Philadelphia Society

The Philadelphia Society was founded in 1964 by conservative activist Don Lipsett and involved leading conservative and neoliberal activists including Milton Friedman, Russell Kirk, Frank S. Meyer, and Wilmoore KendallPhiladelphia Society The Life of Don Lipsett, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 9 July 2001 on 28 August 2013 The Society is' a membership organization of educators, journalists, business and professional leaders, and clergy - all dedicated to the goal of deepening the intellectual foundations of a free and ordered society and to broadening the general understanding of its basic principles among the public at large.' Philadelphia Society The Philadelphia Society, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 16 November 2001 on 28 August 2013 
According to the Society website (in 2001) 'The men and women of the conservative movement who are influential in shaping the direction of events have had their thinking formed in the crucible of The Philadelphia Society.'
==Former Presidents==
*Glenn Campbell 1965-67
*Arthur Kemp 1967-68
*James W. Wiggins 1968-69
*Stephen J. Tonsor 1969-71
*Henry Regnery 1971-73
*David 1. Meiselman 1973-75
*Henry Regnery 1975-77
*John L Ryan 1977-78
*Ernest van Den Haag 1978-79
*John A. Howard 1979-81
*Robert L. Bunting 1981-82
*Edwin J. Feulner, Jr. 1982-83
*Russell Kirk 1983-84
*M. E. Bradford 1984-86
*William F. Campbell 1986-87
*William C. Dennis 1987-88
*Forrest McDonald 1988-90
*Lowell C Smith 1990-91
*Daniel Oliver 1991-92
*Leonard P. Liggio 1992-93
*T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. 1993-94
*Leonard P. Liggio 1994-95
*Margo Carlisle 1995-1996
*M. Stanton Evans 1996-1998
*John Willson 1998-2000
*Ellis Sandoz 2000-2001
*Claes Ryn 2001-2002
*Edwin Meese III 2002-2003
*Lee Edwards 2003-2004
*Midge Decter 2004-2005
*Victoria Hughes 2005-2006
*George Nash 2006-2008
*Steve Hayward 2008-2009
*Roger Ream 2009-2010
*Peter Schramm 2010-2011
*G. Philip Hughes 2011-2012
*Lenore Ealy 2012-2013
*Edwin J. Feulner 2013-2014The Role of the U.S. in the World Today, Philadelphia Society, accessed July 21, 2007.Philadelphia Society Presidents, accessed 25 August 2013
===Trustees===
Glenn Campbell 1966-69,1973-74 | Frank S. Meyer 1966-69 | Eliseo Vivas 1966-69,1974-76 | Edwin J. Feulner, Jr. 1966-69,1980-82, 1985-87,1990-92 | Don Lipsett 1966-69 | William J. Baroody 1966-68 | William H. Book 1966 | William F. Buckley, Jr. 1966-67,1971-73 | Richard C. Cornuelle 1966-67 | Peter L. Deluca, III 1966-67 | M. Stanton Evans 1966-68,1974-76, 1983-85 | Milton Friedman 1966-68,1970-72, 1976-78 | Arthur Kemp 1966-68,1970-72 | Hugh Kenner 1966-68 | James W. Wiggins 1966-68,1971-73 | Colin D. Campbell 1968-70 | John F. Lulves, Jr. 1968-70 | Stefan T. Possony 1968-70,1974-76 | Henry Regnery 1966-67,1970-72, 1975-77 | Benjamin A. Rogge 1968-70 | Stephen J. Tonsor 1968-70,1978-80 | John Howard 1969-71,1978-80 | Gerhart Niemeyer 1969-71,1979-81 | Robert M.W. Taylor 1969-71 | Kenneth S. Templeton, Jr. 1969-71 | Ernest van den Haag 1969-71,1976-78, 1984-86 | Albert M. Campbell 1970-72 | Lee Hamilton 1970-72,1977-79 | Wilson Schmidt 1970-72 | Jameson G. Campaigne, Jr. 1971-73,1984-86 | Louis H.T. Dehmlow 1971-73,1987-89 | Harry V. Jaffa 1971-73 | Danny J. Boggs 1972-74,1987-89 | Roger A. Freeman 1972-74 | Will Herberg 1972-74 | H.F. Langenberg 1972-74 | David I. Meiselman 1972-74,1978-80,1983-85 | Ronald H. Coase 1973-75 | Charles Heatherly 1973-75,1979-81, 1988-90 | W. H. Hutt 1973-75 | Gary North 1973-75 | William C. Dennis 1974-76,1985-87 | Henry G. Manne 1974-76 | E. Victor Milione 1975-77 | John L. Ryan 1975-77,1980-82, 1986-88 | William Schneider, Jr. 1975-77 | Karl Ziebarth 1975-77 | Daniel B. Hales 1976-78 | Anthony Harrigan 1976-77 | Russell Kirk 1976-78,1981-83 | Wayne H. Valis 1976-78 | Robert R. Reilly 1977-79 | Frank Shakespeare 1977- 79 | Arthur Shenfield 1977-79 | David P. Stuhr 1977-79 | William F. Campbell 1978-80, 1985-87 | John Von Kannon 1978-80 | Robert L. Bunting 1979-81 | James R. Evans 1979-81,1986-88, 1995-97 | John T. McCarty 1979-81 | Warren L. Coats, Jr. 1980-82 | Francis A. O'Connell, Jr. 1980-82 | Robert A. Schadler 1980-82 | Richard J. Bishirjian 1981-83 | T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. 