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The National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations (NUCCA) was an organization set up by Benjamin Disraeli. It is considered to be a precursor to the modern Conservative Party conference.
Unless otherwise stated, details of Chairmen and Presidents of the NUCCA are taken from British Historical Facts 1830-1900 by Chris Cook and Brendan Keith or from British Political Facts 1900-1994 by David Butler and Gareth Butler, as appropriate.

Presidents of National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations

  • 1868: The Earl of Dartmouth
    William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth
    William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth was a British peer and Conservative politician, known before 1853 as Viscount Lewisham....

     (also served in 1884)
  • 1869: The Lord Skelmersdale
    Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom
    Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom GCB, PC , known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of every Conservative administration between 1866 and 1898, and notably served three times as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under...

     (also served in 1891 when he had been created the Earl of Lathom)
  • 1870 - 1871: The Earl of Feversham
    William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham
    William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham , known as The Lord Feversham between 1867 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician....

  • 1872: The Duke of Abercorn
    James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn
    James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn KG PC , styled Viscount Hamilton from 1814 to 1818 and the Marquess of Abercorn from 1818 to 1868, was a British Conservative politician and statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.In 1860, The Times noted that Hamilton was one of only three to...

  • 1873: The Lord Wharncliffe
    Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe
    Edward Montagu Stuart Granville Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe , was a British peer and railway executive....

  • 1874: The Lord Hampton
    John Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton
    John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton GCB, PC FRS , known as Sir John Pakington, Bt from 1846 to 1874, was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...

  • 1875: The Lord Colchester
    Baron Colchester
    Baron Colchester, of Colchester in the County of Essex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1817 for Charles Abbot, Speaker of the House of Commons between 1802 and 1817. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a naval commander and Conservative...

  • 1876: The Marquess of Abergavenny
    William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny
    William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny KG, MVO , styled Viscount Neville between 1845 and 1868 and known as The Earl of Abergavenny between 1868 and 1876, was a British peer....

  • 1877: The Lord Winmarleigh
    John Wilson-Patten, 1st Baron Winmarleigh
    John Wilson-Patten, 1st Baron Winmarleigh PC was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...

  • 1878: The Earl Cadogan
    George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan
    George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan KG, PC, JP was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...

  • 1879: The Earl Manvers
    Sydney Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers
    Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers was a British nobleman and politician.Born at Holme Pierrepont, he was the second surviving son of Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers. Educated at Eton, Pierrepont entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1843 and received his BA in 1846...

  • 1880: The Marquess of Hertford
    Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford
    Francis George Hugh Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford GCB PC , known as Francis Seymour until 1870, was a British courtier and Conservative politician...

  • 1881: The Marquess of Salisbury
  • 1882: The Duke of Northumberland
    Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
    Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland KG, PC , styled Lord Lovaine between 1830 and 1865 and Earl Percy between 1865 and 1867, was a British Conservative politician...

  • 1883: The Duke of Beaufort
    Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort
    Captain Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort KG, PC, DL , styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1835 and Marquess of Worcester from 1835 to 1853, was a British peer, soldier and Conservative politician...

  • 1884: The Earl of Dartmouth
    William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth
    William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth was a British peer and Conservative politician, known before 1853 as Viscount Lewisham....

     (also served in 1868)
  • 1885: The Duke of Norfolk
    Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
    Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist...

  • 1886: The Baron Tredegar
    Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar
    Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar was a British Army officer and British politician.Tredegar was born on 28 April 1831 in Ruperra Castle, Glamorganshire...

  • 1887: The Earl of Londesborough
    William Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough
    William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough , known as The Lord Londesborough from 1860 to 1887, was a British peer and Liberal politician. He was also one of the main founders of Scarborough FC....

  • 1888: The Earl of Jersey
  • 1889: The Earl of Dartmouth
    William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth
    William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth was a British peer and Conservative politician, known before 1853 as Viscount Lewisham....

  • 1890: The Duke of Portland
    William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
    William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland KG, GCVO, PC, TD, DL , known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner, courtier and Conservative politician...

  • 1891: The Earl of Lathom
    Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom
    Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom GCB, PC , known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of every Conservative administration between 1866 and 1898, and notably served three times as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under...

     (had also served in 1869 when he was known as the Lord Skelmersdale)
  • 1892: The Lord Windsor
    Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
    Robert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth GBE, CB, PC , known as The Lord Windsor between 1869 and 1905, was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.-Background:...

