Past Presidents
Bridgeton Burns Club

Our founder John Wilson was first President 1870-73 and he hosted the first supper at his grocers shop 13 Main Street Bridgeton. 1873-74 saw R G Dougal succeed him, then 1874-75 Dr John MacIntyre. Then as club became well known Baillie Alex Waddell was elected 1875-76 and the dinner was held in local halls such as Mechanics Institute. In 1876-77 Cllr Alex McLaren was President. In 1877-78 Dr A Neilson was elected President and in 1878-79 John Scott succeeded him and Club started to look at city centre hotels as a venue. In 1879-80 Rev William Leggatt was President, then in 1880-81 John Kirkland, then 1881-82 saw William MacIntyre as President, followed by Dr Campbell in 1882-83. 1883-84 saw a John Burns a distant relative of the bard, whose great grand-daughters were living in south side of Glasgow, elected President. 1884-85 saw Cllr Hugh Thomson as President and 1885-86 saw John Dale elected President by which time our club was regularly holding its dinner in city centre hotels and having annual outings “doon the watter” to Clyde Resorts, Burns sites in Ayrshire and Spas in Stirlingshire and Perthshire. More history of our presidents can be found on our facebook and twitter pages and below is a list of past presidents we have had at The Bridgeton Burns Club 1886-2024

  • 1886-87

    James Hendry

  • 1887-88

    Dr. H.B. Wilson

  • 1888-89

    James Tait

  • 1889-90

    Wm. Cochran JP

  • 1890-91

    William Campbell

  • 1891-92

    James Biard

  • 1892-93

    William Brown

  • 1893-94

    William Rodger

  • 1894-95

    Rector Menzies JP

  • 1895-96

    John Bowie JP

  • 1896-97

    Robert Scott

  • 1897-98

    Andrew J. Bain

  • 1898-99

    William Freeland

  • 1899-00

    Dr. Alex Munro

  • 1900-01

    A. Hoy JP, FEIS

  • 1901-02

    James Young

  • 1902-03

    Daniel Duncan

  • 1903-04

    D.L. Stevenson

  • 1904-05

    Baillie Wm. Nicol JP

  • 1905-06

    Dr. James Devon

  • 1906-07

    Peter White JP

  • 1907-08

    Dr. Robert Wilson

  • 1908-09

    George H. Laird

  • 1909-10

    Mal. A. Hendry JP

  • 1910-11

    Thomas Potter, Jnr

  • 1911-12

    David Baird

  • 1912-13

    Robert Miller JP

  • 1913-14

    J.M. Campbell JP

  • 1914-18

    Adam C. Hay

  • 1918-19

    David S. Brown

  • 1919-20

    D.M. Kennedy JP

  • 1920-21

    James W. Shaw JP

  • 1921-22

    George Brown

  • 1922-23

    Dr. W.A. Burns

  • 1923-24

    Dr. T.M. Fletcher

  • 1924-25

    Sir John McDonald

  • 1925-26

    Robert Cowper

  • 1926-27

    Adam C. Hay

  • 1927-28

    Dr. David McKail

  • 1928-29

    James Templeton

  • 1929-30

    Joseph B. Stobo

  • 1930-31

    Col. Geo P. Linton

  • 1931-32

    Geo. W. Laurie JP

  • 1932-33

    John S. Steven

  • 1933-34

    J.D. MacIntyre BL

  • 1934-35

    C. Jago Gregg

  • 1935-36

    A. Hood Millen

  • 1936-37

    Baillie M. Armstrong JP

  • 1937-38

    Baillie T.R. Patterson JP

  • 1938-40

    R.B. Thomson

  • 1940-43

    Wm. C. Faulds JP

  • 1943-44

    W. Macandrew JP

  • 1944-46

    Andrew Boyd JP

  • 1946-47

    D. Campbell Brown

  • 1947-48

    Edward Gibbon

  • 1948-49

    John Gray

  • 1949-50

    John Ramage

  • 1950-51

    J. Douglas Train

  • 1951-52

    Dr. T. Fletcher Greenhill

  • 1952-53

    Alex Sim

  • 1953-54

    Gordon Brown

  • 1954-55

    Adam Anderson

  • 1955-56

    Wm. Morrison

  • 1956-57

    William Law

  • 1957-58

    Dr. J. Gillan Anderson

  • 1958-59

    J.B. MacWilliam

  • 1959-60

    J. Simpson Laidlaw

  • 1960-61

    J. Stuart Deans

  • 1961-62

    Dr. John B. Wilson

  • 1962-63

    Andrew Hunter

  • 1963-64

    James Lynn

  • 1964-65

    William R. Walker

  • 1965-66

    Dr. H.R.F. Macdonald

  • 1966-67

    James Young

  • 1967-68

    John S.F. Hutchison

  • 1968-69

    Andrew Laidlaw

  • 1969-70

    James Struthers

  • 1970-71

    Robert Donaldson

  • 1971-72

    Walter O. Hibberd

  • 1972-73

    William Aitkenhead

  • 1973-74

    William A. Anderson

  • 1974-75

    John K. Kilpatrick

  • 1975-76

    Gordon K. Woore

  • 1976-77

    Stuart M. Wallace

  • 1977-78

    R. S. Burnett

  • 1978-79

    J. H. Sinclair

  • 1979-80

    Walter O. Hibberd

  • 1980-81

    Allan Findlay

  • 1981-82

    T. Bryan McKirgan

  • 1982-83

    Ian A. Macpherson MBE

  • 1983-84

    Sir Roderick N. M. MacSween

  • 1984-85

    A. Stewart Walker

  • 1985-86

    Robert McDonald

  • 1986-87

    Ian Gourlay

  • 1987-88

    Donald Lawson

  • 1988-89

    Dr Robert A. Taylor

  • 1989-90

    Jack G. Mallard

  • 1990-91

    Ian M. Robb

  • 1991-92

    Dr Robin Greenhill

  • 1992-93

    Eric Adair

  • 1993-94

    W. E. McH. Marshall

  • 1994-95

    George Moore

  • 1995-96

    James P. S. McNeill

  • 1996-97

    James M. B. Slater

  • 1997-98

    Ralph M. Leishman JP

  • 1998-99

    William Telfer

  • 1999-00

    Stewart Wright

  • 2000-01

    William Thomson

  • 2001-02

    Walker Hamilton

  • 2002-03

    Rod MacCowan

  • 2003-04

    J. Alan McLennan

  • 2004-05

    Charles B. Newlands MBE

  • 2005-06

    Andrew Wilkie

  • 2006-07

    Edward T. Meek

  • 2007-08

    Jack McKinney

  • 2008-09

    Kenneth Wilson

  • 2009-10

    John R. Steele

  • 2010-11

    Ronnie Williamson

  • 2011-12

    Ian Lightbody

  • 2012-13

    Eric G. Thompson MBE

  • 2013-14

    Paul Hughes

  • 2014-15

    Alasdair R. J. Ronald

  • 2015-16

    Andrew G. Samuel

  • 2016-17

    Andrew McArthur

  • 2017-18

    Allan McGinness

  • 2018-19

    Iain W. Glennie

  • 2019-21

    Iain T. Gordon

  • 2021-22

    Robert Shaw

  • 2022-23

    Graeme McDonald

  • 2023-24

    Jonathan Buchan

  • 2024-25

    Colin R. Botfield