List_of_commanders-in-chief_of_the_Sons_of_Confederate_Veterans
Notable members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans have included:
- Trace Adkins (born 1962), country singer-songwriter[1]
- Ellis Arnall (1907–1992), Georgia governor[2]
- W. Tate Brady (1870–1925), merchant, politician, Ku Klux Klan member, and a "founder" of Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3]
- Phil Bryant (born 1954), Mississippi governor[4]
- Pat Buchanan (born 1938), journalist, writer, media consultant, and U.S. presidential candidate[2]
- Frank Buckles (1901–2011), United States Army corporal and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I[5][6]
- R. Gregg Cherry (1891–1957), North Carolina governor[2]
- John E. Courson (born 1944), South Carolina state senator[7]
- Fred Henry Davis (1894–1937), lawyer and judge who served in several elected offices in Florida[8]
- Bobby DeLaughter (born 1958), Mississippi state prosecutor, judge, and author[9]
- Larry Darby (born 1957), attorney in Montgomery, Alabama[10]
- Clint Eastwood (born 1930), film actor, director, producer, composer, pianist, and politician[9]
- H. K. Edgerton (born 1948), African-American activist for Southern heritage[11]
- Charles R. Farnsley (1907–1990), U.S. representative from Kentucky[2]
- Orval Faubus (1910–1994), Arkansas governor[2]
- Nathan Bedford Forrest II (1871–1931), businessman and activist who served as the 19th Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans[12]
- MacDonald Gallion (1913–2007), Alabama attorney general[2]
- R. Michael Givens (born 1958), film director and cinematographer[13]
- Gordon Gunter (1909–1998), marine biologist and fisheries scientist[14]
- Dorsey B. Hardeman (1902–1992), Texas state senator[15]
- Michael C. Hardy (born 1972), historian and author of Civil War and western North Carolina books and articles[16][17]
- Harry B. Hawes (1869–1947), U.S. senator from Missouri[2]
- Jesse Helms (1921–2008), U.S. senator from North Carolina and U.S. presidential candidate[18]
- Douglas Selph Henry Jr. (1926–2017) member of the Tennessee General Assembly, serving in both the House and Senate[19]
- James Hylton (1934–2018), race car driver[20]
- John Karl "Jack" Kershaw Nashville, Tennessee attorney, sculptor, and co-founder of the League of the South.[21][22][23]
- Donald Livingston, Emory University professor and co-founder of the Abbeville Institute[24]
- Trent Lott (born 1941), U.S. senator from Mississippi[2]
- Creighton Lovelace (born 1981), pastor of Danieltown Baptist Church in Forest City, North Carolina[25]
- Loy Mauch (born 1952), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives[26]
- Robert Stacy McCain (born 1959), journalist, writer, and blogger[27]
- William David McCain (1907–1993), archivist and college president[28]
- Glenn F. McConnell (born 1947), president of the College of Charleston and the 89th lieutenant governor of South Carolina[29]
- Arieh O'Sullivan (born 1961), former Israeli soldier, author, journalist, and defense correspondent[30]
- Arthur Ravenel Jr. (1927-2023), businessman and a Republican politician from Charleston, South Carolina[31]
- Charley Reese (1937–2013), newspaper columnist[9]
- Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. senator from Virginia, father of televangelist Pat Robertson[2]
- Lloyd M. Robinette (1881–1951), Virginia lawyer and politician[32][33]
- Floyd Spence (1928–2001), U.S. representative from South Carolina,[2]
- Walbrook D. Swank (1910–2008), World War II officer and a noted historical author[34]
- Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), governor, U.S. senator from South Carolina, and U.S. presidential candidate[18]
- Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), 33rd president of the United States[9]
- William M. Tuck (1896–1983), governor and U.S. representative from Virginia[2]
- Danny Verdin (born 1964), South Carolina state senator[35]
- Bradley Walker (1877–1951), Nashville attorney and athlete[36]
- Alexander W. Weddell (1876–1948), diplomat[2]
- Robert Wilkie (born 1962), United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs[37]
- Guinn Williams (1871–1948), U.S. representative from Texas[2]
- Joe Wilson (born 1947), U.S. representative from South Carolina[38]
- Ron Wilson (born 1943), businessman convicted of his role in a $90 million Ponzi scheme in 2012, 68th Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans[39]
- Nelson W. Winbush (born 1929), African-American educator[40]
- Scott Wyatt (born 1969), politician[41]
Harry Truman
John Lejeune
Clint Eastwood
and media consultant
Pat Buchanan