List of mayors of Dover
Mayors of the town of Dover, Kent, England.
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Before the 19th century
[edit]- September 1371-72: John Halle
- 1373-74: John Halle
- 1375-76: John Moony [1]
- 1376-78: John Gerold [1]
- 1378-80: John Strete[1]
- 1380-82: John Halle
- 1382-84: John Gyles
- 1388-89: John Halle
- 1389-91: John Gyles
- 1391-92: John Halle
- 1392-93: John Gyles
- 1393-94: John Halle[2]
- 1399-1400: John Gyles
- 1401-02: John Gyles[3]
- 1402-03: Peter Rede [1]
- 1403-04: John Monyn [1]
- 1404-06: John Strete [1]
- 1406-08: Thomas Gyles
- 1408-11: John Strete [1]
- 1411-12: John Enebroke and John Luestroke [1]
- 1413-14: Thomas Gyles[4]
- 1414-15: Thomas Gyles and Walter Stratton
- 1415-17: John Garton
- 1417-19: Walter Stratton
- 1419-21: Thomas atte Crowche
- 1421-22: Walter Stratton
- 1422-23: Thomas Arnold
- 1423-24: Walter Stratton
- 1424-25: Thomas Arnold
- 1425-26: John Braban
- 1426-27: Walter Stratton
- 1427-28: John Braban
- 1428-29: Walter Stratton
- 1429-30: William Brewys
- 1430-31: Thomas Arnold
- 1431-33: Walter Stratton
- 1433-35: John Braban
- 1435-36: John Braban and William Brewys
- 1436-40: William Brewys
- 1439-40: Walter Stratton
- 1440-41: William Brewys
- 1441-43: John Warde
- 1443-44: William Brewys
- 1444-45: Ralph Toke
- 1445-49: Ralph Toke and Thomas Gore
- 1449-50: Thomas Gore
- 1450-51: Thomas Gore and Richard Grigge
- 1451-53: Richard Grigge
- 1453-56: Thomas Doyley
- 1456-58: Thomas Gore
- 1458-60: Nicholas Burton
- 1460-61: Richard Palmer
- 1461-62: Thomas Gore and Richard Palmer
- 1462-63: Thomas Gore
- 1463-64: Richard Palmer
- 1464-65: Thomas Pety
- 1465-66: Thomas Gore
- 1466-67: Thomas Gore and Richard Palmer
- 1467-68: Richard Palmer
- 1468-70: Thomas Hexstall
- 1470-71: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Toke
- 1471-72: Richard Palmer and Thomas Hexstall
- 1472-74: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Toke
- 1474-75: Thomas Hexstall
- 1475-76: Richard Pleysington
- 1476-77: Robert Vyncent
- 1477-78: Thomas Hexstall and Robert Vyncent
- 1478-79: Thomas Toke and Thomas Hexstall
- 1479-80: Richard Palmer
- 1480-81: Thomas Fouche
- 1481-82: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Fouche
- 1482-85: John Byngham
- 1485-86: Robert Vyncent
- 1486-87: John Templeman
- 1487-88: John Byngham
- 1488-89: - Unknown
- 1489-90: Robert Vyncent
- 1490-91: Edward Hexstall
- 1491-92: Robert Vyncent
- 1492-93: Henry Balgy
- 1493-94: William Warren[1]
- 1494-96: Edward Hexstall
- 1496-97: Richard Fyneaux
- 1497-99: John Byngham
- 1499-01: William Stone
- 1501-02: John Pocock
- 1502-04: Richard Fyneaux
- 1504-05: Oliver Lythgo
- 1505-06: Robert Nethersole
- 1506-07: Edward Hexstall
- 1507-08: Richard Fyneaux
- 1508-09: Robert Nethersole
- 1509-10: Richard Monin
- 1510-11: Nicholas Templeman
- 1511-12: John Broke
- 1512-13: Robert Nethersole
- 1513-14: Nicholas Aldy
- 1514-15: Richard Fyneaux
- 1515-16: Thomas Vaughan
- 1516-17: Nicholas Aldy and John Gregorie
- 1517-18: Nicholas Aldy
- 1518-19: Robert Weltden
- 1519-20: Thomas Vaughan
- 1520-21: John Elam
- 1521-22: John Elam and Robert Stelman
- 1522-23: Robert Stelman
- 1523-24: Robert Dyer
- 1524-25: John Broke
- 1525-26: John Warren[1]
- 1526-27: Richard Crouch
- 1527-28: Thomas Vaughan
- 1528-29: Robert Fluce and Rouse Buskins
- 1529-30: Robert Fluce
- 1530-32: Robert Nethersole
- 1532-33: Thomas Vaughan and Thomas Foxley
- 1533-35: Edward May
- 1535-36: John Payntor[5]
- 1536-37: John Warren [1]
- 1537-38: Ralph Buffkin
- 1538-39: Edward May
- 1539-40: John Bowles
- 1540-41: John Warren and John Bowles
- 1541-42: Thomas Foxley
- 1542-43: Thomas Foxley and Robert Justice
- 1543-44: John Elam
- 1544-45: William Fisher
- 1545-46: Thomas Colly
- 1546-47: Richard Fyneaux and Thomas Colly
- 1547-48: Richard Fyneaux, Hugo Brackett and Thomas Mauncell
- 1548-49: Hugo Brackett and Thomas Warren
- 1549-50: Thomas Mauncell and Thomas Warren
- 1550-51: Thomas Portway, MP of Dover, 1553
- 1551-52: Robert Justice, Thomas Portway and Robert Justin
- 1552-54: Thomas Fynnett
- 1554-55: Richard Elam and William Hannington
- 1555-56: Adrian Whitt and Richard Elary
- 1556-57: Adrian Whitt
- 1557-58: Thomas Warren[1]
- 1558-59: Thomas Colly
- 1559-60: Thomas Pepper
- 1560-61: Richard Gibbs
