The Melbourne Shakespeare Society was founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 1884[1] at the suggestion of Edward Ellis Morris who was president from 1884 to 1888.[2] Other original members included: William Ievers, James Smith,[3] James Edward Neild (president in 1890).[4]
Past presidents of the society include:[3]
- Edward Ellis Morris 1884–1888
 - James Edward Neild 1890
 - John Purves Wilson 1901-1903
 - Alfred Hart
 - Arthur Way
 - Edward Sugden 1908[5]
 - Morris Mondle Phillips
 - Philip David Phillips
 - Archibald Thomas Strong 1913
 - Edward Sugden 1914–1915
 - Ernest Henry Clark Oliphant 1919–1921
 - William Alexander Osborne
 - Edward Stevens
 
References
- ↑ "The Melbourne Shakespeare Society". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
 - ↑ Wykes, Olive. "Morris, Edward Ellis (1843-1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
 - 1 2 "Australian Dictionary of Biography".
 - ↑ Gandevia, Bryan. "Neild, James Edward (1824–1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
 - ↑ "Shakespeare's Birthday", The Argus, 27 April 1908, p. 7.
 
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