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PAST MAYORS

1285-1302 Rodger Outred 

1302-20 Gervase le Baker

1341 John le Clerk

1347 John de Sandewelle

1354-60 Robert le Wheler

1369-70 Thomas Gerveys

1371 William atte Dene

1378 Thomas Benet

1388-90 Nicholas Sperling

1391 John Peytevyn

1393 Richard Kele

1397 Nicholas Sperling

1400 John Peytevyn

1414 William Hawle

1417 Thomas Marston

1420 William Clerk

1422 Thomas Aversdell

1424-27 John Wellysbourne

1432 Thomas Marston

1442-44 John Hampden

1447 Robert Cotyngham

1449 John Hampden

1450 John Martyn

1451 John Blackpoll

1461 John Martyn

1465 Walter Mundy

1473 John Sharpe

1473-74 Tomas Gate

1474-75 William Redhode

1475-77 Richard Cary

1477-78 Thomas Pymm

1478-81 Christopher Waes

1481-84 Richard Cary

1484-86 William Redhode

1486-87 William Monday

1487-88 Thomas Pymm

1488-89 Roger Bramston

1489-90 Robert Astbrook

1490-91 Thomas Pymm

1491-93 Richard Cary

1493-95 Thomas Pymm

1495-97 Humphrey Wellisbourne

1497-98 Roger Bramston

1499-1500 John Alle

1500-01 Robert Astbrook

1501-02 William Alley

1502-05 Nicholas Gerrard

1505-06 Robert Astbrook

1506-07 Nicholas Gerrard

1507- 08 William Alley

1508-09 Thomas Freere

1509-10 Roger Bramston

1510-11 Robert Astbrook

1511-12 Richard Burch

1512-13 Robert Astbrook

1513-14 William Chalfont

1514-15 Richard Burch

1515-16 William Chalfont

1516-18 Thomas Freere

1518-19 Robert Astbrook

1519-20 William Chalfont

1520-22 Robert Astbrook

1522-24 Richard Burch

1524-25 Robert Astbrook

1525-26 George Peytever

1526-27 William Juncklyn

1527-30 Robert Astbrook

1530-31 William Juncklyn

1531-35 George Peytever

1535-36 William Juncklyn

1536-37 Christopher Pusey

1537-38 George Peytever

1538-39 John Keele

1539-40 John Brasbrick

1540-41 William Juncklyn

1541-42 John Littleboy

1542-43 Thomas Bottery

1543-44 George Peytever

1544-45 William Alley

1545-46 Thomas Chalfont

1546-47 John Welles

1547-48 Robert Pussey

1548-49 Simon Whitmell

1549-50 William Gravetts

1550-51 Richard Cary

1551-52 George Peytever

1552-53 John Raunce

1553-54 Thomas Chalfont

1554-55 John Raunce

1555-56 Thomas Pymm

1556-57 George Littleboy

1557-58 Robert Gravett

1558-59 Thomas Keele

1559-60 John Sterling

1562-63 Rowland Witnall

1563-64 William Thwaites

1564-65 George Littleboy

1565-66 Francis Sparkes

1566-67 Tristram Winch

1567-68 Thomas Francis

1568-69 Thomas Keele

1569-70 Francis Sparkes

1570-71 Tristram Winch

1571-72 William Thwaites

1572-73 Robert Collings

1573 -74 Rowland Witnall

1574-75 Thomas Keele

1575-76 Rowland Brassbrigg

1576-77 Robert Cullyn

1577-78 Tristram Winch

1578-79 William Munday

1579-80 Tristram Winch

1580-81 Thomas Keele

1581-82 Robert Cullyn

1582-83 William Munday

1583-84 Tristram Winch

1584-85 Francis Challenger

1585-86 John Greenland

1586-87 Thomas Kempe

1587-88 John Gibbons

1588-89 Thomas Hayley

1589-90 Francis Challenger

1590-91 John Fox

1591-92 John Welles

1592-93 John Greenland

1593-93 John Gibbons

1594-95 John Fox

1595-96 John Welles

1596-97 Thomas Welles

1597-98 John Greenland

1598-99 Thomas Gibbons

1599-1600 Thomas Tayler

1600-01 Ambrose Conway

1601-02 William Shrimpton

1602-03 Gabriel Redman

1603-04 George Welles

1605-06 William Ayre

1606-07 Gabriel Redman

1607-08 Thomas Welles

1608-09 Michael Burgh

1609-10 John Littlepage

1610-11 Thomas Brandon

1611-12 Thomas Gibbons

1612-13 William Shrimpton

1613-14 Robert Eeles

1614-15 William Ayre