- 1561-62: William Hannington
- 1562-63: John Robins[6]
- 1563-64: Thomas Pepper and John Robins
- 1564-65: William Burden
- 1565-66: Thomas Pepper
- 1566-67: Thomas Watson
- 1567-68: Thomas Pepper
- 1568-69: John Edwards
- 1569-70: Richard Elam
- 1570-71: Thomas Burnell
- 1571-74: Thomas Andrews
- 1574-75: Thomas Andrews and Thomas Warren
- 1575-76: John Robins[7]
- 1576-77: John Lucas
- 1577-79: Robert Fynnett
- 1579-80: Thomas Allyn
- 1580-82: John Garrett
- 1582-83: Thomas Andrews and Thomas Warren
- 1583-84: Thomas Andrews and William Willis
- 1584-85: Thomas Watson
- 1585-86: William Willis
- 1586-88: Thomas Brodgatte
- 1588-89: John Tench
- 1589-90: Henry Leonard
- 1590-91: Jeffery Glydd
- 1591-92: Humphrey Meade
- 1592-93: Thomas Elwood
- 1593-94: Robert Burnett
- 1594-95: John Skaythe
- 1595-97: George Bynge
- 1597-98: William Leonard
- 1598-99: Jeremy Garrett
- 1599-1600: Edward Kempe
- 1600-01: John Bachelor
- 1601-02: John Bradgate
- 1602-03: Richard Siseley
- 1603-04: William Nethersole
- 1604-06: George Bynge
- 1606-07: John Tooke
- 1607-08: Henry Steede
- 1608-09: Robert Garrett
- 1609-10: Robert Austin
- 1610-12: William Leonard
- 1612-13: Edward Kempe (died whilst in office) and William Warde
- 1613-14: William Warde
- 1614-15: Robert Garrett
- 1615-16: John Waade
- 1616-17: Thomas Foord
- 1617-18: Nicholas Eaton
- 1618-20: William Ward [8]
19th century
[edit]- 1838: Michael Elwin[9]
- 1839: William Cocke
- 1840-1: Edward Poole
- 1842-5: William Clarke
- 1846: William Cocke
- 1863-1864: Captain Jeffery Wheelock Noble, R.N.[10]
- 1867: Joseph George Churchward, postal merchant between France, England and Belgium
- 1872: Edward Ruttley Mowll, wine and spirits merchant
- 1873-1874: Frederick Samuel Pierce, ship owner
- 1875: Percy Simpson Court
- 1876: George Fielding
- 1877: Percy Simpson Court
- 1878: Alexander Bottle
- 1879-1880: Richard Dickeson
- 1881: John Lade Bradley
- 1882: Richard Dickeson
- 1883: Rowland Rees
- 1884: Thomas Viney Brown
- 1885: William John Adcock
- 1886-1888: William Henry Crundall
- 1889: Edward Lukey
- 1890: William John Adcock
- 1891-1884: William Henry Crundall
- 1895: Matthew Pepper
- 1896: Henry Minter Baker
- 1897-1899: William Henry Crundall
20th century
[edit]- 1900-01: Sir William Henry Crundall
- 1901-02: Henry Martyn Mowll, solicitor
- 1902-03: Frederick George Wright (Conservative)[11]
- 1903-04: Arthur Thomas Walmisley
- 1904-05: Sir William Henry Crundall
- 1905-06: William Wood Burkett
- 1906-07: George Francis Raggett
- 1907-10: Walter L Emden
- 1910-11: Sir William Henry Crundall
- 1911-13: William Bromley
- 1913-19: Edwin W. T. Farley
- 1939-1945: James Robinson Cairns
- 1960-61: Dorothy Bushell
21st century
[edit]Source: Dover Town Council
- 2000: Gordon Cowan
- 2001-02: Diane G Smallwood
- 2003: George P Allt
- 2004: Robert R Markham
- 2005: Kenneth Tranter
- 2006: Janet F Tranter
- 2007: Robert R Markham
- 2008: Diane G Smallwood
- 2009: Sue Jones
- 2010: Sue Jones
- 2011: Veronica Philpott
- 2012: Anne Smith
- 2013: Veronica Philpott
- 2014: Pamela Brivio
- 2015: Chris Precious
- 2016-17: Neil Rix
- 2018: Sue Jones
- 2019-2023: Gordon Cowan
- 2023-24: Sue Jones
- 2024: Edward Biggs[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Mayors of Dover | History on Dover.UK.com". www.dover.uk.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "HALLE, John I (D.c.1409), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ "GYLES, John (D.c.1406), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ "GYLES, Thomas, of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ "PAYNTOR, John (By 1482-1540), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ "ROBINS, John (B.c.1511), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ "ROBINS, John (B.c.1511), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ Express letter dated 1618 from William Ward as Mayor to Lord Zouch, Warden of the Cinque Ports
- ^ "Previous Mayors of Dover". Dover Town Council. 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Funeral of the Mayor of Dover". Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser. 1 April 1865. p. 4.
- ^ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
- ^ "Councillor Edward Biggs is appointed Mayor Of Dover". dovertowncouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2024.