Linda Gist Calvin

Linda Gist Calvin is an American businesswoman who served as the 41st president general of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Early life and education Calvin was born and raised in Visalia, California. She attended College of the Sequoias and completed the business curriculum at Central Valley School of Business.

On July 11, 2008, she hosted Robert M. Gates, the United States Secretary of Defense, at the national society's National Defense Night during their Continental Congress at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

As president general, she was a proponent of celebrating Constitution Week. She attended the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution 110th State Conference in April 2009 in Jefferson City. In May 2009, she attended the Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution's 100th anniversary celebration at their state conference in Midwest City.

Personal life Calvin is married to Jerry Calvin, with whom she has two sons. She is a Pentecostal Christian and attends Calvary Chapel Church of Visalia.

She is a member of the National Society of the Dames of the Court of Honor, First Families of Tennessee, the National Assistance League, and the National Gavel Society.