1615-16 Robert Biscoe

1617-18 John Littlepage

1618-19 George Welles

1619-20 Thomas Brandon

1620-21 Thomas Gibbons

1621-22 Richard Gibbons

1622-23 John Davenport

1623-24 Robert Biscoe

1624-25 George Welles

1625-26 William Guy

1626-27 John Littlepage

1627-28 John Bigg

1628-29 John Davenport

1629-30 Richard Bibbons

1630-31 Thomas Lock

1631-32 Richard Bibbons

1632-33 Thomas Ayre

1633-34 Matthew Pattypher

1634-35 Edward Winch

1635-36 John Gibbons

1636-37 Richard Nelson

1637- Thomas Bedder 

1638 Thomas Welles

1638-39 Thomas Hobbs

1639-40 George Bradshaw

1640-41 John Collins

1641-42 William Guy

1645-46 Edward Bedder

1646-47 James Bigg

1647-48 George More

1648-49 John Gibbons

1649-50 Nicholas Bradshaw

1650-51 Stephen Bates

1651-52 William Fisher

1652-53 James Bigg

1653 John King 

1654 John Gibbons

1654-55 Nicholas Bradshaw

1655-56 Henry Elliott

1656-57 John Grove

1657-58 Samuel Guy

1658-59 Edward Bedder

1659 George Timberlake (resigned)

1660 Richard Nelson

1660-61 Richard Lucas

1661-62 Thomas Gibbons

1662-63 Nicholas Bradshaw

1663-64 Robert Whitton

1664-65 Henry Elliott

1665-66 Edward Bedder

1666 James Bigg 

1667 Edward Bedder

1667-68 Richard Lucas

1668-69 Samuel Welles

1669-70 Thomas Gibbons

1670-71 Robert Whitton

1671-72 Martyn Lluellyn

1672 Nicholas Bradshaw (deceased)

1672 Henry Bigg (disqualified)

1673 Richard Lucas

1673-74 Henry Big

1674-75 Alexander Parnam

1675-76 Edward Bedder

1676-77 Thomas Davies

1677-78 Charles Elliott

1678-79 John Wheeler

1679-80 Johnathan Randall

1680-81 Henry Bigg

1681-82 John Michell

1682-83 John Pettypher

1683-85 John Lane

1685-86 Robert Whitton

1686-87 John Bigg

1687-88 Richard Rutt

1688-89 George Bradshaw

1689-90 Thomas Fellow

1690-91 Thomas Stevens

1691-92 Thomas Barnes

1692-93 John Bigg

1693-94 Thomas Alford

1694-95 John Blacknall

1695-96 Edward Marshall

1696-97 George Grove

1697-98 Thomas Fellow

1698-99 Thomas Barnes

1699-1700 George Clewer

1700-01 Ferdinando Shrimpton

1701-02 John Bigg

1702-03 Thomas Stevens

1703-04 Thomas Alford

1704-05 John Blacknall (dec'd)

1705 Thomas Russin

1705-06 Thomas Stevens

1706-07 Benjamin Hickman

1707-08 George Alford

1708-09 Ferdinando Shrimpton

1709-10 Thomas Wood

1710-11 Thomas Russin

1711-12 Hugh Shrimpton

1712-13 Ferdinando Shrimpton

1713-14 Thomas Stevens

1714-15 Benjamin Hickman

1715-16 Richard Shrimpton

1716 Henry Hunt (resigned)

1717 Thomas Wood

1717-18 John Stevens

1718-19 Ferdinando Shrimpton

1719-20 Hugh Shrimpton

1720-21 John Smales

1721 Edward Bedder (disqualified)

1722 John Smales

1722-23 Richard Shrimpton

1723-24 Ferdinando Shrimpton

1724-25 John Smales

1725-26 Richard Shrimpton

1726-27 Thomas Shrimpton

1727-28 Edward Bedder

1728 Thomas Russin (dec’d)

1729 Ferdinando Shrimpton

1729-30 Thomas Shrimpton

1730-31 Joseph Tomlinson

1731-32 Edward Bedder

1732-33 Ferdinando Shrimpton

1733-34 Thomas Shrimpton

1734-35 John Welch

1735-36 Ralph Dean

1736-37 Edward Bedder

1737-38 Ralph Dean

1738-39 John Bates

1739-40 John Clarke

1740-41 Samuel Welles

1741-42 Joseph Shrimpton

1742-43 Richard Beacham

1743-44 John Welch

1744-45 Edward Bedder

1745-46 Ralph Dean

1746-47 John Bates

1748-49 John Clarke

1749-50 Richard Bates

1750-51 Thomas Aldridge

1751-52 Richard Bates

1752-53 Richard Welles

1753-54 John Welch

1754-55 Joseph Shrimpton

1755-56 Richard Beacham

1756-57 Samuel Welles

1757-58 Thomas Rose

1758-59 John Bates Jnr.

