Mayor of Dartmouth, Devon
Dartmouth received borough status in 1341 with the right to elect a mayor. In 1974 the town became part of South Hams District. There is still a Town Council and a mayor, but with reduced powers.[1]
The following have been mayors of Dartmouth, Devon, England:
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
14th century
- 1374–75: John Hawley, MP for Dartmouth, 1390, 1393, 1394 and 1402 [2]
- 1376–77: John Hawley
- 1378–79: John Hawley
- 1382–83: John Hawley
- 1385–86: John Hawley
- 1387–89: John Hawley
- 1390–91: John Hawley
- 1392–95: John Hawley
- 1397–99: John Hawley
- 1400–01: John Hawley
16th Century
- 1593: Nicholas Hayman, MP for Dartmouth 1586 and 1593[3]
- 1597–98: Thomas Holland, MP for Dartmouth, 1593, 1604 and 1614 [4]
17th century
- 1602: Nicholas Hayman
- c.1620: Andrew Voysey, MP for Dartmouth, 1640
[William Plumleigh] Recvr. Dartmouth 1610-11,2 mayor 1617-18, 1625-6, 1632-3, 1641-2
20th century
- 1954: Dorothy Holwill, 1st woman mayor
- 1957: Bertie Lavers
21st century
- 2007: Iris Pritchard
- 2011–13: Paul Allen
- 2014–15: R M Lyon [5]
References
- ↑ "History of Dartmouth". Dartmouth. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "HAWLEY, John I (d.1408), of Dartmouth, Devon.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "HAYMAN, Nicholas (d.1606), of Totnes; later of Dartmouth, Devon.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ↑ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/holland-thomas-1618
- ↑ http://www.dartmouthtowncouncil.org/Core/Dartmouth/Pages/Your_Councillors_1.aspx
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/22/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.