List of presidents of Co-operative Congress

The President of Co-operative Congress has been a prominent position in the British co-operative movement. Co-operative Congress is the national conference for the movement.

Beginning with the first modern Congress in 1869, a Congress President was elected to preside over the event: to begin with, a President was elected for each day of Congress,[1] but from 1896 a single President was elected for the whole event.[2] Being president was considered the highest honour in the UK Co-operative Movement,[3] with societies nominating individuals for the position in recognition of their contribution to the movement.[4][1] The President was presented with a commemorative medal, and gave a keynote address to the conference.[4]

The Congress voted to abolish the position of President in 2007, with Alan Gill (former Chief Executive of Leeds Co-operative Society) being the last to serve in the position.[5]

Congress presidents (1869-1895)

Year/LocationPresidentsSociety/Location/AffiliationDelegates
1869 LondonThomas Hughes MP (day 1)
Anthony Mundella MP (day 2)
Walter Morrison MP (day 3)
Hon Auberon Herbert (day 4)
Activist
(Political)
(London)
(Political)
107
1870 ManchesterWalter Morrison MP (day 1)
Rev. W. Nassau Molesworth (day 2)
John Tomlinson Hibbert MP (day 3)
Lloyd Jones (day 4)
Political
Vicar of Spotland, Rochdale
(Political)
Activist
109
1871 BirminghamHon. Auberon Herbert MP (day 1)
Charles C. Cattell (day 2)
Walter Morrison MP (day 3 & 4)
Political
(Birmingham)
(London)
113
1872 BoltonThomas Hughes MP (day 1)
Edward Vansittart Neale (day 2)
Lloyd Jones (day 3)
Activist
Co-operative Union
Activist
183
1873 Newcastle upon TyneJoseph Cowen, Jun (day 1)
Dr John Hunter Rutherford (day 2)
Thomas Hughes MP (day 3)
(Proprietor, Newcastle Chronicle)
Ouseburn Engine Works
Activist
199
1874 HalifaxThomas Brassey MP (day 1)
Walter Morrison (day 2 & 3)
Political
(Late MP for Plymouth)
189
1875 LondonProf. Thorold Rogers (day 1)
Thomas Hughes QC (day 2)
Walter Morrison (day 3)
University of Oxford
Activist
(London)
114
1876 GlasgowProfessor Edward Caird (day 1)
George Anderson MP(day 2)
Mr Crabtree (day 3)
Glasgow University
(MP for Glasgow)
(Hebden Bridge)
116
1877 LeicesterHon. Auberon Herbert (day 1)
Lloyd Jones (day 2)
Abraham Greenwood (day 3)
Political
Activist
CWS
162
1878 ManchesterMarquess of Ripon (day 1)
James Fraser, Bishop of Manchester (day 2)
Dr. John Watts (day 3)
Honoured Guest
Honoured Guest
Activist
273
1879 GloucesterProfessor James Stuart (day 1)
John Thomas Whitehead Mitchell (day 2)
Mr Crabtree (day 3)
Cambridge University
CWS; Rochdale
Hebden Bridge
131
1880 Newcastle upon TyneJoseph Barber Lightfoot, Bishop of Durham (day 1)
R.S. Watson (day 2)
H.R. Bailey (day 3)
Honoured Guest
(Solicitor, Newcastle)
Co-op Printing, Manchester
174
1881 LeedsLord Derby (day 1)
Thomas Hughes QC (day 2)
James Crabtree (day 3)
Honoured Guest
Activist
North Western Section (possibly Hebden Bridge)
310
1882 OxfordLord Reay (day 1)
Cllr Henry Pumphrey (day 2)
George Hines (day 3)
Honoured Guest
Lewes Building
Ipswich
294
1883 EdinburghRt. Hon. William Edward Baxter MP (day 1)
William Maxwell (day 2)
John Allan (day 3)
Political (MP for Montrose)
SCWS
(Glasgow)
394
1884 DerbySedley Taylor, MA (day 1)
Amos Scotton (day 2)
J. Hartley (day 3)
(Trinity College, Cambridge)
(Derby)
Lincoln
454
1885 OldhamLloyd Jones (day 1)
Frank Hardern (day 2)
Lewis Feber (day 3)
Activist
Oldham Industrial
Oldham Equitable
578
1886 PlymouthEarl of Morley (day 1)
Arthur Dyke Acland MP (day 2)
J. H. Young (day 3)
Honoured Guest
Political; Oxford University
Plymouth
406
1887 CarlisleGeorge Holyoake (day 1)
Sir Wilfrid Lawson MP (day 2)
Councillor Rule (day 3)
Activist
Honoured Guest (Carlisle)
(Gateshead)
464
1888 DewsburyEdward Vansittart Neale (day 1)
Marquess of Ripon (day 2)
John Cave (day 3)
Co-operative Union
Honoured Guest
Dewsbury
581
1889 IpswichProfessor Alfred Marshall (day 1)
Ben Jones (day 2)
George Hines (day 3)
Cambridge University
(London)
Ipswich
435
1890 GlasgowEarl of Rosebery (day 1)
William Maxwell (day 2)
James Deans (day 3)
Honoured Guest
SCWS
Kilmarnock
654
1891 LincolnArthur Dyke Acland MP (day 1)
Duncan McInnes (day 2)
Joseph Hepworth (day 3)
Political
Lincoln
Coventry Watchmakers
580
1892 RochdaleJohn Thomas Whitehead Mitchell, JP (day 1)
Abraham Greenwood (day 2)
T. Cheetham (day 3)
CWS; Rochdale
CWS
Rochdale
871
1893 BristolCouncillor George Hawkins (day 1)
Joseph Clay (day 2)
William Henry Brown (day 3)
Oxford; CWS London Branch
(Gloucester)
(Newport)
645
1894 SunderlandThomas Tweddell, JP (day 1)
James McKendrick (day 2)
William Crooks (day 3)
Hartlepool; CWS Newcastle Branch
(Newcastle)
(Blaydon)
722
1895 HuddersfieldGeorge Thomson (day 1)
Thomas Bland JP (day 2)
James Broadbent (day 3)
William Thomson Industrial Partnership, Huddersfield
(Huddersfield)
Huddersfield Industrial
849