1759-60 Ralph Dean

1760-61 Thomas Aldridge

1761-62 Richard Welles

1762-63 Rev. James Price

1763-64 John Welch

1764-65 Joseph Shrimpton

1765-66 Samuel Welles

1766 Ralph Dean (dec’d)

1767 Thomas Rose Jnr

1767-68 John Bates

1768-69 Thomas Aldridge

1769-70 John Birch

1770-71 Samuel Shrimpton

1771-72 John Widmir

1772-73 Isaac King

1773-74 Samuel Shrimpton

1774-75 Rev. James Price

1775-76 Joseph Shrimpton

1776-77 Thomas Rose

1777-78 Joseph Steel

1778-79 Samuel Welles

1779-80 John Bates

1780-81 Samuel Welles

1781-82 Joseph Bell

1782-83 Thomas Clarke

1783-84 Isaac King

1784-85 John Shrimpton

1785-86 Samuel Manning

1786-87 Rev. James Price

1787-88 Thomas Rose

1788-89 Rev. James Price

1789-90 Rev. John Manning

1790-91 Daniel Squire

1791-92 Samuel Welles

1792-93 Joseph Bell

1793-94 Thomas Clarke

1794-95 Issac King

1795-96 Samuel Rotton

1796-97 Andrew Biddle

1797-98 Benjamin Blackden

1798-99 Samuel Manning

1799-1800 Rev. James Price

1800-01 Charles Ward

1801-02 Thomas Clarke

1802-03 Thomas Rose

1803-04 Isaac King

1804-05 Charles Ward

1805-06 Richard Barry Slater

1806-07 Andrew Edward Biddle

1807-08 William Baly

1808-09 Samuel Manning

1809-10 William Sproston

1810-11 John Carter Jnr

1811-12 William Parker

1812-13 Robert Wheeler

1813-14 William Rose

1814-15 Thomas Westwood

1815-16 Richard Barry Slater

1816-17 Rev. James Price Jnr

1817-18 Richard Barry Slater

1818-19 John Carter

1819-20 Robert Wheeler

1820-21 William Parker

1821-22 William Rose

1822-23 Richard Barry Slater

1823-24 John Carter

1824-25 John Matthie

1825-26 Robert Wheeler

1826-27 Isaac King

1827-28 Wiliam Parker

1828-29 William Rose

1829-30 William Denny

1830-31 Thomas Westwood

1831-32 John Carter

1832-33 Robert Wheeler

1833-34 Thomas Westwood

1834-35 Robert Wheeler

1835-36 James George Tatem

1836-37 George Harman

1837-38 Robert Wheeler

1838-39 John Carter

1839-40 Buckmaster J. Tuck

1840-41 George Lloyd Parker

1841-42 John Turner

1842-43 Alfred Lane

1843-44 William Jackson

1844-45 Joseph Hunt

1845-46 Charles Harman

1846-47 Robert Wheeler

1847-48 William Blandy

1848-49 William Rose

1849-50 John Nash

1850-51 Robert Wheeler

1851-52 John Turner

1852-53 Robert Wheeler

1853-54 Alfred Lane (dec’d)

1854 Joseph Hunt

1854-55 Ralph Lansdale

1855-56 Thomas Wheeler

1856-57 William H. Hayden

1857-58 Alfred Lane Jnr

1858-59 Buckmaster J. Tuck

1859-61 Robert Wheeler

1861-62 Ralph Lansdale

1862-63 Thomas Wheeler

1863-64 Joseph Hunt

1864-65 Purton Weston

1865-66 Charles Strange

1866-67 Robert Wheeler (dec'd)

