List of Chairmen of The Kennel Club
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This is a list of Chairmen of The Kennel Club, starting from the club's founding in 1873. The Kennel Club dates from the first organised dog show in UK on the 28/29 June 1859, following this in 1870 it was decided that a governing body was required to govern such shows. Sewallis Shirley
called together a meeting of the National Dog Club Committee on 4 April 1973, where the Kennel Club was founded. Shirley was named as the first Chairman, and would go on to become the President of the society in 1899.
Sewallis Shirley (MP)
Sewallis Evelyn Shirley DL, JP , was a British politician. He is best known as the founder of the Kennel Club in Britain in 1873.-Background and education:...
called together a meeting of the National Dog Club Committee on 4 April 1973, where the Kennel Club was founded. Shirley was named as the first Chairman, and would go on to become the President of the society in 1899.
Chairmen
| No. | | Image | Name | Took Office | Left Office | | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 April 1873 | 1899 | |||
| 2 | 1899 | 1920 | |||
| 3 | March 1920 | 10 November 1922 | |||
| 4 | 1922 | 3 February 1925 | |||
| 5 | 3 February 1925 | 19 March 1935 | |||
| 6 | 19 March 1935 | 1937 | |||
| 7 | 1937 | 1948 | |||
| 8 | 1948 | 1973 | |||
| 9 | 1973 | December 1976 | |||
| 10 | December 1976 | 7 July 1981 | |||
| 11 | 7 July 1981 | 1996 | |||
| 12 | November 1996 | 11 June 2002 | |||
| 13 | 11 June 2002 | Incumbent | |||