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OHS Officers

History of the OHS

OHS Officers

Presidents

1854 - 1856  Dr. S.C. Sewell
1857  Dr. Edward VanCortlandt
1858  Jas. Fitzgibbon Esq.
1859  Dr. Edward VanCortlandt
1864  Dr. S.C. Sewell
1872  J.M. Currier M.P. Esq.
1880  Allan Gilmour, Esq.
1893 - 1894  Lt. Col. Wm. White
1895 - 1897  John Craig
1898  Dr. James Fletcher
1899  W. T. Macoun
1900 - 1902  R. B. Whyte
1903 - 1904  F. G. Keyes
1905  Ald. W. G. Black
1906 - 1907  Samuel Short
1908 - 1909  Edward Mepsted
1910 - 1911  Lt. Col. Wm. White
1912 - 1913  J. A. Ellis
1914 - 1915  W. G. Black
1916  R. J. Farren
1917  F. E. Buck
1918 - 1919  Geo. Simpson
1920  J. B. Spencer
1921 - 1922  F. C. Nunnick
1923 - 1924  R. M. Motherwell
1925 - 1926  A. W. Baymen
1927 - 1928  R. G. T. Hitchman
1929 - 1930  Dr. McGregor Easson
1931  Anson H. Pratt
1932 - 1933  H. E. Ewart
1934 - 1935  Hugh S. Spence
1936 - 1937  H. E. Seale
1938 - 1939  J. J. Carr
1940 - 1941  C. R. Good
1942 - 1943  T. E. Monette
1944 - 1946  B. Sierolawski
1947 - 1948  J. J. Carr
1949 - 1950  R. J. Paynter
1951 - 1952  Frederick Pain
1953 - 1954  Alex D. Maginnes
1955 - 1956  J. H. Cowan
1957 - 1958  H. W. Cole
1959 - 1960  Geo. Rossier
1961 - 1962  J. M. Robinson
1963 - 1964  H. A. Coulman
1965 - 1967  R. H. Briggs
1968 - 1970  Clarence Brown
1971 - 1973  Maurice Marshall
1974 - 1976  Trevor Cole
1977 - 1979  J. J. Sanders
1980  Trevor Cole
1981 - 1983  Isabel Kindle
1984 - 1985  John Soar
1986 - 1987  Linda Temple
1988 - 1991  Stephen Murphy
1992 - 1993  Judy Shedden
1994 - 1996  Sandra Parsons
1997 - 1998  Josee de Menezes
1999 - 2000  Pat Russell
2001 - 2002  Stuart Herbert
2003  D-J. Smith
2004  Blaine Marchand
2005  Jeff Blackadar
2006  Sheila Burvill
2007  Jeff Blackadar
2008 - 2009  Jayne Huntley
2010 - 2011  Gillian MacDonnell
2012  Gloria Sola

Vice president:

1854 - 1855  Mr. Justice Armstrong
1856  Rev. Dawson
1857  John Archibald
1858  Donald Robertson
1859  Colonel Petrie
1872  John Mather, Esq.

2nd Vice President:

1854  A. Main
1856 - 1857  Jas. Fitzgibbon Esq.
1858  C.R.Cunningham
1859  Dr. Hunter
1872  John Henderson, Esq.

Director:

