On 27th May 1899 the club became a public limited company and from this date the prestige of being appointed the first chairman fell to James Henderson. Since then there have been 15 further chairmen to hold the post.
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Name
|
Period as chairman |
James Henderson
|
1899-1912
|
Sir John Ure Primrose
|
1912-1923
|
William Craig
|
1923
|
Joseph Buchanan
|
1923-1932
|
Duncan Graham
|
1932-1934
|
James Bowie
|
1934-1947
|
William Simpson
|
1947-1949
|
John F. Wilson
|
1947-1963
|
John Lawrence
|
1963-1973
|
Matthew Taylor
|
1973-1975
|
Rae Simpson
|
1975-1984
|
John Paton
|
1984-1986
|
David Holmes
|
1986-1989
|
Sir David Murray
|
1989-2002
|
John McLelland OBE
|
2002-2004
|
Sir David Murray
|
2004-2009
|
Alastair Johnston
|
2009-2011
|
Craig Whyte
|
2011-2012 |
Malcolm Murray
|
2012-2013 |
Walter Smith
|
2013 |
David Somers
|
2013-2015 |
Paul Murray
|
2015 |
Dave King
|
2015-Present |