| Officers of the Library |
|
| Patron |
From |
To |
|
|
2
April 1816 |
1916 |
The
Duke of Newcastle
(see –– Newcastle, Duke of ) |
|
6
December 1816 |
3
September 1832 |
The
Dowager Countess Manvers |
|
3
April 1821 |
April
1840 |
The
Rt. Hon. Lord Middleton |
|
3
September 1832 |
5
June 1837 |
Earl
Manvers |
|
April
1840 |
|
Lady
Middleton |
|
| President |
From |
To |
|
|
2
April 1816 |
6
April 1819 |
Dr
John Storer, MD, FRS |
|
6
April 1819 |
October
1853 |
Rev
Robert White Almond |
|
24
October 1853 |
early
1875 |
Samuel
Newham |
|
After
this the President served for a maximum of two years at a time. |
|
20
April 1875 |
3
April 1876 |
Edmund
Percy |
|
3
April 1876 |
1
April 1878 |
Michael
Browne |
|
1
April 1878 |
5
April 1881 |
T.R.
Starey |
|
5
April 1881 |
November
1881 |
Dr
William P. Phillimore, MB |
|
4
April 1882 |
1
April 1884 |
J.W.
Leavers |
|
1
April 1884 |
6
April 1886 |
John
Manning |
|
6
April 1886 |
10
April 1888 |
J.
White, FRCS |
|
10
April 1888 |
1
April 1890 |
John
Bradley |
|
1
April 1890 |
5
April 1892 |
John
Thompson Brewster |
|
5
April 1892 |
3
April 1894 |
Robert
Evans |
|
3
April 1894 |
14
April 1896 |
John
Manning |
|
The President’s term of office was increased
to three years. |
|
14
April 1896 |
1 May
1899 |
William
Bradshaw |
|
1 May
1899 |
8
April 1902 |
Sir
Edward H. Fraser, DCL |
|
8
April 1902 |
9
February 1904 |
Henry
H. Hubbart |
|
9
February 1904 |
11
April 1905 |
William
Bradshaw |
|
11
April 1905 |
7
April 1908 |
Joseph
Page |
|
7
April 1908 |
4
April 1911 |
Parker
Woodward |
|
4
April 1911 |
17
April 1914 |
John
W. Windley |
|
17
April 1914 |
1916 |
John
Russell, MA |
|
| Chairman |
From |
To |
|
|
4
March 1816 |
|
John
Wright (until first AGM) |
|
Deputy
Chairman
of Committee |
From |
To |
|
|
15
September 1903 |
9
February 1904 |
William
Bradshaw |
|
| Secretary |
From |
To |
|
|
5
February 1816 |
7
March 1831 |
John
Pearson (Permanent from 3 April 1821) |
|
7
March 1831 |
24
October 1853 |
Samuel
Newham |
|
7
November 1853 |
7
June 1875 |
Rev
Henry Bell |
|
7
June 1875 |
5
July 1875 |
Samuel
H. Sands (temporary) |
|
5
July 1875 |
6
April 1880 |
Dr
William P. Phillimore |
|
6
April 1880 |
5
April 1892 |
Samuel
H. Sands |
|
5
April 1892 |
8
April 1902 |
Henry
E. Hubbart |
|
8
April 1902 |
17
April 1914 |
John
Russell |
|
17
April 1914 |
1916 |
Joseph
Page |
|
| Deputy
Secretary |
From |
|
|
|
5
October 1840 |
|
John
Brewster |
|
| Treasurer
(Banker) |
From |
To |
|
|
2
April 1816 |
4 May
1840 |
John
Wright |
|
4 May
1840 |
|
J.C.
Wright |
|
| Sub-Treasurer |
From |
To |
|
|
6
April 1819 |
|
Thomas
Wakefield |
|
| Staff appointments |
|
Dates of appointment of staff are less
precisely recorded than those
for the election of officers and are so given as just month and year. |
| Librarian |
From |
To |
|
|
April
1816 |
April
1819 |
William
Hardy |
|
April
1819 |
April
1821 |
Valentine
Kirk |
|
April
1821 |
July
1834 |
James
Archer |
|
July
1834 |
December
1857 |
John
Walton |
|
December
1857 |
July
1867 |
Count
Ubaldo Marioni |
|
July
1867 |
July
1893 |
John
Cummings Banwell |
|
July
1893 |
April
1899 |
J.
William Moore |
|
April
1899 |
1916 |
Arthur
Lineker |
|
| Assistant
or sub-librarian |
From |
To |
|
|
July
1818 |
October
1818 |
Valentine
Kirk |
|
30
October 1818 |
6
April 1819 |
Valentine
Kirk - Temporary Librarian |
|
April
1821 |
Robert
Hardy |
|
|
4
September 1826 |
(short
term) |
Thomas
Hawkesly - Temporary Librarian |
|
December
1841 |
February
1843 |
William
Jamieson |
|
February
1843 |
December
1861 |
W.
Richardson |
|
|
....
to December 1861 |
Alloway |
|
February
1862 |
July
1867 |
John
Cummings Banwell |
|
July
1867 |
July
1893 |
J.
William Moore |
|
By 6
September 1880 |
(short
term) |
J.
Radford |
|
By
about August 1893 |
|
Greatorex |
|
About
June 1894 |
April
1899 |
Arthur
Lineker |
|
May
1899 to July 1901 |
Thomas
Miles |
|
|
July
1901 |
February
1907 |
F.W.
Thorne |
|
February
1907 |
May
1911 |
Alfred
Watts Dyson |
|
May
1911 |
October
1914 |
Edgar
T. Coggins |
|
October
1914 |
March
1915 |
Miss
Rhodes |
|
March
1915 |
April
1915 |
Miss
Beeston |
|
April
1915 |
1916 |
Miss
Ellis (She became Mrs Clarke) |
|
| Porter
& housekeeper |
From |
To |
|
|
April
1816 |
April
1829 |
Mrs
Hardy |
|
April
1820 |
May
1831 |
John
& Sarah Ball |
|
May
1831 |
August
1834 |
Samuel
& Sarah Moore |
|
circa
July 1834
|
.
. . . in post 5/4/1836 |
Mrs
Walton |
|
|
. . .
. . to January 1837 |
Bates |
|
January
1837 |
|
Richard
Harris |
|
December
1861 |
February
1868 |
John
Cummings Banwell |
|
July
1907 |
|
Two
unnamed charwomen |
|
|
...
to April 1910 |
Miss
Handley (charwoman) |
|
August
1913 |
1916 |
Mrs
Pottage |