1854  C. Chapman
1854  C.H. Carriere
1854  Donald Robertson
1854  Dr. Edward VanCortlandt
1854  G.P. Baker
1854  John L. Campbell
1854  J.B. Turner
1854  Mayor Henry James Friel
1855  Captain J.B. McLeod Moore
1855  C. Chapman
1855  C.H. Carriere
1855  Donald Robertson
1855  F.D. Wood
1855  J.H. Soux
1855  Mayor Henry James Friel
1856  Captain J.B. McLeod Moore
1856  C. Chapman
1856  Donald Robertson
1856  Dr. Edward VanCortlandt
1856  Mayor Henry James Friel
1856  R.D. Armstrong
1856  Thomas Starmer
1857  C. Chapman
1857  Donald Robertson
1857  Mayor Henry James Friel
1857  Mr. Justice Armstrong
1857  Rev. Dawson
1857  Thomas Starmer
1858  Captain,Major Patterson
1858  Dr. Edward VanCortlandt
1858  Jas. Fitzgibbon Esq.
1858  Rev. Dawson
1858  Rev. Lauder
1858  T. Starmer
1858  W. Joynt
1859  C.R.Cunningham
1859  Donald Robertson
1859  Jas. Fitzgibbon Esq.
1859  J. Joynt
1859  Rev. McD. Dawson
1859  R. Lees
1859  T. Starmer
1864  Captain,Major Patterson
1864  Colonel Petrie
1864  Donald Robertson
1864  George Cox
1864  George Russell
1864  James Perry
1864  T. Gabler
1864  William Hutchinson
1864  William Midford
1872  E.J. O'Neil Esq.
1872  His Worship Mayor H. Bate, Esq.
1872  Hon. James Skead
1872  James Munro Esq.
1872  Robert Curry Esq.
1872  Robert Elmet Esq.
1872  Robert Surtees Esq.
1872  Thomas Ross Esq.
1880  Dr. James Fletcher
1880  George Lang
1880  James Hickey
1880  James Mather
1880  L. Perrizaine
1880  Robert Curry
1880  Wm. C. Bowles
1880  Wm. Graham
1880  Wm. McCann
1880  Wm. McGee

Auditor:

1880  James Radford
1880  Wm. P. Anderson

Chair:

1854  Mayor Henry James Friel

Founding committee:

1854  A. Lafontaine
1854  A. McDonnell of Sand Point
1854  C. Bradley
1854  C. Chapman
1854  C.H. Carriere
1854  Donald Robertson
1854  Dr. Edward VanCortlandt
1854  Dr. S.C. Sewell
1854  F.D. Wood
1854  Godfry P. Baker
1854  Jas. Fitzgibbon Esq.
1854  John L. Campbell
1854  John Supple
1854  Jos. Aumond
1854  L.M. Coutlee
1854  R.S. Cassels
1854  R.W. Scott
1854  W.T. Aylen

Honorary Life Director:

1952  John J. Carr
1952  S. A. Carrier
1953  John J. Carr
1953  S. A. Carrier
1954  John J. Carr
1954  S. A. Carrier

Honorary Life Member:

1951  K. J. McDonald
1951  Samuel Short
1952  Fred H. Byshe
1952  K. J. McDonald
1952  Samuel Short
1953  K. J. McDonald
1953  Samuel Short
1954  K. J. McDonald
1954  Samuel Short

Honorary President:

1951  Col. The Hon. T. L. Kennedy, M.P.P. Ontario Minister of Agriculture
1951  E. Norman Smith, Esq.
1951  G. Scott Murray, Esq.
1951  His Worship The Mayor, G. W. Goodwin
1951  H.S. Southam, Esq.
1951  J. Aurele Gratton, Esq.
1951  Stanley Lewis, Esq.
1951  The Hon. J. G. Gardiner, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture
1952  Col. The Hon. T. L. Kennedy, M.P.P. Ontario Minister of Agriculture
1952  E. Norman Smith, Esq.
1952  G. Scott Murray, Esq.
1952  Her Worship The Mayor Dr. Charlotte Whitton
1952  H.S. Southam, Esq.
1952  J. Aurele Gratton, Esq.
1952  Stanley Lewis, Esq.
1952  The Hon. J. G. Gardiner, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture
1953  E. Norman Smith, Esq.
1953  G. Scott Murray, Esq.
1953  Her Worship The Mayor Dr. Charlotte Whitton
1953  H.S. Southam, Esq.
1953  J. Aurele Gratton, Esq.
1953  Stanley Lewis, Esq.
1953  The Hon. Fletcher S. Thomas, M.P.P., Ontario Minister of Agriculture
1953  The Hon. J. G. Gardiner, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture
1954  E. Norman Smith, Esq.
1954  G. Scott Murray, Esq.
1954  Her Worship The Mayor Dr. Charlotte Whitton
1954  H.S. Southam, Esq.
1954  J. Aurele Gratton, Esq.
1954  Stanley Lewis, Esq.
1954  The Hon. Fletcher S. Thomas, M.P.P., Ontario Minister of Agriculture
1954  The Hon. J. G. Gardiner, P.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture

Life Member:

1951 - 1954  Mrs. W. E. Mattews

Past President:

2008 - 2009  Jeff Blackadar
2010 - 2011  Jayne Huntley

Patron:

