{"id":17316,"date":"2017-04-20T08:29:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T08:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=17316"},"modified":"2025-04-13T14:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T13:52:31","slug":"rsgb-presidents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/about-us\/rsgb-presidents\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1913-20<\/strong><\/td>\nAlan A. Campbell Swinton, 2HK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1921<\/strong><\/td>\nMajor John Erskine-Murray, MUX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1922<\/strong><\/td>\nAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Jackson, KCVO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1923-24<\/strong><\/td>\nProfessor W.H. Eccles, EWX, 2BA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1925<\/strong><\/td>\nSir Oliver Lodge, FRS, SCc, LLD,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1923-27<\/strong><\/td>\nBrigadier General Sir Capel Holden, KCB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1928<\/strong><\/td>\nCaptain Ian Fraser, G5SU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1929-30<\/strong><\/td>\nGerald Marcuse, G2NM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1931-33<\/strong><\/td>\nHenry Bevan Swift, G2TI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1934-36<\/strong><\/td>\nArthur Watts, G2UN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1937<\/strong><\/td>\nErnest Dawson Ostermeyer, G5AR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1938-40<\/strong><\/td>\nArthur Watts, G2UN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1941-43<\/strong><\/td>\nAlfred Gay, G6NF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1944-46<\/strong><\/td>\nErnest Gardiner, G6GR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/strong><\/td>\nStanley Lewer, G6LJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1948-49<\/strong><\/td>\nVictor Desmond, G5VM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950-51<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Scarr, G2WS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1952<\/strong><\/td>\n(Dud) F J H Charman, BEM, G6CJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1953<\/strong><\/td>\nLeslie Cooper, G5LC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954<\/strong><\/td>\nArthur Milne, G2MI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955<\/strong><\/td>\nHerbert Bartlett, G5QA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1956<\/strong><\/td>\nReginald Hammans, G2IG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/strong><\/td>\nDouglas Findlay, G3BZG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958<\/strong><\/td>\nLeonard Newham, G6NZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959<\/strong><\/td>\nReginald Smith-Rose, CBE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Metcalfe, G3DQ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/strong><\/td>\nMajor-General Eric Cole, CBE, G2EC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/strong><\/td>\nEdward Ingram, GM6IZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/strong><\/td>\nNorman Caws, G3BVG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/strong><\/td>\nGeoffrey Stone, G3FZL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/strong><\/td>\nEric Yeomanson, G3IIR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/strong><\/td>\nRoy Stevens, G2BVN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/strong><\/td>\nAlexander Patterson, GI3KYP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/strong><\/td>\nJohn Graham, G3TR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/strong><\/td>\nJohn Swinnerton, G2YS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/strong><\/td>\nDr John Saxton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/strong><\/td>\nFrederick Ward, G2CVV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/strong><\/td>\nRobert Hughes, G3GVV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/strong><\/td>\nDr John Saxton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/strong><\/td>\nGeorge Jessop, G6JP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/strong><\/td>\nCyril Parsons, GW8NP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/strong><\/td>\nErnest Allaway, G3FKM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/strong><\/td>\nLord Wallace of Coslany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/strong><\/td>\nDain Evans, G3RPE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/strong><\/td>\nJohn Bazley, G3HCT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/strong><\/td>\nPeter Balestrini, G3BPT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/strong><\/td>\nBasil O’Brien, G2AMV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/strong><\/td>\nErnest Allaway, G3FKM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/strong><\/td>\nDonald E. Baptise, CBE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/strong><\/td>\nRobert Barrett, GW8HEZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/strong><\/td>\nJoan Heathershaw, G4CHH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/strong><\/td>\nWillie McClintock, G3VPK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/strong><\/td>\nJoan Heathershaw, G4CHH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/strong><\/td>\nSir Richard Davies, KCVO, CBE, G2XM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/strong><\/td>\nJulian Gannaway, G3YGF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/strong><\/td>\nFrank Hall, GM8BZX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/strong><\/td>\nEwart Case, GW4HWR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/strong><\/td>\nJ. Terence Barnes, GI3USS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/strong><\/td>\nPeter Chadwick, G3RZP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/strong><\/td>\nIan Suart, GM4AUP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/strong><\/td>\nClive Trotman, GW4YKL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/strong><\/td>\nPeter Sheppard, G4EJP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997-98<\/strong><\/td>\nIan Kyle, GI8AYZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/strong><\/td>\nHilary Claytonsmith, G4JKS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000-01<\/strong><\/td>\nDon Beattie, G3BJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002-03<\/strong><\/td>\nBob Whelan, G3PJT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004-05<\/strong><\/td>\nJeff Smith, MI0AEX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006-07<\/strong><\/td>\nAngus Annan, MM1CCR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008-09<\/strong><\/td>\nColin Thomas, G3PSM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010-13<\/strong><\/td>\nDave Wilson, M0OBW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013-14<\/strong><\/td>\nBob Whelan, G3PJT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014-16<\/strong><\/td>\nDr John Gould, G3WKL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016-18<\/strong><\/td>\nNick Henwood, G3RWF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018-21<\/strong><\/td>\nDave Wilson, M0OBW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021-23<\/strong><\/td>\nDr Stewart Bryant, G3YSX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023-25<\/strong><\/td>\nJohn McCullagh MBE, GI4BWM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025<\/strong><\/td>\nBob Beebe, GU4YOX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    1913-20 Alan A. Campbell Swinton, 2HK 1921 Major John Erskine-Murray, MUX 1922 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Jackson, KCVO 1923-24 Professor W.H. Eccles, EWX, 2BA 1925 Sir Oliver Lodge, FRS, SCc, LLD, 1923-27 Brigadier General Sir Capel Holden, KCB 1928 Captain Ian Fraser, G5SU 1929-30 Gerald Marcuse, G2NM 1931-33 Henry Bevan Swift, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17316","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17316"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38915,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17316\/revisions\/38915"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}