1874-1876: 1876–1880: William Porter 1880–1884: Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere 1884–1890: The Earl of Carnarvon 1890–1898: Sir Langham Dale 1898–1901: Justice Charles Thomas Smith 1901–1912: the Duke of Cornwall and York (the future George V) 1912-1918: Field-Marshal Duke of Connaught and Strathearn