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Honorary Positions
Since its conception in 1880 the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA), and its successor, the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) the sport has relied upon the goodwill, support and dedication of many tens of thousands of volunteers. In recognition of these efforts 'Honorary Positions' have been awarded over the years including:
- Patron (1929 - 1993)
- Vice Patron (1978 - 1982)
- President (1884 - 1993)
- Life President (1932 - 1941)
- Chairman (19xx - 1993)
- Chief Clerk to the Council (1931 - 1963)
- Honorary Treasurer (1880 - 1993)
- Honorary Secretary (1880 - 1993)
- Honorary Medical Advisor (1926 - 1993)
- Honorary Legal Advisor (1987 - 1993)
Since 1993 the following 'Honorary Positions' have been awarded:
- Life Vice President (1987)
- Chairman (1993)
- Patron (1993)
- Company Secretary (1993)
- Treasurer (1993 - 2005)
- Execuive Driectors (2005)
- Non-Executive Directors (2005)
- Chief Executive (2005)
- President (2006)
Patron
Office | Name |
1929 - 1936 |
HRH Prince of Wales, K.G. |
1936 - 1953 |
King George VI |
1953 - todate |
HRH Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. |
Vice Patron
Office | Name |
1978 - 1982 |
His Grace The Duke of Fife |
President
Office | Name | Club |
1884 - 1887 |
R. Frost-Smith |
Clapton ABC |
1887 - 1893 |
Tom Anderson |
West London ABC |
1893 - 1906 |
George 'H.' Vize |
Belsize ABC |
1906 - 1924 |
John H. Douglas |
London Athletic Club |
1924 - 1926 |
T. G. Walker |
|
1926 - 1929 |
Val Barker |
Belsize ABC |
1929 - 1932 |
Peter Seaton |
|
1932- 1938 |
W. Dees |
Goldsmiths Institute ABC |
1938 - 1950 |
Dr J. Wyatt |
|
1950 - 1952 |
H. G. H. Chandley |
|
1952 - 1955 |
E. Booth |
|
1955 - 1956 |
G. H. Conway MBE |
|
1956 - 1959 |
Lord Derby |
- |
1959 - 1973 |
Duke of Fife |
- |
1973 - 1993 |
Lord Oaksey |
- |
Life President
Office | Name | Club |
1932 - 1941
|
Val Barker
|
Belsize ABC
|
Chairman
Office | Name | Club |
19XX - 1963 |
T. Parkinson |
|
1963 - 1965 |
Rev. T W Morcom-Harneis |
|
1965 - 1968 |
F Warren |
|
1968 - 1970 |
Mr Len Mills |
|
1970 - 1973 |
Dr Joseph Blonstein |
|
1973 - 1977 |
Alex Adamson |
|
1977 - 1979 |
Wilf Nicholson |
|
1979 - 1983 |
Ken Short |
|
1987 - 1985 |
Reg Freer |
|
1985 - 1988 |
Ken Short |
|
1988 - 1991 |
Richie King |
Knowsley Vale ABC |
1991 - 1993 |
Bill Cox |
Repton ABC |
1993 - 1995 |
Rod Robertson |
|
1995 - 2006 |
Jim Smart |
|
2006 - |
Keith Walters |
Lynn ABC |
Chief Clerk to the Council
Office | Name |
1931 - 1963 |
Bert Brundle
|
ABAE Honorary Secretary
Office | Name | Club |
1880 - 1884 |
R. Frost-Smith |
Clapton ABC |
1885 - 1903 |
Eugene Cox |
Cestus ABC |
1903 - 1910 |
Edgar Walker |
|
1911 - 1926 |
Val Barker |
Belsize ABC |
1926 - 1929 |
E. Hulin |
|
1929 - 1939 |
Harry W. Fowler |
Fulham Boys ABC |
1939 - 1940 |
W. Dees |
Goldsmiths Institute ABC |
1940 - 1947 |
F. Attwood |
|
1947 - 1959 |
J. O. McIntosh |
|
1959 - 1973 |
Bill Lovatt |
|
1973 - 1975 |
F. J. Warren |
|
1975 - 1979 |
Bill Cox |
Repton ABC |
1979 - 1985 |
Len Mills |
|
1986 - 1993 |
J. H. Lewis |
|
1992 - 1993 |
Colin Brown |
Eltham ABC |
Hon Medical Officer
Office | Name |
1987 - 1993
|
Dr J. R. Axon Dr L. Blonstein Dr P. Wren Dr A. Till Dr J. Thornton |
Hon Legal Advisor
Office | Name |
1987 - 1993 |
Judge H Pownall QC
|
Honorary Life Member
Appointed | Name | Club |
1987
|
A. Adamson W. R. Coel G. H. Conway R. W. Freer H. A. J. Hadden A. J. P. Martin F. E. Perry A. Pontremoli |
|
2005
|
Dr. A. Attwood S. Ambridge Chris Andrews J. Ball D. Bassenger Colin Brown K. Charman Dave Cockell Owen Cookson J. Danbury M. Edmonds R. Ferrier P. Garnish E. Gates I. Gibson Edward Goreham R. Harvey E. Hoyland P. Imire B. Jones Paul King Alan Lynch S. Matthewson Jim McCarthy R. Morley L. New (Miss) E. Peate J. Perry J. Pocock D. Richardson R. Robertson Mick Ryan Ray Scott Ken Short Jim Smart D. Stinchcombe W. Webster Dr. P. Wren |
Rotunda ABC Salisbury ABC |
2006
|
Barry Jones |
|
Directors
Appointed | Name | Club |
2005 - 2006 |
Barry Jones Mr Mick Ryan Mr Jim Smart Mr Keith Walters Mr Chris Williams |
Community Police Clubs
Lynn A BC
|
2005 - to date |
Mr James Atkinson Mr Peter Joy Mr Alan Lynch Mr Sam Rush |
Salisbury ABC |
2006 - to date |
Ted Goreham David Cockell |
|
2008 - to date
|
Derek Mapp |
|
ABAE Company Secretary
Office | Name | Club |
1993 - 1999 |
Colin Brown |
Eltham ABC
|
1999 - 2001 |
Terry Collier
|
|
2001 - 2002 |
Jim McCarthy
|
|
2002 - 2005 |
Colin Brown
|
Eltham ABC |
2005 - to date |
Paul King
|
|
Treasurer
Office | Name | Club |
1880 - 1886 |
G. J. Garland
|
St James Athletic Club
|
1887 - 1905 |
B.J. Angle
|
|
1993 - 2005 |
Owen Cookson
|
|
2005 - 2009 |
David McElhinney |
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Previous Registered Offices
Date | Address |
1880 - 1911 |
2 Angel Court Throgmorton Street London |
1900 - 1905 |
49 Finsbury Pavement Room 104 London |
1912 - 1920 |
Newlyn House 4 High Street Aldgate Street London |
1938 - 1940 |
10 Guildford Place London WC1 |
1940 - 1944 |
222 Blackfriars Road London SE2 |
19xx - 19xx |
22 Great James Street Bedford Row London WC1 |
194x - 19xx |
69 Victoria Street London |
19xx - 1993 |
Francis House London |
1993 - 2006 |
National Sports Centre Jubilee Stand Crystal Palace London |
2006 - |
English Institute of Sport Sheffield Coleridge Road Sheffield S9 5DA |