy radio manufacturer; former pennsylvania senator george wharton pepper; edward t. stotesbury, prominent investment banker , partner of j.p. morgan & co. , drexel & co.; horatio lloyd, partner of j.p. morgan & co.; j. howard pew, president of sun oil; , bernard kroger, founder of kroger chain of supermarkets.

the sentinels chief officers in 1933 included:

alexander lincoln, president
frank l. peckham, vice-president
william h. coolidge, treasurer
john balch, secretary
thomas f. cadwalader, chairman of executive committee
h. g. torbert, executive secretary
raymond pitcairn, national chairman




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