- The oldest Longhair cat club in the World (affiliated to the FAB) The Blue Persian Cat Society, founded in 1901, was the first and is the oldest Longhair cat club in the world. The Society was a founder member of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (1910) and as such it is one of a privileged few clubs to have assured representation to that body. The founder of the 'Blue' Miss Frances Simpson ...www.bluepersian.ndirect.co.uk/club.html