Below is a list of past presidents and honorary presidents of
the Royal Statistical Society.
| The Most Noble The
Marquis of Lansdowne, KG, FRS |
1834 - 1836
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| Sir Charles Lemon,
Bart, MP, FRS |
1836 - 1838
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| The Rt Hon The Earl
Fitzwilliam, FRS |
1838 - 1840
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| The Rt Hon The
Viscount Sandon, MP (later Earl of Harrowby) |
1840 - 1842
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| The Most Noble The
Marquis of Lansdowne, KG, FRS |
1842 - 1843
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| The Rt Hon The
Viscount Ashley, MP (later Earl of Shaftesbury) |
1843 - 1845
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Monteagle |
1845 - 1847
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| The Rt Hon The Earl
Fitzwilliam, FRS |
1847 - 1849
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| The Rt Hon The Earl
of Harrowby, KG |
1849 - 1851
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Overstone |
1851 - 1853
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| The Rt Hon The Earl
Fitzwilliam, KG, FRS |
1853 - 1855
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| The Rt Hon The Earl
of Harrowby, KG |
1855 - 1857
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Stanley, MP (later Earl of Derby) |
1857 - 1859
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
John Russell, MP, FRS (later Earl Russell) |
1859 - 1861
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| The Rt Hon Sir John S
Pakington, Bart, MP, GCB (later Lord Hampton) |
1861 - 1863
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| Colonel W H Sykes,
MP, FRS |
1863 - 1865
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Houghton, FRS |
1865 - 1867
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| The Rt Hon W E
Gladstone, MP |
1867 - 1869
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| William Newmarch,
FRS |
1869 - 1871
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| William Farr, CB,
FRS |
1871 - 1873
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| William A Guy,
FRS |
1873 - 1875
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| James Heywood,
FRS |
1875 - 1877
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| George J Shaw
Lefevre, MP (later Lord Eversley) |
1877 - 1879
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| Thomas Brassey, MP
(later Lord Brassey) |
1879 - 1880
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| The Rt Hon Sir James
Caird, KCB, FRS |
1880 - 1882
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| Sir Robert Giffen,
KCB, FRS |
1882 - 1884
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| Sir Rawson W Rawson,
KCMG, CB |
1884 - 1886
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| The Rt Hon George J
Goschen, MP, FRS (later Viscount Goschen) |
1886 - 1888
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| T Graham Balfour,
FRS |
1888 - 1890
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| Frederic J
Mouat |
1890 - 1892
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| The Rt Hon Charles
Booth |
1892 - 1994
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Farrer |
1894 - 1896
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| John Biddulph
Martin |
1896 - 1897
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| Sir Alfred Edmund
Bateman, KCMG |
1897 |
| The Rt Hon Leonard H
Courtney, MP (later Lord Courtney) |
1897 - 1899
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| The Rt Hon Sir Henry
H Fowler, GCSI, MP (later Viscount Wolverhampton) |
1899 - 1900
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Avebury, FRS |
1900 - 1902
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| Major Patrick George
Craigie, CB |
1902 - 1904
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| Sir Francis Sharp
Powell, Bart, MP |
1904 - 1905
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| The Rt Hon The Earl
of Onslow, GCMG |
1905 - 1906
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| Sir Richard Biddulph
Martin, Bart |
1906 - 1907
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| The Rt Hon Sir
Charles W Dilke, Bart, MP |
1907 - 1909
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| Sir Jervoise
Athelstane Baines, CSI |
1909 - 1910
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
George Hamilton, GCSI |
1910 - 1912
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| Professor F Y
Edgeworth, FBA |
1912 - 1914
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Welbey, GCB |
1914 - 1915
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
George Hamilton, GCSI |
1915 - 1916
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| Sir Bernard Mallet,
KCB |
1916 - 1918
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| The Rt Hon Sir
Herbert Samuel, GCB, GBE (later Viscount Samuel) |
1918 - 1920
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| Sir R Henry Rew,
KCB |
1920 - 1922
