List of presidents of the Cambridge Union
This is a list of presidents of Cambridge Union since its foundation in 1815.
1815–1916
Year | Term | President | College |
1815 | Lent | Mr E. Gambier | Trinity |
1815 | Easter | Lord Normanby | Trinity |
1815 | Michaelmas | The 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 | Mr C. Thirlwall | Trinity |
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 |
1834 | Lent | Hon. W. 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 |
1839 | Lent | 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 |
1842 | Lent | 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 | The 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 | The 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 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 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 W. D. 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 | The Hon. H. N. Waldegrave | Trinity |
1877 | Easter | Mr J. F. Main | Trinity |
1877 | Michaelmas | The 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 | Sir 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 | The 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 | The Rev. E. Grose-Hodge | Trinity Hall |
1890 | Lent | Mr W. E. Brunyate | Trinity |
1890 | Easter | The 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. H. 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 M. S. D. Butler | Pembroke |
1895 | Michaelmas | Mr L. Stuyvesant Chanler | Trinity |
1895 | Michaelmas | 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 |
1905 | Lent | 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 |
1906 | Michaelmas | 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 M. 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. 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. Noel-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 |
1915 | Michaelmas | 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.
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 | H. J. Sinclair, 2nd Baron 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 G. de Freitas | Clare |
1934 | Michaelmas | Mr E. H. G. 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.
Chairmen of debates, 1939–1944
1944–present
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 J. Ashley | Gonville and Caius |
1951 | Lent | 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. McDonagh | 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. P. 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 D. C. 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. E. 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 | Dr 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 | Dr J. Devanny | Jesus |
2002 | Easter | Mr M. W. S. Lynas | Trinity |
2002 | Michaelmas | ‡ Mr T. B. Kibasi | Trinity |
2002 | Michaelmas | 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 | Miss 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 |
2007 | Lent | Mr M. Jacobson | St John's |
2007 | Easter | Mr A. Al-Ansari | Homerton |
2007 | Michaelmas | Mr R. J. A. Foxcroft | Churchill |
2008 | Lent | ‡ Mr W. P. Wearden | King's |
2008 | Lent | Mr L. Wei | Churchill |
2008 | Easter | Mr E. D. Bishton | Fitzwilliam |
2008 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Bott | Sidney Sussex |
2009 | Lent | Miss O. F. Potts | Corpus Christi |
2009 | Easter | Mr L. Fear-Segal | Robinson |
2009 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Domercq | King's |
2010 | Lent | Mr J. D. Laurence | Christ's |
2010 | Easter | Mr A. P. Chapman | Robinson |
2010 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Counsell | Sidney Sussex |
2011 | Lent | Miss L. E. S. Davidson | Christ's |
2011 | Easter | Miss F. I. R. Hill | Trinity Hall |
2011 | Michaelmas | Mr C. C. Macdonald | Downing |
2012 | Lent | Miss K. Lam | Trinity |
2012 | Easter | Mr D. J. Leigh | St Catharine's |
2012 | Easter | Mr M. A. Black | Magdalene |
2012 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Mahler | Trinity Hall |
2013 | Lent | Mr B. L. F. Kentish | Emmanuel |
2013 | Easter | Mr J. G. Fenster | Selwyn |
2013 | Michaelmas | Miss J. Mobed | Murray Edwards |
2014 | Lent | Miss I. K. Schön | Murray Edwards |
2014 | Easter | Mr M. C. Dunn Goekjian | Trinity |
2014 | Michaelmas | Mr T. J. M. Squirrell | Churchill |
2015 | Lent | Miss A. E. J. Gregg | Murray Edwards |
2015 | Easter | Mr C. C. Epaminondas | Trinity |
2015 | Michaelmas | Mr O. S. Mosley | St John's |
2016 | Lent | Mr J. W. Hutt | Pembroke |
2016 | Easter | Miss C. M. E. Ivers | Pembroke |
2016 | Michaelmas | Miss A. O. Lambert | Newnham |
2017 | Lent | Miss K. T. Dunbar | Magdalene |
2017 | Easter | Mr H. O. Stovin-Bradford | Fitzwilliam |
2017 | Michaelmas | Miss P. Nyame-Satterthwaite | Christ's |
2018 | Lent | Mr J. I. Surkes | Clare |
2018 | Easter | Miss M. Epishkina | St Catharine's |
2018 | Michaelmas | Mr C. W. M. Connor | King's |
2019 | Lent | Mr W. E. Smart | Peterhouse |
2019 | Easter | Mr A. Shah | King's |
2019 | Michaelmas | Miss R. S. Tustin | Peterhouse |
2020 | Lent | Mr G. B. Barton-Singer | Trinity |
2020 | Easter | Mr A. Davies | Magdalene |
2020 | Michaelmas | Miss E. Ullah | Homerton |
2021 | Lent | Mr F. Fisk | Robinson |
Presidents elected a second time are marked with *
Presidents who resigned are marked with ‡
Presidents who resigned after being elected but prior to taking office, where known, are marked with ∂
Fictional Presidents
- Will Bailey, a fictional character in The West Wing, is stated to have been President of the Cambridge Union during his time at Cambridge.
- MacKenzie McHale, a fictional character in The Newsroom, another series created by Aaron Sorkin is also stated to have been President of the Cambridge Union.