Colonel Carroll Andrew Edson (December 29, 1891 – October 25, 1986)[1] was an influential leader in the Boy Scouts of America movement.

He was then appointed as the Assistant Camp Director in charge of commissary at Treasure Island Scout Reservation.

Edson himself researched the history and language of the Lenni Lenape (the Delaware Indians) in order to make the names and culture of the program authentic.

He and Goodman conducted the original rituals and the speaking roles at the public campfire were primarily done by Edson.

In 1921 Edson was hired by the Chicago Area Council as a Field Executive for the South Shore District.

Edson then became the manager for the Social Security Administration's office in Syracuse in 1937 where he worked for twenty-five years until he retired in 1961.