20th Century
- 1901: John Robinson, of Worksop Manor
- 1902: John Patricius Chaworth-Musters, of Annesley Park
- 1903: Albert Cantrell Cantrell-Hubbersty, of Tollerton Hall
- 1904: Thomas Lewis Kekewich Edge of Strelley Hall
- 1905: Francis Ley of Epperstone Manor (later Sir Francis Ley)
- 1906: Joseph Frederick Laycock of Wiseton Hall, Bawtry
- 1907: Philip Barber
- 1908: Francis Willey, 1st Baron Barnby
- 1912: Sir Charles Seely, 2nd Baronet
- 1913: William Norton Kicking, of Brackenhurst Hall, Southwell
- 1914: Evelyn Kyrle Smith, of Oxton Hall, Southwell
- 1915: Sir Thomas Birkin, 2nd Baronet
- 1916: Major Charles Richard Tennant, of St. Ann's Manor, Sutton Bonington
- 1917: Francis Newman Ellis, of Debdale Hall, Mansfield
- 1918: William Henry Mason, of Morton Hall, East Retford
- 1919: Francis Pegler, of Ordsall Hall, Retford
- 1920: John Plowright Houston, of Park Hall, Mansfield Woodhouse
- 1921: Lieut.-Col. Albert Edward Whitaker, C.B.E of Babworth Hall, Retford
- 1922: Lieut.-Col. Frank Evelyn Seely, of Ramsdale Park, Arnold.
- 1923: Charles Arthur Longbottom, of Forest Hill, Worksop
- 1924: Sir Arthur Ernest Blake,K.B.E. of West Leake Manor
- 1925: Hugh Seely, 1st Baron Sherwood
- 1926: Col. Sir Albert Edward Bingham, Baronet, O.B.E., V.D. of Eanby House, Retford
- 1927: Stanley Bourne, of Epperstone Manor
- 1928: Sir Ernest Jardine, 1st Baronet of The Park, Nottingham
- 1929: Percy Robert Clifton of Clifton Hall, Nottingham
- 1930: Brigadier-General Sir Edward Thomas Le Marchant, 4th Baronet, C.B.E. of Colston Bassett Hall, Bingham, Nottingham
- 1931: Philip Austen Birkin
- 1932: John Jardine, of Clumber Crescent South, The Park, Nottingham
- 1933: Sir Harold Bowden, 2nd Baronet
- 1934: Sir Louis Frederick Pearson, C.B.E. of Lenton Grove, Nottingham
- 1935: Lieut.-Col. Noel Gervis Pearson, D.S.O., M.C. of Bramcote, Nottingham
- 1936: Col. John Neville Chaworth Musters,D.lS.O., T.D. of Annesley Park, Nottingham
- 1937: Claude William Chadburn, of The Hall, Papplewick
- 1938: Frank Burton
- 1939: Frank James Wriothesley Seely
- 1940:
- 1949: George Hamilton Bracher Wilson, O.B.E., M.C., A.F.C., of The Old Rectory, Plumtree
- 1950: Major-General Sir John Albert Charles Whitaker, Bt, C.B., C.B.E., of Babworth Hall, Retford, Notts, and of Auchnafree, Dunkeld, Perthshire.
- 1951: Major Edward Harold Spalding, of Flawborough Hall, near Newark.
- 1952: Colonel Sir Joseph Nail, D.S.O., T.D., of Hoveringham Hall
- 1953: Captain Stephen Cecil Armitage, C.B.E., of Hawksworth Manor
- 1954:
- 1960: George Fitzroy Seymour of Thrumpton Hall
- 1962: Sir Charles James Buchanan, 4th Baronet
- 1964: Sir William Barber, 2nd Baronet
- 1965:
- 1970: Sir Paul Mason
- 1973: Anthony Christopher Multon Battiscombe Scott, of Green Mile, Babworth, Retford.
- 1974: Major-General Robert Gordon-Finlayson, O.B.E., of South Collingham Manor, near Newark.
- 1975: Captain John Stephen Dobson, of Papplewick Lodge, Papplewick, near Mansfield.
- 1976: Andrew George Buchanan of Hodsock Priory, Blyth, Worksop.
- 1977: Charles Gordon Mackie T.D., of The Old Rectory, Elton.
- 1978: Major Richard Francis Abel Smith of Blidworth Dale House, Ravenshead.
- 1979: Christopher Gerald Pole-Carew of New Field House, near Screveton.
- 1980: Richard William Durrant Hanson T.D., of Budby Castle, Newark.
- 1981: Captain John Henry Warrand Hammer, of Colston Bassett House, Colston Bassett.
- 1982: Robin Brackenbury. of Holme Pierrepoint Hall, Holme Pierrepoint
- 1983: John Davenport Radford, of The Burgage, Burgage Green, Southwell.
- 1984: Colonel James Mayo Alastair Gunn, O.B.E., T.D., of Epperstone House, Epperstone.
- 1985: Nicholas John Forman Hardy, of Cropwell Court, Cropwell Butler
- 1986: Ian David Peel Thome of Beauchamp Barn, Kneesall
- 1987: Sir John Philip Starkey, Bt, of Norwood Park, Southwell.
- 1988: John Edward Madocks, C.B.E., of Middleton Crescent, Beeston
- 1989: Richard Assheton Craven-Smith-Milnes, of Winkburn Hall, Newark
- 1990: Mrs. Marcia Abel Smith, of Blidworth Dale,Ravenshead
- 1991: George Edward Vere-Laurie of Carlton Hall, Carlton-on-Trent, Newark.
- 1992: Ian Hugh Phillipps of Grange Farm, Rempstone, Loughborough, Leicestershire.
- 1993: Mrs. Juliet Lilias Mortensen.
- 1994: Richard Bertram Godwin-Austen, Esq., of Papplewick Hall, Papplewick.
- 1995: George Edmund Peter Thornhill of The Grove, Winthorpe, Newark.
- 1996: Trevor Forsyth Parr of The Old Rectory,Widmerpool.
- 1997: Hugh Matheson of Thoresby Park, Newark.
- 1998: Mrs. Jennifer Margaret Fair, Lanesmeet, Epperstone.
- 1999: Alexander Michael Nail, Hockerton Manor, Hockerton
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