Presidents of The Old Bostonian Association
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The following table lists the Presidents of the Old Bostonian Association.
The first President was William White, BGS headmaster from 1887 to 1912. The longest-serving President to date is Alfred Hailstone Read, who occupied the post for 20 years from 1939 to 1959.
| Years | President |
|---|---|
| 1900-1901 | William White |
| 1902-1905 | Prof Arthur James Grant |
| 1906-1908 | ~ |
| 1909-1910 | Dr A E Wilson |
| 1911-12 | ~ |
| 1913 | Major William Henry Gane |
| 1914-1920 | Activities halted due to World War I |
| 1921-1924 | Prof Arthur James Grant |
| 1925-1938 | John Seymour Towell |
| 1939-1959 | Alfred Hailstone Read |
| 1960-1961 | William Carter Stewart Payn |
| 1962-1963 | J E Mountain |
| 1964-1966 | Roy Tryner |
| 1967-1969 | Prof Joseph Langley Burchnall |
| 1970-1972 | Dick B Sumpter |
| 1973-1975 | Tom J Povey |
| 1976-1978 | Frank R Loveday |
| 1978-1984 | James Robert "Jim" Howes |
| 1984-1988 | Peter John Jordan |
| 1988-1993 | Reg Adcock |
| 1993-1996 | Maurice William Judge |
| 1996-1997 | Tony Austin |
| 1997-2002 | John Porcher |
| 2002-2004 | Tony Austin |
| 2005-2008 | Paul Mould |
| 2008-2009 | Tony Austin |
| 2009-2016 | Peter Sharman |
| 2016-2018 | Daniel Elkington |
| 2018-2021 | Melvyn "Gus" Goor |
| 2021-present | Luke Anderson |