Walter William Head | |
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4th President of the Boy Scouts of America | |
In office May 1926 – 1931 | |
Preceded by | Milton A. McRae |
Succeeded by | Mortimer L. Schiff |
6th President of the Boy Scouts of America | |
In office 1931–1946 | |
Preceded by | Mortimer L. Schiff |
Succeeded by | Amory Houghton |
Personal details | |
Born | Adrian, Illinois, U.S. | December 18, 1877
Died | May 3, 1954 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 76)
Cause of death | pneumonia |
Spouse | Della Thompson |
Children | one daughter |
Parent(s) | Alfred Walter Head and Margaret Jane Lambert |
Occupation | Business |
Walter William Head (December 18, 1877 – May 3, 1954) was an American banker and insurance executive. He was president and founder of the General American Life Insurance Company, now a part of MetLife, and president of the American Bankers Association. Head also served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America for nearly twenty years, from 1926 to 1946.