List of presidents of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York facts for kids

The Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, founded in 1756, is a charitable organization focused on helping Scots in the New York community.

History

The Society is led by a President, First Vice President, Second Vice President and Managers.

List of presidents

Portrait	No.	Named individual	Start date	End date	Comments
	1	Livingston, PhilipPhilip Livingston	1756	1757	Merchant and statesman.
	2	Thomson, AdamAdam Thomson	1757	1758	A physician.
	3	Scott, John MorinJohn Morin Scott	1758	1759	1st Secretary of State of New York.
	4	Barclay, AndrewAndrew Barclay	1759	1761	Uncle of Thomas Henry Barclay.
	5	Alexander, WilliamWilliam Alexander	1761	1764	A Major General during the Revolution.
	6	Colden, AlexanderAlexander Colden	1764	1766	Son of Cadwallader Colden.
	7	Rutherfurd, WalterWalter Rutherfurd	1766	1767	Also served from 1792-1798.
	8	Middleton, PeterPeter Middleton	1767	1770	A physician.
	9	Murray, JohnJohn Murray	1770	1771	Governor of the Province of New York.
	10	Watts, JohnJohn Watts	1771	1772
	11	McAdam, WilliamWilliam McAdam	1772	1773
	12	Drummond, ThomasThomas Drummond	1773	1774	Older brother of James Drummond, 1st Baron Perth.
	13	Johnston, DavidDavid Johnston	1774	1785	Served two terms: 1774-75 and 1784-85.
	14	Livingston, Robert R.Robert R. Livingston	1785	1792
	15	Rutherfurd, WalterWalter Rutherfurd	1792	1798	Also the 7th President.
	16	Lenox, RobertRobert Lenox	1798	1814	Longest serving president and father of James Lenox
	17	Tillary, JamesJames Tillary	1814	1818	A physician.
	18	Gracie, ArchibaldArchibald Gracie	1818	1823
	19	Halliday, RobertRobert Halliday	1823	1828
	20	Graham, JohnJohn Graham	1828	1831
	21	Johnston, JohnJohn Johnston	1831	1832
	22	Hadden, DavidDavid Hadden	1832	1835
	23	Maxwell, HughHugh Maxwell	1835	1837	Collector of the Port of New York.
	24	Hadden, DavidDavid Hadden	1837	1840	Also 21st president.
	25	Kennedy, David S.David S. Kennedy	1840	1842
	26	Irvin, RichardRichard Irvin	1842	1851
	27	Norrie, AdamAdam Norrie	1851	1862
	28	Irvin, RichardRichard Irvin	1862	1864	Also 24th president.
	29	Gordon, RobertRobert Gordon	1864	1865
	30	Wood, WilliamWilliam Wood	1865	1867
	31	Johnston, John TaylorJohn Taylor Johnston	1867	1869	President of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
	32	Gordon, RobertRobert Gordon	1869	1872	Also the 26th president.
	33	Moir, JamesJames Moir	1872	1873
	34	Gordon, RobertRobert Gordon	1873	1876	Also the 26th president.
	35	Brand, JamesJames Brand	1876	1879
	36	Kennedy, John StewartJohn Stewart Kennedy	1879	1882	Financier and philanthropist.
	37	Watson, WalterWalter Watson	1882	1884
	38	Kennedy, John StewartJohn Stewart Kennedy	1884	1887	Also the 31st president.
	39	Gray, BryceBryce Gray	1887	1889
	40	Sloane, JohnJohn Sloane	1889	1893
	41	Morrison, George AustinGeorge Austin Morrison	1893	1895
	42	Tod, J. KennedyJ. Kennedy Tod	1895	1897
	43	Lyall, WilliamWilliam Lyall	1897	1898
	44	Reid, JohnJohn Reid	1898	1899
	45	Carnegie, AndrewAndrew Carnegie	1899	1902
	46	Duncan, W. ButlerW. Butler Duncan	1902	1906
	47	Munro, Robert FraterRobert Frater Munro	1907	1908
	48	Hepburn, Alonzo BartonAlonzo Barton Hepburn	1910	1911	Also Comptroller of the Currency.
	49	Morrison Jr., George A.George A. Morrison Jr.	1912	1914	Son of the 41st president.
	50	Sloane, WilliamWilliam Sloane	1915	1917
