List of presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
This is an incomplete list of the Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, which was granted its Royal Charter by Charles II in 1681.
List of Presidents
Source (1681β1867): Historical Sketch and Laws of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, published by RCPE, 1867
President | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
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Angela Thomas | 2020 | Acting President | ||
Andrew Elder | 2020 | 2020 | ||
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Derek Bell | 2014 | 2020 | |
Neil Dewhurst | 2010 | 2014 | ||
Neil Douglas | 2004 | 2010 | ||
Niall Finlayson | 2001 | 2004 | ||
James Petrie | 1997 | 2001 | ||
John D Cash | 1994 | 1997 | ||
Anthony Toft | 1991 | 1994 | ||
John Richmond | 1988 | 1991 | ||
Michael Francis Oliver | 1985 | 1988 | ||
Ronald Haxton Girdwood | 1982 | 1985 | ||
John Anderson Strong | 1979 | 1982 | ||
Ronald Foote Robertson[1] | 1976 | 1979 | ||
John Wenman Crofton[2] | 1973 | 1976 | ||
John Halliday Croom | 1970 | 1973 | ||
Christopher William Clayson | 1966 | 1969 | ||
Sir Ian George Wilson Hill[3] | 1963 | 1966 | ||
Sir James Davidson Stuart Cameron | 1960 | 1963 | ||
Andrew Rae Gilchrist | 1957 | 1960 | ||
Leybourne Stanley Patrick Davidson[4] | 1953 | 1957 | ||
William Alister Alexander[5] | 1951 | 1953 | ||
Sir David Kennedy Henderson | 1949 | 1951 | ||
William Douglas Denton Small | 1947 | 1949 | ||
David Murray Lyon[6] | 1945 | 1947 | ||
Andrew Fergus Hewat | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Charles McNeil | 1940 | 1943 | ||
Alexander Goodall[7] | 1937 | 1940 | ||
William Thomas Ritchie[8] | 1935 | 1937 | ||
Edwin Bramwell | 1933 | 1935 | son of Byrom Bramwell (see below) | |
Robert Thin | 1931 | 1933 | ||
Norman Purvis Walker[9] | 1929 | 1931 | ||
Robert Alexander Fleming | 1927 | 1929 | ||
George Matthew Robertson[10] | 1925 | 1927 | ||
George Lovell Gulland[11] | 1923 | 1925 | ||
Sir Robert William Philip[12] | 1918 | 1923 | ||
William Russell[13] | 1916 | 1918 | ||
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Alexander Hugh Freeland Barbour | 1914 | 1916 | |
John Joseph Graham Brown | 1912 | 1914 | ||
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Sir Byrom Bramwell | 1910 | 1912 | |
William Allan Jamieson[14] | 1908 | 1910 | ||
John Playfair | 1908 | 1908 | ||
Charles Edward Underhill | 1906 | 1908 | Died in office | |
John Playfair | 1904 | 1906 | ||
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Thomas Smith Clouston | 1902 | 1904 | |
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Thomas Richard Fraser | 1900 | 1902 | |
James Andrew[15] | 1898 | 1900 | ||
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John Batty Tuke | 1895 | 1898 | |
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William Tennant Gairdner[16] | 1893 | 1895 | |
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Alexander Russell Simpson | 1891 | 1893 | |
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Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart | 1889 | 1891 | |
Robert Peel Ritchie | 1887 | 1889 | ||
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Andrew Douglas Maclagan | 1884 | 1887 | |
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George William Balfour | 1882 | 1884 | |
Daniel Rutherford Haldane | 1879 | 1882 | ||
Alexander Peddie[17] | 1877 | 1879 | ||
Alexander Keiller[18] | 1875 | 1877 | ||
William Henry Lowe | 1873 | 1875 | ||
Robert Paterson[19] | 1871 | 1873 | ||
Andrew Halliday Douglas[20] | 1869 | 1871 | ||
Dr John Moir | 1867 | 1869 | ||
Dr John Smith | 1865 | 1867 | ||
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John Graham MacDonald Burt | 1863 | 1865 | |
Dr David Craigie | 1861 | 1863 | ||
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Alexander Wood | 1858 | 1861 | |
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David Maclagan | 1856 | 1857 | |
