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== Timeline ==
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.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Years
!President
!President
!Years
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[William White]]
|1900-1901
|1900-1901
|valign="top" | William White
|-
|1902-1905
|valign="top" | Prof [[Arthur James Grant]]
|-
|1906-1908
|valign="top" | ~
|-
|-
|valign="top" | Prof [[AJ Grant]]
|1909-1910
|1902-1903
|valign="top" | Dr [[A E Wilson]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[Dr AE Wilson]]
|1911-12
|1909-10
|valign="top" | ~
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[WH Gane]]
|1913
|1913
|valign="top" | Major [[William Henry Gane]]
|-
|1914-1920
|valign="top" | ''Activities halted due to World War I''
|-
|-
|valign="top" | Prof [[AJ Grant]]
|1921-1924
|1922-1923
|valign="top" | Prof [[Arthur James Grant]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[JS Towell]]
|1925-1938
|1924-38
|valign="top" | [[John Seymour Towell]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[AH Read]]
|1939-1959
|1939-59
|valign="top" | [[Alfred Hailstone Read]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[WCS Payn]]
|1960-1961
|1960-61
|valign="top" | [[William Carter Stewart Payn]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[JE Mountain]]
|1962-1963
|1962-63
|valign="top" | [[J E Mountain]]
|-
|-
|1964-1966
|valign="top" | [[Roy Tryner]]
|valign="top" | [[Roy Tryner]]
|1964-66
|-
|-
|1967-1969
|valign="top" | Prof [[Joseph Langley Burchnall]]
|valign="top" | Prof [[Joseph Langley Burchnall]]
|1967-69
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[DB Sumpter]]
|1970-1972
|1970-72
|valign="top" | [[Dick B Sumpter]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[TJ Povey]]
|1973-1975
|1973-75
|valign="top" | [[Tom J Povey]]
|-
|-
|1976-1978
|valign="top" | [[Frank R Loveday]]
|valign="top" | [[Frank R Loveday]]
|1976-78
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[Jim R Howes]]
|1978-1984
|1978-83
|valign="top" | [[Jim Howes|James Robert "Jim" Howes]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[Peter J Jordan]]
|1984-1988
|1984
|valign="top" | [[Peter John Jordan]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" | Missing names
|1988-1993
|1985-1997
|valign="top" | [[Reg Adcock]]
|-
|-
|1993-1996
|valign="top" | [[Maurice William Judge]]
|-
|1996-1997
|valign="top" | [[Tony Austin]]
|-
|1997-2002
|valign="top" | [[John Porcher]]
|valign="top" | [[John Porcher]]
|1997-2002
|-
|-
|2002-2004
|valign="top" | [[Tony Austin]]
|valign="top" | [[Tony Austin]]
|2002-2004
|-
|-
|valign="top" | [[Paul Frederick Mould]]
|2005-2008
|2005-2008
|valign="top" | [[Paul Mould]]
|-
|-
|2008-2009
|valign="top" | [[Tony Austin]]
|valign="top" | [[Tony Austin]]
|2008-2009
|-
|-
|2009-2016
|valign="top" | [[Peter Sharman]]
|valign="top" | [[Peter Sharman]]
|2009-Present
|-
|2016-2018
|valign="top" | [[Dan Elkington|Daniel Elkington]]
|-
|2018-2021
|valign="top" | [[Melvyn Goor|Melvyn "Gus" Goor]]
|-
|2021-present
|valign="top" | [[Luke Anderson]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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[[Category:See Also]]
==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1939]]
*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]

Latest revision as of 22:50, 13 July 2024

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

See Also

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