Presidents of St. Patrick’s Division 2

1946–1948

Michael Rice

Founder; elected Oct-Dec 1946 and again 1947-48; 27 months total

1949

Harold Manning

1950–1951

Thomas Fahey

1952–1953

Dennis Maloney

1954

M. J. McCarthy

1955–1956

Bernard Traynor

1957–1958

John J. Farrelly

Original member; Treasurer 25 years; Corporation chairman; National Life Member; key building fundraiser

1959–1960

Hugh McGrath

1961–1962

Edward Daly

Corporation founding officer / early building history

1963–1964

Paul Ayers

Later Suffolk County AOH President

1965–1966

John Flaherty

Joined Division 2 in 1957; Saffron founding member; Corporation chairman when 27 Locust purchased

1967

Edward Kavanaugh

1968–1969

John McCarthy

Banker; charter Saffron member; major fundraiser; worked on search culminating in 27 Locust purchase

1970–1971

James Sullivan

1972–1973

Bob Quinlan

1974

Jack Friel

1975–1976

Broughan Gorey

Later Suffolk County AOH President

1977–1978

Robert O'Shea

National Life Member 2008; later major Hall/Lounge project leadership

1979–1980

Frederick Stein

Past President; National Life Member; founder of Tara Court Major Degree Team; Saffron Color Sergeant

1981–1982

Andrew Gorey

Brother of Past President Broughan Gorey

1983

Joe Griffin

1984–1985

James Hayes

Later NY State AOH President; National Life Member 1998

1986–1987

Leo Murphy

Past President; Corporation Board Chairman; founder Then And Now; Hibernian Players; National Life Member 2004

1988

Robert Kane

1989–1990

Thomas Maher

Major Corporation leader during 1980s Cultural Center expansion

1991–1992

John Dooley

Later Suffolk County AOH President; National Life Member 1999

1993–1994

Jack Gerrity

Father of later Past President Cormac Gerrity

1995–1996

John Biesty

National Life Member 2009; later steered lounge/property expansion project

1997–1998

James D. Sullivan

1999–2000

Cormac Gerrity

Son of Past President Jack Gerrity

2001–2002

John Rattigan

National Life Member 2007

2003–2004

Robert Murphy

2005–mid-2006

Edward Cotter

Term ended mid-2006 when William Kelly began serving July-Dec 2006

July 2006–2008

William Kelly

Served Jul-Dec 2006, then elected to 2007 and 2008; 30 months total (record)

2009

Patrick Shannon

National Life Member 2001

2010–2011

James Dawes

2012–2013

Gerard Belmont

Later Suffolk County AOH President

2014–2015

Matthew Buckley

2025 Hibernian of the Year

2016–2017

Thomas Bennet

Charities/outreach leadership; major COVID-era service

2018–2019

William Corrigan

Later Suffolk County AOH President

2020–2021

James J. Killen

President during pandemic and 75th anniversary

2022–2023

Dennis Harty

2024–2025

Jim McGrath

President documented in both 2024 and 2025; hosted 2025 Past Presidents luncheon