Past Presidents

1894 Charles A. Cooper, LL.D. [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
1895 The Hon. Lord Ardwall
1896 Emeritus Professor Masson, LL.D.
1897 The Hon. Lord Stormonth Darling, LL.D.
1898 Sir George Douglas, Bt.
1899 The Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bt., LL.D.

1900 The Right Hon. Viscount Findlay, G.C.M.C, LL.D.
1901 The Right Hon. The Earl of Aberdeen, G.C.M.C., LL.D.  [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
1902 Sir Henry Craik, K.C.B., LL.D., M.P.
1903 The Right Hon. Augustine Birrell, K.C., LL.D., M.P.
1904 The Right Hon. Viscount Haldane, K.C., LL.D., M.P.
1905 The Right Hon. The Earl of Lytton
1906 Sir Ludovic J. Grant, Bt., B.A., LL.D.
1907 The Right Hon. George Wyndham, LL.D., M.P.
1908 Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, Bt., LL.D.
1909 Sir Gilbert J. Parker, LL.D.

1910 Sir Donald MacAlister, K.C.B., LL.D.
1911 The Hon. Lord Guthrie, LL.D.
1912 The Most Rev. and Right Hon. Cosmo Gordon Lang, D.D., LL.D., D.litt.
The Archbishop of York (later Canterbury)
1913 The Right Hon. Sir John Simon, K.C., M.P.
1914-19 The Right Hon. Viscount Bryce, O.M.

1920 The Right Hon. Lord Latymer (Resigned)
The Right Hon. Lord Glenconner
1921 The Right Hon. Robert Munro, K.C., M.P. (Lord Alness)
The Very Rev. W. P. Paterson, D.D., LL.D. delivered the address
1922 The Right Rev. Herbert Hensley Henson, D.D.s, LL.D., Lord Bishop of Durham
1923 Colonel John Buchan, LL.D. (Lord Tweedsmuir)  [WITH AUDIO]
1924 The Right Hon. The Earl of Birkenhead, P.C., D.L., D.C.L., LL.D.
1925 The Hon. Lord Sands, LL.D.
1926 Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, M.A., d.Litt., F.R.S.L.
1927 Professor H. J. C. Grierson, M.A., LL.D.
1928 Professor George Gordon, President of Magdalen
1929 The Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin, P.C., M.P., D.C.L., LL.D. (Earl Baldwin of Bewdley)

1930 The Very Rev. Sir George Adam Smith, D.D., LL.D., D.Litt, F.B.A.
1931 Professor W. MacNeile Dixon, LL.D., D.Litt.
1932 Hugh Walpole, C.B.E.
1933 The Most Hon. The Marquess of Linlithgow, K.T., G.C.I.E., O.B.E. 
(The Hon. Lord St. Vigeans presided and delivered the address) [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
1934 The Hon. Lord St. Vigeans presided
The Most Hon. The Marquess of Linlithgow, K.T., G.C.I.E., O.B.E. delivered the address
1935 The Right Hon. Lord Macmillan, P.C., K.C., LL.D.
1936 Sir Robert S. Rait, C.B.E., M.A., LL.D. (resigned)
James Curle, LL.D., W.S.
1937 Professor George Trevelyan, O.M., C.B.E., F.B.A., D.C.L., LL.D.
1938 Major John Hay Beith, C.B.E., M.C.
1939 The Right Hon. Lord Ponsonby

1947 Dr. O. H. Mavor ('James Bridie')
1948 Field Marshal The Right Hon. Earl Wavell of Cyrenaica and Winchester, P.C., G.C.B., C.M.B., M.C.
1949 The Right Rev. Maurice H. Harland, D.d., Lord Bishop of Lincoln (later Lord Bishop of Durham)
 

1950 The Right Hon. Walter E. Elliot, P.C., C.H., M.C., M.P.
1951 Professor Sir Alexander Gray, C.B.E., LL.D.
1952 Eric Linklater, M.a., LL.D.
1953 Principal John Traill Christie, M.A., F.R.S.A.
1954 The Right Hon. Lady Tweedsmuir, M.P.
1955 Professor C. S. Lewis, F.B.A.
1956 The Right Hon. Viscount Kilmuir, G.C.V.O., D.C.L., LL.D.
1957 The Right Rev. Monseignor Ronald Knox, D.litt. (resigned)
Arthur Melville Clark, M.A., D.Phil., D.litt.
1958 The Right Hon. R. A. Butler, C.h., M.P.
1959 Hesketh Pearson

