President of the Liberal Party
This is a list of people who served as President of the British Liberal Party. The Liberal Party merged into the Liberal Democrats in 1988.
The post was established in 1877 as President of the National Liberal Federation. In 1936, this body was replaced by the Liberal Party Organisation, which survived until 1988.[1]
Presidents
President of the National Liberal Federation
Augustine Birrell
J.M. Robertson
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1877 | ? | Joseph Chamberlain |
| 1881 | 1882 | Henry Fell Pease |
| 1883 | 1890 | James Kitson |
| 1886 | 1890 | Balthazar Foster |
| 1890 | 1902 | Robert Spence Watson |
| 1902 | 1906 | Augustine Birrell |
| 1906 | 1907 | Arthur Dyke Acland |
| 1908? | 1911 | William Angus |
| 1911 | 1918 | John Brunner |
| 1918 | 1920 | George Lunn |
| 1920 | 1923 | John M. Robertson |
| 1923 | 1926 | Donald Maclean |
| 1926 | 1927 | John Alfred Spender |
| 1927 | 1930 | Charles Hobhouse |
| 1930 | 1933 | Arthur Brampton |
| 1933 | 1936 | Ramsay Muir |
President of the Liberal Party Organisation
Violet Bonham-Carter, President 1945-1947
Adrian Slade, final party president
References
- ↑ Peter Barberis et al, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations, p.315
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