The National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations (NUCCA) was an organization set up by

Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation o ...

. It is considered to be a precursor to the modern Conservative Party conference.Harrison, Brian, The transformation of British politics, 1860-1995, p196, {{ISBN, 0-19-873121-3 Unless otherwise stated, details of Chairmen and Presidents of the NUCCA are taken from ''British Historical Facts 1830-1900'' by Chris Cook and Brendan Keith or from ''British Political Facts 1900-1994'' by David Butler and Gareth Butler, as appropriate.

Presidents of National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations

*1868: The Earl of Dartmouth (also served in 1884) *1869: The Lord Skelmersdale (also served in 1891 when he had been created the Earl of Lathom) *1870 - 1871: The Earl of Feversham *1872: The Duke of Abercorn *1873: The Lord Wharncliffe *1874: The Lord Hampton *1875: The Lord Colchester *1876: The Marquess of Abergavenny *1877: The Lord Winmarleigh *1878: The Earl Cadogan *1879: The Earl Manvers *1880: The Marquess of Hertford *1881: The Marquess of Salisbury *1882: The Duke of Northumberland *1883: The Duke of Beaufort *1884: The Earl of Dartmouth (also served in 1868) *1885:

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*1886: The Baron Tredegar *1887: The Earl of Londesborough *1888: The Earl of Jersey *1889: The Earl of Dartmouth *1890:

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*1891: The Earl of Lathom (had also served in 1869 when he was known as the Lord Skelmersdale) *1892: The Lord Windsor (also served as Chairman in 1900 and as President in 1908, when he was known as the Earl of Plymouth) *1893: The Earl of Scarbrough *1894: The Earl of Dunraven *1895:

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*1896:

(also served in 1904) *1897: The Earl of Derby (also served in 1903) *1898: The Earl Cadogan *1899: The Duke of Beaufort *1900: The Marquess of Zetland *1901: The Lord Llangattock *1902: The Earl of Dartmouth *1903: The Earl of Derby (had also served in 1897) *1904:

(had also served in 1896) *1905: The Lord Montagu *1906 - 1907: The Duke of Northumberland *1908: The Earl of Plymouth (had also served as President in 1892 and as Chairman in 1900, when he was known as the Lord Windsor) *1909: The Earl Cawdor *1910: The Earl of Derby *1911:

Chairmen of National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations

*1867:

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MP *1868: Viscount Holmesdale MP (later became Earl Amherst) *1869 - 1874:

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MP *1875: Viscount Mahon MP (later became Earl Stanhope) *1876 -1878: Lord Claud Hamilton MP *1879 - 1883:

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MP *1884:

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MP and Sir Michael Hicks Beach MP *1885: Lord Claud Hamilton MP *1886 - 1888:

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MP *1889: Sir Albert Kaye Rollit MP *1890: Frederick Dixon-Hartland MP *1891: Henry Byron Reed MP *1892: Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley MP *1893: Sir Henry Stafford Northcote MP (later became the Lord Northcote) *1894:

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MP *1895: Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent MP *1896:

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(also served in 1907 when he had become Duke of Rutland) *1897: Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry MP (later became the Lord Barrymore) *1898: Sir John Benjamin Stone MP *1899:

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MP *1900: The Lord Windsor (later became Earl of Plymouth) *1901: Sir Alfred Hickman MP *1902: Sir Charles Daniel Cave *1903:

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MP *1904: Henry Ferryman Bowles MP *1905: Sir Walter Richard Plummer MP *1906: Henry Imbert-Terry *1907: The Duke of Rutland (had also served in 1896 when he was known as Marquess of Granby) *1908: Sir Robert Hodge *1909: Sir Thomas Wrightson *1910:

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MP (later became Viscount Chaplin) *1911: The Lord Kenyon

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