	51	Humphreys, Alexander C.Alexander C. Humphreys	1918	1920	President of Stevens Institute of Technology
	52	Walker, AlexanderAlexander Walker	1921	1921	A banker.
	53	Halliday, Alexander B.Alexander B. Halliday	1922	1923	Son-in-law of 38th president.
	54	Sloane Jr., JohnJohn Sloane Jr.	1924	1925
	55	Moir, HenryHenry Moir	1926	1927	President of the United States Life Insurance Company
	56	McClelland, Charles P.Charles P. McClelland	1928	1929	Chief Justice of the United States Customs Court
	57	McGeachin, GeorgeGeorge McGeachin	1930	1931	Mayor of Larchmont, New York
	58	McCulloh, James SearsJames Sears McCulloh	1932	1934	President of New York Telephone Company.
	59	Baxter, AndrewAndrew Baxter	1935	1936
	60	Dwight, MaitlandMaitland Dwight	1937	1938	A lawyer
	61	Hunter, ArthurArthur Hunter	1938	1940	An actuary
	62	Peake, William W.William W. Peake	1941	1942	A stockbroker
	63	Cochran, Henry JessupHenry Jessup Cochran	1943	1944	President of the Bankers Trust
	64	Kerr, ErrolErrol Kerr	1945	1942	An accountant
	65	Watson, Benjamin P.Benjamin P. Watson	1946	1947	A physician
	66	Melville, WardWard Melville	1948	1949	His father was a nephew of sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward.
	67	Spencer, Duncan M.Duncan M. Spencer	1950	1951	Chairman of the Fiduciary Trust Company.
	68	Keillor, James A.James A. Keillor	1952	1953	Vice-president of B. Altman & Co.
	69	MacGregor, John M.John M. MacGregor	1954	1955
	70	Haig, Thomas P.Thomas P. Haig	1956	1957	A minister
	71	McVean, David BowieDavid Bowie McVean	1958	1959	President of the Bay Ridge Savings Bank
	72	MacLean, Hugh SeelHugh Seel MacLean	1960	1961	Associated with Imperial Chemical Industries.
	73	George, Allan C.Allan C. George	1962	1963	An accountant
	74	Cochran Jr., Henry J.Henry J. Cochran Jr.	1964	1965	Son of the 63rd president
	75	Clark, Everett M.Everett M. Clark	1966	1967
	76	MacDonald, Nestor J.Nestor J. MacDonald	1968	1969	President of Thomas & Betts
	77	Armstrong, J. SinclairJ. Sinclair Armstrong	1970	1971	Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
	78	Gregg, DonaldDonald Gregg	1971	1973	President of Faber, Coe & Gregg.
	79	Watson, David P. H.David P. H. Watson	1973	1975	Son of the 65th President.
	80	Barclay, Gordon L.Gordon L. Barclay	1975	1977	Managing director of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene
	81	Maclean, Douglas LachlanDouglas Lachlan Maclean	1978	1979	A minister.
	82	Fraser, John A.John A. Fraser	1979	1981
	83	Coulson, John L.John L. Coulson	1981	1982
	84	Campbell Jr., RobertRobert Campbell Jr.	1983	1985
	85	Black Jr., David GrahamDavid Graham Black Jr.	1985	1987
	86	Colquhoun, Robert F.Robert F. Colquhoun	1987	1989	Of Clan Colquhoun.
	87	Gregg, GeoffreyGeoffrey Gregg	1989	1991
	88	Draper, Steven M.Steven M. Draper	1991	1993
	89	Coe, RobertRobert Coe	1993	1995
	90	Stewart, Victor E.Victor E. Stewart	1995	1997
	91	Macpherson, Sean StewartSean Stewart Macpherson	1997	1999
	92	Kerr Jr., Roderick ErrolRoderick Errol Kerr Jr.	1999	2001
	93	Hilliard, John MaukJohn Mauk Hilliard	2001	2003
	94	Collins Jr., Edward J.Edward J. Collins Jr.	2003	2005
	95	Bruce, Duncan ArchibaldDuncan Archibald Bruce	2005	2007
	96	Alfred G. Bisset	2007	2009
	97	Robert W. Ker III	2009	2011
	98	William T. Maitland	2011	2012
	99	Samuel F. Abernethy Esq	2012	2014
	100	Thomas D. Halket	2014	2016
	101	James Heggie III	2016	2018
	102	Donald Sinclair Whamond Jr.	2018	2020
	103	David M. Murphy	2020	2022
	104	Richard Porter	2022