Heritage » Past Masters
Masters of the Guild are appointed each year during the Guild's Annual General Meeting in March. In his or her leadership role and duties, the Master also sets the theme for the selection of events for the Guild's programme.
1909
Cuthbert Wilkinson
CC
1910
H Brodie Self
1911
Sir Thomas Brooke-Hitchins
CC
1912
Emile Chatrian
1913
Alderman George Briggs
1914
H Elliott Sparks
CC
1915
Harry S A Foy
CC
1916
Deputy J R Brough
1917
Alfred Lockett
1918
W J Trice
1919
Henry Harrill
1920
Sir Edward Wilshaw
KCMG DL JP
1921
Francis Sully
1922
T W Hewitt
CC
1923
Sir Lulham Pound
Bt JP
1924
Sir Gervais Rentoul
KC MP
1925
Major Richard Rigg
OBE TD JP
1926
Colonel Vickers Dunfee
CBE JP Deputy
1927
Oscar C Berry
CC
1928
Charles A Suffield
1929
Sir Richard Sennett
CC
1930
C G H Wittich
1931
The Rt Hon Sir Herbert Nield
KC JP MP
1932
Lieut-Col Sir Hugh Turnbull
KVCO KBE JP
1933
H Holton Sturges
FCA CC
1934
H J Eldridge
FSAA
1935
Capt M Campbell-Johnston
MP
1936
Major Francis H Millman
OBE
1937
A Ernest Watts
FCA CC
1938
John Joy
JP CC
1939
Capt Francis C J Read
FSI
1940
T J McManis
JP CC
1941
James J Gibaud
1942
Arthur E Howard
1943
Walter Rose
MBE FCIS CC
1944
Deputy Frederick Youldon
1945
Arthur L R Harris
ARPS
1946
George F Frizell
1947
The Rt Hon Sir William Jordan
PC KCMG
1948
Henry C Bound
CC
1949
Alderman Sir Frank Alexander
Bt (Lord Mayor 1944-45)
1950
John Crighton
1951
Alderman Sir Frederick Tidbury Beer
1952
Major B W Shilson
OBE
1953
Captain Julien F C Bennett
DL
1954
Lieut-Col C G Surtees-Shill
CC
1955
Deputy H J E Stinson
MC MA LLB
1956
Major Stanley W Wells
MBE
1957
Sir Denis H Truscott
GBE TD (Lord Mayor 1957-58)
1958
Deputy Percy T Lovely
1959
Sir David Floyd Ewin
MVO OBE KStJ MA Deputy
1960
Sir Sidney J Fox
FRICS CC
1961
Charles De Ryck
1962
Stanley A Phillips
1963
Ronald Ward
FRIBA PPIArb FRSH
1964
Frederick W Utting
CC
1965
Sir Harold Webbe, CBE DL MP
1966
Roy R Stuart
1967
Douglas F Dunstan
FCII
1968
Albert E Chandler
1969
C H F Fairweather
JP FIOB CC
1970
Sir Stanley Morton
FCIS PPIArb
1971
Deputy C F W Dyer
OStJ ERD FCIS
1972
The Rt Hon Lord Crook
KStJ JP
1973
S T Willcox
CEng FIMechE
1974
W Arthur Hodgkinson
JP
1975
Deputy Charles R Coward
JP FCIS
1976
Douglas F Dunstan
FCII
1977
Harold Gould
OBE JP FCA
1978
Kenneth A Honey
FSVA FRSH
1979
Sir Anthony Grant
MP
1980
Dr P L Hogg
PhD Msc(Econ) BCom
1981
John E Harvey
1982
Henry Duckworth
JP FRSH Deputy
1983
David J Eldridge
1984
Alderman Sir Peter Gadsden
GBE MA DSc FEng (Lord Mayor 1979-80)
1985
Bernard L Morgan
CBE JP FCIOB Deputy
1986
H W S Horlock
MA Deputy
1987
General Sir Peter Whiteley
GCB OBE DL
1988
Donald du Parc Braham
1989
Clifford J Newbold
DiplArch FRIBA FCIArb
1990
Dr John T Breen
MB MRGCP DRCOG
1991
Rex S Johnson
DiplArch FCIArb FRIBA
1992
Derek L Kemp
1993
Sir Clifford Chetwood
HonFICE FCIOB HonFCGI
1994
Sir Colin Cole
KCB KCVO TD CC
1995
Alderman Clive H Martin
OBE TD DL (Lord Mayor 1999-2000)
1996
Vice Admiral Sir Peter Buchanan
KBE
1997
Sir Anthony Grant
1998
Norman S Munday
AIWSc
1999
Terry Nemko
JP FCA
2000
Joseph C F B Byllam-Barnes
FCIB FFA FRSA CC
2001
David M B Irving
FHCIMA
2002
The Lady Moorea Black
MBE JP
2003
Raymond G Holl
MBE CEng MIEE MCMI
2004
Alderman Richard D Agutter
2005
Mr Leslie V Lewis
FIMF
2006
Mrs Barbara P Newman
CBE CC
2007
Mr Gordon M Gentry
BSc FRSA FSA Scot
2008
Deputy Pauline Halliday
OBE
2008 Centenary PM
Her Royal Highness
The Princess Royal
2009
Sir Gavyn Arthur
2010
Mr Anthony JK Woodhead
CBE
2011
Mr J Don Lunn
FInstT FInstD
2012
Mrs Anne E Holden