RNC Chairmen

Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield ( 17 March 1899, Pinconning, Michigan – 26 April 1972, West Palm Beach, Florida) was a U.S. political figure. He ran (unsuccessfully) for the governorship of his home state of Michigan in 1946 and served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee between 1952 and 1953. He also served as the federal Postmaster General between 1953 and 1961. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield"

William Emerson "Bill" Brock III (born November 23, 1930) was a Republican United States U.S. senator from Tennessee from 1971 to 1977. He was the grandson of William Emerson Brock I, who was a Democratic U.S. senator from Tennessee from 1929 to 1931. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Brock"

Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) is best known as a former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Kansas from 1969- 1996. He was also the Republican nominee for President in the 1996 election, but was defeated by the then-incumbent President Bill Clinton. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Dole"

Clayton Keith Yeutter (born December 10, 1930) in Eustis, Nebraska. He served U.S. Trade Representative between 1985 and 1989, as Secretary of Agriculture from 1989 until 1991 and chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1991 and 1992. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clayton Keith Yeutter"

Dwight May Sabin ( April 25, 1843 – December 22, 1902) was an American politician. He served as a Republican in the United States Senate from Minnesota from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1889. He was not renominated by his party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dwight M. Sabin"

Edward Gillespie (born 1962) is an American conservative Republican political lobbyist. Most notably, he was selected by President George W. Bush to be Chairman of the Republican National Committee, where he remained from July 2003 to January 2005, when he was replaced by Bush campaign manager Ken Mehlman. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ed Gillespie"

Edwin Dennison Morgan ( February 8, 1811 - February 14, 1883) was governor of New York in the USA from 1859 to 1862. He served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edwin D. Morgan" It's time to think about www.shortopedia.com.

Frank H. Hitchcock ( 1867– 1935), was chairman of Republic National Committee 1908 to 1909. He was then Postmaster General of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1913. He is credited with establishing the first U.S. airmail service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frank H. Hitchcock"

Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr. (born 1939), is a U.S. lawyer and was chairman of the Republican National Committee 1983-1989. Fahrenkopf currently is president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, the national trade association for the commercial casino industry. He is also co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which conducts the general election presidential and vice presidential debates in presidential election years. He co-founded the commission in 1986 with Democratic National Committee chairman Paul G. Kirk, Jr.. He also was a founder of the National Endowment for Democracy, where he served as vice chairman and a board member from 1983 to 1993. He serves as a board member of the International Republican Institute, which he founded in 1984. He served for many years as chairman of the Pacific Democrat Union and vice chairman of the International Democrat Union, a worldwide association of conservative political parties from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia and 20 other nations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr."

George Bruce Cortelyou ( July 26, 1862– October 23, 1940) was an American Presidential Cabinet secretary of the early 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "George B. Cortelyou"

George Herbert Walker Bush (born in Milton, Massachusetts, June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States ( 1989– 1993). Previously, he had served as U.S. congressman from Texas ( 1967– 1971), ambassador to the United Nations ( 1971– 1973), Republican National Committee chairman ( 1973– 1974), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( 1976– 1977), and the 43rd Vice President of the United States under President Ronald Reagan ( 1981– 1989). A decorated naval aviator, as of now, he is the last World War II veteran to have served as President. Bush is the father of the 43rd and current president, George Walker Bush. His father, Prescott Bush, was a United States Senator. ...more on Wikipedia about "George H. W. Bush"

Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is the current governor of Mississippi, and a Republican. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Since then he has been under strong speculation as a possible 2008 presidential candidate, ** although he was rumored to be considering running even before then. This was confirmed when it was discovered long time friend Ed Rogers owned the "Barbour for President" Web site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haley Barbour"

Harry Stewart New ( 1858– 1937) was a U.S. journalist and political figure. He served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee between 1907 and 1908. He served as the Postmaster General from 1923 to 1929. Before that, he served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1917 until 1923. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harry Stewart New"

Henry Clay Payne ( 1843– October 4, 1904) was U.S. Postmaster General from 1902 to 1904 under Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. He died in office. He was also a chairman of the Republican National Committee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry C. Payne"

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Herbert Brownell, Jr. ( February 20, 1904 - May 1, 1996) was the Attorney General of the United States in President Eisenhower's cabinet from 1953 to 1957. ...more on Wikipedia about "Herbert Brownell, Jr."

Hubert Work ( July 3, 1860– December 14, 1942) was a U.S. administrator and physician. He served as the Postmaster General between 1922 and 1923. He then served as the Secretary of the Interior from 1923 to 1928. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hubert Work"

Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. ( November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and who also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hugh Scott"

James Donald Cameron ( May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician. The son of Simon Cameron, he served as Secretary of War from 1876 through 1877, as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania for two decades ( 1877– 1897) and chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1879 to 1880. ...more on Wikipedia about "J. Donald Cameron"

James S. Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949), commonly known as Jim Gilmore, is a United States Republican Party politician. He is a former Governor of Virginia, who served from 1998 until 2002. He was elected Governor in 1997. He had defeated his Democratic opponent, Don Beyer, in the 1997 election, 56%-42%, in a campaign that focused almost exclusively on Gilmore's plan to cut taxes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jim Gilmore"

Robert James "Jim" Nicholson is the current United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jim Nicholson (U.S. politician)"

John D. M. Hamilton was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1936 till 1940. His picture was on Time's cover on Sept 23, 1936. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Hamilton (20th century politician)"

Joseph William Martin, Jr ( November 3, 1884 - March 6, 1968) was an American politician from North Attleborough, Massachusetts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joseph William Martin, Jr."

Kenneth B. Mehlman (born 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland) is the chair of the Republican National Committee. He served as the campaign manager for George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ken Mehlman"

Harvey Leroy "Lee" Atwater ( February 26, 1951 – March 29, 1991) was an American Republican political consultant and strategist. Atwater is notorious as the very definition of smashmouth politics, in which every effort is made to destroy the reputations, careers and lives of political opponents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lee Atwater"

Marc F. Racicot (born July 24, 1948) is a United States Republican Party politician. He was the governor of Montana from 1993 until 2001. He also served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2002 until 2003, when he was appointed as the chairman of the Bush re-election campaign. In 2000 as well as 2004 he was rumored to be Bush's choice for Attorney General, but his moderate views on abortion and gay rights made that choice unlikely. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marc Racicot"

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