List of Cambridge Union Society Presidents
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This is a list of presidents of the Cambridge Union Society since its foundation in 1815.
Contents |
[edit] 1815-1916
| Year | Term | President | College |
| 1815 | Lent | Mr E. Gambier | Trinity |
| 1815 | Easter | Lord Normanby | Trinity |
| 1815 | Michaelmas | Hon. C.J. Shore | Trinity |
| 1816 | Lent | Mr G. Stainforth | Trinity |
| 1816 | Easter | Mr E. Leycester | St John's |
| 1816 | Michaelmas | Mr R Whitcombe | Trinity |
| 1817 | Lent | Mr W. Whewell | Trinity |
| 1817 | Easter | No Officers were elected | |
| 1817 | Michaelmas | Mr H.J. Rose | Trinity |
| 1818 | Lent | Mr B.H. Malkin | Trinity |
| 1818 | Easter | Mr T. Thorp | Trinity |
| 1818 | Michaelmas | Mr T. Baines | Trinity |
| 1819 | Lent | Mr T. Platt | Trinity |
| 1819 | Easter | Mr S. Hawkes | Trinity |
| 1819 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Cooper | Trinity |
| 1820 | Lent | Mr E.D. Rhodes | Sidney Sussex |
| 1820 | Easter | Mr E. Whiteley | Jesus |
| 1820 | Michaelmas | Mr T. Sheepshanks | Trinity |
| 1821 | Lent | Mr E. Strutt | Trinity |
| 1821 | Easter | Mr J. Punnett | Clare |
| 1821 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Furnival | Queens' |
| 1822 | Lent | Mr C. Austin | Jesus |
| 1822 | Easter | Mr C. Villiers | St John's |
| 1822 | Michaelmas | Mr W.H. Ord | Trinity |
| 1823 | Lent | Mr W. Blunt | King's |
| 1823 | Easter | Mr G.O. Townsend | King's |
| 1823 | Michaelmas | Mr J.J. Rawlinson | Trinity |
| 1824 | Lent | Mr R.C. Hildyard | St Catharine's |
| 1824 | Easter | Mr A.J. Cockburn | Trinity Hall |
| 1824 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Haughton | Pembroke |
| 1825 | Lent | Mr W.E. Tooke | Trinity |
| 1825 | Easter | Mr B.H. Kennedy | St John's |
| 1825 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Stock | Peterhouse |
| 1826 | Lent | Mr J. Wilson | Trinity |
| 1826 | Easter | Mr J.H. Smith | Corpus Christi |
| 1826 | Michaelmas | Mr C. Lillingston | Emmanuel |
| 1827 | Lent | Mr C. Buller | Trinity |
| 1827 | Easter | Mr J. Sterling | Trinity Hall |
| 1827 | Michaelmas | Mr S.H. Walpole | Trinity |
| 1828 | Lent | Mr J. Kemble | Trinity |
| 1828 | Easter | Mr R.C. Trench | Trinity |
| 1828 | Michaelmas | Mr H.H. Luscombe | Clare |
| 1829 | Lent | Mr J.W. Blakesley | Corpus Christi |
| 1829 | Easter | Mr C. Chapman | Corpus Christi |
| 1829 | Michaelmas | Mr P.H. Crutchley | Magdalene |
| 1830 | Lent | Mr L.S. Orde | Queens' |
| 1830 | Easter | Mr H. Matthew | Sidney Sussex |
| 1830 | Michaelmas | Mr L.S. Orde | Queens' |
| 1831 | Lent | Mr W.S. O'Brien | Trinity |
| 1831 | Easter | Mr J.W.D. Dundas | Magdalene |
| 1831 | Michaelmas | Mr W.H. Brookfield | Trinity |
| 1832 | Lent | Mr C.R. Kennedy | Trinity |
| 1832 | Easter | Mr H. Alford | Trinity |
| 1832 | Michaelmas | Mr R.A. Johnstone | Trinity |
| 1833 | Lent | Hon. C.W. Henniker | St John's |
| 1833 | Easter | Mr E. Warburton | Trinity |
| 1833 | Michaelmas | Mr J.E. Heathcote | Trinity |
| 1834 | Lent | Mr W.H. Brookfield* | Trinity |
| Hon. C. Henniker* | St John's | ||
| 1834 | Easter | Mr C. White | Magdalene |
| 1834 | Michaelmas | Mr C.G. Burke | Christ's |
| 1835 | Lent | Mr G.F. Townsend | Trinity |
| 1835 | Easter | Mr K. Macaulay | Jesus |
| 1835 | Michaelmas | Mr W.A. Mackinnon | St John's |
| 1836 | Lent | Mr W.F. Pollock | Trinity |
| 1836 | Easter | Mr T. Spankie | Trinity |
| 1836 | Michaelmas | Mr H.R. Goldfinch | Trinity |
| 1837 | Lent | Mr A. Baillie-Cochrane | Trinity |
| 1837 | Easter | Mr A.J. Ellis | Trinity |
| 1837 | Michaelmas | Mr R.N. Phillipps | Christ's |
| 1838 | Lent | Mr J.C. Tindal | Trinity |
| 1838 | Easter | Sir J. Lighton | St John's |
| 1838 | Michaelmas | Mr S.T. Bartlett | Clare |
| 1839 | Lent | Mr A.J.B. Hope | Trinity |
| Mr J.W. Donaldson | Trinity | ||
| 1839 | Easter | Mr C.J. Ellicott | St John's |
