Francis Moran McConihe (1905-1989)

He graduated from Princeton University and became a real estate developer. In the 1920s, he was one of the principal developers of the Belmont Road-Kalorama area of Northwest Washington, and among others built the Obama House. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 saw his first construction business close and started work with his father-in-law's real estate company, Randall H. Hagner & Company, serving as Vice-President until 1956. During the 1930s, he developed the land that became the home of the Potomac Hunt Club (1943), serving as the club's secretary for 35-years. He was a founder of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Potomac, built on land that he donated. He also built the Potomac Valley Shopping Center and co-founded what is now Potomac Valley Bank.

He was an advisor to and served in the Eisenhower administration as administrator of public buildings. He was responsible for developing a plan to demolish defunct temporary World War II buildings in Washington. He was a director of the Red Cross in Washington; the Emergency Hospital; the Metropolitan Club; and, Great Falls Tavern Inc., He was also President of the Potomac Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association and President of the Princeton Club of Washington.