Society of the Cincinnati

Society of the Cincinnati
	Portrait of General George Washington, President General of the Society of the Cincinnati, by Edward Savage, 1790 (Harvard Art Museums).
Named after	Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Established	May 13, 1783
Founder	Major General Henry Knox
Founded at	Fishkill, New York
Type	Lineage society
Headquarters	Anderson House, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′39″N 77°02′52″W / 38.9107011°N 77.0477045°W
Region served	United States and France
Official language	English
President General	Frank Keech Turner Jr.
Vice President General	Joel Thomas Daves IV
Secretary General	Francis Ellerbe Grimball
Treasurer General	William Postell Raiford, Ph.D.
Key people	Executive Director; F. Anderson Morse
Main organ	Triennial Meeting
Website	The Society of the Cincinnati; The American Revolution Institute

The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States. Membership is largely restricted to descendants of military officers who served in the Continental Army.

The Society has thirteen constituent societies in the United States and one in France. It was founded to perpetuate "the remembrance of this vast event" (the achievement of American Independence), "to preserve inviolate those exalted rights and liberties of human nature," and "to render permanent the cordial affection subsisting among the officers" of the Continental Army who served in the Revolutionary War.

Now in its third century, the Society promotes public interest in the Revolution through its library and museum collections, publications, and other activities. It is the oldest patriotic, hereditary society in America.