ABSTRACT

In the same year the Chairmanship was passed to the Earl of Ronaldshay, MP, later to become the Marquis of Zetland, at the young age of thirty-three. A Founder Member, he served the Society continuously through various offices until his death in 1961 at the age of eighty-five. His great interest in life was India and he was an expert on the Hindu and Buddhist religions. He served as Governor of Bengal from 1916-1922 and later as Secretary of State for India from 1935-1940. His writings included the official three-volume biography of Curzon. Before Ronaldshay, each Chairman had held office for one or two years only, though the rules stated he could be re-elected annually. But his tenure was popular and lasted six years during which he actively supported Tupp and Penton’s recruiting drive.