Past Chairs of the Association

May/Nov 1869	Mr T L Davison
Nov 1869/May 1870	Mr W Harrison
May/Nov 1870	Mr L R Baily
Nov 1870/May 1871	Mr W Richards
May/Nov 1871	Mr R Lowndes
Nov 1871/May 1872	Mr R Lowndes
1873	Mr R Lowndes
1874	Mr J H Powell
1875	Mr M Hopkins
1876	Mr T L Davison
1877	Mr W Richards
1878	Mr G Coyte
1879	Mr R Lindley
1880	Mr L R Baily
1881	Mr W H Jones
1882	Mr E Hogg
1883	Mr C McArthur
1884	Mr H Davison
1885	Mr S Smith
1886	Mr P H Rathbone
1887	Mr S Cross
1888	Mr K W Elmslie
1889	Mr H C Jepps
1890	Mr I W Court
1891	Mr G Lidgett
1892	Sir F C Danson
1893	Mr T G Carver
1894	Mr T S Cookes
1895	Mr J S Allen
1896	Mr W E Towers
1897	Mr W Lowndes
1898	Sir D Owen K.B.E.
1899	Mr A Lindley
1900	Mr A H May
1901	Mr W Richards C.B.E.
1902	The Hon Mr Justice Gorell Barnes
1903	Mr M G Towers
1904	Mr E R Lindley
1905	Mr F C Dale
1906	The Hon Mr Justice Kennedy
1907	Mr M A Rudell C.B.E.
1908	Mr J B Wallace
1909	Mr T R Miller
1910	Mr J S Hogg
1911	Mr F T Loftus
1912	Mr J H Scrutton
1913	Mr M Dale
1914	Mr C W Henzell
1915	The Right Hon Viscount Mersey
1916	Mr B T Harland
1917	Mr G S Lloyd Davies
1918	Mr A W Dauglish
1919	Mr A D MacKinnon
1920	Sir Thomas J Storey K.B.E.
1921	Mr H B Hurd
1922	Mr H T Lindley
1923	The Right Hon Viscount Sumner G.C.E.
1924	Mr G R Rudolf
1925	Mr J D Barker
1926	Mr A H Watts
1927	The Right Hon Lord Merrivale
1928	Mr A C Smith
1929	Lt-Col D Cookes D.S.O.
1930	Mr F E Vaughan
1931	The Hon Mr Justice Roche
1932	Mr H E May
1933	Mr H W Lindly
1934	Mr C E Fox
1935	The Hon Mr Justice MacKinnon
1936	Mr E R Lindley
1937	Mr E E Moore
1938	Mr G O Henzell M.C.
1939	The Right Hon Lord Wright
1940	Mr G F Elmslie
1941	Mr C T Ellis M.C.
1942	Mr E W Reading M.C.
1943	Mr P R Bennett B.L.
1944	The Right Hon Lord Porter
1945	Mr C B Cooper
1946	Mr J R Danson M.A M.C.
1947	Mr Wm Richards C.B.E.
1948	Mr W D Wattleworth
1949	Mr J T Walke M.C
1950	The Hon Mr Justice Pilcher M.C.
1951	Mr F G Hogg T.D.
1952	Mr G J B Edge
1953	Mr D R Miller
1954	Mr G E Towers
1955	Mr D D B Johnson O.B.E B.Com.
1956	Mr D V Moore
1957	Mr W T Wood
1958	The Right Hon Lord Justice Sellers M.C
1959	Mr M H Downes
1960	Mr S G Chubb
1961	Mr J H Lloyd Davies
1962	Mr A J Finlason M.C.
1963	Mr R H Arnold
1964	Mr C T Greenacre
1965	Mr R C Clancey LLB
1966	Mr N M Gordon
1967	The Right Hon Lord Devlin P.C.
1968	Mr G R Heselton
1969	Mr J S Crump
1970	Mr D L Towers
1971	Mr R A H Arnold
1972	The Rt Hon Sir G Willmer O.B.E T.D.
1973	Mr N G Hudson
1974	Mr G H May
1975	Mr D G Milburn
1976	Mr A B Dann M.A J.P.
1977	Mr C R D Towers
1978	The Right Hon Lord Justice Roskill
1979	Mr D C Cooper
1980	Mr W P F Bennett M.A.
1981	Mr J P Duke
1982	The Right Hon Lord Justice Donaldson
1983	Mr W Richards
1984	Mr R A Stacey
1985	Mr G S Hughes
1986	Mr K V Wood
1987	The Hon Mr Justice Sheen
1988	Mr D J Wilson
1989	Mr A J Birch
1990	Mr C S Hebditch M.A
1991	Mr R W Hipkin
1992	Mr J S Crump
1993	Mr J C Allen
1994	Mr R R Smith
1995	Mr J A MacDonald
1996	Mr C J Barstow M.A
1997	The Right Hon Lord Mustill
1998	Mr D M Pannell
1999	Mr D C Clancey
2000	Mr J M Duncan M.A.
2001	Mr J M Duncan M.A.
2002	Mr T J W Madge
2003	Mr T J W Madge
2004	Mr D W Taylor
2005	Mr M D Harvey
2006	Mr N J C Rogers
2007	Mr N J C Rogers
2008	Mr R R Cornah
2009	Mr R R Cornah
2010	The Right Hon Mr Justice Tomlinson
2011	Mr J Ahern
2012	Mr P Silver
2013	Mr K Jones
2014	Mr K Jones
2015	Mr P Rowland
2016	Mr A Paton
2017	Mr K Martin
2018	Mr W Richards
2019	Mr W Richards
2020	Mr R Cornah
2021	Mr M Starmans
2022	Mr M Starmans
2023	Sir Nigel Teare
2024	Mr B P Fischer
2025	Ann Waite