     (also served as Chairman in 1900 and as President in 1908, when he was known as the Earl of Plymouth)
  • 1893: The Earl of Scarbrough
    Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough
    Major-General Aldred Frederick George Beresford Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, GBE, KCB, GStJ was a British peer and soldier. His first name is sometimes rendered as Alfred, not Aldred....

  • 1894: The Earl of Dunraven
    Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
    Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP PC , styled Viscount Adare between 1850 and 1871, was an Irish journalist, landowner, entrepreneur, sportsman and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Lord Salisbury from 1885 to...

  • 1895: The Marquess of Londonderry
    Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry
    Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry KG, GCVO, PC, DL, JP , styled Viscount Castlereagh between 1872 and 1884, was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician, landowner and benefactor, who served in various capacities in the Conservative administrations of the late 19th and...

  • 1896: The Duke of Norfolk
    Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
    Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist...

     (also served in 1904)
  • 1897: The Earl of Derby
    Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
    Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby KG, GCB, GCVO, PC , known as Frederick Stanley until 1886 and as Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and the sixth Governor General...

     (also served in 1903)
  • 1898: The Earl Cadogan
    George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan
    George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan KG, PC, JP was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...

  • 1899: The Duke of Beaufort
    Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort
    - External links :* Paul Theroff. . Retrieved 24 November 2007....

  • 1900: The Marquess of Zetland
    Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland
    Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland, KT, PC , known as Lawrence Dundas until 1873 and as the Earl of Zetland from 1873 to 1892, was a British Conservative politician and statesman. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1889 and 1892.-Background, education and military service:Zetland was...

  • 1901: The Lord Llangattock
    John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock
    John Allan Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, DL owned The Hendre, a Victorian mansion north of Monmouth.- Biography :He was the only son of John Etherington Welch Rolls and his wife Elizabeth Mary Long...

  • 1902: The Earl of Dartmouth
    William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth
    William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth GCVO, KCB, PC, VD, TD, JP , styled Viscount Lewisham between 1853 and 1891, was a British peer and Conservative politician...

  • 1903: The Earl of Derby
    Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
    Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby KG, GCB, GCVO, PC , known as Frederick Stanley until 1886 and as Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and the sixth Governor General...

     (had also served in 1897)
  • 1904: The Duke of Norfolk
    Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
    Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist...

     (had also served in 1896)
  • 1905: The Lord Montagu
    John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu
    John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu , was a British Conservative politician and promoter of motoring....

  • 1906 - 1907: The Duke of Northumberland
    Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
    Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland KG, PC, FRS , styled Lord Lovaine between 1865 and 1867 and Earl Percy between 1867 and 1899, was a British Conservative politician...

  • 1908: The Earl of Plymouth
    Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
    Robert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth GBE, CB, PC , known as The Lord Windsor between 1869 and 1905, was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.-Background:...

     (had also served as President in 1892 and as Chairman in 1900, when he was known as the Lord Windsor)
  • 1909: The Earl Cawdor
    Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor
    Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor PC, DL, JP , styled Viscount Emlyn from 1860 to 1898, was a British Conservative politician...

  • 1910: The Earl of Derby
    Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
    Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby KG, GCB, GCVO, TD, PC, KGStJ, JP , known as Lord Stanley from 1893 to 1908, was a British soldier, Conservative politician, diplomat and racehorse owner. He was twice Secretary of State for War and also served as British Ambassador to...

  • 1911: The Duke of Portland
    William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
    William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland KG, GCVO, PC, TD, DL , known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner, courtier and Conservative politician...


Chairmen of National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations

  • 1867: John Eldon Gorst
    John Eldon Gorst
    Sir John Eldon Gorst PC, QC, FRS was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1885 to 1886 and as Vice-President of the Committee on Education between 1895 and 1902....

     MP
  • 1868: Viscount Holmesdale MP (later became Earl Amherst)
  • 1869 - 1874: Henry Cecil Raikes
    Henry Cecil Raikes
    Henry Cecil Raikes PC was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Chairman of Ways and Means between 1874 and 1880 and served as Postmaster General between 1886 and 1891.-Background and education:...

     MP
  • 1875: Viscount Mahon MP (later became Earl Stanhope)
  • 1876 -1878: Lord Claud Hamilton MP
  • 1879 - 1883: Earl Percy
    Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
    Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland KG, PC, FRS , styled Lord Lovaine between 1865 and 1867 and Earl Percy between 1867 and 1899, was a British Conservative politician...

     MP
  • 1884: Lord Randolph Churchill
    Lord Randolph Churchill
    Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill MP was a British statesman. He was the third son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough and his wife Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane , daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry...

     MP and Sir Michael Hicks Beach MP
  • 1885: Lord Claud Hamilton MP
  • 1886 - 1888: Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
    Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (politician)
    Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was an American born British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1902.-Early life:...

