G. Barrett Rich (August 11, 1875[1]  August 18, 1961)[2] was the inspiration behind the G. Barrett Rich Mansion[3] and winner of the Silver Buffalo Award – the highest commendation from the Boy Scouts of America.[4]

He was a businessman[5] who held numerous executive roles including:

Barrett was also national executive board member of Boys Life, Camp Chief of the World Jamboree[12] and head of the Buffalo Jamboree.[13] He was a first lieutenant on the brigade staff of the National Guard of the State of New York in 1871[14]

From 1883 to 1886, he held the role of high office of Paymaster-General[15] of the State on the staff of Governor Grover Cleveland.

In 1910, he helped organize the Buffalo Council of the Boy Scouts.[16]

References

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  2. "G. Barrett Rich". The New York Times. 1961-08-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. "Application for Landmark Site Status Saint Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum". buffaloah.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. "Scouting magazine: List of Silver Buffalo recipients". Scouting magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. Macleod, David I. (September 2004). Building Character in the American Boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-09404-1.
  6. Poor, Henry Varnum (1892). Poor's Hand Book of Investment Securities; for the Use of Bankers, Investors, Trust Institutions and Railroad Officials: Supplementing Poor's Manual of Railroads. H.V. & H.W. Poor.
  7. Rand McNally International Bankers Directory. Rand McNally & Company. July 1905.
  8. Inc, Boy Scouts of America (August 1926). Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. Macleod, David I. (September 2004). Building Character in the American Boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-09404-1.
  10. Inc, The Crisis Publishing Company (December 1941). The Crisis. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. Severance, Frank H. (Frank Hayward); Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N. Y. ) (1879). Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society. Harold B. Lee Library. Buffalo : Bigelow Bros.
  12. Samuelsen, W. David. "BIO: Rich Family; Buffalo, Erie co., NY". usgwarchives.
  13. Inc, Boy Scouts of America (November 1930). Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. The Rotarian. Rotary International. September 1913.
  15. Sanford, Laura. "History of Erie County" (PDF). Niagara Edu.
  16. "G. Barrett Rich House". buffaloah.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.


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