Master and Clerks

Masters of the Company

(from reincorporation to the present day)

1693/4 NATHANIEL SMITH 1859 JAMES R REYNOLDS
1695 THOMAS WRIGHT 1860 GEORGE BENTON
1696 THOMAS BRACEE 1861 GEORGE SIMONS
1697 DANIEL BIDDLE 1862 WILLIAM CLAYDON
1698/9 ROBERT RHODES 1863 CHARLES F. CORNEY
1700 DANIEL FIELD 1864 EDWIN NEWELL
1701/2 CHRISTOPHER BLOWER 1865/6 CHARLES GAMMON
1703 HENRY SOUTHOUSE 1867 JOHN W MARSHALL
1704 FRANCIS GREENE 1868 GEORGE X CAMROUX
1705 THOMAS PRICE 1869 WILLIAM MASHMAN
1706 JOHN SHAYLER 1870 FREDERICK STANTON
1707 EDWARD PAGE 1871 DAVID HENRYJACOBS
1708 RICHARD ANDREW 1872 EDWARD BURKE
1709 JOHN LANE 1873 HENRY WILLIAM JOHNSON
1710/1 CHARLES HOSIER 1874 GEORGE FOSTER
1712 JOHN FRENCH 1875 ISAAC GEORGE JOHNSON
1713/4 WALTER TURNER 1876/7 FRANCIS PENDERED
1715/6 JOSEPH TUCKER 1878/9 GEORGE DAVENPORT
1717 RICHARD TAYLOR 1880 JOHN K. LUCK
1718/9 GEORGE PRESTLAND 1881 THOMAS GERRARD FLETCHER
1720/1 WILLIAM SOUTHOUSE 1882/3 GEORGE KENNING
1722/3 PAUNCEFORT GREEN 1884/6 Major HYMEN A JOSEPH, CC
1724/5 WILLIAM HARKER 1887 JAMES KNAPTON ABEL
1726/7 WALTER CREW 1888 HORACE STEWART
1728/9 GODWIN WASHBOURNE 1889/91 GABRIEL LINDO, CC
1730/2 DANIEL MALLORY 1892/3 WILLIAM HAYS
1733 LIONEL BARNES (died) 1894 EDMOND FRANK BREWSTER FULLER
SAMUEL MORRIS (successor) 1895/7 Lt. Col. PHINEAS COWAN
1734/5 RICHARD DRURY 1898 JAMES BISHOP
1736/7 JOHN HAYNES 1899 BENJAMIN LOUIS COHEN
1738 JOHN DODSWORTH 1900 Col. Sir J ROPER PARKINGTON
1739 EDMUND TANNER 1901 MATTHEW RIGHTON WEBB
1740 RICHARD COOK 1902/3 EDWARD LEE, CC
1741 ROBERT BERKELEY 1904 ALFRED J HOLLINGTON
1742 ROBERT PITTER 1905 THOMAS BLAIR
1743 NICHOLAS CUNLIFFE 1906 WILLIAM SHURMUR
1744 ROBERT GLYDE 1907 Sir RICHARD STAPLEY, CC
1745 THOMAS GARDINER 1908 EDWIN FOX
1746 JOHN EMBRY 1909 Major Sir HARRY NORTH
1747/8 BENJAMIN LANE 1910 JAMES SPELLER
1749 WILLIAM JEPHCOTE 1911 Sir THOMAS H BROOK-HITCHING
1750 ROBERT CREW 1912 JAS. S CROWTHER
1751 SAMUEL CROUCH 1913 CUTHBERT WILKINSON
1752 JOHN WALKLATE 1914 Col. & Ald. Sir WILLIAM H. DUNN, Bart
1753 ANDREW AYLESBURY 1915 ALFRED CHARLES LATTER
1754/5 JOHN COURT 1916 ROBERT ARKLEY CUTHBERTSON
1756 DANIEL HOW 1917 DAVID HAES
1757 WILLIAM READ 1918 WILLIAM A C NORWOOD
1758 JOHN WALLER 1919 ALBERT E L SLAZENGER, CC
1759 SAMUEL PLUMB 1920 Sir HARRY S FOSTER
1760/1 GEORGE VAUGHAN 1921 Cdr. ENRICO ARBIB
