List of presidents of the Cambridge Union

This is a list of presidents of the 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 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. Philipps Christ's 1838 Lent Mr C. J. 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 Mr J. W. Donaldson Trinity 1839 Easter Mr C. J. Ellicott St John's 1839 Michaelmas Mr E. H. J. Craufurd 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 Mr G. Crawshay Trinity 1842 Easter Mr J. 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 J. F. Thrupp Trinity 1848 Michaelmas Mr F. H. Colt Trinity 1849 Lent The 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 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 Peterhouse 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. Hollond 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. Verrall 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 T. A. 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 T. C. 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 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 E. 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. MacDonnell 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 G. C. 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 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 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 Mr D. E. Oliver Trinity Hall 1916 Lent Mr W. H. Ramsbottom Emmanuel 1916 Easter