Ellsworth H. Augustus

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Ellsworth Hunt Augustus (died 1964) was an American businessman from Cleveland, Ohio who served as the tenth National president of the Boy Scouts of America.

Ellsworth Augustus served for four years during World War II on active duty as an officer in the United States Navy Reserve.

In 1950, Ellsworth H. Augustus, was appointed the Cuyahoga County Coordinator of Civil Defense at the request of Cleveland Mayor Thomas A. Burke and the county commissioners. ^[1]

Ellsworth H. Augustus began his Scouting service in 1940 and served as vice president (1941-46) and president (1947-53) of the Greater Cleveland Council. He joined the National Executive Board in 1950 serving as chairman of Region 4 from 1956-1959. Augustus received the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards in 1951 and the Silver Buffalo Award in 1954.

He was elected president of the Boy Scouts of America in 1959 and served for five years until 1964. His service to the Scout movement included participating in the 11th World Scout Jamboree at Marathon, Greece, and 19th World Conference on the Isle of Rhodes. During 1964, he made an official visit to the Far East Council of the Boy Scouts of America with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, and conferred with leaders of Scout associations in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

In 1967 the Boy Scouts of America opened the Ellsworth H. Augustus International Scout House at the Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation in North Brunswick, New Jersey operated along with the Johnston Historical Museum until closing in 1979.

Ellsworth H. Augustus was an honorary brother of Alpha Phi Omega. ^[2] He is also an avid golfer.

The twelfth sub camp at the 2001 National Scout Jamboree was named in his honor.