| 1839 | Michaelmas | Mr E.H.J. Crauford | Trinity |
| 1840 | Lent | Mr J.H. Bastard | Trinity |
| 1840 | Easter | Mr W. Werge | St John's |
| 1840 | Michaelmas | Mr J.A. Beaumont | Trinity |
| 1841 | Lent | Mr J.R. Stock | St John's |
| 1841 | Easter | Mr W. Cunliffe-Brooks | St John's |
| 1841 | Michaelmas | Mr T.H. Bullock | King's |
| 1842 | Lent | Mr E. Rudge | St Catharine's |
| Mr G. Crawshay | Trinity | ||
| 1842 | Easter | Mr Hardcastle | Peterhouse |
| 1842 | Michaelmas | Mr T.S. Western | Trinity |
| 1843 | Lent | Mr F.W. Gibbs | Trinity |
| 1843 | Easter | Hon F.S. Grimston | Magdalene |
| 1843 | Michaelmas | Mr G.W. King | Trinity |
| 1844 | Lent | Mr J.C.H. Ogier | Trinity |
| 1844 | Easter | Mr W. Blake | Trinity |
| 1844 | Michaelmas | Mr E.F. Fiske | Emmanuel |
| 1845 | Lent | Mr C. Babington | St John's |
| 1845 | Easter | Mr H. Lindsay | Trinity |
| 1845 | Michaelmas | Mr R.A. Cross | Trinity |
| 1846 | Lent | Mr J.F. Baird | Trinity |
| 1846 | Easter | Mr T Dealtry | Trinity |
| 1846 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Garfit | Trinity |
| 1847 | Lent | Hon W.F. Campbell | Trinity |
| 1847 | Easter | Mr J. Ll. Davies | Trinity |
| 1847 | Michaelmas | Mr A.A. VanSittart | Trinity |
| 1848 | Lent | Mr R.H. Parr | Trinity |
| 1848 | Easter | Mr J.F. Thrupp | Trinity |
| 1848 | Michaelmas | Mr F.H. Colt | Trinity |
| 1849 | Lent | Hon. A. Gordon | Trinity |
| 1849 | Easter | Mr W.V. Harcourt | Trinity |
| 1849 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Ll. Davies* | Trinity |
| 1850 | Lent | Mr A.H. Louis | Trinity |
| 1850 | Easter | Mr R. Temple | Trinity |
| 1850 | Michaelmas | Mr R. Stuart Lane | Gonville and Caius |
| 1851 | Lent | Mr H. Leach | Emmanuel |
| 1851 | Easter | Mr P. Laurence | Trinity |
| 1851 | Michaelmas | Mr H.A. Bright | Trinity |
| 1852 | Lent | Mr R.J. Cust | Trinity |
| 1852 | Easter | Mr J. Payn | Trinity |
| 1852 | Michaelmas | Mr F.J.A. Hort | Trinity |
| 1853 | Lent | Mr J. Lloyd | Trinity |
| 1853 | Easter | Mr A. Cohen | Magdalene |
| 1853 | Michaelmas | Mr E. Dicey | Trinity |
| 1854 | Lent | Mr C.T. Swanston | Trinity |
| 1854 | Easter | Mr H.W. Elphinstone | Trinity |
| 1854 | Michaelmas | Mr V. Lushington | Trinity |
| 1855 | Lent | Mr F. Kelly | Trinity |
| 1855 | Easter | Mr W.C. Gully | Trinity |
| 1855 | Michaelmas | Mr H.M. Butler | Trinity |
| 1856 | Lent | Mr WD Gardiner | Trinity |
| 1856 | Easter | Mr J.W. Dunning | Trinity |
| 1856 | Michaelmas | Mr E.E. Bowen | Trinity |
| 1857 | Lent | Mr C. Puller | Trinity |
| 1857 | Easter | Mr J.E. Gorst | St John's |
| 1857 | Michaelmas | Mr W.S. Smith | Trinity |
| 1858 | Lent | Mr C.A. Jones | St John's |
| 1858 | Easter | Mr R. O'Hara | Gonville & Caius |
| 1858 | Michaelmas | Mr E.H. Fisher | Trinity |
| 1859 | Lent | Mr H.C. Raikes | Trinity |
| 1859 | Easter | Mr O. Browning | King's |
| 1859 | Michaelmas | Mr T.W. Beddome | Trinity |
| 1860 | Lent | Mr C. Trotter | Trinity |
| 1860 | Easter | Mr H. Geary | Corpus Christi |
| 1860 | Michaelmas | Sir G. Young, Bart | Trinity |
| 1861 | Lent | Mr H. Sidgwick | Trinity |
| 1861 | Easter | Mr F. Ll. Bagshawe | Trinity |
| 1861 | Michaelmas | Mr G.O. Trevelyan | Trinity |
| 1862 | Lent | Mr W.M. Lane | Trinity |
| 1862 | Easter | Mr W.J. Lawrance | Trinity |
| 1862 | Michaelmas | Mr W. Everett | Trinity |
| 1863 | Lent | Mr E.L. O'Malley | Trinity |
| 1863 | Easter | Mr E.L. O'Malley* | Trinity |
| 1863 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Sidgwick | Trinity |
| 1864 | Lent | Mr R.D. Bennett | Trinity Hall |
| 1864 | Easter | Mr H. Jackson | Trinity |
| 1864 | Michaelmas | Mr C.W. Dilke | Trinity Hall |
| 1865 | Lent | Mr H. Peto | Trinity |
| 1865 | Easter | Mr J.R. Holland | Trinity |
| 1865 | Michaelmas | Mr E.S. Shuckburgh | Emmanuel |
| 1866 | Lent | Mr C.W. Dilke* | Trinity Hall |
| 1866 | Easter | Lord E. Fitzmaurice | Trinity |
