Victorian Institute of Engineers - Presidents 1883-1949
From Engineering Heritage Australia
This resource provides a timeline with links to published biographies of these notable Victorian engineers.
See also the Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers in the University of Melbourne digitised collections.
[The digitisation of this collection was arranged by Engineering Heritage Victoria.]
| Year | President | Life Span | Biographies |
| 1883 | Robert Watson | 1822 - 1891 | ICE EOAS |
| 1884 | Robert Watson | 1822 - 1891 | ICE EOAS |
| 1885 | Major Robert Henry Shakespear | 1837 - 1888 | EOAS |
| 1886 | Prof. William Charles Kernot | 1845 - 1909 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1887 | George Gordon | 1829 - 1907 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1888 | Kynaston Lathrop Murray | 1836 - 1916 | Newspaper |
| 1889 | Robert Oliver Thompson | 1840 - 1913 | |
| 1890 | Prof. William Charles Kernot | 1845 - 1909 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1891 | Charles William MacLean | ||
| 1892 | William Thwaites | 1853 - 1907 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1893 | George Higgins | 1856 - 1943 | EOAS |
| 1894 | Calder Edkins Oliver | 1855 - 1930 | EOAS |
| 1895 | Adrian Charles Mountain | c1849 - 1935 | EOAS |
| 1896 | Major Henry Vine Champion | 1859 - 1918 | |
| 1897 | Prof. William Charles Kernot | 1845 - 1909 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1898 | Prof. William Charles Kernot | 1845 - 1909 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1899 | Arthur James Arnot | 1865 - 1946 | EOAS |
| 1900 | William Stone | 1858 - 1949 | ADB EOAS Newspaper |
| 1901 | Joshua Thomas Noble (Noble) Anderson | 1865 - 1950 | EOAS |
| 1902 | Joshua Thomas Noble (Noble) Anderson | 1865 - 1950 | EOAS |
| 1903 | G. A. Turner | ||
| 1904 | G. A. Turner | ||
| 1905 | G. A. Turner | ||
| 1906 | Prof. William Charles Kernot | 1845 - 1909 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1907 | Prof. William Charles Kernot | 1845 - 1909 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1908 | James Alexander Smith | 1862 - 1940 | EOAS Newspaper |
| 1909 | James Alexander Smith | 1862 - 1940 | EOAS Newspaper |
| 1910 | James Alexander Smith | 1862 - 1940 | EOAS Newspaper |
| 1911 | James Alexander Smith | 1862 - 1940 | EOAS Newspaper |
| 1912 | Gen. Sir John Monash | 1865 - 1931 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1913 | Gen. Sir John Monash | 1865 - 1931 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1914 | Gen. Sir John Monash | 1865 - 1931 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1915 | Gen. Sir John Monash | 1865 - 1931 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1916 | Herbert Reah Harper | 1871 - 1956 | ADB EOAS |
| 1917 | Maurice Edwin Kernot | 1853 - 1934 | ADB ICE EOAS |
| 1918 | John Stewart Dethridge | 1865 - 1926 | ADB |
| 1919 | Joshua Thomas Noble (Noble) Anderson | 1865 - 1950 | EOAS |
| 1920 | Harry Ernest Grove | 1880 - 1945 | EOAS Newspaper |
| 1921 | Harry Ernest Grove | 1880 - 1945 | EOAS Newspaper |
| 1922 | Harry Ernest Grove | 1880 - 1945 | EOAS Newspaper |
| 1923 | Joseph Newell Reeson | 1868 - 1953 | ICE |
| 1924 | Joseph Newell Reeson | 1868 - 1953 | ICE |
| 1925 | Thomas Hill | ||
| 1926 | Thomas Hill | ||
| 1927 | A. Cannon Smith | ||
| 1928 | J. T. Wilkins | ||
| 1929 | Roy James Bennie | 1892 - 1967 | |
| 1930 | Roy James Bennie | 1892 - 1967 | |
| 1931 | Roy James Bennie | 1892 - 1967 | |
| 1932 | Roy James Bennie | 1892 - 1967 | |
| 1933 | F. W. Trotter | ||
| 1934 | G. O. Simcock | ||
| 1935 | G. O. Simcock | ||
| 1936 | F. C. Hall | ||
| 1937 | F. C. Hall | ||
| 1938 | G. E. Gamble | ||
| 1939 | E. H. G. Morris | ||
| 1940 | E. H. G. Morris | ||
| 1941 | E. H. G. Morris | ||
| 1942 | W. Eric Pyke | ||
| 1943 | W. Eric Pyke | ||
| 1944 | W. Eric Pyke | ||
| 1945 | |||
| 1946 | E. J. McDonald | ||
| 1947 | |||
| 1948 | |||
| 1949 | William H. Dobson |
