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List of presidents of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York

The Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, founded in 1756, is a charitable organization focused on helping Scots in the New York community.

History edit

The Society is led by a President, First Vice President, Second Vice President and Managers.[1]

List of presidents edit

Portrait No. Named individual Start date End date Comments
  1 Philip Livingston 1756 1757 Merchant and statesman.[1]
2 Adam Thomson 1757 1758 A physician.[1][2]
  3 John Morin Scott 1758 1759 1st Secretary of State of New York.[1]
4 Andrew Barclay 1759 1761 Uncle of Thomas Henry Barclay.[1]
  5 William Alexander 1761 1764 A Major General during the Revolution.[1]
6 Alexander Colden 1764 1766 Son of Cadwallader Colden.[1]
  7 Walter Rutherfurd 1766 1767 Also served from 1792-1798.[1]
8 Peter Middleton 1767 1770 A physician.[1]
  9 John Murray 1770 1771 Governor of the Province of New York.[1]
  10 John Watts 1771 1772 [1]
11 William McAdam 1772 1773 [1]
12 Thomas Drummond 1773 1774 Older brother of James Drummond, 1st Baron Perth.[1]
13 David Johnston 1774 1785 Served two terms: 1774-75 and 1784-85.[a][1]
  14 Robert R. Livingston 1785 1792 [1]
  15 Walter Rutherfurd 1792 1798 Also the 7th President.[1]
  16 Robert Lenox 1798 1814 Longest serving president and father of James Lenox[1]
  17 James Tillary 1814 1818 A physician.[1]
  18 Archibald Gracie 1818 1823 [1]
  19 Robert Halliday 1823 1828 [1]
20 John Graham 1828 1831 [1]
  21 John Johnston 1831 1832 [1]
  22 David Hadden 1832 1835 [1]
  23 Hugh Maxwell 1835 1837 Collector of the Port of New York.[1]
  24 David Hadden 1837 1840 Also 21st president.[1]
  25 David S. Kennedy 1840 1842 [1]
  26 Richard Irvin 1842 1851 [1]
  27 Adam Norrie 1851 1862 [1]
  28 Richard Irvin 1862 1864 Also 24th president.[1]
  29 Robert Gordon 1864 1865 [1]
  30 William Wood 1865 1867 [1]
  31 John Taylor Johnston 1867 1869 President of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.[1]
  32 Robert Gordon 1869 1872 Also the 26th president.[1]
  33 James Moir 1872 1873 [1]
  34 Robert Gordon 1873 1876 Also the 26th president.[1]
  35 James Brand 1876 1879 [1]
  36 John Stewart Kennedy 1879 1882 Financier and philanthropist.[1]
  37 Walter Watson 1882 1884 [1]
  38 John Stewart Kennedy 1884 1887 Also the 31st president.[1]
  39 Bryce Gray 1887 1889 [1]
40 John Sloane 1889 1893 [1]
  41 George Austin Morrison 1893 1895 [1]
  42 J. Kennedy Tod 1895 1897 [1]
  43 William Lyall 1897 1898 [1]
  44 John Reid 1898 1899 [1]
  45 Andrew Carnegie 1899 1902 [1]
  46 W. Butler Duncan 1902 1906 [1]
47 Robert Frater Munro 1907 1908 [3][4]
  48 Alonzo Barton Hepburn 1910 1911 Also Comptroller of the Currency.[3][5]
49 George A. Morrison Jr. 1912 1914 Son of the 41st president.[3][6]