| 1866 | Michaelmas | Mr H.L. Anderton | Gonville & Caius |
| 1867 | Lent | Mr W.R. Kennedy | King's |
| 1867 | Easter | Mr W.A. Lindsay | Trinity |
| 1867 | Michaelmas | Mr G.C. Whiteley | St John's |
| 1868 | Lent | Mr A.S. Wilkins | St John's |
| 1868 | Easter | Mr J. F. Moulton | St Johns |
| 1868 | Michaelmas | Mr E.A. Owen | Trinity |
| 1869 | Lent | Mr R.T. Wright | Christ's |
| 1869 | Easter | Mr Frank Watson | St John's |
| 1869 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Kennedy | King's |
| 1870 | Lent | Mr G. Warington | Gonville & Caius |
| 1870 | Easter | Mr A. Foster | St John's |
| 1870 | Michaelmas | Mr J.E. Symes | Downing |
| 1871 | Lent | Mr W.B. Odgers | Trinity Hall |
| 1871 | Easter | Mr J. De Soyres | Gonville & Caius |
| 1871 | Michaelmas | Mr C.G. Kellner | King's |
| 1872 | Lent | Mr W.F. MacMichael | Downing |
| 1872 | Easter | Mr W. Cunningham | Trinity |
| 1872 | Michaelmas | Mr T.O. Harding | Trinity |
| 1873 | Lent | Mr F.W. Maitland | Trinity |
| 1873 | Easter | Mr W.J. Scott | Trinity |
| 1873 | Michaelmas | Mr A.W. Verral | Trinity |
| 1874 | Lent | Mr C.S. Kenny | Downing |
| 1874 | Easter | Mr P.M. Laurence | Corpus Christi |
| 1874 | Michaelmas | Mr R.W. Jameson | Trinity |
| 1875 | Lent | Mr J.E.C. Munro | Downing |
| 1875 | Easter | Mr H.N. Martin | Christ's |
| 1875 | Michaelmas | Mr J.F. Skipper | St John's |
| 1876 | Lent | Mr J.E.C. Welldon | King's |
| 1876 | Easter | Mr J.F. Little | Downing |
| 1876 | Michaelmas | Mr R.C. Lehmann | Trinity |
| 1877 | Lent | Hon. H.N. Waldegrave | Trinity |
| 1877 | Easter | Mr J.F. Main | Trinity |
| 1877 | Michaelmas | Rev. A.G. Tweedie | Gonville & Caius |
| 1878 | Lent | Mr T.D. Hart | Downing |
| 1878 | Easter | Mr W.B. Milton | Trinity |
| 1878 | Michaelmas | Mr T.R. Hughes | Trinity |
| 1879 | Lent | Mr E.J.C. Morton | St John's |
| 1879 | Easter | Mr F.P. Lefroy | Trinity |
| 1879 | Michaelmas | Mr S.G. Ponsonby | Trinity |
| 1880 | Lent | Mr T.E. Scrutton | Trinity |
| 1880 | Easter | Mr J.P. Whitney | King's |
| 1880 | Michaelmas | Mr J.K. Stephen | King's |
| 1881 | Lent | Mr N.C. Hardcastle | Downing |
| 1881 | Easter | Mr Harold Cox | Jesus |
| 1881 | Michaelmas | Mr E.A. Parkyn | Christ's |
| 1882 | Lent | Mr O. Rigby | St John's |
| 1882 | Easter | Mr T. Beck | Trinity |
| 1882 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Peiris | St John's |
| 1883 | Lent | Mr F.L. Lucas | Trinity |
| 1883 | Easter | Mr J.R. Tanner | St John's |
| 1883 | Michaelmas | Mr G.S.W. Jebb | Trinity |
| 1884 | Lent | Mr W. Blain | St John's |
| 1884 | Easter | Mr W.H. Stables | Trinity |
| 1884 | Michaelmas | Mr W.A. Raleigh | King's |
| 1885 | Lent | Hon. W.G. Scott | Trinity |
| 1885 | Easter | Mr E.A. Goulding | St John's |
| 1885 | Michaelmas | Mr J.T. Bell | Trinity Hall |
| 1886 | Lent | Mr E.J. Griffith | Downing |
| 1886 | Easter | Mr L.J. Maxse | King's |
| 1886 | Michaelmas | Mr H. Boyd-Carpenter | King's |
| 1887 | Lent | Mr L.G.B.J. Ford | King's |
| 1887 | Easter | Mr F.E. Garrett | Trinity |
| 1887 | Michaelmas | Count Strickland | Trinity |
| 1888 | Lent | Mr W.W. Grantham | Trinity |
| 1888 | Easter | Mr R.R. Ottley | Trinity |
| 1888 | Michaelmas | Mr R.J. Wilkinson | Trinity |
| 1889 | Lent | Mr F.H. Maugham | Trinity Hall |
| 1889 | Easter | Mr C.H. Bompas | Trinity |
| 1889 | Michaelmas | Rev. E. Grose-Hodge | Trinity Hall |
| 1890 | Lent | Mr W.E. Brunyate | Trinity |
| 1890 | Easter | Hon. M.M. Macnaghten | Trinity |
| 1890 | Michaelmas | Mr J.E. McTaggart | Trinity |
| 1891 | Lent | Mr S.R.C. Bosanquet | Trinity |
| 1891 | Easter | Mr E.W. MacBride | St John's |
| 1891 | Michaelmas | Mr R.F. Graham Campbell | Trinity |
| 1892 | Lent | Mr H.W.L. O'Rorke | Trinity |
| 1892 | Easter | Mr Anton Bertram | Gonville & Caius |
| 1892 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Davidson Kempt | St John's |
| 1893 | Lent | Mr J. Howard B. Masterman | St John's |
