| Name | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chas. Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. | 3rd Aug. 1846 | 7th Aug. 1848 | |
| Samuel Laing, Esq. | 7th Aug. 1848 | 16th Apr. 1855 | Born 1812, died 1897. |
| Leo Schuster, Esq. | 16th Jan. 1856 | 29th Jan. 1866 | |
| Peter Northall Lawrie, Esq. | 29th Jan. 1866 | 11th Apr. 1867 | |
| Col. W.B. Barttelot, M.P. | 25th Apr. 1867 | 2nd July 1867 | |
| Samuel Laing, Esq. | 2nd July 1867 | 2nd June 1896 | Re-elected Chairman following the 1867 financial crisis. |
| Lord Cottesloe | 24th June 1896 | 5th Feb. 1908 | |
| Earl of Bessborough | 5th Feb. 1908 | 1st Dec. 1920 | |
| C.C. Macrae, Esq. | 8th Dec. 1920 | 28th Nov. 1922 | |
| G.W.E. Loder, Esq. | 6th Dec. 1922 | 31st Dec. 1922 |