XV 
Table showing the Number of GOVERNORS and MEMBERS 
IN EACH YEAR FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIETY. 
Year 
Governors 
Members 
ending 
President of the Year 
Life 
Life 
Annual 
Honor- 
Total. 
Show of 
ary 
1839 
3rd Earl Spencer .... 
— 
— 
— • 
— 
— 
1,100 
1840 
5th Duke of Richmond . 
86 
189 
146 
2,434 
5 
2,860 
1841 
Mr. Philip Pusey .... 
91 
219 
231 
4,047 
7 
4,595 
1842 
Mr. Henry Handley 
101 
211 
328 
5,194 
15 
5,849 
1843 
4th Earl of Hardwicke . 
94 
209 
429 
6,155 
15 
6,902 
1844 
3rd Earl Spencer .... 
95 
214 
442 
6,161 
15 
6,927 
1845 
5th Duke of Richmond . 
94 
198 
527 
5,899 
15 
6,733 
1840 
1st Viscount Portman . 
92 
201 
554 
6,105 
19 
6,971 
1847 
6th Earl of Egrnont 
91 
195 
607 
5,478 
20 
6,391 
1848 
2nd Earl of Yarborough. 
93 
186 
648 
5,387 
21 
6,335 
1849 
3rd Earl of Chichester . 
89 
178 
582 
4,643 
20 
5,512 
1850 
4th Marquis of Downshire . 
90 
169 
627 
4,356 
19 
5,261 
1851 
5th Duke of Richmond . 
91 
162 
674 
4,175 
19 
5,121 
1852 
2nd Earl of Ducie .... 
93 
156 
711 
4,002 
19 
4,981 
1853 
2nd Lord Ashburton 
90 
147 
739 
3,928 
19 
4,923 
1854 
Mr. Philip Pusey .... 
88 
146 
771 
4,152 
20 
5,177 
1855 
Mr. William Miles, M.P. 
89 
141 
795 
3,838 
19 
4,882 
1856 
1st Viscount Portman . 
85 
139 
839 
3,896 
20 
4,979 
1857 
Viscount Ossington .... 
83 
137 
896 
3,933 
19 
5,068 
1858 
6th Lord Berners .... 
81 
133 
904 
4,010 
18 
5,146 
1859 
7th Duke of Marlborough 
78 
130 
927 
4,008 
18 
5,161 
1860 
5th Lord Walsingham . 
72 
119 
927 
4,047 
18 
5,183 
1861 
4th Earl of Powis .... 
84 
90 
1,113 
3,328 
18 
4,633 
1862 
( H.R.H. The Prince Consort . 1 
1 1st Viscount Portman . . j 
83 
97 
1,151 
3,475 
17 
4,823 
1863 
Viscount Eversley .... 
80 
88 
1,263 
3,735 
17 
5,183 
1864 
2nd Lord Feversham 
78 
45 
1,343 
4,013 
17 
5,496 
1865 
Sir E. C. Kerrison, Bart., M.P. 
79 
81 
1,386 
4,190 
16 
5,752 
1866 
1st Lord Tredegar .... 
79 
84 
1,395 
4,049 
15 
5,622 
1867 
Mr. H. S. Thompson 
77 
82 
1,388 
3,903 
15 
5,465 
1868 
6th Duke of Richmond . 
75 
74 
1,409 
3,888 
15 
5,461 
1869 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
75 
73 
1,417 
3,864 
17 
5,446 
1870 
7th Duke of Devonshire. 
74 
74 
1,511 
3,764 
15 
5,438 
1871 
6th Lord Vernon .... 
72 
74 
1,589 
3,896 
17 
5,648 
1872 
Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P. 
71 
73 
1,655 
3,953 
14 
5,766 
1873 
Earl Cathcart 
74 
62 
1,832 
3,936 
12 
6,916 
1874 
Mr. Edward Holland 
76 
58 
1,944 
3,756 
12 
5,846 
1875 
Viscount Bridport .... 
79 
79 
2,058 
3,918 
11 
6,145 
1876 
2nd Lord Chesham .... 
83 
78 
2,164 
4,013 
11 
6,349 
1877 
Lord Skelmersdale .... 
81 
76 
2,239 
4,073 
17 
6,486 
1878 
Col. Kingscote, C.B., M.P. 
81 
72 
2,328 
4,130 
26 
6,637 
1879 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
81 
72 
2,453 
4,700 
26 
7,332 
1880 
9th Duke of Bedford 
83 
70 
2,673 
5,083 
20 
7,929 
1881 
Mr. William Wells .... 
85 
69 
2,765 
5,041 
19 
7,979 
1882 
Mr. John Dent Dent 
82 
71 
2,849 
5,059 
19 
8,080 
1883 
6th Duke of Richmond and Gordon 
78 
71 
2,979 
4,952 
19 
8,099 
1884 
Sir Brandreth Gibbs 
72 
72 
3,203 
5,408 
21 
8,776 
1885 
Sir M. Lopes, Bart., M.P. 
71 
69 
3,356 
5,619 
20 
9,135 
1886 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
70 
61 
3,414 
5,569 
20 
9,13,* 
1887 
Lord Egerton of Tatton 
71 
64 
3,440 
5,387 
20 
8,982 
1888 
Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., M.P. 
66 
56 
3,521 
5,225 
16 
8,884 
1889 
Her Majesty Queen Victoria 
73 
58 
3,567 
7,153 
15 
10,866 
1890 
Lord Moreton 
122 
58 
3,846 
6,941 
17 
10,984 
1891 
2nd Earl of Ravensworth 
117 
60 
3,811 
6,921 
19 
10,928 
1892 
Earl of Feversham .... 
111 
69 
3,784 
7,066 
20 
11,050 
1893 
1st Duke of Westminster, K.G. 
107 
74 
3,786 
7,138 
21 
11,126 
1894 
8th Duke of Devonshire, K.G. 
113 
■73 
3,798 
7,212 
22 
11,218 
1895 
Sir J. H. Thorold, Bart. 
120 
80 
3,747 
7,179 
23 
11,149 
1896 
Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart. 
126 
83 
3,695 
7,253 
23 
11,180 
1897 
H.R.H. The Duke of York, K.G. . 
126 
83 
3,705 
7,285 
24 
11,223 
1898 
Earl Spencer, K.G 
121 
79 
3,687 
7,182 
25 
11,094 
1899 
Earl of Coventry .... 
116 
75 
3,656 
7,009 
23 
10,879 
1900 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
111 
71 
3,628 
6,832 
24 
10,666 
1901 
Earl Cawdor 
102 
70 
3,564 
6,338 
27 
10,033 
1902 
H.R.H. Prince Christian, K.G. 
100 
69 
3,500 
5,955 
26 
9,650 
1903 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
99 
62 
3,439 
5,771 
27 
9,398 
1904 
16th Earl of Derby, K.G. 
96 
68 
3,375 
5,906 
32 
9,477 
1905 
Lord Middleton .... 
95 
72 
3,270 
5,808 
31 
9,276 
1906 
Mr. F. S. W. Cornwallis. 
94 
155 
3,132 
6,189 
30 
9,600 
1907 
Earl of Yarborough 
91 
174 
3,076 
6,299 
29 
9,669 
1908 
Duke of Devonshire 
89 
178 
3,019 
6,442 
30 
9,758 
