Past Presidents 1737–2022
During the first 29 years of the existence of the Society (1737–1765) the only records kept were those of the Treasurer, which show the amounts received for and contributed to charity, the financial condition of the Society, and amendments of the Constitution and By-Laws. The names of the officers during this early period do not appear. The first known President was William Hall in 1766.
1766 William Hall 1767–1769 Hon. Robert Auchmuty 1775 Last meeting, February 21,1775 before the Revolutionary War. 1783 First meeting, October 26, 1784 after the Revolutionary War. 1784–1786 Capt. William MacKay 1787–1788 Simon Elliot 1789–1790 Meetings on April 15, 1788 and December 14, 1790 1791–1800 Moses Black 1801–1809 Simon Elliot 1810–1813 Thomas English 1814 Capt. James Magee 1815 Simon Elliot 1816–1817 Shubael Bell 1818 Capt. James Magee 1819 Shubael Bell 1820 Walter Welch 1821–1823 Capt. James Magee 1824–1825 Samuel L. Knapp 1826 Andrew Dunlap 1827 Abraham Moore 1828 Thomas Murphy 1829 Francis McKenna 1830 Bernard Fitzpatrick 1831 Rev. T. J. O’Flaherty 1832 Andrew Dunlap 1833 James Boyd 1834 Richard W. Roche 1835 John C. Park 1836–1837 James Boyd 1838–1839 Daniel O’Callahan 1840–1841 William P. M’Kay 1842–1843 John C. Tucker 1844–1846 Terence McHugh 1847 Patrick Sharkey 1848-1850 John Kelly 1851 Patrick Donahue 1852 James Egan 1853 Dennis W. O’Brien 1854 Patrick Donahue 1855 Thomas Mooney 1856-1858 John C. Crowley 1859 Patrick Philips 1860-1861 Hugh O’Brien 1862 Cornelius Doherty 1863 James H. Tallon 1864 Patrick Harkins 1865 Michael Doherty 1866–1867 Charles F. Donnelly 1868–1869 John M. Maguire 1870-1871 John Magrath 1872 Thomas Dolan 1873–1874 Thomas J. Gargan 1875 Bernard Corr 1876–1877 Patrick A. Collins 1878 Joseph D. Fallon 1879 Edward Ryan 1880–1881 Patrick F. Griffin 1882 Thomas Riley 1883 William W. Doherty 1884 Timothy J. Dacey 1885 Denis H. Morrissey 1886 Edward B. Rankin 1887 John B. Moran 1888 John A. Daley 1889 John H. Burke 1890 Michael T. Donahoe 1891 Edward A. McLaughlin 1892 James E. Cotter 1893 Thomas Ryan 1894 Charles V. Dasey 1895 Edward J. Flynn 1896 John F. Cronan 1897 Michael T. Callahan 1898 Michael J. Dwyer 1899 Patrick M. Keating 1900 Edmund Reardon 1901 Dennis J. Gorman 1902 John P. Leahy 1903 Michael J. Jordan 1904 William T. A. Fitzgerald 1905 Augustine J. Daly 1906 Michael A. Toland 1907 John J. Keenan 1908 John F. Sullivan 1909 James H. Devlin, Jr. 1910 John B. Dore 1911 Patrick O’Loughlin 1912 Richard J. Lane 1913 Bartholomew A. Brickley 1914 John A. Kiggen 1915 Patrick H. Crowley 1916 John M. Harney 1917 Daniel V. McIsaac | 1918 John J. Sullivan 1919 James F. McDermott 1920 James A. Dorsey 1921 Charles S. Sullivan 1922 Michael J. Carroll 1923 Louis Watson 1924 Charles J. O’Malley 1925 James H. Carney 1926 Joseph A.F. O’Neil 1927 Francis Henry Appleton 1928 Hugh A. Carney 1929 Thomas M. Green 1930 Edward W. Quinn 1931 Charles D. Maginnis 1932 Leo T. Myles 1933 Michael H. Sullivan 1934 Maurice J. Lacy 1935 William J Barry 1936 Patrick A. O’Connell 1937 Joseph Joyce Donahue 1938 James T. Sullivan 1939 Benedict Fitzgerald 1940 Charles S. O’Connor 1941 Charles L. Powers 1942 Edward F. Timmins, M.D. 1943 Wilfred F. Kelley 1944 Ralph Leo Donoghue 1944–1945 William J. Keville 1946 John S. Keohane 1947 Charles J. Fox 1948 Lawrence T. Ritchie 1949 F. Murray Forbes, Jr. 1950 William F. Donahue 1951 Richard W. Sheehy 1952 Robert H. Montgomery 1953 George E. O’Neil 1954 William H. Henchey 1955 John F. O’Donoghue 1956 Charles T. Burke 1957 John F. Gilmore 1958 William F. Hickey 1959 Daniel J. Lynch 1960 Richard S. Emmet, Jr. 1961 Bernard R. Baldwin 1962 William H. Henchey, Jr. 1963 George N. Welch 1964 Alfred C. Sheehy 1965 Daniel M. Driscoll 1966 Thomas R. Kennedy 1967 Russell Murphy 1968 James E. Dowd 1969 Paul K. Connolly 1970 Paul H. Fitzgerald 1971 Michael J. Walsh 1972 Robert P. Malone 1973 Gilbert M. Lothrop 1974 John P. Rattigan, M.D. 1974–1975 Richard H. Stanton, M.D. 1976 John L. McDonough 1977 Joseph J. Shea 1978 Paul K. Connolly, Jr. 1979 Maurice J. Downey 1980 Henry Lee 1981 William P. Morrissey 1982 Joseph C. Maher, Jr. 1983 John P. Rattigan, Jr. 1984 Gerald T. Mulligan 1985 Asa E. Phillips, Jr. 1986 Paul J. Gillespie 1987 William Connaughton, Jr. 1988 Thomas M. Harkins 1989 Daniel J. Greaney 1990 Catherine B. Shannon 1991 John C. O’Malley 1992 Donald J. McCallion 1993 Joseph I. Mulligan 1994 Robert H. Quinn 1995 Edmund J. Rainsford 1996 A. Maureen Murphy 1997–1998 Edward L. Kirby, Jr. 1999 Peter H. Roche 2000–2001 Hon. Patrick J. King 2002–2003 Paula Carroll 2004–2006 Michael J. C. Neagle. 2007–2008 C. Cantwell Dumbaugh 2009–2010 Kelley Lynn Kassa 2010–2014 Paul J. McNamara 2014-2018 Christopher A. Duggan 2018-2020 Carleton H. LaPorte, Jr. 2020-2022 John D. Warner, Jr. |