| 1893 | Easter | Mr Peter Green | St John's |
| 1893 | Michaelmas | Mr Adolphus A. Jack | Peterhouse |
| 1894 | Lent | Mr Cathrew Fisher | Trinity |
| 1894 | Easter | Mr F.G. Thomas | Sidney Sussex |
| 1894 | Michaelmas | Mr F.B. Malim | Trinity |
| 1895 | Lent | Mr J.P. Thompson | Trinity |
| 1895 | Easter | Mr Montagu S. Butler | Pembroke |
| 1895 | Michaelmas | Mr L. Stuyvesant Chanler | Trinity |
| Mr D. Shearme | Trinity | ||
| 1896 | Lent | Mr C.F.G. Masterman | Christ's |
| 1896 | Easter | Mr P.W. Wilson | Clare |
| 1896 | Michaelmas | Mr F.W. Lawrence | Trinity |
| 1897 | Lent | Mr Frank Butler | Pembroke |
| 1897 | Easter | Mr C.R. Buxton | Trinity |
| 1897 | Michaelmas | Mr Ernest W. Barnes | Trinity |
| 1898 | Lent | Mr W. Craig Henderson | Trinity |
| 1898 | Easter | Mr W. Finlay | Trinity |
| 1898 | Michaelmas | Mr B.N. Langdon-Davies | Pembroke |
| 1899 | Lent | Mr T.F.R. McDonnell | St John's |
| 1899 | Easter | Mr J.R.P. Sclater | Emmanuel |
| 1899 | Michaelmas | Mr C.E. Guiterman | Trinity |
| 1900 | Lent | Mr A.C. Pigou | King's |
| 1900 | Easter | Mr G.F.S. Bowles | Trinity |
| 1900 | Michaelmas | Mr E.H. Young | Trinity |
| 1901 | Lent | Mr Geo. Claus Rankin | Trinity |
| 1901 | Easter | Mr H.S. Van Zijl | St John's |
| 1901 | Michaelmas | Mr F.W. Armstrong | St John's |
| 1902 | Lent | Mr D.H. Macgregor | Trinity |
| 1902 | Easter | Mr Percy B. Haigh | St John's |
| 1902 | Michaelmas | Mr E.S. Montagu | Trinity |
| 1903 | Lent | Mr J.G. Gordon | Trinity |
| 1903 | Easter | Mr Jas. Strachan | Clare |
| 1903 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Corry Arnold | St John's |
| 1904 | Lent | Mr F.E. Bray | Trinity |
| 1904 | Easter | Mr M.F.J. McDonnell | St John's |
| 1904 | Michaelmas | Mr J.T. Sheppard | King's |
| 1905 | Lent | Mr H.G. Wood | Jesus |
| Mr J.M. Keynes | King's | ||
| 1905 | Easter | Mr J.K. Mozley | Pembroke |
| 1905 | Michaelmas | Mr H.W. Harris | St John's |
| 1906 | Lent | Mr S.J.M. Sampson | Trinity |
| 1906 | Easter | Mr A.C.O. Morgan | Trinity |
| 1906 | Michaelmas | Mr A.P. Hughes-Gibb | Trinity |
| Mr H.A. Holland | Trinity | ||
| 1907 | Lent | Mr E.G. Selwyn | King's |
| 1907 | Easter | Mr F.D. Livingstone | Peterhouse |
| 1907 | Michaelmas | Mr O.F. Grazebrook | Gonville & Caius |
| 1908 | Lent | Mr R.M. Pattison Muir | Gonville & Caius |
| 1908 | Easter | Mr W.G. Elmslie | Pembroke |
| 1908 | Michaelmas | Mr C. Bethell | Trinity |
| 1909 | Lent | Mr E. Evans | Trinity Hall |
| 1909 | Easter | Mr A.D. McNair | Gonville & Caius |
| 1909 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Ramsay | Gonville & Caius |
| 1910 | Lent | Mr J.R.M. Butler | Trinity |
| 1910 | Easter | Mr G.G. Butler | Trinity |
| 1910 | Michaelmas | Mr W.N. Birkett | Emmanuel |
| 1911 | Lent | Mr H.P.W. Burton | St John's |
| 1911 | Easter | Mr J.H. Allen | Jesus |
| 1911 | Michaelmas | Mr D.H. Robertson | Trinity |
| 1912 | Lent | Mr K.F. Callaghan | Gonville & Caius |
| 1912 | Easter | Mr P.J. Baker | King's |
| 1912 | Michaelmas | Mr H.D. Henderson | Emmanuel |
| 1913 | Lent | Mr H. Wright | Pembroke |
| 1913 | Easter | Mr H. Grose Hodge | Pembroke |
| 1913 | Michaelmas | Mr E.P. Smith | Gonville & Caius |
| 1914 | Lent | Mr D.G. Rouquette | Sidney Sussex |
| 1914 | Easter | Mr G.K.M. Butler | Trinity |
| 1914 | Michaelmas | Mr J.H.B. Nihill | Emmanuel |
| 1915 | Lent | Mr H.D. Barnard | Jesus |
| 1915 | Easter | Mr H.I. Lloyd | Emmanuel |
| 1915 | Michaelmas | Mr O.H. Hoexter | Emmanuel |
| Mr D.E. Oliver | Trinity Hall | ||
| 1916 | Lent | Mr W.H. Ramsbottom | Emmanuel |
| 1916 | Easter | Mr F.O.C. Potter | Trinity Hall |
It was resolved at a Private Business Meeting held on Monday, May 8, 1916, to hold no elections for terminal officers in the Easter Term, nor subsequently for the duration of War, and that the functions of the Standing Committee be performed by the ex-officio members of the Committee.