1960 The Most Rev. and Right Hon. Arthur Michael Ramsay, D.D. Lord Bishop of York (later Canterbury)
1961 The Right Hon. Lord Birkett of Ulverston
The Right Hon. Lord Clyde, The Lord Justice General, presided and delivered the address
1962 Baroness Elliot of Harwood, D.B.E., LL.D.
1963 Malcolm Muggeridge
1964 Professor David Daiches, MA, D.Phil., D.litt., F.R.S.E.
1965 The Right Hon. Lord Cameron, K.T., D.S.C., F.R.S.E. [WITH AUDIO] & [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
1966 The Right Hon. Sir Alec Douglas-Home, D.T., LL.D., D.C.L., M.P.  [WITH AUDIO]
1967 The Right Hon. Lord Polwarth, T.D., LL.D, C.A.
1968 Ludovic Kennedy (now Sir Ludovic)
1969 The Hon. Lord Kilbrandon, LL.D. 

1970 Professor Hugh Trevor-Roper (later Lord Dacre)  [WITH AUDIO]
1971 Robert Speaight, C.B.E., M.A., F.R.S.L.
1972 The Right Hon. Earl of Longford, K.G., P.C.
1973 The Right Hon. Harold Macmillan, P.C., D.C.L., LL.D, F.R.S. [with Recording]
1974 The Right Hon. Lord Tweedsmuir, C.B.E., C.D., LL.D [with Complete Recording]
1975 Allan Frazer, W.S.
1976 Ian Grimble, B.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.Soc.  [with Complete Recording]
1977 The Right Hon. Lord Scarman, O.B.E., LL.D.
1978 Magnus Magnusson, D.Univ.
1979 Lord Ballantrae, K.T.
Professor David Daiches presided and delivered the address
 

1980 W. E. K. Anderson, M.A., D.Litt., F.R.S.E. (later Sir)
1981 Professor R. J. Adam, M.A., F.R.Hist.Soc.
1982 Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, K.T. [with Complete Recording]
1983 Lady Antonia Fraser  [with Complete Recording]
1984 The Right Hon. Lord Grimond
1985 The Right Hon. Lord Swann
1986 Dr. T. L. Johnston, M.a., P.h.D., D.L., F.R.S.A., C.B.I.M.
1987-88 Dr. David Hewitt, M.A., Ph.D. (now Professor) [with Complete Recording]
1989 Allan Massie, B.A., F.R.S.L. [with Complete Recording]

1990 Professor Edwin Morgan, O.B.E., M.A., D.Litt.  [with Complete Recording]
1991 Mrs. Dorothy Dunnett, O.B.E. (later Lady) [with Complete Recording]
1992 Right Hon. Malcolm Rifkind, P.C., Q.C., M.P.
1993 Right Hon. Lord Mackay of Clashfern
1994 Dr. Archie Turnbull, M.A., D.Litt., F.R.S.E. [with Complete Recording]
1995 Paul H. Scott, C.M.G., M.A., M.Litt.
1996 Professor Neil MacCormick
1997 Mrs. Patricia Maxwell-Scott, O.B.E.
1998 Sir John Thomson
1999 Tom Fleming, C.V.O., O.B.E.

2000 Fraser Elgin C.A. [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
2001 The Rt Hon Sir David Edward KCMG QC LLD DUniv Drhc FRSE [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
2002 Professor Jane Millgate [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
2003 Dame Jean Maxwell-Scott DCVO
Prof Ian Campbell presided and delivered the address  [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
2004 Tam Dalyell, M.P. [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
2005 James Robertson  [WITH TRANSCRIPT] 
2006 Prof Ian Campbell MA PhD [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
2007 A.N.Wilson [WITH TRANSCRIPT]
2008 The Duke of Buccleuch

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