1981-83,1986-88, 1991-92 | Edward Littlejohn 1981-83 | Allan H. Meltzer 1981-83 | M. D. B. Carlisle 1982-84,1993-95 | Elizabeth B. Currier 1982-84 | George H. Nash 1982-84, 2005-2008 | Otto Scott 1982-84 | Leopold Tyrmand 1982-84 | Arnold Beichman 1983-85 | M. E. Bradford 1983-85, 1990-92 | Forrest McDonald 1983-85, 1990, 1994-96 | Reed Larson 1984-86 | Ernest W. Lefever 1984-86 | Daniel Oliver 1984-86, 1989-90 | Willa A. Johnson 1985-87, 1994-95 | Donnelly P. McDonald, Jr. 1985-87 | Allan C. Carlson 1986-88 | James McClellan 1986-88; 1995-97 | Manuel F. Ayau 1987-89 | Leonard P. Liggio 1987-89, 1993-94 | Joseph A. Morris 1987-89, 1992-94 | William Murchison 1988-90 | Robert L. Schuettinger 1988-90 | Lowell C. Smith 1988-89, 1993-95 | Burton C. Gray 1989-90 | W. W. Hill 1989-91 | Hugh C. Newton 1989-91 | Jacqueline E. Schafer 1989-91 | Ronald E. Burr 1990-92 | Samuel T. Francis 1990-92 | Caroline M. Hemphill 1990-92 | Thomas J. Bray 1991-93 | Linda Bridges 1991-93 | William H. Kelly 1991-93 | Roger Pilon 1991-93 | Dwight D. Murphey 1992-95 | David E. T. Somerville 1992-95 | James B. Taylor 1992-95 | Peter Brimelow 1993-96 | Charles R. Kesler 1993-96 | Eugene Meyer 1993-96 | Larry P. Arnn 1994-97 | John W. Cooper 1994-97 | Daniel S. Peters 1995-97 | Fernando Monterroso 1994-97 | Jeffrey B. Gayner 1995-97 | Barbara von der Heydt 1995-97 | Ronald E. Robinson 1995-97 | William F. Campbell 1996-97 | T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. 1996-97 | M. Stanton Evans 1996-97 | Bridgett G. Wagner 1996-97 | Jameson G. Campaigne, Jr. 1997-2000 | Lenore Thomas Ealy 1997-2000 | Charles L. Heatherly 1997-2000 | Leonard P. Liggio 1997-2000 | George H. Nash 1997-2000 | E. Victor Milione 1998-2001 | Jeffrey O. Nelson 1998-2001 | Robert E. Russell, Jr. 1998-2001 | Ellis Sandoz 1998-2001 | John Willson 1998-2001 | Carlos Ball 1999-2002 | Michelle Easton 1999-2002 | P.J. Hill 1999-2002 | Claes Ryn 1999-2002 | Jane Shaw Stroup 1999-2002 | George Carey 2000-2003 | Beverly Danielson 2000-2003 | George B. Martin 2000-2003 | Ellen McDonald 2000-2003 | Edwin Meese III 2000-2003 | George W. Carey 2005-2007 | Beverly Danielson 2000-2003 | George B. Martin 2000-2003 | Ellen McDonald 2000-2003 | Lee Edwards 2001 - 2003 | Allan Carlson 2001-2003 | William Kelly 2001-2003 | Eduardo Mayora 2001-2003 | Bernard Sheehan 2001-2003 | Linda Bridges 2002-2004 | Steven D. Ealy 2002-2004 | Winston Elliott III 2002-2004 | John Von Kannon 2002-2004 | Michael Wallacavage 2002-2004 | Stephen H. Balch 2003-2005 | Joseph Baldacchino 2003-2005 | Bradley J. Birzer 2003-2005 | Midge Decter 2003-2005 | Ingrid Gregg 2003-2005 | William B. Allen 2004-2007 | Bruce Frohnen 2004-2007 | Gary L. Gregg II 2004-2007 | John H. Moore 2004-2007 | Wayne H. Valis 1976-78, 2004-2007 | Victoria Hughes 2005-2008 | Mark C. Henrie 2005-2008 | Jo Kwong 2005-2008 | Bridgett Wagner 1996-98, 2005-2008 | Robert Reilly 2005-2008 | David F. Forte 2006-2009 | Steven Hayward 2006-2009 | Stephen M. Klugewicz 2006-2009 | Gordon Lloyd 2006-2009 | George H. Nash 1982-84, 1997-99, 2006-2009 | Morton C. Blackwell 2007-2010 | John Blundell 2007-2010 | Nicholas Capaldi 2007-2010 | Roger Ream 2007-2010 | Karl Ziebarth 2007-2010 | Tim Wheeler 2008 | William Anthony Hay 2008-2011 | J.A. Parker 2008-2011 | Richard W. Rahn 2008-2011 | Peter W. Schramm 2008-2011 | Leonard Liggio 2008-2011 | Herman Belz 2009-2012 | Lenore Ealy 2009-2012 | Richard Gamble 2009-2012 | G. Philip Hughes 2009-2012 | Giancarlo Ibarguen 2009-2012 
===Trustees Elect:=== 
Robert Heineman 2010-2013 | Joseph Johnston 2010-2013 | Ramon Parellada 2010-2013 | Jacqueline Schafer 2010-2013 | Harry Veryser 2010-2013 | 
== Contact Info ==
11620 Rutan Circle
Jerome, Michigan 49249
Telephone 517-688-5111
Fax 517-688-5113 
:Web: phillysoc.org
:Former web site: townhall.com/phillysoc
==Resources and articles==
=== Resources ===
*Institute Profile: Philadelphia Society, Atlas Economic Research Foundation
*http://www.kirkcenter.org/permanent/permanent8.pdf
===References===