The office of the Moderator of the General Assembly was the highest elected position in the United Presbyterian Church of North America (UPCNA). The Moderator was responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually between 1858 and 1958. After the meeting, which lasted for about a week, the Moderator served as an ambassador of the denomination throughout the remainder of the term. After completing the term, most former Moderators took on the role of a church statesman.

The chart below shows the Moderators, and the place of meetings, from 1858 when the PCUS was formed by the union of the Northern branch of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church with the Associate Presbyterian Church, until 1958 when the UPCNA merged with the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America to form the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.

Moderators of UPCNA General Assemblies Number and YearProceedings of the 218th (2008) General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), pp. 1483-1484 Place of Meeting Moderator Online Minutes1st GA, 1858Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. John T. Pressly, D.D.Minutes not available online2nd GA, 1859Xenia, OhioThe Rev. Peter Bullions, D.D.Minutes of the 1859 General Assembly3rd GA, 1860Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Joseph Clokey, D.D.Minutes of the 1860 General Assembly4th GA, 1861Monmouth, IllinoisThe Rev. R. D. Harper, D.D.Minutes of the 1861 General Assembly5th GA, 1862Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. J. T. Cooper, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online6th GA, 1863Xenia, OhioThe Rev. A. Young, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1863 General Assembly7th GA, 1864Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. D. A. Wallace, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1864 General Assembly8th GA, 1865Washington, IowaThe Rev. John B. Clark, D.D.Minutes of the 1865 General Assembly9th GA, 1866Allegheny, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. David R. Kerr, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1866 General Assembly10th GA, 1867Xenia, OhioThe Rev. John B. Dales, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1867 General Assembly11th GA, 1868Argyle, New YorkThe Rev. James Harper, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1868 General Assembly12th GA, 1869Monmouth, IllinoisThe Rev. R. A. Browne, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1869 General Assembly13th GA, 1870Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. T. S. Kendall, D.D.Minutes of the 1870 General Assembly14th GA, 1871Xenia, OhioThe Rev. R. A. McAyeal, D.D.Minutes of the 1871 General Assembly15th GA, 1872Washington, IowaThe Rev. John S. Easton, D.D.Minutes of the 1872 General Assembly16th GA, 1873Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. John Y. Scouller, D.D.Minutes of the 1873 General Assembly17th GA, 1874Monmouth, IllinoisThe Rev. John G. Brown, D.D.Minutes of the 1874 General Assembly18th GA, 1875Wooster, OhioThe Rev. W. W. Barr, D.D.Minutes of the 1875 General Assembly19th GA, 1876Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. James Brown, D.D.Minutes of the 1876 General Assembly20th GA, 1877Sparta, IllinoisThe Rev. Robert B. Ewing, D.D.Minutes of the 1877 General Assembly21st GA, 1878Cambridge, OhioThe Rev. S. G. Irvine, D.D.Minutes of the 1878 General Assembly22nd GA, 1879New Wilmington, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. William Bruce, D.D.Minutes of the 1879 General Assembly23rd GA, 1880Xenia, OhioThe Rev. E. T. Jeffers, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1880 General Assembly24th GA, 1881Allegheny, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. David W. Carson, D.D.Minutes of the 1881 General Assembly25th GA, 1882Monmouth, IllinoisThe Rev. David Paul, D.D.Minutes of the 1882 General Assembly26th GA, 1883Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. W. H. McMilan, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1883 General Assembly27th GA, 1884St. Louis, MissouriThe Rev. William H. French, D.D.Minutes of the 1884 General Assembly28th GA, 1885Topeka, KansasThe Rev. William Johnston, D.D.Minutes of the 1885 General Assembly29th GA, 1886Hamilton, OhioThe Rev. John T. Brownlee, D.D.Minutes of the 1886 General Assembly30th GA, 1887Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Matthew M. Gibson, D.D.Minutes not available online31st GA, 1888Cedar Rapids, IowaThe Rev. William T. Meloy, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online32nd GA, 1889Springfield, OhioThe Rev. E. S. McKitrick, D.D.Minutes not available online33rd GA, 1890Buffalo, New YorkThe Rev. Andrew Watson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online34th GA, 1891Princeton, IndianaThe Rev. Thomas J. Kennedy, D.D.Minutes not available online35th GA, 1892Allegheny, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. David MacDill, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online36th GA, 1893Monmouth, IllinoisThe Rev. James Bruce, D.D.Minutes of the 1893 General Assembly37th GA, 1894Albany, OregonThe Rev. John A. Wilson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1894 General Assembly38th GA, 1895Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. J. B. McMichael, D.D.Minutes of the 1895 General Assembly39th GA, 1896Xenia, OhioThe Rev. James White, D.D.Minutes of the 1896 General Assembly40th GA, 1897Rock Island, IllinoisThe Rev. Thomas H. Hanna, D.D.Minutes of the 1897 General Assembly41st GA, 1898Omaha, NebraskaThe Rev. R. G. Ferguson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1898 General Assembly42nd GA, 1899Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. William J. Robinson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1899 General Assembly43rd GA, 1900Chicago, IllinoisThe Rev. James P. Sankey, D.D.Minutes of the 1900 General Assembly44th GA, 1901Des Moines, IowaThe Rev. J. A. Thompson, L.H.D., D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1901 General Assembly45th GA, 1902Allegheny, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. James C. Wilson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1902 General Assembly46th GA, 1903Tarkio, MissouriThe