Officers of The Society
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| President Simon Richards | Vice President Simon Martin Redman | Vice President John Stimson | Immediate Past President Peter Cockburn |
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| Honorary Secretary Steven Harrison | Honorary Treasurer Alan Druce | Collections Committee Chair Gwynne Harries | Governance Committee Chair David Winnie |
Council for the Year 2026 – 2027
Council Members | Ex-Officio Members | Meeting Dates | |
| Mark Bailey Ian Balcombe John Davies RDP (Hon. Assistant Secretary) Ian Greig James Grimwood-Taylor RDP | Michael Hoffman Lars Jørgensen Antony Newson Suzanne Rae Susan Taylor | Nina Jääskeläinen Prakob Chirakiti RDP Alex Haimann RDP Klaus Weis Tom Richards | 23rd September 2026 18th November 2026 27th January 2027 24th March 2027 2nd June 2027 |
Past Presidents
| David R Beech MBE Christopher G Harman RDP Alan N Moorcroft Brian Trotter RDP | Chris King RDP Patrick Maselis RDP Richard Stock Peter Cockburn (Immediate Past President) |
All Presidents of the Society
| 1869-1878 | Sir Daniel Cooper, Bt, GCMG |
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| 1878-1892 | Frederick A. Philbrick, QC |
| 1892-1896 | Henry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston |
| 1896-1910 | H.R.H. the Duke of York (Prince of Wales; H.M. King George V) |
| 1910-1913 | James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, KT |
| 1913-1917 | Marcellus P. Castle, MVO, JP |
| 1917-1923 | Edward D. Bacon, MVO (KCVO 1932) |
| 1923-1929 | Thomas W. Hall |
| 1929-1931 | Walter D. Beckton |
| 1931-1934 | Robert B. Yardley |
| 1934-1940 | Sir John Wilson, Bt |
| 1940-1946 | John Hall Barron |
| 1946-1949 | Eric W. Mann |
| 1949-1950 | Sir John Wilson, Bt, CVO |
| 1950-1953 | Herbert W. Edmunds |
| 1953-1956 | Kenneth M. Beaumont, CBE, DSO |
| 1956-1961 | Ewart Gerrish, OBE |
| 1961-1964 | Henry R. Holmes |
| 1964-1967 | Benjamin Rogers-Tillstone |
| 1967-1970 | William A. Townsend |
| 1970-1973 | John Hubbard |
| 1973-1975 | Sidney E. Hands |
| 1975-1977 | Ronald A.G. Lee |
| 1977-1979 | George South, MBE |
| 1979-1981 | A. Ronald Butler |
| 1981-1983 | Leslie S. Wheeler |
| 1983-1986 | John B. Marriott, MVO (KCVO 1995) |
| 1986-1988 | John H. Levett |
| 1988-1990 | Patrick C. Pearson, VRD |
| 1990-1992 | Alan K. Huggins, MSc, PhD (MBE 1996) |
| 1992-1994 | Charles W. Goodwyn LLB (LVQ 2003) |
| 1994-1996 | Francis Kiddle |
| 1996-1998 | Jane Moubray |
| 1998-2000 | Barrie Jay |
| 2000-2003 | Gavin Fryer |
| 2003-2005 | David R. Beech (MBE 2012) |
| 2005-2007 | Christopher G. Harman |
| 2007-2009 | John Sacher, CBE |
| 2009-2011 | Alan N. Moorcroft |
| 2011-2013 | Brian J. Trotter |
| 2013-2015 | Christopher M.B. King |
| 2015-2017 | Frank L. Walton |
| 2017-2019 | Patrick V.M.J. Maselis |
| 2019-2021 | Richard C. Stock |
| 2021-2023 | Peter Cockburn |
| 2023-2024 | Michael J.Y. Roberts |
| 2025- | Simon Richards |
Honorary Presidents
In addition to the Presidents shown above, the Society has had Honorary Presidents during 2 periods of its history:
1890-1900 H.R.H. Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Duke of Edinburgh, KG)
1919-1936 H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (H.M. King Edward VIII)
Office and Administration Staff
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| Tom Richards Acting General Manager | Hannah Marsh Administration & Accounts Officer | Shreya Bhatia Administration Secretary |
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| David Taylor Steward | Lucy Caulfield Expertisation Manager & Administrative Secretary to the Expert Committee | Tracy Coleman Expertisation Assistant |
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| Nicola Davies Head of Collections | Lenka Cathersides Collections Assistant | Mihaela Enache Collections Assistant |