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East District Presidents – Past and Present 

Eastern Local Centre

1888 – J ThomsonLorne SC 

1889 – J H Walls – Lorne SC

1890 – M McCourt  – Hibernian ASC

1891 – J Lamb – Heart of Midlothian ASC

1892 – Sandilands – ?

1892 – Booth – Rosebery SC

1892 – A B Hunter – Lorne SC

1902/1904 – W G Cubie – Rosebery SC

1904/1907 –  J Bennett​ – Hibernian SC

1907/1910 –  P Cameron​ – St. Bernard’s ASC

Eastern Counties ASA

1913 – J W Budge

1916/1919*  (No District Meetings held between 2 Nov.1916 & 7 Aug.1919)

1920/1922 – J Pullar – Leith SC

1923/1924 –  D Anderson – Leith SC

1925/1926 –  J Brown – Leith SC

1927/1928 –  G W Ferguson – Warrender

1929/1930 –   R P Haston – Leith SC

1931/1932 –  E G P Fox – Hibernian SC

1933/1934 –  A Grant – 1930 ASC

1935/1936 –  R M Campbell – North Berwick SC

1937/1938 –   J Ramsay – 1930 ASC

1939/1946 –  W Barnie – Portobello ASC

(No District Meetings held between 1939 & April 1944)

1945/46 – J  Kemp Richardson RSW – Hearts

1947/1948 – J (Jim) Grossart – Warrender

SASA Eastern District

1949/1950 – William Brunton – Leith SC

1951/1952 – J Chumley – Grove ASC

1953/1954 – G Donn – Carnegie SC

1955/1956 – Willie Mellors – 1930 ASC

1957/1958 – Charles I Grierson – Portobello

1959/1960 – Andrew C Forsyth – Carnegie

1961/1962 – Alex B Hogg – Hibernian

1963/1964 – John Clephane – Leith SC

1965/1966 – William Cowan – Kirkcaldy ASC

1967/1968 – Jim A Brown – Galashiels ASC

1969/1970 – John (Jack) Snowdon – Portobello

1971/1972 –  Peter Heatly – Portobello 

1973/1974 –  Mae Cochrane – Warrender

1975/1976 –  Adam Linton – Heart of Midloth.

