 the national union of conservative and unionist associations was a federation of the voluntary wing of the conservative party in the united kingdom. it was founded in 1867 and was the first formal national conservative organisation. conservative central office was founded in 1870. it was responsible for running the party conferences, but did not have any power over the leadership, other than advisory. unless otherwise stated, details of chairmen and presidents of the nucua are taken from british political facts 1900-1994 by david butler and gareth butler. it was replaced in 1998 by the national conservative convention. ==chairmen of national union of conservative and unionist associations== *1925: sir percy woodhouse *1926: dame caroline bridgeman *1927: sir robert sanders mp *1928: john gretton mp *1929: gwilym rowlands *1930: the countess of iveagh mp *1931: the honourable george herbert (also served as president in 1935) (no conference held) *1932: the earl howe *1933: sir robert geoffrey ellis mp *1934: miss regina evans *1935: sir william cope (later became lord cope) *1936: sir henry leonard brassey (later became lord brassey of apethorpe) *1937: mrs clara fyfe *1938: sir eugene ramsden mp (no conference held) *1939: nigel colman mp (no conference held) *1940: the lady hillingdon (no conference held) *1941: sir cuthbert headlam mp (no conference held) *1942: councillor robert catterall (no conference held) *1943: councillor robert catterall *1944: mrs lionel whitehead *1945: rab butler mp *1946: major richard proby *1947: hon. mrs henry hornyold-strickland *1948: sir herbert williams *1949: douglas graham *1950: anthony nutting mp *1951: mrs lorne sayers (no conference held) *1952: charles waterhouse mp *1953: mrs john warde *1954: sir godfrey llewellyn, bt *1955: hon. evelyn emmett, mp *1956: sir eric edwards *1957: mrs walter elliot *1958: sir stanley bell *1959-1960: sir edward brown *1961: sir douglas glover mp *1962: sir john howard *1963: mrs tcr shepherd *19
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