  50 William Sloane 1915 1917 [3]
  51 Alexander C. Humphreys 1918 1920 President of Stevens Institute of Technology[3][7]
52 Alexander Walker 1921 1921 A banker.[3][8][9]
53 Alexander B. Halliday 1922 1923 Son-in-law of 38th president.[3]
  54 John Sloane Jr. 1924 1925 [3]
55 Henry Moir 1926 1927 President of the United States Life Insurance Company[3][10]
  56 Charles P. McClelland 1928 1929 Chief Justice of the United States Customs Court[3][11]
57 George McGeachin 1930 1931 Mayor of Larchmont, New York[3][12]
58 James Sears McCulloh 1932 1934 President of New York Telephone Company.[3][13]
59 Andrew Baxter 1935 1936 [3][14]
60 Maitland Dwight 1937 1938 A lawyer[3][15]
61 Arthur Hunter 1938 1940 An actuary[3][16]
62 William W. Peake 1941 1942 A stockbroker[3][17]
63 Henry Jessup Cochran 1943 1944 President of the Bankers Trust[3][18]
64 Errol Kerr 1945 1942 An accountant[3][19]
65 Benjamin P. Watson 1946 1947 A physician[3]
  66 Ward Melville 1948 1949 His father was a nephew of sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward.[3][20]
67 Duncan M. Spencer 1950 1951 Chairman of the Fiduciary Trust Company.[3][21]
68 James A. Keillor 1952 1953 Vice-president of B. Altman & Co.[3][22]
69 John M. MacGregor 1954 1955 [3]
70 Thomas P. Haig 1956 1957 A minister[3]
71 David Bowie McVean 1958 1959 President of the Bay Ridge Savings Bank[3][23]
72 Hugh Seel MacLean 1960 1961 Associated with Imperial Chemical Industries.[3][24]
73 Allan C. George 1962 1963 An accountant[3][25]
74 Henry J. Cochran Jr. 1964 1965 Son of the 63rd president[3]
75 Everett M. Clark 1966 1967 [3]
76 Nestor J. MacDonald 1968 1969 President of Thomas & Betts[3][26]
77 J. Sinclair Armstrong 1970 1971 Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission[3][27]
78 Donald Gregg 1971 1973 President of Faber, Coe & Gregg.[3]
79 David P. H. Watson 1973 1975 Son of the 65th President.[3][28]
80 Gordon L. Barclay 1975 1977 Managing director of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene[3][29]
81 Douglas Lachlan Maclean 1978 1979 A minister.[3]
82 John A. Fraser 1979 1981 [3]
83 John L. Coulson 1981 1982 [3]
84 Robert Campbell Jr. 1983 1985 [3]
85 David Graham Black Jr. 1985 1987 [3]
86 Robert F. Colquhoun 1987 1989 Of Clan Colquhoun.[3]
87 Geoffrey Gregg 1989 1991 [3]
88 Steven M. Draper 1991 1993 [3]
89 Robert Coe 1993 1995 [3]
90 Victor E. Stewart 1995 1997 [3]
91 Sean Stewart Macpherson 1997 1999 [3]
92 Roderick Errol Kerr Jr. 1999 2001 [3]
93 John Mauk Hilliard 2001 2003 [3]
  94 Edward J. Collins Jr. 2003 2005 [3]
  95 Duncan Archibald Bruce 2005 2007 [3]
96 Alfred G. Bisset 2007 2009
97 Robert W. Ker III 2009 2011
98 William T. Maitland 2011 2012
99 Samuel F. Abernethy Esq 2012 2014
100 Thomas D. Halket 2014 2016
101 James Heggie III 2016 2018
102 Donald Sinclair Whamond Jr. 2018 2020
103 David M. Murphy 2020 2022
104 Richard Porter 2022