1893 - 1898  His Excellency the Earl of Aberdeen
1898 - 1903  Their Excellencies the Earl and Lady Minto
1904  Their Excellencies the Earl and Lady Grey
1904  Their Excellencies the Earl and Lady Minto
1905 - 1910  Their Excellencies the Earl and Lady Grey
1911  Field Marshall H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught
1911  Their Excellencies the Earl and Lady Grey
1912 - 1916  Field Marshall H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught
1916 - 1921  His Excellency the Duke of Devonshire, K.G.
1921 - 1926  Their Excellencies Lord Byng of Vimy and Lady Byng
1926 - 1930  Their Excellencies the Viscount and Viscountess Willingdon
1931  Their Excellencies the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Bessborough and The Countess of Bessborough
1931  Their Excellencies the Viscount and Viscountess Willingdon
1932 - 1934  Their Excellencies the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Bessborough and The Countess of Bessborough
1935  Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Tweedsmuir
1935  Their Excellencies the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Bessborough and The Countess of Bessborough
1936 - 1939  Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Tweedsmuir
1940  Her Excellency Lady Tweedsmuir
1940  Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Tweedsmuir
1941 - 1946  Her Royal Highness, The Princess Alice
1946 - 1951  Their Excellencies the Governor General and Viscountess Alexander of Tunis
1952  His Excellency the Right Hon. Vincent Massey, C.H.
1952  Their Excellencies the Governor General and Viscountess Alexander of Tunis
1953 - 1959  His Excellency the Right Hon. Vincent Massey, C.H.
1959 - 1966  Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Vanier
1967  His Excellency the Right Hon. Roland Michener
1967  Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Vanier
1968 - 1973  His Excellency the Right Hon. Roland Michener
1974  His Excellency the Right Hon. Jules Léger
1974  His Excellency the Right Hon. Roland Michener
1975 - 1978  His Excellency the Right Hon. Jules Léger
1979  His Excellency the Right Hon. Edward Schreyer
1979  His Excellency the Right Hon. Jules Léger
1980 - 1983  His Excellency the Right Hon. Edward Schreyer
1984  Her Excellency the Right Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
1984  His Excellency the Right Hon. Edward Schreyer
1985 - 1990  Her Excellency the Right Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
1990 - 1995  His Excellency the Right Hon. Raymon Hnatyshyn
1995 - 1999  His Excellency the Right Hon. Roméo LeBlanc
1999 - 2004  Their Excellencies, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul
2005  Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean
2005  Their Excellencies, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul
2006 - 2010  Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean

President nominee:

1854  Hon. T McKay

Secretary:

1854  Dr. S.C. Sewell
1854  John L. Campbell
1855  J.M. Bonacina
1856  C.H. Carriere
1857 - 1859  J.G. Bell
1864 - 1866  A.S. Woodburn
1872  Mr. Barber
1976 - 1980  Trevor Cole
1981 - 1983  Mrs. M. Levesque
1984 - 1986  Ann Soar
1987 - 1989  Lillian Lindsay
1990 - 2000  Anita Price
2001 - 2005  Jennifer Mix
2006 - 2008  Gillian MacDonnell
2009 - 2011  Maureen Mark

Secretary-Treasurer:

1880  N. Robertson
1893 - 1897  P. G. Keyes
1898 - 1915  T. F. Watson
1916 - 1921  H. W. Jackson
1922 - 1941  H. W. Cooper
1942  Wm. M. Cavaye
1943 - 1947  H. G. TInney
1948 - 1975  Wm. M. Cavaye

Secretary pro tem:

1854  Dr. S.C. Sewell

Treasurer:

1854 - 1857  R.S. Cassels
1858 - 1859  H.V.Noel
1864  E. Spencer
1976 - 1983  F. A. Smith
1984 - 1996  Herbert Cheesman
1997 - 2000  Sandy Ives
2001 - 2005  Geoff Kennedy
2006 - 2008  Dorothy Tol
2009 - 2011  David Burroughs

Treasurer pro tem:

1854  R.S. Cassels

Vice-President:

1880  John Ashworth, Esq.
1880  John Mather, Esq.
1880  Sandford Fleming, Esq.

Vice President:

1864  George Hay
1864  John Henderson, Esq.
2009  Gillian MacDonnell
2011  Gloria Sola

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