[edit] 1919-1939
| Year | Term | President | College |
| 1919 | Easter | Mr W.L. McNair | Gonville and Caius |
| 1919 | Michaelmas | Mr J.W. Morris | Trinity Hall |
| 1920 | Lent | Mr G.H. Shakespeare | Emmanuel |
| 1920 | Easter | Mr D.M. Reid | Emmanuel |
| 1920 | Michaelmas | Mr L.A. Abraham | Peterhouse |
| 1921 | Lent | Mr E.H.F. Morris | Christ's |
| 1921 | Easter | Mr G.G. Sharp | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1921 | Michaelmas | Mr G.W. Theobald | Emmanuel |
| 1922 | Lent | Mr W.D. Johnston | Christ's |
| 1922 | Easter | Mr R.E. Watson | St Catharine's |
| 1922 | Michaelmas | Mr Ian Macpherson | Trinity |
| 1923 | Lent | Mr G.G. Phillips | Trinity |
| 1923 | Easter | Mr R. Northam | Queens' |
| 1923 | Michaelmas | Mr R.H.L. Slater | Jesus |
| 1924 | Lent | Mr S.V.T. Adams | King's |
| 1924 | Easter | Mr R.A. Butler | Pembroke |
| 1924 | Michaelmas | Mr A.P. Marshall | Gonville and Caius |
| 1925 | Lent | Mr G.W. Lloyd | Trinity |
| 1925 | Easter | Mr J.W.G. Sparrow | Trinity Hall |
| 1925 | Michaelmas | Mr D.R. Hardman | Christ's |
| 1926 | Lent | Mr A.M. Ramsey | Magdalene |
| 1926 | Easter | Mr H.G.G. Herklots | Trinity Hall |
| 1926 | Michaelmas | Mr P.A. Devlin | Christ's |
| 1927 | Lent | Mr A.L. Hutchinson | Christ's |
| 1927 | Easter | Mr M.A.B. King-Hamilton | Trinity Hall |
| 1927 | Michaelmas | Mr J.S.B. Lloyd | Magdalene |
| 1928 | Lent | Mr H.L. Elvin | Trinity Hall |
| 1928 | Easter | Mr R.E. Stevenson | St John's |
| 1928 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Crowther | Clare |
| 1929 | Lent | Mr J.G. Leathem | St John's |
| 1929 | Easter | Mr H.M. Foot | St John's |
| 1929 | Michaelmas | Lord Pentland | Trinity |
| 1930 | Lent | Mr K. Adam | St John's |
| 1930 | Easter | Mr C.W. Jenks | Gonville and Caius |
| 1930 | Michaelmas | Mr L.J. Gamlin | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1931 | Lent | Mr J.D.F. Green | Peterhouse |
| 1931 | Easter | Mr K.W. Britton | Clare |
| 1931 | Michaelmas | Mr F. Elwyn Jones | Gonville and Caius |
| 1932 | Lent | Mr A.H. Snell | Jesus |
| 1932 | Easter | Mr A.E. Holdsworth | Gonville and Caius |
| 1932 | Michaelmas | Mr S.S. Dhavan | Emmanuel |
| 1933 | Lent | Mr T.R. Leathem | St John's |
| 1933 | Easter | Mr M.L. Barkway | Queens' |
| 1933 | Michaelmas | Mr T.A.W. Blackwell | Magdalene |
| 1934 | Lent | Mr S.B.R. Cooke | Gonville and Caius |
| 1934 | Easter | Mr Geoffrey De Freitas | Clare |
| 1934 | Michaelmas | Mr E.H. Evans | Gonville and Caius |
| 1935 | Lent | Count D.M. Tolstoy-Miloslavsky | Trinity |
| 1935 | Easter | Mr C.J.M. Alport | Pembroke |
| 1935 | Michaelmas | Mr A.W.G. Kean | Queens' |
| 1936 | Lent | Mr C. Fletcher Cooke | Peterhouse |
| 1936 | Easter | Mr J.A. Dobbs | Trinity Hall |
| 1936 | Michaelmas | Mr R.L. Miall | St John's |
| 1937 | Lent | Mr G.B. Croasdell | Pembroke |
| 1937 | Easter | Mr R.V. Gibson | Gonville and Caius |
| 1937 | Michaelmas | Mr F. Singleton | Emmanuel |
| 1938 | Lent | Mr J.M. Simonds | Magdalene |
| 1938 | Easter | Mr P.R. Noakes | Queens' |
| 1938 | Michaelmas | Mr S.M. Kumaramangalam | King's |
| 1939 | Lent | Hon. P.T.T. Butler | Trinity |
| 1939 | Easter | Mr P.B. Hague | Emmanuel |
| 1939 | Michaelmas | Mr P.G.B. Keuneman | Pembroke |
The election of Officers was suspended and a Committee of Management appointed.
