Our presidents from 1945 to present

Future and Past Presidents

Future Presidents

President Elect 2024

Chris Ladkin

Chris is a qualified insurance professional and has spent over 50 years in insurance including starting a couple of businesses. Currently chair of the Brunel Group (head office in Bristol). Away from the world of insurance, Chris has served on several charitable trusts and is a school governor. His fund raising and non-executive director roles include St. Mary Redcliffe (a vestryman), The Canygnes Society, Clifton College, Elm Lea school, St.Georges, Brandon Hill and UWE-business school. Has the honour of becoming President of the Grateful Society from November 2023.

President Elect 2025

Roger Harper MBE

A Bristolian who has always lived in the Bristol area and mainly also worked in Bristol. Formerly a Solicitor then a Barrister. A retired Employment Judge. Chair of trustees of the Jessie May Trust 2013 - 2018. Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers 2021 -2022. Court member of the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales February 2023 - to date. Member of The Antient Society of St. Stephen's Ringers. President Bristol Breakfast Rotary Club 2008 - 2009. President Bristol Junior Chamber 1988 - 1989.

Past Presidents

Year	President
1945	Alfred Edmond Robinson
1946	Robert John Sinclair
1947	John St. Clair Harvey
1948	John Foster Robinson
1949	John Rodney Rupert Scull
1950	Harold Maurice Corner Hosegood
1951	Mark Whitwill
1952	Philip Vaughan Roberts
1953	Tom Fielden Hood
1954	Reginald Verdon Smith
1955	Christian Merrett Stock
1956	Philip Napier Robinson
1957	Hugh Charles Innes Rogers
1958	The Duke of Beaufort
1959	Cyril Frank Uwins
1960	Richard Hill
1961	Thomas Denner Corpe
1962	Thomas Lloyd Robinson
1963	George Edward McWatters
1964	George Henry Ross Goobey
1965	Tom James Hood
1966	John Henshaw Britton
1967	Charles Henry Kinnersley
1968	Paul Robinson
1969	George Morey Tricks
1970	John Vemon Wills
1971	John Gordon
1972	The Earl Waldegrave
1973	Kenneth Alfred Leader Brown
1974	John Sutcliffe Camm
1975	John Osbome Gough
1976	William Nicholas Hood CBE
1977	Timothy Christian Merrett Stock
1978	John Charles Tolmie Harvey
1979	Simon John Douglas Awdry
1980	Christopher Wilson Thomas
1981	Colin Ramsay McCay
1982	David Cuthbert Tudway Quilter
1983	Anthony Leonard Robinson

Year	President
1984	Julian Cecil Somerville Mills
1985	Hugo Huntington-Whiteley
1986	Anthony Richard Wynniatt Eve
1987	Charles Humphrey Cridland Densham
1988	Stuart Morrison Andrews
1989	Christopher John Leon Moorsom OBE
1990	Lord Waldegrave
1991	Timothy Ritchie Thom
1992	Robert Edward John Bemays OBE
1993	Nicholas Gordon Knibb Hutchen
1994	John Moger Woolley
1995	Peter Ryan Cridland Densham
1996	Sir Richard Gaskell
1997	David John Marsh
1998	Andrew Robert Thomhill
1999	George Edward Cedric Lankester
2000	Charles Nigel Sommerville
2001	Kenneth Tim Pearce
2002	Peter McIlwraith
2003	Cullum McAlpine
2004	Charles John Calcroft Wyld
2005	David John Cryer
2006	Tom Angus Hood
2007	Grant Stephen Watson
2008	John Howard Newman
2009	Guy Stobart
2010	Michael James Henry
2011	Julian Telling
2012	Hugh Beresford Coakham
2013	Susan Darwall Smith
2014	Robert Drewett
2015	Mark Hill
2016	Alastair Currie
2017	Nick Cryer
2018	David Powell
2019	Mark Mason MBE
2020	Jackie Cornish OBE
2021	Allan Rosengren
2022	Bhupinder Sandhu OBE