Our Founder Members

The Club’s first meeting was held on 20th June 1922.

Our Charter, Rotary International Club No. 1416, is dated 28th September 1922.

Whilst acting as representatives on the national committees of their respective associations, E S Peck and G B Bowes met many Rotarians. Feeling themselves stimulated by their idealism, under guidance of the British Association of Rotary Clubs (now Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland), they formed a small Committee in 1921 on which served the five men who were to become in turn the first five Presidents of the Rotary Club of Cambridge. After careful consideration, the following 31 men were invited to accept Founder Membership.

E S Peck was the first President of the Club.

          W Ashley      -

          A C Bartlett      Dental Surgeon

          J G Bland      Building Society Secretary

          G B Bowes      Bookseller

          J F Cameron      -

          J E Few      Notary Public

          H Franklin      Coal Merchant

          H H Harper      Motor Engineer

          G Hawkins      Caterer

          N Hodgekinson      -

          A Macintosh      Ironmonger

          W Macintosh      Iron Founder

          C C Mason      Scientific Instrument Maker

          H Morris      Education Secretary

          H F Neal      Tailor

          R H Parker      -

          J B Peace      Printer

          E S Peck      Pharmaceutical Chemist

          R C Pierce      Electric Supply Co Director

          J E Purves      -

          Dr F Robinson      Medical Officer of Health

          Dr H B Roderick      Surgeon

          A A Spalding      Stationer

          G Stephen      Hosier

          F J M Stratton      College Tutor

          Morley Stuart      Newspaper Editor

          Rev S E Swann      College Chaplain

          H W Thrussell      Bootmaker

          Dr F E Apthorpe-Webb      General Practitioner

          S N Whibley      Manufacturing Confectioner

          A Winterbotham      General Warehouseman