Gordon Stick
| Gordon Stick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gordon Malvern Fair Stick July 17, 1903 Nagoya, Japan |
| 💀Died | October 24, 1986 (aged 83) Baltimore, MarylandOctober 24, 1986 (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland 39°18′25.3″N 76°36′30.5″W / 39.307028°N 76.608472°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | Johns Hopkins University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | 20th President General of the General Society of the War of 1812 |
| Term | 1970–1975 |
| Predecessor | John Whelchel Finger |
| Successor | Malcolm de la Houssaye |
Gordon Stick (born Gordon Malvern Fair Stick; July 17, 1903 – October 24, 1986) was an American businessman from Baltimore, Maryland, who served as the 20th President General of the General Society of the War of 1812 from 1970 to 1975.
Early life and career[edit]
Gordon Stick was born in Nagoya, Japan, to Estes Pearl (née Fair) and Jacob Monroe Stick, a Lutheran minister and missionary. The family moved from Japan to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1913. [1][2] After graduating from the Johns Hopkins University (where he was a classmate of Alger Hiss) he began his career as an investment banker and retired as Vice President of Sales for FX Hooper Company, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland. [3]
Later life and death[edit]
Stick held leadership roles in numerous community and historical projects in Baltimore, Maryland, including serving as chairman of the restoration committee for the USS Constellation, curator of the Lacrosse Museum at Johns Hopkins University, president of the American College of Heraldry and Arms, and organizer of an historical naval reenactment of the War of 1812's battle at Fort McHenry. He served from 1972 to 1976 as American Grand Prior IV of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem. [4][5][6] He died in October 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland, aged 83.
References[edit]
- ^ Correspondence with T. H. F. Stick
- ^ Ancestry.com
- ^ Correspondence with T. H. F. Stick
- ^ Grand Priors on the US Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem website
- ^ Coat of arms grant documents, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
- ^ Correspondence with T. H. F. Stick
External links[edit]
- Gordon Stick at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
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| Preceded by John Whelchel Finger |
President General of the General Society of the War of 1812 1970–1975 |
Succeeded by Malcolm de la Houssaye |
Presidents General of the General Society of the War of 1812 | |
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| President 1854–94 |
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| President General 1894–present |
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- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century Lutherans
- 1903 births
- 1986 deaths
- American curators
- American expatriates in Japan
- American heraldists
- American Lutherans
- Burials at Green Mount Cemetery
- Businesspeople from Baltimore
- Cremation
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- People from Nagoya
- Presidents General of the General Society of the War of 1812