Congress presidents (1896-1944)

Year/LocationPresidentSociety/Location/AffiliationDelegates
1896 WoolwichBen JonesParliamentary Secretary; Tenant Co-operators; London CWS900
1897 PerthWilliam Maxwell, JPSCWS1000
1898 PeterboroughDuncan McInnesLincoln932
1899 LiverpoolFrank Hardern, JPOldham Industrial1205
1900 CardiffWilliam Henry BrownNewport1027
1901 MiddlesbroughJoseph WarwickNorth Shields1138
1902 ExeterGeorge HawkinsOxford; CWS London Branch1006
1903 DoncasterJohn ShillitoCWS; Halifax1150
1904 StratfordAlfred GolightlyStratford (London)1376
1905 PaisleyWilliam MaxwellSCWS1318
1906 BirminghamJ. C. Gray, JPCo-operative Union1320
1907 PrestonWilliam LanderBolton1492
1908 NewportThomas William AllenBlaina1334
1909 Newcastle upon TyneW. R. RaeSunderland1556
1910 PlymouthHenry WilkinsPlymouth1442
1911 BradfordGeorge ThorpeDewsbury1615
1912 PortsmouthWilliam OpenshawCWS London1489
1913 AberdeenJames DeansKilmarnock1247
1914 DublinRobert FlemingBelfast1367
1915 LeicesterGeorge BastardLeicester1410
1916 LancasterWilliam Gregory, JPPreston1345
1917 SwanseaE. R. WoodTon1044
1918 LiverpoolThomas KillonCWS1268
1919 CarlisleFred HaywardBurslem1559
1920 BristolG. A. Ramsay, BA(West Country)1669
1921 ScarboroughGeorge MajorRotherham1515
1922 BrightonMargaret DaviesCo-operative Women's Guild1411
1923 EdinburghRobert StewartSCWS1571
1924 NottinghamChas SaxtonWorcester1546
1925 SouthportW. E. Dudley, JPCWS1709
1926 BelfastWilliam James McGuffin, JPBelfast1411
1927 CheltenhamJ. T. JacksonGloucester1734
1928 HartlepoolAlfred WhiteheadCo-operative Union1662
1929 TorquayHenry May, OBE, JPICA; Royal Arsenal; Co-operative Printing1558
1930 YorkThomas Liddle, MBE, JPHartlepools1572
1931 BournemouthWilliam John Salmon, JPColchester1619
1932 GlasgowJohn DownieWishaw1633
1933 BirminghamJoseph Millington, JPBirmingham1621
1934 RhylArthur PickupBirkenhead1734
1935 CardiffWyndham Edwards, JP(South Wales)1814
1936 Newcastle upon TyneGeorge Riddle, CBECarlisle1772
1937 BathE. G. Haskins, JPBath1889
1938 ScarboroughJoseph WorleyLeicester1944
1939 MargateWilliam Neville, JPRoyal Arsenal1957
1940 GlasgowWilliam Gallacher, JPSCWS1517
1941 EdinburghSir Fred Hayward, JPBurslem1063
1942 EdinburghNeil S. Beaton, JPSCWS1263
1943 EdinburghThomas LawtherAmble1354
1944Cancelled on account of War conditions

Congress presidents (1945-2007)

