Presidents of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW
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Description
As agriculture was so central to the development of the colony of New South Wales, many Presidents of the Royal Agricultural Society and its previous iterations - the Agricultural Society of NSW (1822-1836), the Cumberland Agricultural Society (1857-1859), and the Agricultural Society of NSW (1859-1891) - have also been prominent figures in the broader history of NSW and Australia.
Presidents
Date of Presidency
Sir John Jamison
1822; 1824-1836
Barron Field
1822-1824
Sir William Denison
1857-1861
David Johnston
1861-1862
George Cox
1862-1863
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort
1863-1864
Edward Cox
1864-1865
Thomas Icely
1865-1867
James Macarthur
1867
Sir Edward Deas Thomson
1867-1868
Sir William Macarthur
1868-1871
Earl of Belmore, Somerset Lowry-Corry
1871-1872
Sir Hercules Robinson
1872-1879
Lord Augustus Loftus
1879-1881
Walter Lamb
1881-1882 (Chairman of temporary management board)
W W Richardson
1882-1884 (Chairman of temporary management board)
Presidents of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW. Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, accessed 28/03/2026, https://heritage.rasnsw.com.au/nodes/view/79744