Rev. James P. Cowan, D.D.Minutes of the 1903 General Assembly47th GA, 1904Greenville, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. James W. Witherspoon, D.D.Minutes of the 1904 General Assembly48th GA, 1905Washington, IowaThe Rev. William C. Williamson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1905 General Assembly49th GA, 1906Richmond, IndianaThe Rev. J. K. McClurkin, D.D., LL.D.Minutes of the 1906 General Assembly50th GA, 1907Denver, ColoradoThe Rev. William T. Campbell, D.D.Minutes not available online51st GA, 1908Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. James G. Carson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online52nd GA, 1909Knoxville, TennesseeThe Rev. D. A. McClenahan, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online53rd GA, 1910Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. James D. Rankin, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online54th GA, 1911Washington, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. John C. Scouller, D.D.Minutes not available online55th GA, 1912Seattle, WashingtonThe Rev. Hugh H. Bell, D.D.Minutes not available online56th GA, 1913Atlanta, GeorgiaThe Rev. R. M. Russell, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online57th GA, 1914New Castle, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Joseph Kyle, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online58th GA, 1915Loveland, ColoradoThe Rev. Thomas Hanna McMichael, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online59th GA, 1916Cleveland, OhioThe Rev. W. B. Smiley, D.D.Minutes not available online60th GA, 1917Boston, MassachusettsThe Rev. W. E. McCulloch, D.D.Minutes not available online61st GA, 1918Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. W. M. Anderson, D.D.Minutes not available online62nd GA, 1919Monmouth, IllinoisThe Rev. James T. McCrory, D.D.Minutes not available online63rd GA, 1920Sterling, KansasThe Rev. F. M. Spencer, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online64th GA, 1921Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. A. F. Kirkpatrick, D.D.Minutes not available online65th GA, 1922Cambridge, OhioThe Rev. J. Kelly Giffen, D.D.Minutes not available online66th GA, 1923Buffalo, New YorkThe Rev. W. R. Sawhill, D.D.Minutes not available online67th GA, 1924Richmond, IndianaThe Rev. Charles H. Robinson, D.D.Minutes not available online68th GA, 1925Topeka, KansasThe Rev. W. I. Wishart, D.D.Minutes not available online69th GA, 1926Sharon, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. R. A. Hutchison, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online70th GA, 1927Washington, D.C.The Rev. M. G. Kyle, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online71st GA, 1928St. Louis, MissouriThe Rev. William A. Spalding, D.D.Minutes not available online72nd GA, 1929Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. John McNaugher, DD, LLD, Litt.D.Minutes not available online73rd GA, 1930Des Moines, IowaThe Rev. T. C. Atchison, D.D.Minutes not available online74th GA, 1931Youngstown, OhioThe Rev. J. Knox Montgomery, DD, LL.D.Minutes not available online75th GA, 1932Beaver, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Charles S. Cleland, D.D.Minutes not available online76th GA, 1933Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. W. B. Anderson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online77th GA, 1934Oxford, OhioThe Rev. J. Alvin Orr, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online78th GA, 1935Akron, OhioThe Rev. E. C. McCown, D.D.Minutes not available online79th GA, 1936Pittsburg, KansasThe Rev. Robert W. Thompson, DD, LL.D.Minutes not available online80th GA, 1937Oak Park, IllinoisThe Rev. A. R. Robinson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online81st GA, 1938Cleveland, OhioThe Rev. Ralph Atkinson, D.D.Minutes not available online82nd GA, 1939Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaElder H. Walton Mitchell, LL.D.Minutes not available online83rd GA, 1940Buffalo, New YorkThe Rev. Homer B. Henderson, D.D.Minutes not available online84th GA, 1941Indianapolis, IndianaThe Rev. R. L. Lanning, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online85th GA, 1942Columbus, OhioThe Rev. Thomas C. Pollock, D.D.Minutes not available online86th GA, 1943New Wilmington, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. W. Bruce Wilson, D.D.Minutes not available online87th GA, 1944New Concord, OhioThe Rev. James H. Grier, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online88th GA, 1945Monmouth, IllinoisThe Rev. James M. Ferguson, D.D.Minutes not available online89th GA, 1946Tarkio, MissouriThe Rev. Lytle Rodgers Free, D.D.Minutes not available online90th GA, 1947Sterling, KansasElder Samuel A. Fulton, LL.D.Minutes not available online91st GA, 1948New Wilmington, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Albert H. Baldinger, D.D.Minutes not available online92nd GA, 1949Buck Hill Falls, PennsylvaniaElder Tim J. Campbell, LL.D.Minutes not available online93rd GA, 1950New Concord, OhioThe Rev. J. Lowrie Anderson, D.D.Minutes not available online94th GA, 1951Des Moines, IowaElder W. Kyle George, LL.D.Minutes not available online95th GA, 1952Albany, OregonThe Rev. James Leon Kelso, D.D., Th.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online96th GA, 1953Carlisle, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Samuel C. Weir, D.D.Minutes not available online97th GA, 1954Akron, OhioThe Rev. Albert E. Kelly, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online98th GA, 1955Monmouth, IllinoisThe Rev. George A. Long, D.D., LL.D., Litt.D.Minutes not available online99th GA, 1956Knoxville, TennesseeThe Rev. Robert W. Gibson, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online100th GA, 1957New Concord, OhioThe Rev. Robert N. Montgomery, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online101st GA, 1958Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Robert N. Montgomery, D.D., LL.D.Minutes not available online

See also List of moderators of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America List of moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) List of moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

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