[edit] Chairmen of debates, 1939-1944
| Year | Term | Chairman | College |
| 1939 | Michaelmas | Mr R.R. Pittam | Pembroke |
| 1940 | Lent | Mr G.L. Stewart | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1940 | Easter | Mr J.R.A. Bottomley | Trinity |
| 1940 | Michaelmas | Debates suspended | |
| 1941 | Lent | Mr J. Maynard Smith | Trinity |
| 1941 | Easter | Debates suspended | |
| 1941 | Michaelmas | Debates suspended | |
| 1942 | Lent | Debates suspended | |
| 1942 | Easter | Mr H.B. Dunkerley | King's |
| 1942 | Michaelmas | Mr G.A. Leven | Trinity |
| 1943 | Lent | Mr R.S. Taylor | St Catharine's |
| 1943 | Easter | Mr N.D. Sandelson | Trinity |
| 1943 | Michaelmas | Mr R.R. Feilden | Corpus Christi |
| 1944 | Lent | Mr J.S.B. Butler | King's |
| 1944 | Easter | Mr C. Salmon | Trinity Hall |
[edit] 1944-
The election of Officers was resumed.
| Year | Term | President | College |
| 1944 | Michaelmas | Mr P. Goldman | Pembroke |
| 1945 | Lent | Mr S. Clement Davies | Trinity Hall |
| 1945 | Easter | Mr D.J.W. Coward | Trinity |
| 1945 | Michaelmas | Mr M.P. Frankel | Peterhouse |
| 1946 | Lent | Mr G.J. Carter | Magdalene |
| 1946 | Easter | Mr W.J.E. Coventon | Magdalene |
| 1946 | Michaelmas | Mr G.F. Boston | Magdalene |
| 1947 | Lent | Mr W.H.L. Richmond | Trinity |
| 1947 | Easter | Mr I.S. Lloyd | King's |
| 1947 | Michaelmas | Mr R.C.M. Young | King's |
| 1948 | Lent | Mr H.J.C. Berkeley | Pembroke |
| 1948 | Easter | Mr D.E.C. Price | Trinity |
| 1948 | Michaelmas | Mr T.C. Hewlett | Magdalene |
| 1949 | Lent | Mr G.W. Pattison | St John's |
| 1949 | Easter | Mr P.C.M. Curtis-Bennett | Christ's |
| 1949 | Michaelmas | Mr D.K. Freeth | Trinity Hall |
| 1950 | Lent | Mr P. Cradock | St John's |
| 1950 | Easter | Mr N. St John-Stevas | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1950 | Michaelmas | Mr R.G. Waterhouse | St John's |
| 1951 | Lent | Mr Jack Ashley | Gonville and Caius |
| Mr G. Mathur | Magdalene | ||
| 1951 | Easter | Mr D.G. Macmillan | Magdalene |
| 1951 | Michaelmas | Mr F.J. Williams | Trinity |
| 1952 | Lent | Mr G.E. Janner | Trinity Hall |
| 1952 | Easter | Mr D.R. Hurd | Trinity |
| 1952 | Michaelmas | Mr A.H. Sampson | Selwyn |
| 1953 | Lent | Mr P.J. Mansfield | Pembroke |
| 1953 | Easter | Mr I.J. McIntyre | St John's |
| 1953 | Michaelmas | Mr H.S. Thomas | Queens' |
| 1954 | Lent | Mr D. Mirfin | Magdalene |
| 1954 | Easter | Mr N.O. Tomalin | Trinity Hall |
| 1954 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Shaw | St John's |
| 1955 | Lent | Mr R.G. Moore | Trinity |
| 1955 | Easter | Mr J.D. Waite | Corpus Christi |
| 1955 | Michaelmas | Mr J.N. Crichton-Miller | Pembroke |
| 1956 | Lent | Mr M.D. Rosenhead | St John's |
| 1956 | Easter | Mr R.F. Peierls | Gonville and Caius |
| 1956 | Michaelmas | Mr K.W.J. Post | St John's |
| 1957 | Lent | Mr N.H. Marshall | St John's |
| 1957 | Easter | Mr D.R. Fairbairn | Gonville and Caius |
| 1957 | Michaelmas | Mr K.G. MacInnes | Trinity |
| 1958 | Lent | Mr C.T. Norman-Butler | Trinity |
| 1958 | Easter | Mr T.L. Higgins | Gonville and Caius |
| 1958 | Michaelmas | Mr J.H. Cockcroft | St John's |
| 1959 | Lent | Hon. J.P.F. St L. Grenfell | King's |
| 1959 | Easter | Mr J.W.F. Nott | Trinity |
| 1959 | Michaelmas | Mr B. Walsh | Gonville and Caius |
| 1960 | Lent | Mr C.S. Tugendhat | Gonville and Caius |
| 1960 | Easter | Mr L.A.C.F. Giovene di Girasole | St Catharine's |
| 1960 | Michaelmas | Mr L. Brittan | Trinity |
