Colin H. Livingstone

Colin H. Livingstone was an American railroad executive and first president of the Boy Scouts of America. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada on June 3, 1863, he died at age 79 on February 1, 1943 in Fisherville, Virginia.[1]

Colin H. Livingstone
Livingstone, taken some time between 1905 and 1943
Born
Colin H. Livingstone

June 3, 1863
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedFebruary 1, 1943(1943-02-01) (aged 79)

Background

Colin Livingstone was president of the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad, which became operational in 1906.[2] John Roll McLean and Senator Stephen Benton Elkins of West Virginia were the railroad's major owners.[2] In 1911, McLean and Elkins incorporated the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad into the new Washington and Old Dominion Railway.[2] The line to Great Falls continued to operate until 1934.[2]

Livingstone served as secretary to Senator Stephen Benton Elkins of West Virginia as well as the secretary of the Interstate Commerce Committee of the U.S. Senate. Livingtone's son Robert Elkins Livingstone (1898–1916) was presumably named in honor of the senator.[3]

Livingstone was the namesake of the Arlington, Virginia neighborhood Livingstone Heights. Prior to 1932, 24th Street was Livingstone Street, also named for Colin Livingstone.[4]

Livingstone was friends with Boy Scouts of America founder William D. Boyce, promoted early Scouting and served as president of the BSA from its incorporation on February 8, 1910 to 1925.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Obituary". New York Times. 1943-02-02.
  2. Harwood, Herbert H., Jr. (April 2000). Rails to the Blue Ridge: The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, 1847 – 1968 (PDF) (3rd ed.). Fairfax Station, Virginia: Northern Virginia Parks Authority. pp. 33–41, 77. ISBN 0615114539. LCCN 77104382. OCLC 44685168. Archived September 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "POLITICAL NOTES: Silver Buffalo". Time. May 10, 1926 – via content.time.com.
  4. "Old Dominion Citizens' Association Neighborhood Conservation Plan" (PDF). Government of Arlington County, Virginia. pp. 8–9. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. "Colin Livingstone". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
Boy Scouts of America
New title National president
1910–1925		 Succeeded by
James J. Storrow
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