Presidents of the Society

President		Period of Office
Sir William Jardine, Bart., LL.D., F.R.S. ........		20/11/1862 to 13/01/1874
James Starke, F.S.A.Scot .............................		13/01/1874 to 08/12/1874
Dr James Gilchrist, M.D. ..............................		08/12/1874 to
Dr James Gilchrist, M.D. ..............................		03/11/1876 to 04/11/1878
J.Gibson Starke, F.S.A. Scot, F.R.C.I. ........		04/11/1878 to 06/10/1882
Dr James Gilchrist, M.D. .............................		06/10/1882 to 07/12/1885
Dr Thomas Boyle Grierson, M.D. ...............		08/01/1886 to 05/10/1888
Richard Rimmer, F.L.S. .............................		05/10/1888 to 07/10/1892
Sir James Crichton-Browne, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S.		07/10/1892 to 16/10/1896
Sir Robert Reid, Q.C., (Rt. Hon. Earl Loreburn, P.C., G.C.M.G.)		16/10/1896 to 22/10/1897
Rev. Sir Emilius Laurie, Bart. .....................		22/10/1897 to 19/10/1899
W.J.H.Maxwell of Munches ......................		19/10/1899 to 26/10/1900
Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert E.Maxwell, Bart., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S.		26/10/1900 to 17/10/1902
G.F.Scott-Elliot, F.R.G.S., F.L.S. .............		17/10/1902 to 20/10/1909
Hugh S.Gladstone, M.A., F.Z.S., F.R.S.E., F.S.A.Scot		20/10/1909 to 18/10/1929
Frank Miller .............................................		18/10/1929 to 31/10/1930
M.H.M'Kerrow ......................................		31/10/1930 to 27/10/1933
R.C.Reid .................................................		27/10/1933 to 25/11/1944
Arthur Bryce Duncan ..............................		25/11/1944 to 25/01/1946
Dr T.R.Burnett, B.Sc., Ph.D. ..................		25/01/1946 to 21/10/1949
Prof. W.A.F.Balfour-Browne, M.A., F.R.S.E.		21/10/1949 to 27/10/1950
Angus McLean, B.Sc. .............................		27/10/1950 to 09/10/1953
David Cunningham, M.A. ........................		09/10/1953 to 12/10/1956
Dr J.Harper, M.B.E. ...............................		12/10/1956 to 09/10/1959
Mrs M.D.McLean ..................................		09/10/1959 to 12/10/1962
Major-General J.Scott-Elliot, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O.		12/10/1962 to 15/10/1965
J.D.Stuart Martin, B.Sc. .........................		15/10/1965 to 11/10/1968
James Robertson, B.Sc., O.B.E., J.P., F.I.C.E.		11/10/1968 to 08/10/1971
James Banks, B.Sc. ...............................		08/10/1971 to 11/10/1974
Alfred E.Truckell, M.B.E., M.A., F.S.A.Scot., F.M.A.		11/10/1974 to 07/10/1977
Alex Robertson, M.A. ...........................		07/10/1977 to 10/10/1980
Alex Anderson, B.Sc. ...........................		10/10/1980 to 21/10/1983
Duncan Adamson, M.A. .......................		21/10/1983 to 10/10/1986
John Chinnock ......................................		10/10/1986 to 20/10/1989
John H.D.Gair, M.A., J.P. ....................		20/10/1989 to 09/10/1992
Dr J.B.Wilson, M.D. ............................		09/10/1992 to 13/10/1995
Kirkpatrick H.Dobie ............................		13/10/1995 to 16/10/1998
Patrick Crichton, M.A. ........................		16/10/1998 to 05/10/2001
Mrs Eileen Toolis ................................		05/10/2001 to 01/10/2005
Dr David Devereux ..............................		01/10/2005 to 05/10/2007
Mrs Morag Williams ............................		05/10/2007 to