1762 HEWSON SCOTT 1922 Sir HARRY F HEPBURN, CC
1763 EDMUND TANNER 1923 R STAFFORD CHARLES
1764 JOHN MaCARTNEY 1924 H T CART DE LAFONTAINE
1765 JOSEPH ATKINSON 1925 W J TRICE, CC
1766 STEPHEN CROUCH 1926 Ald. Sir MAURICE JENKS, Bart
1767 WILLIAM DRACUTT 1927 FRED GILLETT, CC
1768 BENJAMIN GOFFE 1928 A ROCHESTER BROWN
1769 HENRY QUESTEAD 1929 R H HEDDERWICK
1770 GEORGE NAYLOR 1930 A STANLEY BELL, CC
1771 THOMAS BROWN 1931 Ald. Sir HAROLD G DOWNER
1772 THOMAS DEWIN 1932 Col. STEPHEN SIMPSON
1773 BENJAMIN DEWIN 1933 A E WATTS, CC
1774 WILLIAM STACKHOUSE 1934 CHARLES S SYRETT
1775 ADAM BELLINGER 1935 Sir HENRY CURTIS-BENNETT
1776 RICHARD STURLEY 1936 ARTHUR W JARRATT
1777 SAMUEL ROBERTS 1937 Lt. Col. H P L CART DE LAFONTAINE
1778 JOHN STUDDARD 1938 Col. NORMAN L BALL, JP
1779 WILLIAM TURNER 1939/40 C DIGBY STILLWELL
1780 JOHN READ 1941 JAMES H. MORTON, CC
1781 THOMAS TAUNTON 1942 ROLAND G BENTON
1782 WILLIAM GOMME 1943 Ald. Sir GEORGE H WILKINSON, Bart
1783 JOSEPH CARTER 1944 JOHN L CRIDLAN
1784 JOSEPH ALLEN 1945 HAROLD G C FAIRWEATHER
1785 CHARLES SCOTT 1946 WILFRED W NOPS
1786 JOHN SCARNELL 1947 Ald. Sir FREDERICK TIDBURY BEER
1787 JOHN MILES 1948 WILLIAM C BRETT, CC
1788 CHARLES LOCKWOOD 1949 LESLIE W JOHNSON
1789 THOMAS BOYS 1950 EDGAR WHEELER, CC
1790 WILLIAM K WIGGINTON 1951 Ald. Sir DENYS C F LOWSON, Bart
1791 WILLIAM STACKHOUSE 1952 HOWARD G HICKLENTON
1792 JOHN RICHARDSON 1953 FRANK W GUTTRIDGE
1793 RICHARD LOWTHER 1954 HUBERT A GILL
1794 RICHARD BIRCH 1955 LEONARD BINGHAM
1795 SAMUEL FEARNE 1956 ERNEST W WATTS, CC
1796 EDWARD HALE 1957 ERNEST H FAIRBAIRN
1797 EDWARD UTTON 1958 LESLIE MURRAY JOHNSON
1798 JOHN PROUDLEY 1959 BENJAMIN G ARTHUR, CC
1799 JOHN CHUPCEY 1960 JAMES W PERRY
1800 EDWARD MOTTROM 1961 HERBERT G D TOYE
1801 WILLIAM TURNER, Jnr. 1962 FREDERICK A GRANT
1802 THOMAS CHAPMAN 1963 GEORGE E BAKER
1803 WILLIAM REEVES 1964 DENNIS H L JOHNSON
1804 HENRY TURNER 1965 ALBERT S GREGG
1805 JAMES NORTON 1966 BERNARD THORPE
1806 JOHN UFFINGTON 1967 PHILIP H CRESSWELL, CC
1807/8 JOHN MILLS 1968 GEORGE K. PERKINS, CC
1809 RICHARD LOWTHER 1969 LESLIE B BOYD
1810 JOSEPH FEARNE 1970 FRANK O M SMITH
1811 LEWIS MILLS 1971 ANDREW G JOHNSON
1812/4 JOSEPH TURNER 1972 CLIFFORD W JEAPES
1815/8 THOMAS BOYS, Jnr. 1973 DOUGLAS F DUNSTAN
1819 ROBERT REYNOLDS 1974 ROBERT G C HORTON
