Early formation

The inaugural meeting of the Society

The earliest catalogues in the possession of the Society.
The Show was founded in 1859 at a meeting held at The Golden Lion (now Chapters Hotel) High Street, Stokesley
the notice calling the meeting is above.
The following is a list of Presidents of the Society since its formation -.
| 1859 John Page Sowerby | 1909 W Lowther Carrick | 1970 F W Fry OBE JP |
| 1860 George Marwood | 1910 Sir Hugh Bell Bart | 1971 Marquis of Nomanby MBE |
| 1861 George Marwood | 1911 Major Clive Dixon | 1972 Marquis of Zetland TD DL MBE |
| 1862 Major Coates | 1912 W Harkess | 1973 Cecil Crosthwaite |
| 1863 George Copley | 1913 Chas Dorman | 1974 John H V Sutcliffe |
| 1864 George Marwood | 1914 The Great War - 1919 | 1975 G L Cruikshank OBE |
| 1865 John Page Sowerby | 1920 Sir John Ropner | 1976 Sir J B Eastwood |
| 1866 James Emerson | 1921 J Lionel Dugdale | 1977 C Leslie Barker |
| 1867 James Emerson | 1922 Col M H L Bell | 1978 Mrs E P Woodhead JP |
| 1868 George Marwood | 1923 J F Whitwell | 1979 Nigel R M Moir |
| 1869 Col the Hon O Duncombe | 1924 G L Sowerby | 1980 Miss Ruth Kitching |
| 1870 Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease | 1925 Major R B Turton | 1981 Brian E M Jones |
| 1871 Isaac Wilson MP | 1926 Lt Col H E Kitching | 1982 Lady Bell |
| 1872 W R I Hopkins | 1927 Sir William Marwood K.C.B. | 1983 Major John E M Ruffer |
| 1859 John Page Sowerby | 1909 W Lowther Carrick | 1970 F W Fry OBE JP |
| 1860 George Marwood | 1910 Sir Hugh Bell Bart | 1971 Marquis of Nomanby MBE |
| 1861 George Marwood | 1911 Major Clive Dixon | 1972 Marquis of Zetland TD DL MBE |
| 1862 Major Coates | 1912 W Harkess | 1973 Cecil Crosthwaite |
| 1863 George Copley | 1913 Chas Dorman | 1974 John H V Sutcliffe |
| 1864 George Marwood | 1914 The Great War - 1919 | 1975 G L Cruikshank OBE |
| 1865 John Page Sowerby | 1920 Sir John Ropner | 1976 Sir J B Eastwood |
| 1866 James Emerson | 1921 J Lionel Dugdale | 1977 C Leslie Barker |
| 1867 James Emerson | 1922 Col M H L Bell | 1978 Mrs E P Woodhead JP |
| 1868 George Marwood | 1923 J F Whitwell | 1979 Nigel R M Moir |
| 1869 Col the Hon O Duncombe | 1924 G L Sowerby | 1980 Miss Ruth Kitching |
| 1870 Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease | 1925 Major R B Turton | 1981 Brian E M Jones |
| 1871 Isaac Wilson MP | 1926 Lt Col H E Kitching | 1982 Lady Bell |
| 1872 W R I Hopkins | 1927 Sir William Marwood K.C.B. | 1983 Major John E M Ruffer |
| 1873 James Emerson | 1928 M J Morrison | 1984 The Hon David J Dugdale |
| 1874 George Marwood | 1929 Maj R A Constantine | 1985 Brig Claud C Fairweather CB CBE TD DL |
| 1875 Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease | 1930 Sir William Fawcett | 1986 Sir Timothy Kitson |
| 1876 E H Wynne Finch | 1931 William Scarth | 1987 Rt Rev Gordon Bates Bishop of Whitby |
| 1877 Jos Richardson MP | 1932 Capt T L Dugdale MP MC DL | 1988 Rt Hon Leon Brittan QC MP |
| 1878 Sir F A Millbank | 1933 J J Emerson | 1989 Eddie J Richardson |
| 1879 Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease | 1934 The Earl of Feversham | 1990 Lord Plumb |
| 1880 John Page Sowerby | 1935 Sir A E Pease Bart | 1991 Tomas Scarth JP |
| 1881 Lt Col Hay | 1936 Major J B Pennyman | 1992 Lord Crathorne |
| 1882 C F H Bolkow | 1937 W E F MacMillan | 1993 William Hague MP |
| 1883 James Emerson | 1938 J L Dugdale | 1994 Miss Sybil K Edwards JP |
| 1884 Sir Lowthian Bell Bart | 1939 Second War - 1945 | 1995 Richard Preston |
| 1885 Sir A E Pease Bart | 1946 Lord Feversham DSO | 1996 Alan Charlton |
| 1886 G F Marwood | 1947 Col W W Constantine | 1997 J Russell |
| 1887 H F Pease MP | 1948 Lord De L'Isle & Dudley VC | 1998 Howard Petch OBE |
| 1888 J Lionel Dugdale | 1949 Ralph H Turton MC MP | 1999 Ian S Gloag |
| 1889 Viscount Falkland | 1950 Joseph W Hebron | 2000 Marquis of Normanby |
| 1890 A E Kitching | 1951 Sir Bedford L Dorman Bart CBE | 2001 Cancelled due to Foot & Mouth Disease |
| 1891 R B Turton | 1952 Mrs Florance A Wynne Finch | 2002 Andrew H W Sutcliffe QC |
| 1892 C Ward Jackson | 1953 Sir Thomas L Dugdale Bart MP PC | 2003 Leslie A Martin |
| 1893 J J Emerson | 1954 Ernest E Bradley | 2004 Mrs Mary C Reveley |
| 1894 M Morrison | 1955 M John C Hutton Wilson | 2005 Michael Richardson |
| 1895 J G Swan | 1956 Frank Furness | 2006 Sir Ben Gil CBE MA(Cantab) |
| 1896 Henry Kitching | 1957 Marquis of Normanby MBE | 2007 Alan Weighell |
| 1897 Sir A J Dorman Bart | 1958 J R Steel | 2008 H David Petch |
| 1898 Sir Alfred E Pease Bart | 1959 Col Harold E Kitching MBE | |
| 1899 H Pike Pease MP | 1960 Marquis of Normanby MBE | |
| 1900 Lord De L'Isle and Dudley | 1961 Lt Col Geoffrey R Dixon | |
| 1901 L F Giers | 1962 Ralph M Turton | |
| 1902 W F Marwood | 1963 Joseph B Barnard | |
| 1903 Sir Robert Ropner Bart | 1964 Lady Crathorne MBE | |
| 1904 F E C Dobson | 1956 J W Potts |
| 1905 Rt Hon H Samuel MP | 1957 Lord Boyne | |
| 1906 C Ellison Mills | 1958 Lord Gisborough | |
| 1907 T C Dobson | 1959 Col W H Mather OBE TD | |
| 1908 J P Sowerby | 1960 Maj S V Dickins |