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Emmott, GCMG, GBE |
1922 - 1924
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| George Udny Yule,
CBE, FRS |
1924 - 1926
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| The Rt Hon The
Viscount Di'Abernon, GCB, GCMG |
1926 - 1928
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| A W Flux, CB (later
Sir Alfred Flux) |
1928 - 1930
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| Sir Josiah C Stamp,
GBE, FBA (later Lord Stamp) |
1930 - 1932
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Meston of Agra and Dunottar, KCSI |
1932 - 1934
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| Professor Major
Greenwood, FRS |
1934 - 1936
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Kennet of the Dene, PC, GBE, DSO, DSC |
1936 - 1938
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| Professor A L Bowley,
CBE, FBA (later Sir Arthur Bowley) |
1938 - 1940
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| Henry William
Macrosty, OBE |
1940 - 1941
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| Hector Leak
|
1941 |
| Sir William
Beveridge, KCB, FBA (later Lord Beveridge) |
1941 - 1943
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| Charles Ernest Snow,
CBE |
1943 - 1945
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| The Rt Hon The Lord
Woolton, PC, CH (later Earl of Woolton) |
1945 - 1947
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| David Heron
|
1947 - 1949
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| Sir Geoffery Heyworth
(later Lord Heyworth) |
1949 - 1950
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| Professor A Bradford
Hill, CBE (later Sir Austin Bradford Hill, CBE, FRS) |
1950 - 1952
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| Professor Sir Ronald
Fisher, FRS |
1952 - 1954
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| The Lord Piercy of
Burford, CBE |
1954 - 1955
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| Professor E S
Pearson, CBE |
1955 - 1957
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| H Campion, CB, CBE
(later Sir Harry Campion) |
1957 - 1959
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| Sir Hugh Beaver,
KBE |
1959 - 1960
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| Professor M G Kendall
(later Sir Maurice Kendall) |
1960 - 1962
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| Joseph Oscar
Irwin |
1962 - 1964
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| Stanley Paul
Chambers, CB, CIE (later Sir Paul Chambers) |
1964 - 1965
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| Leonard Henry Caleb
Tippett |
1965 - 1966
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| Professor M S
Bartlett, FRS |
1966 - 1967
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| Frank Yates, CBE,
FRS |
1967 - 1968
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| Francis Arthur
Cockfield (later Lord Cockfield) |
1968 - 1969
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| Professor Sir Roy
Allen, CBE |
1969 - 1970
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| Bernard
Benjamin |
1970 - 1971
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| Professor G A
Barnard |
1971 - 1972
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| The Rt Hon Harold
Wilson, OBE, FRS (later Lord Wilson) |
1972 - 1973
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| Professor D J Finney,
FRS |
1973 - 1974
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| Professor H E
Daniels |
1974 - 1975
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| Stella V
Cunliffe |
1975 - 1977
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| Henry Philip
Wynn |
1977 - 1978
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| Sir Claus Moser, KCB,
CBE, FBA |
1978 - 1980
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| Professor D R Cox
(now Sir David Cox) |
1980 - 1982
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| Professor P Armitage,
CBE |
1982 - 1984
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| Walter F Bodmer, FRS
(now Sir Walter Bodmer) |
1984 - 1985
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| John A Nelder,
FRS |
1985 - 1986
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| Professor J
Durbin |
1986 - 1987
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| Sir John
Kingman, FRS |
1987 - 1989
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| Professor P G
Moore |
1989 - 1991
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| Professor T M
F Smith |
1991 - 1993
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| Professor D J
Bartholomew |
1993 - 1995
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| Professor A F M
Smith |
1995 - 1997
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| Professor R N
Curnow |
1997 - 1999
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| Professor D
Lievesley |
1999 - 2001
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| Professor P J
Green |
2001 - 2003
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