RNWA Presidents
Royal Naval Writers’ Association HQ
Portsmouth Presidents
(It is recognised that there were other Presidents of other locations)
* Note: The current President, Colin Hughes, is in the history of the RNWA the longest consecutive serving President.
1887 – W C Gunn | |
1888 – F Ballantyne | 1936 FA Sweeney |
1889 – H T Derry | 1936 JH Pollard |
1890 – J A Sheeny | 1937 TG Johnson |
1891-1893 – E C Payne | 1938-1940 C Brownjohn |
1894-1898 – H Pointing | 1941-1943 JE Bird |
1899-1902 – E L A Munn | 1944-1946 AF Brown |
1903 – T Trowern | 1947-1949 JE Bird |
1904 – B F Burden | 1950 LG Jenner |
1904 – H Collier | 1951-1955 JV Watson |
1905 – A S Part | 1956 AJ Sansom |
1906-1907 – L M Poe | 1957-1959 PD Brannen |
1908-1910 – A W Creal | 1960-1962 IW Baker |
1911-1912 – Lloyd-Evans | 1963-1964 P North |
1913 – E J Heal | 1965-1966 RA Muir |
1914-1916 – A G Webley | 1967-1969 IW Baker |
1917-1918 – D Thompson | 1970-1972 RC Morse |
1910 – 1922 – J E Lane | 1973 BE Haynes |
1923-1924- D Thompson | 1974 NA Davies |
1925-1926 – S E Massey | 1975 DJ Turner |
1927 – R Thompson | 1976-1977 DL Stevenson |
1928 – W O Martin | 1978-1979 TJ Crowe |
1929 – A Tibbel | 1980-1990 B Emmence |
1930 – J Kinnear | 1990-1991 R Carter |
1931 – F G Panhurst | 1992 R Muir |
1932 – S Bates | 1993 G Kershaw |
1933- M H Boone | 1993-1996 B Emmence |
1934 – W F Fuller | 1996-2000 J Stych |
1935 RV Leonard | 2001- Current CE Hughes |
In the RNWA’s 127 year history (1887-2014) there have been 57 occasions when a President has resided in this role. 3 persons have held the position twice therefore making 54 members having had the honour and privilege of being RNWA President.