References edit

Notes
  1. ^ The history of the Society from 1774 to 1784, during the Revolutionary War, remains a blank.[1]
Sources
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Morrison, George Austin (1906). History of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, 1756-1906. New York: Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York at Press of the Evening Post Job Printing Office. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ Kelly, Howard Atwood (1920). A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography: Comprising the Lives of Eminent Deceased Physicians and Surgeons from 1610 to 1910. W.B. Saunders Company. pp. 1142–1143. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw Whatley, Harlan Douglas; Bruce, Duncan A.; Taylor, Randall Lenox (2008). Two Hundred Fifty Years: The History of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, 1756-2006. Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York. ISBN 978-0615287515. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "R.F. MUNARO DIES OF HEART DISEASE; Secretary of British Empire Chamber of Commerce in the United States. HE WAS SENT HERE IN 1882 First Associated With Queen and Crescent Railroad--Helped Organ-. ize Cotton Oil Firm" (PDF). The New York Times. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. ^ "A. BARTON HEPBURN DIES FROM SHOCK; Banker, 75, Unable to Withstand Injuries Received When Hit by Fifth Avenue Bus.LONG CHASE NATIONAL HEAD Lawyer and Teacher, His Benefactions of $3,000,000 Include $2,000,000 to Colleges and Libraries. Mourned in Financial District. Descended from Noted Scotch Family. Turns from Law to Lumber. Becomes Head of Chase National" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 January 1922. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Died" (PDF). The New York Times. 1 December 1916. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. ^ "DR. A. C. HUMPHREYS, EDUCATOR, DIES AT 76; President of Stevens Institute for 25 Years -- Noted Water Gas Engineer, AMERICAN ARTISTS' FRIEND Began Work at 14 and Won a College Education While Earning a Salary" (PDF). The New York Times. 15 August 1927. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. ^ Taylor, William A. (19 February 1934). "The Late Alexander Walker". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. ^ "ALEXANDER WALKER RITES.; Dr. A. E. Keigwin Eulogizes the Former Banker at Funeral" (PDF). The New York Times. 16 February 1934. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (10 June 1937). "HENRY MOIR DEAD; INSURANCE LEADER; Finance Committee Chairman and Long the President of United States Life" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. ^ "C. P. M'CLELLAND, RETIRED U. S. JUDGE Former Chief of the Customs Court Dies—Had Served in State Legislature" (PDF). The New York Times. 7 June 1944. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  12. ^ "GEORGE M'GEACHIN, A TEXTILE LEADER Upholstery Firm's President Dies at Age of 78—Ex-Head of Larchmont Village" (PDF). The New York Times. 4 May 1949. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  13. ^ Times, Special to The New York (6 July 1957). "JAMES M'CULLOH OF BELL SYSTEM; Ex-President and Chairman of New York Telephone Co. Dies--Rye Civic Leader" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Andrew Baxter, 69, Headed Paint Firm" (PDF). The New York Times. 8 January 1959. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  15. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (23 May 1938). "MAITLAND DWIGHT; Head of St. Andrew's Society Member of Law Firm Here". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  16. ^ "ARTHUR HUNTER, ACTUARY, IS DEAD; Retired Aide of New York Life Also Served U.S." (PDF). The New York Times. 29 January 1964. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  17. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (13 November 1951). "WILLIAM W. PEAKE, RETIRED BROKER, 73; Ex-Partner in Pell, Peake & Co. Dies--Served Association of Stock Exchange Firms" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  18. ^ "FRANKLIN SAVINGS PICKS NEW HEAD; H. J. Cochran, Bankers Trust, to Succeed J. R. Trowbridge, Who Will Retire" (PDF). The New York Times. 8 June 1938. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  19. ^ "ERROL KERR, LONG IN ACCOUNTING, 73; Senior Partner in Firm Here Dies in Hospital--Devised System for Hotels, Clubs" (PDF). The New York Times. 19 April 1951. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  20. ^ Sloane, Leonard (6 June 1977). "Ward Melville, 90, Shoe Magnate, dies" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Duncan Spencer, Officer Of Fiduciary Trust Co" (PDF). The New York Times. 15 November 1979. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  22. ^ "James Archibald Keillor, Altman's Vice Presidents" (PDF). The New York Times. 16 September 1975. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  23. ^ "DAVID B. M'VEAN, '56, A BROOKLYN BANKER" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 December 1959. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Mrs. Grace Sewell Weds in New York". The Miami News. 25 March 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Allan C. George, Accountant, Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. 14 March 1973. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Nestor MacDonald, 95, Electronics Executive". The New York Times. 19 October 1991. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  27. ^ Martin, Douglas (9 November 2000). "J. Sinclair Armstrong, S.E.C. Chief, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  28. ^ The Ridgefield Press (11 June 2012). "David P. H. Watson". The Ridgefield Press. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  29. ^ "Mrs. Gordon Barclay" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 November 1974. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

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