1870.—Everett, William.

1871.—Sargent, Horace Binney.

1872.—Adams, Charles Francis, Jun.

1873.—Ware, John Fothergill Waterhouse.

1874.—Frothingham, Richard.

1875.—Clarke, James Freeman. “Worth of Republican Institutions.”

1876.—Winthrop, Robert Charles.[17]

1877.—Warren, William Wirt.

1878.—Healy, Joseph.

1879.—Lodge, Henry Cabot.