| 1961 | Lent | Mr A. Firth | Trinity |
| 1961 | Easter | Mr A.C. Renfrew | St John's |
| 1961 | Michaelmas | Mr P.G. Hancock | Emmanuel |
| 1962 | Lent | Mr J.S. Gummer | Selwyn |
| 1962 | Easter | Mr M Howard | Peterhouse |
| 1962 | Michaelmas | Mr B.H. Pollitt | King's |
| 1963 | Lent | Mr W.I.C. Binnie | Pembroke |
| 1963 | Easter | Mr K.H. Clarke | Gonville and Caius |
| 1963 | Michaelmas | Mr O. Weaver | Trinity |
| 1964 | Lent | Mr N.S.H. Lamont | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1964 | Easter | Mr C.E. Lysaght | Christ's |
| 1964 | Michaelmas | Mr J.C.H. Davies | Emmanuel |
| 1965 | Lent | Mr P.S. Fullerton | Gonville and Caius |
| 1965 | Easter | Mr J.V. Cable | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1965 | Michaelmas | Mr J.M.J. Burford | Emmanuel |
| 1966 | Lent | Mr R.A. Perlman | St Catharine's |
| 1966 | Easter | Mr A.J. Vinson | Gonville and Caius |
| 1966 | Michaelmas | Mr B.P. Crossley | Trinity |
| 1967 | Lent | Mr M. Horowitz | Pembroke |
| 1967 | Easter | Mr N.P.R. Wall | Trinity |
| 1967 | Michaelmas | Miss A. Mallalieu | Newnham |
| 1968 | Lent | Mr I. Martin | Emmanuel |
| 1968 | Easter | Mr G.W. Martin | Magdalene |
| 1968 | Michaelmas | Mr K.W. Jarrold | Sidney Sussex |
| 1969 | Lent | Mr P.J. Tyson-Cain | Downing |
| 1969 | Easter | Miss H.V. Middleweek | Newnham |
| 1969 | Michaelmas | Mr H.R.D. Anderson | Trinity |
| 1970 | Lent | Mr R.K. Evans | Trinity Hall |
| 1970 | Easter | Mr R. Dhavan | Emmanuel |
| 1970 | Michaelmas | Mr N.F. Stadlen | Trinity |
| 1971 | Lent | Mr P.L. Heslop | Christ's |
| 1971 | Easter | Mr R.M. Jackson | Jesus |
| 1971 | Michaelmas | Miss A-A. Stassinopoulos | Girton |
| 1972 | Lent | Mr D.J. Powell | St Catharine's |
| 1972 | Easter | Mr K.F. Carey | Downing |
| 1972 | Michaelmas | Mr C.R. Smith | Pembroke |
| 1973 | Lent | Mr A.G. Oppenheimer | Trinity |
| 1973 | Easter | Mr D.A. Grace | Magdalene |
| 1973 | Michaelmas | Mr E.M. Goyder | Trinity |
| 1974 | Lent | Mr H.H.J. Carter | Gonville and Caius |
| 1974 | Easter | Mr J.T. Harris | Trinity |
| 1974 | Michaelmas | Mr P.S. Weil | Jesus |
| 1975 | Lent | Mr D.M. Bean | Trinity Hall |
| 1975 | Easter | Mr D.P. Condit | Trinity |
| 1975 | Michaelmas | Mr P.L. Bazalgette | Fitzwilliam |
| 1976 | Lent | Mr C.J. Greenwood | Magdalene |
| 1976 | Easter | Mr D.W. Johnson | Selwyn |
| 1976 | Michaelmas | Mr P.J. Fudakowski | Magdalene |
| 1977 | Lent | Mr K. Thapar | Pembroke |
| 1977 | Easter | Mr A.T.A. Dallas | Emmanuel |
| 1977 | Michaelmas | Mr J.A. Turner | Gonville and Caius |
| 1978 | Lent | Mr A.J.B. Mitchell | Jesus |
| 1978 | Easter | Mr R.D. Harris | Selwyn |
| 1978 | Michaelmas | Mr D.J.M. Janner | Trinity Hall |
| 1979 | Lent | Mr E.J.I. Stourton | Trinity |
| 1979 | Easter | Mr D.J.A. Casserley | Jesus |
| 1979 | Michaelmas | Mr M.J. Booth | Trinity |
| 1980 | Lent | Mr M.A. Bishop | Downing |
| 1980 | Easter | Miss M.J. Libby | Girton |
| 1980 | Michaelmas | Mr C.H. Gallagher | Jesus |
| 1981 | Lent | Mr D.N. Senior | Jesus |
| 1981 | Easter | Mr P.M. Sugarman | St John's |
| 1981 | Michaelmas | Mr G.W.C. Kavanagh | St John's |
| 1982 | Lent | Mr P.N.L. Harvey | St Catharine's |
| 1982 | Easter | Mr S.R.M. Baynes | Magdalene |
| 1982 | Michaelmas | Mr B.C. Jenkin | Corpus Christi |
| 1983 | Lent | Mr S.H. Milton | Gonville and Caius |
| 1983 | Easter | Miss M. MacDonagh | New Hall |
| 1983 | Michaelmas | Mr J.A. Lloyd | Fitzwilliam |
