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The position of '''Chief Scout''' in the United Kingdom started with the appointment of [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell]], the founder of the Scout Movement, as Chief Scout. He was designated Chief Scout of the World in 1920 at the first [[World Scout Jamboree]] in | The position of '''Chief Scout''' in the United Kingdom started with the appointment of [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell]], the founder of the Scout Movement, as Chief Scout. He was designated Chief Scout of the World in 1920 at the first [[World Scout Jamboree]] in Olympia, London. Following his death, Chief Scouts were appointed for the British Empire, then the British Commonwealth and Empire, then the Commonwealth, and finally for the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories. | ||
== Role of the Chief Scout == | == Role of the Chief Scout == | ||
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# [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell]], died January 8th, 1941 | # [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell]], died January 8th, 1941 | ||
# [[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers]], March 1942, Chief Scout of the British Empire | # [[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers]], March 1942, Chief Scout of the British Empire | ||
# | # Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, April, 1945, Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire | ||
# Sir | # Sir Charles Maclean, later Lord Maclean, September 1959, Chief Scout of the Commonwealth. He resigned as Chief Scout of the UK in September 1971, but continued as Chief Scout of the Commonwealth until August, 1975 | ||
# Sir [[Erskine William Gladstone|William Gladstone]], July 1972, Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories | # Sir [[Erskine William Gladstone|William Gladstone]], July 1972, Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories | ||
#Major-General [[Michael J. H. Walsh]], February, 1982. Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories | #Major-General [[Michael J. H. Walsh]], February, 1982. Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Silver Wolf]] | *[[Silver Wolf]] | ||
*[[Scouting Ireland Chief Scout]] | *[[Scouting Ireland Chief Scout]] | ||
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*[http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs295307.pdf Meet the Chiefs] | *[http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs295307.pdf Meet the Chiefs] | ||
*[http://www.scouts.org.uk/aboutus/fs295306.pdf The Passing Years] - Milestones in the progress of Scouting. | *[http://www.scouts.org.uk/aboutus/fs295306.pdf The Passing Years] - Milestones in the progress of Scouting. | ||
[[Category:The Scout Association]] | [[Category:The Scout Association]] | ||
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