National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations
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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.
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 DartmouthWilliam Legge, 5th Earl of DartmouthWilliam 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 SkelmersdaleEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of LathomEdward 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 FevershamWilliam Duncombe, 1st Earl of FevershamWilliam Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham , known as The Lord Feversham between 1867 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician....
- 1872: The Duke of AbercornJames Hamilton, 1st Duke of AbercornJames 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 WharncliffeEdward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of WharncliffeEdward Montagu Stuart Granville Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe , was a British peer and railway executive....
- 1874: The Lord HamptonJohn Pakington, 1st Baron HamptonJohn 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 ColchesterBaron ColchesterBaron 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 AbergavennyWilliam Nevill, 1st Marquess of AbergavennyWilliam 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 WinmarleighJohn Wilson-Patten, 1st Baron WinmarleighJohn Wilson-Patten, 1st Baron Winmarleigh PC was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
- 1878: The Earl CadoganGeorge Cadogan, 5th Earl CadoganGeorge Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan KG, PC, JP was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
- 1879: The Earl ManversSydney Pierrepont, 3rd Earl ManversSydney 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 HertfordFrancis Seymour, 5th Marquess of HertfordFrancis 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 NorthumberlandAlgernon Percy, 6th Duke of NorthumberlandAlgernon 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 BeaufortHenry Somerset, 8th Duke of BeaufortCaptain 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 DartmouthWilliam Legge, 5th Earl of DartmouthWilliam 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 NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry 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 TredegarGodfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount TredegarGodfrey 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 LondesboroughWilliam Denison, 1st Earl of LondesboroughWilliam 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 DartmouthWilliam Legge, 5th Earl of DartmouthWilliam Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth was a British peer and Conservative politician, known before 1853 as Viscount Lewisham....
- 1890: The Duke of PortlandWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of PortlandWilliam 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 LathomEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of LathomEdward 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 WindsorRobert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of PlymouthRobert 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 ScarbroughAldred Lumley, 10th Earl of ScarbroughMajor-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 DunravenWindham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlWindham 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 LondonderryCharles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of LondonderryCharles 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 NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry 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 DerbyFrederick Stanley, 16th Earl of DerbyFrederick 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 CadoganGeorge Cadogan, 5th Earl CadoganGeorge Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan KG, PC, JP was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
- 1899: The Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort- External links :* Paul Theroff. . Retrieved 24 November 2007....
- 1900: The Marquess of ZetlandLawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of ZetlandLawrence 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 LlangattockJohn Rolls, 1st Baron LlangattockJohn 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 DartmouthWilliam Legge, 6th Earl of DartmouthWilliam 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 DerbyFrederick Stanley, 16th Earl of DerbyFrederick 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 NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry 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 MontaguJohn Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of BeaulieuJohn Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu , was a British Conservative politician and promoter of motoring....
- 1906 - 1907: The Duke of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 7th Duke of NorthumberlandHenry 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 PlymouthRobert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of PlymouthRobert 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 CawdorFrederick Campbell, 3rd Earl CawdorFrederick 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 DerbyEdward Stanley, 17th Earl of DerbyEdward 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 PortlandWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of PortlandWilliam 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 GorstJohn Eldon GorstSir 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 RaikesHenry Cecil RaikesHenry 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 PercyHenry Percy, 7th Duke of NorthumberlandHenry 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 ChurchillLord Randolph ChurchillLord 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-BartlettEllis 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 RollitAlbert RollitSir 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-HartlandSir Frederick Dixon-Hartland, 1st BaronetSir 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 ReedHenry Byron ReedHenry 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-WortleyCharles Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Stuart of WortleyCharles 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 NorthcoteHenry Northcote, 1st Baron NorthcoteHenry 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 RankinSir James Rankin, 1st BaronetSir 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 GranbyHenry Manners, 8th Duke of RutlandHenry 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-BarryArthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron BarrymoreArthur 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 StoneJohn Benjamin StoneSir 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 WindsorRobert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of PlymouthRobert 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 HickmanSir Alfred Hickman, 1st BaronetSir Alfred Hickman was an industrialist and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1885 and 1906....
MP - 1902: Sir Charles Daniel CaveSir Charles Cave, 1st BaronetSir 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 LoweSir Francis Lowe, 1st BaronetSir 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 RutlandHenry Manners, 8th Duke of RutlandHenry 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 HodgeRobert Hermon-Hodge, 1st Baron WyfoldRobert 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 WrightsonSir Thomas Wrightson, 1st BaronetSir 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 ChaplinHenry Chaplin, 1st Viscount ChaplinHenry 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 KenyonLloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron KenyonLloyd 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...