1977/1978 –  Tom Nicol – 1930 ASC

SASA East District

1979/1980 –  Andrew Taylor – Bathgate ASC

1981/1982 –  George Philp – Carnegie SC

1983/1984 –  J Iain B Macfadyen – Inverleith

1985/1986 –  Helen McLeod-Bain – Hearts 

1987/1988 –  Norman Grierson – Portobello

1989/1990 –  George Battison – Grove ASC

1991/1992 –  Ron B Taylor – Warrender

1993/1994 –  Helen Murray – Edin. Synchro

1995/1996 –  Peter H Syer – Cardenden ASC

1996/1998 –  Robert J Reekie – Warrender

1999/2000 –  Robert C Greenlees – Cardenden 

2001/2002 –  Tyrie F Sheils – Warrender

2003/2004 –  Margaret Somerville – LDD

2005/2006 –  T Morrice Pate – Fins CSC

2007/2008 –  Colin Kennedy – LDD

2009/2010 –  Tony Dane – Aquanauts

2011/2012  Joanna Maguire – Hearts

2013/2014 –  Cath Fleming – Edin. Syn/Porto

2015/2016 –  Ronald Anderson – Fauldhouse 

2017/2018 –  Richie Metcalfe – Dunfermline WP

2019/2021 –  Les Rodger – Aquanauts

2021/2023 –  Duncan McKinnell – Haddington

2023/2025 –  Susan Liddle – Scorpions

2025/ –  Jeremy Chittleburgh – Warrender

SASA Presidents From East District

1897 –  A.B.Hunter – Lorne ASC

1920 –  J. Brooks – Grove ASC

1921 –  J. Brooks – Grove ASC

1927 –  A. Brown – Leith ASC

1930 –  G.W. Ferguson – Warrender

1933 –  R.P. Haston – Leith ASC

1935 –  Edward Fox – Hibernian ASC

1936 –  J.N. Wright – Step Rock SC

1946 –  W.E. Barnie MM – Portobello

1950 –  J.A. Grossart – Warrender

1952 –  James Ramsay – 1930 ASC

1955 –  Archibald Grant – 1930 ASC

1958 –  G.R.S. Donn – Carnegie

1962 –  W. Mellors – Carnegie

1968 –  W. Cowan – Kirkcaldy ASC

1972 –  J.W. WilliamsonPortobello

1975 –  Peter Heatly – Portobello

1981 –  Mae CochraneWarrender

1984 –  J.A. SnowdenPortobello

1987 –  Andrew TaylorBathgate ASC

1988 –  Peter Heatly Portobello

1991 –  George Philp Cardenden

1996 –  Norman Grierson Portobello

2000 –  Ron Taylor Warrender

2004 –  Helen Murray City of Edinburgh

2009 –  Robert J. Reekie Warrender

2013 –  Gina Logan Cupar & District

2017 –  Margaret Somerville LDD

2021 –  Colin Kennedy LDD

East District Hon. Presidents

Eastern Counties ASA

1927/1931 – Captain Wedgewood-Benn MP

1927/1931 – Right Hon. William Graham MP

1927/1931 – Sir Pat J Ford MP

1932/1934 – Sir Pat J Ford MP

1932/1934 – Earnest Brown MP

1932/1934 – Sir Samuel Chapman

1935 – Sir Samuel Chapman

1935 – Lord Provost Sir William J Thomson

1935 – Earnest Brown MP

1935 – Sir Pat J Ford MP

1936/1939 – Sir Pat J Ford MP

1936/1939 – Earnest Brown MP

1936/1939 – Sir Samuel Chapman

1936/1939 – Lord Provost Sir W J Thomson

No District Meetings held between 1939 & April 1944

1947/1948 – Lord Provost A H Murray OBE

1947/1948 – George Ferguson

SASA Eastern District

1949/1951 – Lord Provost A H Murray OBE

1949/1951 – George Ferguson

1952 – George Ferguson

1952 – Sir A H Murray OBE

1953/1976 – Sir A H Murray OBE

SASA East District

1977 – Peter Heatly

1978/1989 – Peter Heatly CBE

1990/2014 – Sir Peter Heatly CBE DL

2015/2022 – John (Jack) A Snowdon MBE

2023/ – Helen Murray MBE

Past and Present East District Secretaries

Eastern Local Centre

1888 – A B Hunter – Lorne SC

1889/1890 – Sandilands – Rosebery SC

1891 – Joseph Thomson – Lorne SC

1892 –  M McCourt – Hibernian ASC

1892 –  J Lamb – Heart of Midlothian

1893 –  George Gordon – Lorne SC

1894 –  G M Paterson – Hibernian ASC

1895/1896 –  George Gordon – Lorne SC

1902/1903 –  John Philip – St. Bernard’s ASC

1904/1905 –  Peter Cameron – St. Bernard’s

Eastern Counties ASA

1920 –  G Mowat – Postal SC

1921 – F Lemmon – Warrender

1922/1929 – J Sutherland – Edin. City Police

1930/1932 – Archie Grant – 1930 ASC

1933/1934 – R M Campbell – North Berwick SC

1937/1939 – G Graham – Warrender

No District Meetings held between 1939 & April 1944

1945/1946 – G Graham – Warrender

1947/1950 – Charles Moir – Un School Boys 

SASA Eastern District

1951/1964 – R F G Amos – Portobello ASC

1965/1969 –  Peter Heatly – Portobello ASC

1970/1971 –  Peter Boyd – Portobello ASC

1972/1974 –  William Law – Warrender 

1975/1976 –  Jack Snowdon – Portobello

1977/1984 –   J Iain B Macfadyen – Portobello

SASA East District

1985  –  John (Jack) Snowdon – Portobello

1986/1989 –  Alex McLeod-Bain – Hearts

1990/1993 –  Ruby Brockie – Leith SC

1994 –  Hugh J Stevens – Carnegie SC

1995/1997 –  Anne Thow – Carnegie SC

1998/2000 – Peter Lee – Fins CSC

2001/2004 – Colin Kennedy – LDD

2005/2007 – Eileen Kane – Carnegie SC

2008/2010 – Gina Logan – Cupar & District

2011/2024 – Anthony (Tony) Dane – Aquanauts

2024/2025 – William (Bill) Brash – Warrender

East District Treasurers

Eastern Local Centre

1888 – Napier – Postal SC

1889 – Morrison – Forth SC

1890 – J H Walls – Lorne SC

1891- J M Scott – Postal SC

1892 – A B Hunter – Lorne SC

1892 – McCutcheon – Forth SC

1893 – Mitchell – Brandon SC

1894 – Bennett – Hibernian ASC

1895/1896 – W G Cubie – Rosebery SC

1902/1903 – W Halcrow – Lorne SC

1904 – R Muir – Leith SC

1905/1909 – R S Jenkins – Wynman SC

Eastern Counties ASA

1910/1920 – Sidney H Morton – Warrender

1921/1930 – Edward G P Fox – Hibernian ASC

1931/1936 – A S Cameron Lees – Hawick SC

1937/1938 – J G Grossart – Warrender

1939 – Mouat – 1930 ASC

No District Meetings held between 1939 & April 1944

1945/1948 – A S Cameron Lees – Hawick SC

SASA Eastern District

1949/1964 – J W Williamson – Portobello ASC

1965/1969 – Peter Boyd – Portobello ASC

1970/1976 – Malcolm D Taylor – Warrender

1977/1996 – W Donaldson – Dunfermline 

 

SASA East District

 

1977/1996 – W Donaldson – Dunfermline 

1997/2002 – W (Bill) McCulloch – InCas

2003/2005 – Eileen Thomson – Aquanauts 

2005/2012 –  John Sluman – Musselburgh 

2013/2023 – James Laird – Carnegie SC

2023/ – Duncan McKinnell – Haddington