Alan Sholes, 62nd Norwich Rotary Club President
Realtor Alan Sholes was the 62nd President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving in the 1981-82 year. His interests included golf, travel and antique cars. He was awarded the Paul … Read more
Club History
The Norwich Rotary Club was founded on March 10th, 1920. As we approach the centennial of our club, we’ll be researching our club history in a series of articles.
William Halsted – 25th Norwich Rotary President
William Halsted was the 25th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1944-45. Halsted and his wife Olive had three children, William, Arline, and Robert. He was a manager … Read more
Paul Franklin – 24th Norwich Rotary President
Paul Franklin was the 24th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1943-44. Franklin was born in Rhode Island on January 21st, 1892. He was the President of the … Read more
George Shattuck – 23rd Norwich Rotary President
George Shattuck served as the 23rd President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1942-43. He was born on April 14th, 1900 in Providence, Rhode Island; the son Alpon Shattuck … Read more
Robert Elliot – 22nd Norwich Rotary President
Robert Elliot served as the 22nd President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1941-42.
Ellis Thayer – 21st Norwich Rotary President
Ellis Thayer served as the 21st President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1940-41. Thayer was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on June 7th, 1887, the son of Herbert … Read more
Elwin “Red” Cornell – 40th President of the Norwich Rotary Club
Elwin Cornell was the 40th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1959-60. “Red” as he was commonly known, was born on June 18th, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the … Read more
Emery Davis – 20th Norwich Rotary President
Emery Davis served as the 20th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1939-40. Davis was born November 24th, 1892 in Malden, Massachusetts. He worked as a Secretary at … Read more
Alfred Bliven – 19th Norwich Rotary President
Alfred Bliven served as the 19th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1938-39. He was born in February 21st, 1889 in Norwich, the son of Samuel and Emma Bliven. … Read more
Charles Duevel – 18th Norwich Rotary President
Charles Duevel served as the 18th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1937-38. Born March 12th, 1901 in Tacoma, Washington, the eldest child of Otto and Agatha Duevel. … Read more