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PRESIDENT'S BOARD

Dr Caroline Jones

Current President - 185th Session

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Professor Calum Semple

184th Session (2023-2024)

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Professor John Wilding

President 183rd Session (2022-2023)

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Mr James Johnson

President 182nd Session (2021-2022)

Dr Steve Ryan

President 181st Sesssion (2019-2021)

Dr John Curtis

President 180th Sesssion (2018-2019)

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Professor Colm O'Mahony

President 179th Sesssion (2017-2018)

Mr Derek Machin

President 178th Session (2016-2017)

Mr Graham Lamont

President 177th Session (2015-2016)

Mr Max McCormick

President 176th Session (2014-2015)

Professor Linda de Cossart CBE

President 175th Session (2013-2014)

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Mr Roger Franks

President 174th Session (2012-2013)


Professor Sir Ian Gilmore

President 173rd Session (2011-2012)

Dr Peter Dangerfield

President 172nd Session (2010-2011)

Dr William Taylor

President 171st Session (2009-2010)

Professor Geoff Gill

President 170th Session (2008-2009)

Professor Peter Davies

President 169th Session (2007-2008)

Mr Roy Farquharson

President 168th Session (2006-2007)

Professor Peter Calverley

President 167th Session (2005-2006)

Mr A C Swift

President 166th Session (2004-2005)


Professor Johnathan Rhodes

President 165th Session (2003-2004)


Professor Charles Hart

President 164th Session (2002-2003)

Dr John Earis

President 163rd Session (2001-2002)


Mr Keith Parsons

President 162nd Session (2000-2001)

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Dr Robin Walker

President 161st Session (1999-2000)

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Dr Susan Evans

President 160th Session (1998-1999)

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Professor Robert Sells

President 159th Session (1997-1998)

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Mr Roger Cudmore

President 158th Session (1996-1997)

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Dr Andrew Zsigmond

President 157th Session (1995-1996)

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Professor Michael Orme

President 156th Session (1994-1995)

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Dr Helen Carty

President 155th Session (1993-1994)

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Dr William Mackean RD

President 154th Session (1992-1993)

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Dr Christopher Evans

President 153rd Session (1991-1992)

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Dr Austin Carty

President 152nd Session (1990-1991)

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Dr Peter Drury

President 151st Session (1989-1990)

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Professor P Stell

President 149th Session (from 20.04.1988)

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Dr Robert Shields

President 150th Session (1988-1989)

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I K Brown

President 149th Session (1987-1988, died 28.03.1988)

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P M Stell

President 148th Session (1986-1987)

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R B McConnell TD

President 147th Session (1985-1986)

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D N Menzies

President 146th Session (1984-1985)

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N O K Gibbon

President 145th Session (1983-1984)

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E Rees

President 144th Session (1982-1983)

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J H E Carmichael

President 143rd Session (1981-1982)

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E W Parry

President 142nd Session (1980-1981)

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J H Smellie

President 141st Session (1979-1980)

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C M Ogilvie

President 140th Session (1978-1979)

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D C Watson MC

President 139th Session (1977-1978)

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J A Shepherd VRD

President 138th Session (1976-1977)

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I Leveson

President 137th Session (1975-1976)

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T C Gray CBE

President 136th Session (1974-1975)

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T Seager

President 135th Session (1973-1974)

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J D Hay

President 134th Session (1972-1973)

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A S Kerr

President 133rd Session (1971-1972)

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C A Clarke KBE FRS

President 132nd Session (1970-1971)

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G Thomas

President 131st Session (1969-1970)

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R R Edwards

President 130th Session (1968-1969)

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J W Cheetham OBE

President 129th Session (1967-1968)

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T N A Jeffcoate (Kt)

President 128th Session (1966-1967)

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J C Ross

President 127th Session (1965-1966)

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A W Downie FRS

President 126th Session (1964-1965)

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I Forshall

President 125th Session (1963-1964)

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R W Brookfield

President 124th Session (1962-1963)

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P H Whitaker

President 123rd Session (1961-1962)

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P Hawe TD

President 122nd Session (1960-1961)

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E N Chamberlain

President 121st Session (1959-1960)