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James Begbie | 1854 | 1856 | |
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Thomas Stewart Traill | 1852 | 1854 | |
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Sir James Young Simpson | 1850 | 1852 | |
Dr William Seller | 1848 | 1850 | ||
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Robert Christison | 1846 | 1848 | 2nd term |
William Beilby | 1844 | 1846 | ||
Richard Huie | 1842 | 1844 | ||
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Robert Graham | 1840 | 1842 | |
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Sir Robert Christison | 1838 | 1840 | 1st term |
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William Alison | 1836 | 1838 | |
John Thomson | 1834 | 1836 | ||
Dr Joshua Henry Davidson | 1833 | 1834 | 2nd term | |
Dr John MacWhirter | 1831 | 1833 | ||
Dr Joshua Henry Davidson | 1829 | 1831 | 1st term | |
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Dr Alexander Morison | 1827 | 1829 | |
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Dr Alexander Monro | 1825 | 1827 | |
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Dr Andrew Duncan, Snr | 1824 | 1825 | |
Andrew Duncan, Jnr | 1822 | 1824 | ||
Dr James Buchan | 1819 | 1822 | ||
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Dr Thomas Charles Hope | 1815 | 1819 | |
Dr James Hamilton (the Younger) | 1812 | 1815 | ||
Dr James Home | 1809 | 1812 | ||
Dr Charles Stuart of Dunearn | 1806 | 1809 | ||
Dr Thomas Spens | 1803 | 1806 | son of Nathaniel Spens (see below) | |
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Dr William Wright | 1801 | 1803 | |
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Dr James Gregory | 1798 | 1801 | |
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Dr Daniel Rutherford | 1796 | 1798 | |
Dr Nathaniel Spens | 1794 | 1796 | ||
Dr James Hamilton the Elder | 1792 | 1794 | ||
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Dr Andrew Duncan, Snr | 1790 | 1792 | |
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Dr Joseph Black | 1788 | 1790 | |
Dr James Hay | 1786 | 1788 | ||
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Dr John Hope | 1784 | 1786 | |
Dr John Gardiner | 1782 | 1784 | ||
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Dr Alexander Monro | 1779 | 1782 | |
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Dr Gregory Grant | 1777 | 1779 | |
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Dr Francis Home | 1775 | 1777 | |
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Dr William Cullen | 1773 | 1775 | |
Dr Colin Drummond | 1772 | 1773 | ||
Dr John Boswell | 1770 | 1772 | ||
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Sir Stuart Threipland | 1766 | 1770 | |
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Dr Robert Whytt | 1763 | 1766 | |
Sir Alexander Dick, Bt | 1756 | 1763 | ||
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Dr John Rutherford | 1752 | 1756 | |
Dr William Porterfield | 1748 | 1752 | ||
Dr William Cochran | 1744 | 1748 | ||
Dr John Clerk | 1740 | 1744 | ||
Dr Robert Lowis | 1735 | 1740 | ||
Dr John Riddell | 1731 | 1735 | ||
Dr Francis Pringle | 1727 | 1731 | ||
Dr John Drummond | 1722 | 1727 | ||
Dr James Forrest | 1719 | 1722 | ||
Dr William Stewart | 1716 | 1719 | ||
Dr Matthew Sinclare | 1708 | 1716 | ||
Dr William Eccles | 1706 | 1708 | ||
Dr James Halket | 1704 | 1706 | ||
Dr Alexander Dundas | 1702 | 1704 | ||
Dr Robert Trotter | 1700 | 1702 | ||
Dr Matthew Sinclare | 1698 | 1700 | ||
Sir Thomas Burnet[21] | 1696 | 1698 | ||
Dr Robert Trotter[22] | 1694 | 1698 | ||
Sir Archibald Stevenson[23] | 1694[24] | 1694 | 2nd term | |
Sir Andrew Balfour[25] | 1685 | ? | ||
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Sir Robert Sibbald[26] | 1684 | 1685 | |
Sir Archibald Stevenson[27] | 1681 | 1684 | 1st term, elected βat the inaugural meeting of the College on 18 January 1682β[28] | |
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