1820 WILLIAM JAMES 1975 LESLIE G C CORK MA(Oxon)
1821 JOSEPH JOHNSON 1976 Ald. RALPH A R HEDDERWICK
1822 JOHN FEARNE 1977 GEORGE ROSS GOOBEY
1823 JAMES SCOVELL 1978 RODNEY C A FITZGERALD, CC
1824 SAMUEL McCLARY 1979 LIONEL G MAYHEW
1825 NICHOLAS BOYS 1980 JOHN W T AMEY
1826 JOSEPH FEARNE 1981 MONTAGUE GARRETT
1827 WILLIAM LEWIS 1982 RONALD NICHOLS
1828 BILCLIFFE MARTIN
1983 NORMAN H HARDING, CC
1829 JAMES REYNOLDS 1984 Ald. BRYAN E TOYE
1830 THOMAS BURGIN 1985 RICHARD W E PAYNE
1831 FERDINAND R CAMROUX 1986 RONALD R ELLIOTT
1832 JAMES SCOVELL 1987 RICHARD M THORPE
1833 WILLIAM WALKER 1988 GODFREY M DAVIS
1834 JOHN ATHERLEY 1989 PETER G NATHAN, OBE DL MA
1835 HENRY JOHNSON APPLEFORD 1990 MALCOLM J HOLLINS, MCSP
1836 EDWARD STILLWELL 1991 ALBERT H W CLOVER
1837 JAMES BOYS 1992 DERRICK J KAYE
1838 JAMES BOTSON McCLARY 1993 GEOFFREY B PERKINS
1839 GEORGE SCOVELL 1994 F ROY RUTTER
1840 HENRY Wm JOHNSON 1995 GEOFFREY B BRUNNING
1841 WILLIAM BULLMORE 1996 RICHARD F H VANDERPUMP
1842 THOMAS HACKTETT 1997 NIGEL S NICHOLS, FRICS, FCIArb.
1843 MICHAEL SOLOMON 1998 PETER H E PADLEY-SMITH
1844 FERDINAND F. CAMROUX 1999 GEORGE X CONSTANDINIDI, MA
1845 ALFRED A McCLARY 2000 KEITH P KIRBY
1846 HENRY BLAND 2001 SIR PETER G YARRANTON, Hon DArts
1847 JOHN LANE
2002 KENNETH F BLUNDELL
1848 SAMUEL McCLARY 2003 MICHAEL C ROBERTS, MA, FCA
1849 WILLIAM BURGIN 2004 FRANK H SAUNDERS, RIBA
1850 THOMAS BURGIN, Jnr. 2005 JAMES E WALKER
1851 JOHN BURGIN 2006 STUART J HOLMES, MVO
1852 BENJAMIN WHITE 2007 BRIAN R JONES
1853 OWEN CLUTTON 2008 JAMES A SIMMONS
1854/5 FREDERICK J CAMPBELL 2009 TIMOTHY J WALLER FCIB
1856 RICHARD M MILES 2010 JOHN C EDGCUMBE BSc FRICS
1857/8 EDWARD S STILLWELL  

 

Clerks of the Company

1694 JOHN BORRETT (The City Solicitor) 1822 JACOB MOULD
1702 WILLIAM BORRETT 1824 SAMUEL LEPARD
1714 WILLIAM HILDITCH 1865 CHARLES GAMMON
1718 SAMUEL BRIGGS 1879 WAYNE E. BAXTER, JP, DL
1721 ANDREW OSBORNE 1919 A. CHARLES KNIGHT, JP, FSA, CC
1739 NATHANIEL STABLE and JOSEPH BRIAN 1955 PHILIP H CRESSWELL, CC
1740 JASPER BULL 1967 NORMAN H HARDING
1748 THOMAS HARRIS 1968 PHILIP H CRESSWELL, CC
1774 JOSEPH DUCKER 1974 DAVID REID, FCA
1778 WILLIAM ROBINS 1987 JOHN WILLIAMS, FCA
1820 RICHARD S. TAYLOR 2000 TIMOTHY J WALLER, FCIB

 

Clerk to the Company

2005 COMMANDER ROBIN E D HOUSE, FRGS, FIMgt, RN