foreperson

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English fore- Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English foreperson From fore- + person.

1. A leader of a work crew.
2. The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
3. A forefather, predecessor.

   “The capsule was buried before the Free Genitals Act of 1990, so there was much memorabilia from our pioneering forepersons: Chief Justice Elaine Noble's gavel, a program from Lillian Tomlin's one woman performance of The Brothers Karamazov, and former Sgt. Leonard Matlovich's honorable discharge.”