1867 John Turner

1867-68 Thomas Wheeler 

1868-69 John Turner

1869-70 William H. Hayden

1870-71 John Parker Jnr

1871-72 Joseph Hunt

1872-73 Francis Wheeler

1873-74 Thomas Gilbert

1874-75 Thomas Wheeler

1875-76 William Vincent Baines

1876-77 George Wheeler

1877-78 William Phillips

1878-79 James G. Peace

1879-80 William H. Hayden

1880-82 Thomas Wheeler JP

1882-84 Arthur Vernon JP

1884-85 Aubrey B. Weston

1885-87 George Wheeler

1887-89 William Phillips JP

1889-91 Thomas Glenister JP

1891-92 Arthur Vernon JP

1892-93 Charles H. Hunt

1893-94 Charles T. Baines

1894-95 Richard Goodearl JP

1895-96 John Busby JP

1896-97 Phillip J. Rutland JP

1897-98 Daniel Clarke CA, JP

1898-99 Charles W. Deacon JP

1899-1900 Robert Davenport Vernon

1900-02 Walter Birch JP

1902-04 Daniel Clarke CA, JP

1904-05 Charles H. Elsom

1905-07 Arthur Vernon JP

1907-08 Robert S. Wood

1908-09 William Wharton JP

1909-10 Walter Birch JP

1910-11 Henry J. Cox

1911-13 Richard T. Graefe

1913-16 John Gomm

1916-17 Walter Birch JP

1917-19 Owen Haines JP

1919-21 Harry Stratford

1921-22 George H. Taylor

1922-24 John Gibson JP

1924-25 Walter T. Butler JP

1925-28 Ralph Allan Janes

1928-29 Aleck Stacey

1929-30 Walter H. Healey JP

1931-32 Walter H. Tyzack JP

1932-34 William S. Toms JP

1934-35 George H. Brocklehurst

1935-36 John K. Taylor

1936-37 Roland Clarke OBE, MA

1937-38 Albert J. Gibbs JP

1938-41 Arthur C. White

1941-43 Alfred Haynes JP

1943-45 John R. Avery

1945-47 Charles W. Lance JP

1947-49 Geoffrey H. Baker JP

1949-50 Robert E. Darby JP

1950-51 John Timberlake

1951-53 Charles F. Ward JP

1953-54 Roland Clarke CBE, MA

1954-55 John F. J. S. Bunn

1955-56 Benjamin H. Picton

1956-57 Grace Reading (1st Lady Mayor)

1957-58 Harry W. Fry

1958-59 Leslie Brain JP

1959-60 William O. Haines

1960-61 Bernard A. Brine (dec’d)

1961 Robert E. Darby JP

1961-62 Douglas J.Hann

1962-63 William L. Wharton JP

1963-64 Thomas McLellan AMIEI, ARAes

1964-65 Maurice S. Davidson BSc

1965-66 Michael J. Keeley

1966-67 Walter E. Wright

1967-68 Sydney A. Goulborn JP, BA

1968-69 George H. H. Cooper

1969-70 Charles F. E. Mays

1970-71 Rev. Arthur J. Skipp MA

1971-72 Alan W. Goodearl

1972-73 Robert W. A. Barber

1973-74 Leonard A. Simmons

1974-75 Victor Lay

1975-76 Isaac R. Kirkwood

1976-77 Stanley J. Mahoney

1977-78 David G. Fieldhouse

1978-79 Andrew T. A. Harris

1979-80 Anthony M. Robinson

1980-81 Kathleen M. Peatey

1981-82 Frederick G. Secker

1982-83 Doreen Beale

1983-84 Jean Teesdale

1984-85 Elizabeth M. Barratt

1985-86 Reginald J. Goves JP

1986-87 Geoffrey C. Bowley

1987-88 Nigel J. B. Teesdale

1988-89 Mohammed Razzaq

1989-90 Arthur James Tanner

1990-91 Roy Thomas H Sherwood

1991-92 Valerie A Letheren

1992-93Edward H Collins

1993-94 David Morris

1994-95 Lesley M. Clarke OBE

1995-96 Alan E. Hill

1996-97 Sebert Graham

1997-98 Ellen Hall

1998-99 Frances Alexander

1999-2000 Peter Cartwright

2000-01 Mahboob Hussain Bhatti JP

2001-02 Nigel Vickery

2002-03 Ian McEnnis

2003-04 Tony Green

2004-05 Margaret Draper

2005-06 Liaquat Ali

2006-07 Darren Hayday

2007-08 Valerie Razzaq

2008-09 Douglas Paul Lambourne

2009-10 Julie Pritchard

2010-11 Jane White

2011-12 Chaudhary Allah Ditta

2012-13 Chauhdry Shafique MBE

2013-14 Trevor Snaith FCIM

2014-15 Khalil Ahmed

2015-16 Mohammed Hanif

2016-17 Zia Ahmed

2017-18 Brian Pearce

2018-19 Sarfaraz Khan Raja

2019-21 Mazamal Hussain

2021-22 Andrea Baughan

2022-23 Arif Hussain

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