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The List of Past Presidents

Below is a list of past presidents and honorary presidents of the Royal Statistical Society.

 

Honorary Presidents

HRH Albert Edward Prince of Wales, KG 1872 - 1901
HRH George Prince of Wales, KG 1902 - 1910
HRH Edward Prince of Wales, KG 1921 - 1936

 

Presidents

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