     MP
  • 1889: Sir Albert Kaye Rollit
    Albert Rollit
    Sir Albert Kaye Rollit was a British politician, lawyer, and businessman.Born in Hull, he became a solicitor and went on to become president of the Law Society. He later became a shipowner. In 1886 he was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for the South Islington constituency...

     MP
  • 1890: Frederick Dixon-Hartland
    Sir Frederick Dixon-Hartland, 1st Baronet
    Sir Frederick Dixon-Hartland was an antiquary, banker and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1881 to 1909....

     MP
  • 1891: Henry Byron Reed
    Henry Byron Reed
    Henry Byron Reed was an English Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Bradford East for two terms in the 1880s and 1890s....

     MP
  • 1892: Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley
    Charles Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Stuart of Wortley
    Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Stuart of Wortley PC , was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1916, shortly before he was raised to the peerage...

     MP
  • 1893: Sir Henry Stafford Northcote
    Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
    Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote GCMG, GCIE, CB, PC , known as Sir Henry Northcote, Bt, between 1887 and 1900, was a Conservative politician and colonial administrator...

     MP (later became the Lord Northcote)
  • 1894: James Rankin
    Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet
    Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Leominster from 1880 to 1885, and from 1886 until the general election of 1906, losing the seat by only 28 votes to the Liberal candidate...

     MP
  • 1895: Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent MP
  • 1896: Marquess of Granby
    Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland
    Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland KG TD , known as Henry Manners until 1888 and styled Marquess of Granby between 1888 and 1906, was a British peer and Conservative politician.-Background:...

     (also served in 1907 when he had become Duke of Rutland)
  • 1897: Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry
    Arthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore
    Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore PC was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician.-Background and education:...

     MP (later became the Lord Barrymore)
  • 1898: Sir John Benjamin Stone
    John Benjamin Stone
    Sir John Benjamin Stone , known as Benjamin, was a British Conservative politician, and noted photographer.Stone was born in Aston, Birmingham the son of a local glass manufacturer...

     MP
  • 1899: Gerald Walter Erskine Loder MP
  • 1900: The Lord Windsor
    Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
    Robert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth GBE, CB, PC , known as The Lord Windsor between 1869 and 1905, was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.-Background:...

     (later became Earl of Plymouth)
  • 1901: Sir Alfred Hickman
    Sir Alfred Hickman, 1st Baronet
    Sir Alfred Hickman was an industrialist and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1885 and 1906....

     MP
  • 1902: Sir Charles Daniel Cave
    Sir Charles Cave, 1st Baronet
    Sir Charles Daniel Cave, 1st Baronet DL JP was a British baronet and banker.-Background:Cave was the third son of Daniel Cave and his wife Frances, daughter of Henry Locock. His older brother was the lawyer, writer and politician Stephen Cave...

  • 1903: Francis William Lowe
    Sir Francis Lowe, 1st Baronet
    Sir Francis William Lowe, 1st Baronet PC was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Edgbaston at a by-election in February 1898, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1929 general election.He was made a Baronet in 1918, of Edgbaston in the City...

     MP
  • 1904: Henry Ferryman Bowles MP
  • 1905: Sir Walter Richard Plummer MP
  • 1906: Henry Imbert-Terry
  • 1907: The Duke of Rutland
    Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland
    Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland KG TD , known as Henry Manners until 1888 and styled Marquess of Granby between 1888 and 1906, was a British peer and Conservative politician.-Background:...

     (had also served in 1896 when he was known as Marquess of Granby)
  • 1908: Sir Robert Hodge
    Robert Hermon-Hodge, 1st Baron Wyfold
    Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge, 1st Baron Wyfold was a British Conservative politician.Born as Robert Trotter Hodge, he was the son of G W Hodge of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was educated at Clifton College and Worcester College, Oxford...

  • 1909: Sir Thomas Wrightson
    Sir Thomas Wrightson, 1st Baronet
    Sir Thomas Wrightson, 1st Baronet DL , was a British Conservative politician.Wrightson sat as Member of Parliament for Stockton between 1892 and 1895 and for St Pancras East between 1899 and 1906...

  • 1910: Henry Chaplin
    Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin
    Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin PC was a British landowner, racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 until 1916 when he was raised to the peerage....

     MP (later became Viscount Chaplin)
  • 1911: The Lord Kenyon
    Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon
    Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon, TD , was a British peer and Conservative politician.Kenyon was the son of the Hon. Lloyd Kenyon, son of Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon. He succeeded his grandfather as fourth Baron Kenyon in 1869, aged only five, and was able to take his seat in the House of...

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