Arthur Rose Eldred

Arthur Rose Eldred was an American agricultural and railroad industry executive, civic leader, and the first Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). As a 16-year-old candidate for the highest rank bestowed by the BSA, he was personally interviewed by a panel composed of the youth organization's founders, including Ernest Thompson Seton and Daniel Carter Beard. Eldred was presented the coveted distinction of Eagle Scout on September 2, 1912, becoming the first of more than two million scouts in the U.S. since then to earn Scouting's most vaunted rank. Eldred also received the Bronze Honor Medal for lifesaving, and was the first of four generations of Eagle Scouts in his family.

16 August 1895

Born on the same birth date (16 August 1895): Albert Cohen (novelist) • Liane Haid

Born on the same birth day (16 August): Arthur Achleitner • Billy Joe Shaver • Bob Balaban • Diego Schwartzman • Fess Parker • George Stults • Godfrey Oboabona • Hal Foster • Ian Deans • James McGowen • John Standing • Jonatan Johansson (footballer) • Krisztina Egerszegi • Moussa Sissoko • Roque Santa Cruz • Rumer Willis • T. E. Lawrence • Vincenzo Coronelli • Willie Jones (third baseman)

Born in the same month (August 1895): Albert Cohen (novelist) • Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley • Amaza Lee Meredith • Andreas Alföldi • Bert Lahr • Blossom Rock • C. Suntharalingam • Frank Nicklin • Hammy Love • István Barta • Jack Gregory (cricketer) • Liane Haid • László Almásy • Matt Henderson (cricketer) • Paul Comtois • Richard Cushing