AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY 

 Organized 1870 



The first meeting of the Society occurred December 20. 1870. The 

 organization then effected continued until February, 1872, when the 

 second meeting was held. Since that time there has been a meeting 

 each year, as shown below. The respective presidents were elected 

 at the meeting, at the place, and for the period shown opposite their 

 names, but they presided at the subsequent meeting. 



PRESIDENTS, TERMS OF SERVICE, AND PLACES OF 

 MEETING 



1. William Clift 1870-1872.... New York, N. Y. 



2. William Clift 1872-1873. . . .Albany, N. Y. 



3. William Clift 1873-1874. . . .New York, N. Y. 



4. Robert B. Roosevelt. . .1874-1875. .. .New York, N. Y. 



5. Robert B. Roosevelt. . .1875-1876. .. .New York, N. Y. 



6. Robert B. Roosevelt. . .1876-1877*. . .New York, N. Y. 



7. Robert B. Roosevelt. . .1877-1878. .. .New York, N. Y. 



8. Robert B. Roosevelt. . .1878-1879. .. .New York, N. Y. 



9. Robert B. Roosevelt. . .1879-1880. .. .New York, N. Y. 



10. Robert B. Roosevelt. . .1881-1882. .. .New York, N. Y. 



11. Robert B. Roosevelt. . .1881-1882. .. .New York, N. Y. 



12. George Shepard Page. 1882-1883. .. .New York, N. Y. 



13. James Benkard 1883-1884. . . .New York, N. Y. 



14. Theodore Lyman 1884-1885. .. .Washington, D. C. 



15. Marshall McDonald. . .1885-1886. .. .Washington, D. C. 



16. W. M. Hudson 1886-1887. .. .Chicago, 111. 



17. William L. Mav 1887-1888. .. .Washington, D. C. 



18. John H. Bissell 1888-1889. . . .Detroit, Mich. 



19. Eugene G. Blackford. .1889-1890. .. .Philadelphia, Pa. 



20. Eugene G. Blackford. .1890-1891 ... .Put-in Bay, Ohio. 



21. James A. Henshall. .. .1891-1892. .. .Washington, D. C. 



22. Herschel Whitaker. .. .1892-1893. .. .New York, N. Y. 



23. Henrv C. Ford 1893-1894. .. .Chicago, 111. 



24. William L. Mav 1894-1895 .... Philadelphia, Pa. 



25. L D. Huntington 1895-1896. .. .New York, N. Y. 



26. Herschel Whitaker. .. .1896-1897. .. .New York, N. Y. 



27. William L Mav 1897-1898. .. .Detroit, Mich. 



28. George F. Peabody. .. .1898-1899. .. .Omaha, Neb. 



29. John W. Titcomb 1899-1900. . . .Niagara Falls, N. Y. 



30. F. B. Dickerson 1900-1901 . . . .Woods Hole, Mass. 



31. F. E. Brvant 1901-1902. .. .Milwaukee, Wis. 



32. George M. Bowers. .. .1902-1903. .. .Put-in Bay, Ohio. 



33. Frank N. Clark 1903-1904. . . .Woods Hole, Mass. 



34. Henry T. Root 1904-1905 .... Atlantic City, N. J. 



35. C. D. Joslyn 1905-1906. . . .White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 



36. F. A. Birge 1906-1907. .. .Grand Rapids, Mich. 



37. Hugh M. Smith 1907-1908. . . .Erie, Pa. 



38. Tarleton H. Bean 1908-1909. .. .Washington, D. C. 



39. Seymour Bower 1909-1910. .. .Toledo, Ohio. 



40. William E. Meehan. .. .1910-1911 ... .New York, N. Y. 



41. S. F. Fullerton 1911-1912. .. .St. Louis, Mo. 



42. Charles H. Townsend. .1912-1913. .. .Denver, Colo. 



*A special meeting was held at the Centennial Grounds, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., October 6 and 7, 1876. 



