Editing George Dewey (section)

==Memberships==
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Admiral Dewey belonged to numerous military, patriotic and hereditary societies.

In 1901, Admiral Dewey was elected as an honorary member of the New York [[Society of the Cincinnati]].

In 1882, Dewey was elected as a First Class Companion of the District of Columbia Commandery of the [[Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States]] (MOLLUS) and was assigned insignia number 2397.

Dewey was a key leader in the [[Naval Order of the United States]] (insignia number 207).  He served as Commander of the New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States from 1898 to 1900, and as Commander General (i.e., National President) of the Order from 1907 to 1917.

He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Society of the [[Order of the Founders and Patriots of America]] (state member number 93 and national member number 552) and served as Governor General from 1904 to 1906 and from 1906 to 1908, the New York Society of the [[Sons of the Revolution]] (elected as a life member in 1899), the Vermont Society of the [[Sons of the American Revolution]] (joined in 1892, state member number 220 and national member number 2920), the Vermont [[Society of Colonial Wars]] (insignia number 2663), the New Jersey Society of the [[General Society of the War of 1812]] (state membership number 15), the Society of American Wars (Vice Commander General), and the Pennsylvania Commandery of the [[Military Order of Foreign Wars]] (insignia number 363).

Dewey's membership insignia for most of the societies listed above are in the collection of the [[National Museum of the United States Navy]] at the [[Washington Navy Yard]].

Dewey was an early member of the board of directors of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], serving until his resignation from that office in late 1910.