United States Chief Foresters

Chief Foresters of the United States
(Dr. Franklin B. Hough was originally given the title of "Forestry Agent" in 1876. In 1881 the title was changed to "Chief". When Pinchot became Chief of the Division, he requested that his title be changed from "Chief" to "Forester". The title "Chief Forester" was adopted in 1935.)

	Forest Service Chief Foresters	Years of Service	Name of Agency
1	Franklin B. Hough	1876-1883	Division of Forestry
2	Nathaniel H. Egleston	1883-1886	Division of Forestry
3	Bernhard Eduard Fernow	1886-1898	Division of Forestry
4	Gifford Pinchot	1898-1901	Division of Forestry
		1901-1905	Bureau of Forestry
		1905-1910	U.S. Forest Service
5	Henry "Harry" Solon Graves	1910-1920	U.S. Forest Service
6	William B. Greeley	1920 -1928	U.S. Forest Service
7	Robert Y. Stuart	1928-1933	U.S. Forest Service
8	Ferdinand A. Silcox	1933-1939	U.S. Forest Service
9	Earle H. Clapp	1939-1943 (acting)	U.S. Forest Service
10	Lyle F. Watts	1943-1952	U.S. Forest Service
11	Richard E. McArdle	1952-1962	U.S. Forest Service
12	Edward P. Cliff	1962-1972	U.S. Forest Service
13	John R. McGuire	1972-1979	U.S. Forest Service
14	R. Max Peterson	1979-1987	U.S. Forest Service
15	F. Dale Robertson	1987-1993	U.S. Forest Service
16	Jack Ward Thomas	1993-1996	U.S. Forest Service
17	Michael Dombeck	1996-2001	U.S. Forest Service
18	Dale N. Bosworth	2001-2007	U.S. Forest Service
19	Gail Kimbell	2007-present	U.S. Forest Service

References

• U.S. Forest Service - Leadership Time Line
• U.S. Forest Service Current Chief Forester Bio
• Duke University site on chief foresters