Year/LocationPresidentSociety/Location/AffiliationDelegates
1945 NottinghamRobert Palmer, JPCo-operative Union1584
1946 BlackpoolJ. Bradshaw, JPCo-operative Union1721
1947 BrightonG.L. Perkins(Winchester)1770
1948 EdinburghA.J. TappingCo-operative Press1796
1949 ScarboroughThomas Harry Gill, JPCWS1839
1950 MorecambeJ.W. Blower, CBE, JPRipley1978
1951 BlackpoolH. TaylorKettering Industrial; Kettering Clothing; CPF2027
1952 MargateLord WilliamsCWS2020
1953 LlandudnoJ. CorinaRoyal Arsenal2015
1954 ScarboroughH.J. TwiggPlymouth2032
1955 EdinburghJ.M. DavidsonSCWS2062
1956 BlackpoolG.R. Doulgas, JPBirkenhead2149
1957 BrightonF. Oakley, BAMansfield Sutton2120
1958 ScarboroughJames Peddie MBECWS2127
1958 BlackpoolJames Peddie MBECWS1831
1959 EdinburghJ.A. Stirling, FACCASCWS2137
1960 BlackpoolA.E. Jupp, CSDCPF2122
1961 ScarboroughJohn Jacques, BA(Com), JPPortsea Island2106
1962 BlackpoolP.M. Williams, JPHartlepools2119
1963 DouglasL. Cooke, OBE, JPCWS2026
1964 ScarboroughJack BaileyCo-operative Party2029
1965 EdinburghD. Shaw, JP, FACCASt. Cuthbert's1980
1966 BlackpoolG.L. Armitage, JP, FCA, FCISBirmingham1908
1967 DouglasH.C. JenningsCWS1667
1968 ScarboroughLord Taylor of GryfeSCWS1583
1969 BlackpoolRobert Southern, CBE, BA(Com), CHDCo-operative Union1323
1970 BlackpoolH. Kemp, JP, CSDCWS1162
1971 EastbourneG. Williams, FACCACambridge961
1971 LondonG. Williams, FACCACambridge551
1972 ScarboroughA. Wilson, FCIS, FBIMCWS917
1973 PortsmouthB.T. Parry, JP, CMDBlackburn876
1974 LlandudnoJ.M. Wood, CHDParliamentary Committee924
1975 EdinburghMrs. E.M. DoddsCWS; CRS913
1976 MargateR.L. Marshall, OBE, MACo-operative Union; Co-operative College850
1977 BlackpoolG.R. Gay, JP, DLSt. Cuthbert's886
1978 ScarboroughSir Arthur SugdenCWS891
1979 EastbourneJ.H. Perrow, CSDBolton & Wigan1002
1980 DouglasH. Bailey, CBERushden857
1981 EdinburghH.W. Whitehead, JPNorth Eastern676
1982 BrightonW.H. Twigg, MBEBrightside & Carbrook679
1983 HarrogateMrs. N.E. Willis, JPCRS London690
1984 BlackpoolMrs. G. Bunn, JPBrighton650
1985 BournemouthG. Bromley, JPLeicestershire616
1986 LlandudnoW.H. Farrow, CSDUnited Co-operatives588
1987 HarrogateTed Graham, Baron Graham of EdmontonPolitical594
1988 BrightonJ. Mason, DLBlackburn583
1989 TorquayF.R. PashleyGreater Nottingham571
1990 GlasgowW.P. AndersonCentral Midlands559
1991 LlandudnoA. ArlowGreater Peterborough561
1992 ScarboroughDavid Wise OBEPolitical; Invicta548
1993 PortsmouthGeorge CunninghamMusselburgh & Fisherrow583
1994 RochdaleU.S. Todner MBEEast Mercia660
1995 EdinburghAlf Morris MPPolitical565
1996 HarrogateG.W. Money, MBEYorkshire560
1997 CardiffPauline Green MEPPolitical543
1998 LincolnAlan MiddletonLincoln531
1999 BrightonBob BurltonOxford, Swindon & Gloucester428
2000 ManchesterMrs. P. WheatleyUnited Norwest Co-operatives489
2001 BirminghamLord Fyfe of FairfieldMidlands472
2002 BelfastSir Graham Melmoththe Co-operative Group
2003 ManchesterGareth Thomas MPCo-operative Party
2004 ManchesterKeith DarwinThe Co-operative Group
2005 GlasgowIain MacdonaldInternational Co-operative Alliance
2006 ManchesterMeg Munn MPPolitical
2007 BrightonAlan GillUnited Co-operatives

References

  1. Co-operative Congress, 2005, archived from the original on 3 October 2006, retrieved 18 October 2007
  2. Congress Presidents 1869-2002 (PDF), February 2002, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008, retrieved 18 October 2007
  3. Alan Middleton, February 2007, archived from the original on 6 April 2005, retrieved 18 October 2007
  4. Congress President’s Speech, 22 May 2006, archived from the original on 21 June 2006, retrieved 18 October 2007
  5. It's not really news, 27 July 2007, retrieved 18 October 2007
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