PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY

1946-1958          Sir Own Moreshead KCVO DSO MC

1958-1963          Sir Robert Birely CMG MA DCL

1963-1964          Mr O Van Oss

1964-1966          The Right Rev Robin Woods KCVO MA

1966-1970               Rev C Dymoke-Marr MA

1970-1977               The Countess Alexander of Tunis

1977-1989               Lt-Colonel the Lord Charteris of Amisfield GCB GCVO QSO OBE PC     

1989-1992               Admiral Sir David Halifax KCB KBE

1992-1998          The Very Rev Patrick Mitchell KCVO FSA

1998-2001          Sir Antony Acland KG GCMG GCVO

2001-                  Sir Eric Anderson KT MA FRSE

CHAIRMEN OF THE SOCIETY

1946                   Mr R Weatherall

1946-1947          Mr S R Smith

1947-1958               Mr H Quinton

1958-1962          Rev C Dymoke – Marr MA

1962-1965          Mr W G Bebbington

1965- 1971         Councillor R E Shaw

1971-1976               Mr P G A Ramsay

1976-1979          Mr P A Simpson

1979-1983          Miss F C Meech

1983-1990          Mr Alan Bowers

1990-1998          Dr John Long CVO   ( Honorary Life Member)

1998-2004          Mr Gordon Franklin CVO (Honorary Life Member)

2004 – 2007       Mr Michael Whatmough

2007                   Dr David Murray Bruce

GUESTS OF HONOUR AT THE ANNUAL DINNER

1971                 Lord Gore-Booth

1972                 Mr Huw Wheldon

1973                          Viscount Cobham

1974                          Mr Bill Cotton

1975                          The Right Rev Launcelot Fleming

1976                          Lady Jackson

1977                          Major-General Sir Philip Ward

1978                          The Right Rev Michael Mann

1979                          Lt-Col The Lord Charteris of Amisfield

1980                          Sir John Mason

1981                          Marshal of RAF Sir John Grandy

1982                          Dr W E K Anderson

1983                          The Right Rev Robin Woods

1984                          Judge Blennerhassett

1985                         General Sir Hugh Beach

1986                          Lord Vinson of Roddam Dene

1987                          Sir Rex Hunt

1988                 Mr Sherban Cantacuzino

1989                 Lord Montagu of Beaulieu

1990                 Lt-Col Lord Charteris of Amisfield

1991                 The Very Rev Patrick Mitchell

1992                          The Lord Halsham

1993                          Sir Antony Acland

1994                          Lt-Col Sir John Johnson

1995                          Dr Timothy Stevens

1996                          The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

1997                          General Sir Patrick Palmer

1998                          The Lord Carrington

1999                          The Lord and Lady Weatherill

2000                          The Earl and Countess of Wessex

2001                          Ms Pam Rhodes

2002                          The Right Hon Sir Robin Janvrin

2003                          “Incognitos” Eton College

2004                          Mrs Penelope Lively

2005                          Field Marshal The Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC

2006                Mr Philip Wroughton