| 1984 | Lent | Mr G.B. Davies | St John's |
| 1984 | Easter | Mr A.J.H. Lownie | Magdalene |
| 1984 | Michaelmas | Miss L. Chapman-Jury | St John's |
| 1985 | Lent | Mr L.D. Anisfeld | Trinity |
| 1985 | Easter | Mr C.D. Blackwood | Gonville and Caius |
| 1985 | Michaelmas | Mr D.N. Walbank | Queens' |
| 1986 | Lent | Mr T.H. Oliver | St John's |
| 1986 | Easter | Mr C.D. Steele | Girton |
| 1986 | Michaelmas | Mr C.G. Earles | Sidney Sussex |
| 1987 | Lent | Mr M.P.N. Tod | St John's |
| 1987 | Easter | Mr M.P. Lindsay | Magdalene |
| 1987 | Michaelmas | Mr A.P. Ground | St John's |
| 1988 | Lent | Mr S.J. Greenhalgh | Trinity |
| 1988 | Easter | Mr C.M. Kelly | Trinity |
| 1988 | Michaelmas | Mr P.C.W. Pressdee | St John's |
| 1989 | Lent | Mr A. Aithal | Trinity |
| 1989 | Easter | Miss C.A. Doerries | New Hall |
| 1989 | Michaelmas | Mr N.A. Pink | Pembroke |
| 1990 | Lent | Mr C.H.M. Robson | St John's |
| 1990 | Easter | Mr C.D. Willink | Magdalene |
| 1990 | Michaelmas | Mr M.F. Harris | Corpus Christi |
| 1991 | Lent | Mr M.S. Scott-Fleming | Magdalene |
| 1991 | Easter | Mr R.S. Mitter | King's |
| 1991 | Michaelmas | Miss E.D. Johnson | Queens' |
| 1992 | Lent | Mr S.P.J. Nixon | Trinity |
| 1992 | Easter | Miss C.V. Balding | Newnham |
| 1992 | Michaelmas | Mr N.P. Allen | Emmanuel |
| 1993 | Lent | Mr B.M. Elkington | Trinity |
| 1993 | Easter | Mr G.L. Barwell | Trinity |
| 1993 | Michaelmas | Miss L.C. Frazer | Newnham |
| 1994 | Lent | Mr S. Swaroop | Magdalene |
| 1994 | Easter | Mr C.M. Farmer | Magdalene |
| 1994 | Michaelmas | Mr S.D. Kirk | Emmanuel |
| 1995 | Lent | Miss R.C. Penn | Churchill |
| 1995 | Easter | Mr N.J. Boys Smith | Peterhouse |
| 1995 | Michaelmas | Mr D.H. Branch | Magdalene |
| 1996 | Lent | Mr N. Chatrath | Jesus |
| 1996 | Easter | Mr A. Cannon | Magdalene |
| 1996 | Michaelmas | Miss I. Waddell | Newnham |
| 1997 | Lent | Mr A. Leek | Emmanuel |
| 1997 | Easter | Mr J. Shapiro | Peterhouse |
| 1997 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Weetman | Christ's |
| 1998 | Lent | Miss S. Raine | Trinity |
| 1998 | Easter | Miss R. Durkin | Corpus Christi |
| 1998 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Slater | Corpus Christi |
| 1999 | Lent | Mr O. Wellings | Pembroke |
| 1999 | Easter | Miss S. Gledhill | Christ's |
| 1999 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Bevis | Magdalene |
| 2000 | Lent | Miss V. Perkins | Pembroke |
| 2000 | Easter | Miss A. Newton | Newnham |
| 2000 | Michaelmas | Mr P.J. Abbott | Magdalene |
| 2001 | Lent | Miss D. Newman | Fitzwilliam |
| 2001 | Easter | Mr W.M. Tan | Trinity |
| 2001 | Michaelmas | Mr J.M. Brier | Christ's |
| 2002 | Lent | Mr J. Devanny | Jesus |
| 2002 | Easter | Mr M.W.S. Lynas | Trinity |
| 2002 | Michaelmas | Mr T.B. Kibasi | Trinity |
| Mr T.H. Jeffery | Trinity | ||
| 2003 | Lent | Mr S.K. Kabraji | Trinity |
| 2003 | Easter | Mr E.C. Cumming | Downing |
| 2003 | Michaelmas | Mr W.E. Gallagher | Trinity Hall |
| 2004 | Lent | Mr S.G. Parkinson | Emmanuel |
| 2004 | Easter | Ms K.I.D.I. Steadman | New Hall |
| 2004 | Michaelmas | Mr R. Friedman | Emmanuel |
| 2005 | Lent | Mr A.E. Ross | Fitzwilliam |
| 2005 | Easter | Mr J.M. Khan | Trinity |
| 2005 | Michaelmas | Miss J.R. Scott | Pembroke |
| 2006 | Lent | Miss S.J. Pobereskin | King's |
| 2006 | Easter | Miss A. Thompson | Trinity |
| 2006 | Michaelmas | Mr L.E. Pearce | King's |
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