XXIV 
Table showing the Number of GOVERNORS and MEMBERS 
IN EACH YEAR FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIETY. 
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President of the Year 
1839 
1840 
1841 
1842 
1843 
1844 
1845 
1846 
1847 
1848 
1849 
1850 
1851 
1852 
1853 
1854 
1855 
1856 
1857 
1858 
1859 
1860 
1861 
1862 
1863 
1864 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1868 
1869 
1870 
1871 
1872 
1873 
1874 
1875 
1876 
1877 
1878 
1879 
1880 
1881 
1882 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
1892 
1893 
1894 
1895 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 
3rd Earl Spencer .... 
5th Duke of Richmond . 
Mr. Philip Pusey .... 
Mr. Henry Handley 
4th Earl of Hardwicke . 
3rd Earl Spencer .... 
5th Duke of Richmond . 
1st Viscount Portman . 
6th Earl of Egmont 
2nd Earl of Yarborough. 
3rd Earl of Chichester . 
4th Marquis of Downshire . 
5th Duke of Richmond . 
2nd Earl of Ducie .... 
2nd Lord Ashburton 
Mr. Philip Pusey .... 
Mr. William Miles, M.P. 
1st Viscount Portman . 
Viscount Ossing'ton .... 
6th Lord Berners .... 
7th Duke of Marlborough 
5th Lord Walsingham . 
4th Earl of Powis .... 
( H.R.H. The Prince Consort . ) 
1 1st Viscount Portman . . 1 
Viscount Eversley .... 
2nd Lord Fever sham 
Sir E. C. Kerrison, Bart., M.P. 
1st Lord Tredegar . 
Mr. H. S. Thompson 
6th Duke of Richmond . 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
7th Duke of Devonshire. 
6th Lord Vernon . . . . 
Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P. 
Earl Cathcart 
Mr. Edward Holland 
Viscount Bridport .... 
2nd Lord Chesham .... 
Lord Skelmersdale .... 
Col. Kingscote, C.B., M.P. 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
9th Duke of Bedford 
Mr. William Wells .... 
Mr. John Dent Dent 
6th Duke of Richmond and Gordon 
Sir Brandreth Gibbs 
Sir M. Lopes. Bart., M.P. 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
Lord Egerton of Tatton 
Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., M.P. 
Her Majesty Queen Victoria 
Lord Moreton 
2nd Earl of Ravensworth 
Earl of Eeversham .... 
1st Duke of Westminster, K.G. 
Duke of Devonshire, K.G. 
Sir J. H. Thorold, Bart. 
Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart. 
H.R.H. The Duke of York, K.G. . 
Earl Spencer, K.G. . 
Earl of Coventry .... 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
Earl Cawdor 
H.R.H. Prince Christian, K.G. 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. 
Earl of Derby, K.G. 
Lord Middleton .... 
Mr. F. S. W. Cornwallis . 
Governors 
Members 
Total 
Life 
Annual 
Life 
Annual 
Honor- 
ary 

1,100 
86 
189 
146 
2,434 
5 
2,860 
91 
219 
231 
4,047 
7 
4,595 
101 
211 
328 
5,194 
15 
5,849 
94 
209 
429 
6,155 
15 
6,902 
95 
214 
442 
6,161 
15 
6,927 
94 
198 
527 
5,899 
15 
6,733 
92 
201 
554 
6,105 
19 
6,971 
91 
195 
607 
5,478 
20 
6,391 
93 
186 
648 
5,387 
21 
6,335 
89 
178 
582 
4,643 
20 
5,512 
90 
169 
627 
4,356 
19 
5,261 
91 
162 
674 
4,175 
19 
5,121 
93 
156 
711 
4,002 
19 
4,981 
90 
147 
739 
3,928 
19 
4,923 
88 
146 
771 
4,152 
20 
5,177 
89 
141 
795 
3,838 
19 
4,882 
85 
139 
839 
3,896 
20 
4,979 
83 
137 
896 
3,933 
19 
5,068 
81 
133 
904 
4,010 
18 
5,146 
78 
130 
927 
4,008 
18 
5,161 
72 
119 
927 
4,047 
18 
5,183 
84 
90 
1,113 
3,328 
18 
4,633 
83 
97 
1,151 
3,475 
17 
4,823 
80 
88 
1,263 
3,735 
17 
5,183 
78 
45 
1,343 
4,013 
17 
5,496 
79 
81 
1,386 
4,190 
16 
5,752 
79 
84 
1,395 
4,049 
15 
5,622 
77 
82 
1,388 
3,903 
15 
5,465 
75 
74 
1,409 
3,888 
15 
5,461 
75 
73 
1,417 
3,864 
17 
5,446 
74 
74 
1,511 
3,764 
15 
5,438 
72 
74 
1,589 
3,896 
17 
5,648 
71 
73 
1,655 
3,953 
14 
5,766 
74 
62 
1,832 
3,936 
12 
5,916 
76 
58 
1,944 
3,756 
12 
5,846 
79 
79 
2,058 
3,918 
11 
6,145 
83 
78 
2,164 
4,013 
11 
6,349 
81 
76 
2,239 
4,073 
17 
6,486 
81 
72 
2,328 
4,130 
26 
6,637 
81 
72 
2,453 
4,700 
26 
7,332 
83 
70 
2,673 
5,083 
20 
7,929 
85 
69 
2,765 
5,041 
19 
7,979 
82 
71 
2,849 
5,059 
19 
8,080 
78 
71 
2,979 
4,952 
19 
8,099 
72 
72 
3,203 
5,408 
21 
8,776 
71 
69 
3,356 
5,619 
20 
9,135 
70 
61 
3,414 
5,569 
20 
9,134 
71 
64 
3,440 
5,387 
20 
8,982 
66 
56 
3,521 
5,225 
16 
8,884 
73 
58 
3,567 
7,153 
15 
10,866 
122 
58 
3,846 
6,941 
17 
10,984 
117 
60 
3,811 
6,921 
19 
10,928 
111 
69 
3,784 
7,066 
20 
11,050 
107 
74 
3,786 
7,138 
21 
11,126 
113 
73 
3,798 
7,212 
22 
11,218 
120 
80 
3,747 
7,179 
23 
11,149 
126 
83 
3,695 
7,253 
23 
11,180 
126 
83 
3,705 
7,285 
24 
11,223 
121 
79 
3,687 
7,182 
25 
11,094 
116 
75 
3,656 
7,009 
23 
10,879 
111 
71 
3,628 
6,832 
24 
10,666 
102 
70 
3,564 
6,338 
27 
10,033 
100 
69 
3,500 
5,955 
26 
9,650 
99 
62 
3,439 
5,771 
27 
9,398 
96 
68 
3,375 
5,906 
32 
9,477 
95 
72 
3,270 
5,808 
31 
9,276 
94 
155 
3,132 
6,189 
30 
9,600 
