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President Roy Trevor Schmidt
President Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1988 - 1995 Roy Trevor (Trevor) Schmidt, son of pastoralist Rudolf Schmidt, grew up on his grandfather’s property in the Northern Territory. He was educated at Shore School in Sydney. During the 1950s and ’60s...
President Samuel Hordern Biography
Samuel Hordern (1909 – 1960) President Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1954 - 1960 Samuel (Sam) Hordern was a third generation president of the Society, being the son...
President Sir Archibald Howie Biography
Sir Archibald Howie (1879 – 1943) [Image courtesy City of Sydney Archives] President Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1941 - 1943...
President Sir Colin Sinclair Biography
Sir Colin Sinclair (1876 – 1956) President Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1944...
President Sir Edward Deas Thomson Biography
Sir Edward Deas Thomson (1800 – 1879) [Image courtesy of University of Sydney] President Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1867 - 1868 Edward Deas Thomson was born in Edinburgh and educated at Harrow, the son of Sir John Deas Thomson, accountant-general of the...
President Sir Francis Suttor Biography
Sir Francis Suttor (1839 – 1915) President Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1907 - 1915 Francis Suttor...
President Sir Hercules Robinson Biography
Sir Hercules Robinson (1824 – 1897) [Image Courtesy State Library NSW] President Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1872 - 1879 Hercules George Robert Robinson...
President Sir John Jamison Biography
Sir John Jamison (1776-1844) President Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1822; 1824 – 1836 Sir John Jamison was born in Ireland, the son of a First Fleet surgeon’s mate. Following in his father’s footsteps he became a naval physician....
President Sir John Robertson Biography
Sir John Robertson (1816 – 1891) [Image Courtesy State Library of NSW] President Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1884 - 1891 John Robertson was born near London, the son of watchmaker James Robertson who...
President Sir John See Biography
Sir John See (1845 – 1907) President Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1891 – 1907 John See, known as ‘the slab-hut...