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A M Reid MC TD

President 120th Session (1958-1959)

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M E Thomas

President 119th Session (1957-1958)

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B McFarland

President 118th Session (1956-1957)

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R J Minnitt

President 117th Session from 1955 - 1956

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H Cohen CH (Kt, Baron 1956)

President 116th Session (1954-1955)

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J B Oldham VRD QHS CBE

President 115th Session (1953-1954)

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N B Capon

President 114th Session (1952-1953)

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R Coope

President 113rd Session (1951-1952)

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D Johnston

President 112rd Session (1950-1951)

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C Wells CBE

President 111st Session (1949-1950)

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T P McMurray CBE

President 110th Session (1948-1949)

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H Wallace-Jones

President 109th Session (1947-1948)

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G F R Smith TD

President 108th Session (1946-1947)

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R Kennon MC

President 107th Session (1945-1946)

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R S Taylor

President 106th Session (1944-1945)

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E I Spriggs KCVO

President 105th Session (1943-1944)

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R G Wills

President 104th Session (1942-1943)

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O H Williams

President 103rd Session (1941-1942)

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A L Robinson

President 102nd Session (1940-1941)

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W Johnson MC

President 101st Session (1939-1940)

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E G Bark

President 100th Session (1938-1939)

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R E Kelly CB (Kt, 1939)

President 99th Session (1937-1938)

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G C E Simpson OBE TD

President 98th Session (1936-1937)

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C O Stallybrass

President 97th Session (1935-1936)

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J M Bligh

President 96th Session (1934-1935)

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H R Hurter

President 95th Session (1933-1934)

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R E Kelly CB (Kt, 1939)

President 94th Session (1932-1933)

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W Blair-Bell

President 93rd Session (1931-1932)

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K W Monsarrat TD

President 92nd Session (1930-1931)

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J Hay

President 90th & 91st Sessions (1928-1930)

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J C M Given

President 88th & 89th Sessions (1926-1928)

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R C Dun

President 86th & 87th Sessions (1924-1926)

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G P Newbolt CBE

President 86th & 87th Sessions (1924-1926 [died 9th March])

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J H Abram

President 84th & 85th Sessions (1922-1924)

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J E Gemmell

President 82nd & 83rd Sessions (1920-1922)

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W T Thomas

President 80th & 81st Sessions (1918-1920)

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C J MacAlister TD

President 78th & 79th Sessions (1916-1918)

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E W Hope

President 76th & 77th Sessions (1914-1916)

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R Jones (Bt, 1926)

President 74th & 75th Sessions (1912-1914)

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T R Bradshaw

President 72nd & 73rd Sessions (1910-1912)

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T H Bickerton

President 70th & 71st Sessions (1908-1910)

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F T Paul

President 68th & 69th Sessions (1906-1907)

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J Barr (Kt)

President 66th & 67th Sessions (1904-1906)

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R Parker

President 64th & 65th Sessions (1902-1904)

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E A Browne

President 62nd & 63rd Sessions (1900-1902)

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W M Campbell

President 60th & 61st Sessions (1898-1900)

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R Caton

President 58th & 59th Sessions (1896-1898)

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C Puzey

President 56th & 57th Sessions (1894-1896)

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T R Glynn

President 54th & 55th Sessions (1892-1894)

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W M Banks (Kt)

President 52nd & 53rd Sessions (1890-1892)

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W Carter

President 50th & 51st Sessions (1888-1890)

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J B Nevins

President 48th & 49th Sessions (1886-1888)

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R Gee

President 46th & 47th Sessions (1884-1886)

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T S Walker

President 44th & 45th Sessions (1882-1884)

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R Harrison

President 42nd & 43rd Sessions (1880-1882)

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A T H Waters

President 40th & 41st Sessions (1878-1880)

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J M Turnbull

President 38th & 39th Sessions (1876-1878)

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W McCheane

President 36th & 37th Sessions (1874-1876)

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J Cameron

President 34th & 35th Sessions (1872-1874)

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E R Bickersteth

President 32nd & 33rd Sessions (1870-1872)

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J McNaught

President 29th - 31st Sessions (1867-1870)

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J Vose

President 28th Session (1866-1867)

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