Presidents of The Club
| Name | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| The Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone MP, FRS, FSS† | 1882–1898 | |
| The Rt Hon Earl Carrington (later the Most Hon Marquess of Lincolnshire) KG, GCMG, DL, JP† | 1903–1928 | |
| The Rt Hon Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG | 1929–1932 | |
| Baron Gladstone of Hawarden† | 1932–1935 | |
| The Most Hon the Marquess of Crewe KG† | 1935–1945 | |
| The Rt Hon Viscount Samuel of Mount Carmel and Toxteth GCB, OM, GBE† | 1946–1963 | |
| Harold Glanville JP† | 1963–1966 | |
| The Rt Hon Baron Rea of Eskdale OBE, DL, JP† | 1966–1981 | |
| The Rt Hon Baron Banks of Kenton CBE | 1982–1993 | |
| The Rt Revd Eric Kemp, Lord Bishop of Chichester FRHistS | 1994–2008 | |
| The Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP | 2008–present | |
†=died in office
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