Toronto Camera Club Presidents: 1888 to Present
The use of photographic film was pioneered by George Eastman, who started manufacturing paper film in 1885 before switching to celluloid in 1889. His first camera, which he called the "Kodak," was first offered for sale in 1888 (Direct quote from Wikipedia).
The Toronto Camera Club has a rich history, which dates back to the first film camera. Here is a list of our past Presidents, and our current President.
| President | Season | President | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.S.C. Bethune | 1888-1889 | Claude Wright | 1955-1956 | |
| W.B. McMurrich | 1889-1890 | C. W. Pugh | 1956-1957 | |
| F.B. Manchee | 1890-1891 | W. R. Joyce | 1957-1958 | |
| W.H. Ellis | 1891-1892 | F. W. Norman | 1958-1959 | |
| E. Havelock Walsh | 1892-1893 | Richard S. Thomson | 1959-1960 | |
| A.W. Croil | 1893-1894 | James F. Beveridge | 1960-1961 | |
| Dr E. E. King | 1894-1895 | C. Ferguson | 1961-1962 | |
| Dr E. E. King | 1895-1896 | Donald Lizar | 1962-1963 | |
| Dr E. E. King | 1896-1897 | Ronald Sorley | 1963-1964 | |
| Dr E. E. King | 1897-1898 | Irene Clandening | 1964-1965 | |
| Dr E. E. King | 1898-1899 | J. W. Thompson | 1965-1966 | |
| Dr E. E. King | 1899-1900 | R. A. Panter | 1966-1967 | |
| W. H. Moss | 1900-1901 | R. A. Panter | 1967-1968 | |
| W. H. Moss | 1901-1902 | Frank W. Norman | 1968-1969 | |
| H. B. Lefroy | 1902-1903 | A. Joan Douglas | 1969-1970 | |
| J. G. Hodgins | 1903-1904 | Dr. G. Vernon Fisk | 1970-1971 | |
| J. Maughan Jr. | 1904-1905 | Dr. G. Vernon Fisk | 1971-1972 | |
| R. B. Stovel | 1905-1906 | Joan Powell | 1972-1973 | |
| W. J. Watson | 1906-1907 | Rupert Wyckham | 1973-1974 | |
| R. C. Harris | 1907-1908 | David Menzies | 1974-1975 | |
| Alfred Robinson | 1908-1909 | Karl Reeser | 1975-1976 | |
| Alfred Robinson | 1909-1910 | Dr. Andrew Oliver | 1976-1977 | |
| A. S. Bowers | 1910-1911 | Dr. Andrew Oliver | 1977-1978 | |
| High Neilson | 1911-1912 | Dr. Carson McGowan | 1978-1979 | |
| Edwin Utley | 1912-1913 | Sydney Buckley | 1979-1980 | |
| J. Y. S. Ross | 1913-1914 | Sydney Buckley | 1980-1981 | |
| Albert Kelly | 1914-1915 | Ralph Brunner | 1981-1982 | |
| E. W. Hendrick | 1915-1916 | Ralph Brunner | 1982-1983 | |
| C. A. Coles | 1916-1917 | Ralph Brunner | 1983-1984 | |
| C. A. Coles | 1917-1918 | Donald Hubbs | 1984-1985 | |
| J. Addison Reid | 1918-1919 | Donald Hubbs | 1985-1986 | |
| J. Addison Reid | 1919-1920 | David Nicholls | 1986-1987 | |
| J. Addison Reid | 1920-1921 | David Nicholls | 1987-1988 | |
| A. R. Blackburn | 1921-1922 | Philip Gandon | 1988-1989 | |
| A. R. Blackburn | 1922-1923 | Ernie Schoenhoeffer | 1989-1990 | |
| J. H. Mackay | 1923-1924 | Murray Arscott | 1990-1991 | |
| J. H. Mackay | 1924-1925 | Murray Arscott | 1991-1992 | |
| Alfred Brigden | 1925-1926 | David Perry | 1992-1993 | |
| M. O. Hamond | 1926-1927 | M. Ellen Anger | 1993-1994 | |
| M. O. Hamond | 1927-1928 | Donald Dawson | 1994-1995 | |
| A. F. Coventry | 1928-1929 | Eva Kato | 1995-1996 | |
| O. B. Rigby | 1929-1930 | Eva Kato | 1996-1997 | |
| Stanley Harrod | 1930 | Betty Roots | 1997-1998 | |
| Bruce Metcalfe | 1930-1931 | Carolyn Thomson | 1998-1999 | |
| Bruce Metcalfe | 1931-1932 | Carolyn Thomson | 1999-2000 | |
| Bruce Metcalfe | 1932-1933 | Ralph Brunner | 2000-2001 | |
| W. H. Hammond | 1933-1934 | Don Hinchley | 2001-2002 | |
| W. H. Hammond | 1934-1935 | Don Hinchley | 2002-2003 | |
| J. S. Galletly | 1935-1936 | Margarete Brunner | 2003 | |
| N. P. Smith | 1936-1937 | Jim Low | 2003-2004 | |
| J. MacDonald | 1937-1938 | M. Ellen Anger | 2004-2005 | |
| Dr W. V. Watson | 1938-1939 | Betty Roots | 2005-2006 | |
| J. Fleetwod-Morrow | 1939-1940 | Michael Collins | 2006-2007 | |
| Otto J. Eaton | 1940-1941 | Michael Collins | 2007-2008 | |
| John Molyneaux | 1941-1942 | Gord McElroy | 2008-2009 | |
| John Molyneaux | 1942-1943 | Gord McElroy | 2009-2010 | |
| M. V. Crich | 1943-1944 | Anthony Shatzky | 2010 | |
| Roy Hargreaves | 1944-1945 | Ted Richards | 2010-2011 | |
| Clarence Sim | 1945-1946 | Georges Benay | 2011-2012 | |
| Frank Hessin | 1946-1947 | William Reith | 2012-2013 | |
| Rex Frost | 1947-1948 | William Reith | 2013-2014 | |
| Rex Frost | 1948-1949 | Peter McClelland | 2014-2015 | |
| Cliff Cole | 1949-1950 | Peter McClelland | 2015-2016 | |
| T. C. Harrison | 1950-1951 | Brad Abrams | 2016-2017 | |
| H. C. Dell | 1951-1952 | Mike Fellhauer | 2017-2018 | |
| Evelyn Andrus | 1952-1953 | Mike Fellhauer | 2018-2019 | |
| W. Blackhall | 1953-1954 | Christopher Siou | 2019-2020 | |
| J. S. Boeckh | 1954-1955 | Christopher Siou | 2020-2021 | |
| Ray Anderson | 2021-2022 | |||
| Norah Jancik | 2022-2023 | |||
| Kathryn Moore | 2023-2024 |
Image Credit: Sapphire Cave, Scott Bennett