Past Presidents

Presidents of Kinross-Shire Agricultural society since 1910.

1910

Col Rycroft, Ardgairney

1910

W.C.Ferguson, Burleigh

1910 

James Simpson of Mawcarse

1910 

William Tod of East Brackley

1912

Herbert Paton of Lethangie

1913

Col Porteous of Turfhills

1914

W.C.Hunter of Arngask

1915

R.Meiklem of Lochran

1916 – 1919

H. Purvis of Hattonburn

1920

J. Belfrage Black of Tillywhally

1921

Major Robert Mowbray of Naemoor – Centenary Show

1922

Capt R.M. Reid of Tillyrie

1923

William Tod of East Brackley

1924

James Clark of Gospetry

1925

Capt A.P.Haig of Blairhill

1926

James Paton of Kirkness

1927

Sir James Calder of Ledlanet

1928

W.F.McLaren, Factor, Naemoor

1929 – 1931

Capt R.M.Reid of Tillyrie

1932

Major R Mowbray of Naemoor

1933

William Tod of East Brackley

1934

James Paton of Kirkness

1935

W.C.Hunter of Arngask

1936

John M. Johnstone, Factor, Home Farm Kinross

1937

Sir James Calder of Ledlanet

1938

Capt H.K.Montgomery of Kinross House

1939 – 1945

Capt R.M.Reid of Tillyrie

1946

James Paton of Kirkness – ‘victory Show’

1947

Major Robert Mowbray

1948

Col Keith Montgomery, Kinross House

1949

Capt C.K.Adam, Blairadam

1950

Tom Page, Westfield

 

1951

Stephen Young, Mawcarse – no show on account of Foot and Mouth

1952

David Baillie, Bannaty

1953

Douglas B Clark, Gospetry

1954

Dan Smith, Tillywhally

1955

Robert D. Hamilton, Blairnathort

1956

Arthur Braid, Channel of Pittendreich

1957

Robin Stewart, Arndean

1958

Stephen Young, Mawcarse

1959

James Hamilton, Blairnathort

1960

Robert Kay, Smiddy House, Milnathort

1961

James Bryce, Drunzie

1962

Sir David Montgomery, Home Farm, Kinross

1963

David Nicol, Auchtenny

1964

Jim Lawrie, Cuthill Towers

1965

William Nelson, West Brackley

1966

Donald McLaren, Classlochie,

1967

Sandy Henderson, Hallhill

1968

Jim Paterson, Golland

1969

Donald Erskine, Cleish

1970

Mrs. Ada Aldridge, Balado

1971

David Alston, Blairhead

1972

Sandy Braid, Channel of Pittendreich.

1973

George Marshall, Whorlawhill

1974

William Baird, Kirkness

1975

David Smith, Holton

1976

Sandy Dawson, Ledlation

1977

Sandy Harley, Thomanean

1978

Dr Derek P.Anderson, Kinross

1979

Sir David Montgomery, Kinross House – 150th Show

1980

John Campbell, Meikle Seggie

1981

J. Graham Paton, Lethangie

1982

John Izat, Balliliesk

1983

Robert Drummond, Carnbo

1984

Willie Young, Mawcarse

 

1985

Jim Paterson, Gallowhill

1986

Joe Keppie, The Hollies, Kinross

1987

Ross Kinnaird, Findatie

1988

John Baillie, Colliston

1989

Robin Young, Bannaty

1990

Jim Blackwood, Pirliemuir, Cleish

1991

John Thomson, Tillyrie

1992

Jim Wyllie, Cruachan, Kinross

1993

Robert Ironside, Cleish

1994

Tom Lawrie, Orwell

1995

Willie Stevenson, Ballingry

1996

Ken Paterson, Mawcarse

1997

Willie Paterson, Golland

1998

Alistair McLaren, Classlochie

1999

Derek McCulloch, Blairfield

2000

Arthur Lawrie, Cuthill Towers

2001

John Clavering, Whistlebare – no show on account of Foot and Mouth

2002

George Lawrie, Balado

2003

John Getley, Lochornie

2004

James Cullens, Dollarbank

2005

Bruce Hamilton, Newhill

2006

Mrs Hilary Russell, Watergate

2007

Mike King, Hatchbank

2008

George Stirling, Ledlation

2009

John Buchanan, Hardiston

2010

George Hepburn, Crook of Devon

2011

Robert Craig, Cleish.

2012

Roderick Baird, Kirkness, by Scotlandwell.

2013

Robert Bell, Westhall, Milnathort

2014

Mrs. Claire Paton, Lethangie, Kinross

2015 – 2016

Iain Campbell, Meikle Seggie, Milnathort

2017 – 2018

Andrew Marshall, Mains of Struie, Forgandenny

2019 – 2020

Andrew Turnbull, Fruix Farm, Kinross – 2019 cancelled due to bad weather/2020 cancelled due to Covid

2021

Harold Greer, Gelvan View, Fossoway