Appendix
Presidents
1897 — The Duke of St Albans
1898 — The Duke of Portland
1943 — Lieut. Col. W.A. Potter
1953 — Professor A.C. Wood
1961 — Myles Thoroton Hildyard. Esq
Chairmen of the Council
1897-1906 — Lord Hawkesbury
1925 — F.W. Dobson
1932-43 — Lieut. Col. W.A. Potter
1971 — K.S.S. Train
1984 — Dr Rosalys Coope
1992 — Professor J.V. Beckett
N.B. The Chairman is elected by the Council, and until 1971 the holder of
the position was not always specified amongst the list of officers given in
the Transactions.
Honorary Secretaries
1897 — Rev. J. Standish and W.P.W Phillimore
1901 — Rev. J. Standish and G. Fellows
1906 — G. Fellows
1920 — E.L. Guilford
1925 — E.L. Guilford and J. Holland Walker
1926 — J. Holland Walker
1929 — J. Holland Walker and A. Parker
1956 — J. Holland Walker
1957 — M. Thoroton Hildyard
1961 — K.S.S. Train
1971 — M.G. Dobbin
1982 — J.S. Childs
1990 — Mrs Ann Hoskins
1992 — Rev. F. Patrick Rowley
Honorary Treasurers
1897 — John C. Warren
1922 — F.E. Burton
1933 — G.N.P. Reddan
1950 — GB. Blunden
1955 — L.F.J. Cracroft-Rice
1961 — A. Storrey
1972 — N.B. Wallis
1978 — A.L. Baines
1991 — M.A. Pell
1992 — K. Goodman
Honorary Editors
1897 — Rev. John Standish and W.P.W. Phillimore
1901 — Rev. John Standish and G. Fellows
1906 — Rev. John Standish
1918 — Rev. A. Du Boulay Hill
1925 — E.L. Guilford
1938 — Professor L.V.D. Owen and Dr A.C. Wood
1951 — Professor A.C. Wood
1959 — Professor M.W. Barley and Dr R.S. Smith
1971 — K.S.S. Train
1975 — K.S.S. Train and Adrian Henstock
1976 — Adrian Henstock and Alan Cameron
1986 — Adrian Henstock and Hazel Salisbury (nee Wheeler)
1993 — Adrian Henstock and Dr Carol Allen
Membership: From a preliminary list of 109 members in 1897 numbers quickly grew to around 250, and by May 1900 to 264. Thereafter numbers increased only slowly, to reach 279 in 1914. Membership rose more quickly after the First World War, to reach 389 in 1928, 417 in 1930, 440 in 1935, and 479 in 1939. Numbers grew again after the Second World War, reaching 673 in 1951, but falling to 578 in 1956, to 546 in 1957, and to 527 in 1965. Numbers have fluctuated since, but stood at 507 at the beginning of 1997.