Oliver A. Kingsbury elected FMTC President (1965-1967); new club house wing become a reality during his term

Kingsbury (1902-2005) was born in Clifton, NJ and graduated from Paterson High School. For many years he was an officer of the advertising firm Donahue & Coe, Inc. in New York City where he handled one of the key accounts, Metro Goldwyn Mayer in the hay day of MGM musicals.

During Kingsbury’s tenure the board developed plans for a major addition to the clubhouse that would contain a new kitchen and clubroom.

The undertaking created much controversy with neighbors and the new wing only became a reality in 1967 because of the perseverance of Walter Close and Kingsbury who were feted by the club for their achievement, at which time the addition was unofficially dubbed the Kingsbury Wing.