Mayor of Derby

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Names of the Mayors for the Borough of Derby from the first that was chosen on 3 July 1638 by the king's charter then granted to the town. The two last bailiffs were the two first mayors, Mr Mellor being proclaimed 3 July 1638 to be the mayor until Michaelmas and twelve months after but he died on 5 February 1639 and Mr Hope served the year out.

The chief duties of the mayor are to chair Derby Council meetings and to attend the city's remembrance event, however the ceremonial duties can be considerable. In 2013 the cost of running the office was thought to be over £100,000. Derby's mayor wears a ceremonial chain that has been valued at over £1,000,000. The chain was originally worn by Chief Judges of the King's Bench. It was obtained for Derby's mayor to wear in 1850.

17th century

1638 Henry Mellor died 5 February. Mr Hope succeeded him and served the year out

1639 John Hope

1640 Edward Large

1641 Luke Whittington

1642 Henry Wandell

1643 Luke Whittington

1644 Luke Whittington

1645 Gervase Bennet

1646 John Dalton

1647 Robert Mellor

1648 Thomas Sleigh

1649 Edward Large

1650 John Parker

1651 William Willot

1652 John Dalton

1653 Thomas Youle

1654 Humphry Yates

1655 Thomas Sleigh

1656 Gilbert Ward

1657 Nathaniel Hallowes

1658 Edward Large He died and John Parker served the year out

1659 John Gisborne

1660 John Dunnidge

1661 Thomas Potter

1662 John Brookhouse

1663 Edward Walker

1664 Robert Wandel

1665 John Harryman

1666 Hugh Newton

1667 Samuel Spateman

1668 John Dalton

1669 Humphry Yates

1670 James Ward

1671 John Spateman He died in the year and Roger Newton served it out

1672 Roger Newton

1673 Thomas Goodwin

1674 George Blackwell

1675 Edward Walker

1676 Samuel Spateman

1677 John Brookhouse

1678 Robert Wandel

1679 Roger Newton

1680 John Lord

1681 Edward Walker

1682 Roger Newton

1683 Thomas Goodwin

1684 John Dunnidge

1685 Joseph Worden

1686 Solomon Roberte

1687 Leonard Sad displaced 11 Jan by King James II and Halph Brough appointed

1688 John Cheshire

1689 Samuel Spateman

1690 Samuel Cheshire

1691 Samuel Fletcher

1692 John Lord

1693 Thomas Goodwin

1694 Henry Holmes

1695 Henry Noton

1696 Solomon Roberts

1697 William Franceys

1698 Thomas Goodwin He died 26 August and Thomas Carter served the year out

1699 William Franceys

18th century

1700 William Franceys

1701 Thomas Carter

1702 Joseph Bloodworth

1703 Francis Cockayne

1704 William Turner

1705 Thomas Bott

1706 Joseph Broughton

1707 Thomas Byram

1708 John Holmes

1709 Thomas Fisher

1710 Richard Ward

1711 Francis Cockayne

1712 Thomas Gisborne

1713 Joseph Broughton

1714 Thomas Fisher

1715 Thomas Rivett

1716 John Bagnold Thomas

1717 Thomas Geary

1718 John Holmes

1719 Richard Ward

1720 Hugh Bateman

1721 Francis Cockayne

1722 William Woolley

1723 Philip Parr

1724 Thomas Gisborne

1725 Samuel Cooper

1726 John Bagnold

1727 Thomas Houghton

1728 Robert Wagstaffe

1729 John Gisborne

1730 Isaac Borrow

1731 Nathaniel Edwards

1732 John Holmes

1733 Francis Cockayne

1734 Thomas Gisborne

1735 Samuel Cooper

1736 John Bagnold

1737 John Gisborne

1738 Robert Wagstaffe

1739 Robert Bakewell

1740 Joshua Smith

1741 Samuel Fox

1742 Isaac Borrow

1743 Thomas Gisborne

1744 Samuel Cooper

1745 Robert Hague

1746 Humphrey Booth

1747 Henry Franceys He died 1 January and Humphrey Booth served the year out

1748 Matthew Howe

1749 Thomas Gisborne

1750 Joseph Bingham

1751 Robert Bakewell

1752 Humphrey Booth

1753 Matthew Howe

1754 Robert Bakewell

1755 William Evans

1756 Robert Bakewell

1757 John Bingham

1758 Samuel Crompton

1759 Robert Bakewell

1760 Joseph Bingham

1761 Thomas Rivett

1762 Thomas Milnes He died on 19 October and Joshua Smith served the year out

1763 John Heath

1764 Samuel Wilde

1765 William Evans

1766 Samuel Wilde

1767 Samuel Crompton

1761 William Evans

1769 Thomas Stamford

1770 Henry Flint

1771 Thomas Eaton

1772 John Heath

1773 William Edwards

1774 Christopher Heath

1775 Robert Hope

1776 William Leaper

1777 Robert Hope He died and Samuel Crompton served the year out

1778 Francis Ashby

1779 Matthew Howe

1780 William Edwards

1781 John Hope

1782 Samuel Crompton

1783 Thomas Mather

1784 Francis Ashby

1785 William Edwards

1786 Henry Flint

1787 John Hope

1788 Samuel Crompton

1789 Thomas Mather

1790 Francis Ashby

1791 Thomas Lowe

1792 John Crompton

1793 William Snowden

1794 Richard Leaper

1795 John Hope

1796 John Leaper Newton

1797 Rev Charles Stead Hope

1798 William Edwards

1799 Henry Browne

19th century

1800 John Crompton

1801 Samuel Rowland

1802 Thomas Lowe

1803 William Snowden

1804 John Hope

1806 Rev Charles Stead Hope

1806 John Drewry

1807 Richard Leaper

1808 Henry Browne

1809 Samuel Rowland

1810 John Crompton

1811 Thomas Haden

1812 Henry Lowe

1813 Thomas Lowe

1814 John Drewry

1815 Richard Leaper

1816 Rev Charles Stead Hope

1817 John Crompton

1818 Samuel Rowland Bryan

1819 Thomas Haden

1820 James Oakes

1821 Henry Lowe

1822 Thomas Lowe

1823 John Drewry

1824 Richard Leaper

1825 Rev Charles Stead Hope

1826 John Crompton

1827 Samuel Rowland

1828 John Bell Crompton

1829 William Leaper Newton

1830 Rev Charles Stead Hope

1831 Charles Matthew Lowe

1832 John Chatterton

1833 Douglas Fox

1834 Richard Wright Haden

1835 Joseph Strutt

1836 William Leaper Newton

1837 John Bell Crompton

1838 Douglas Fox

1839 John Sandars

1840 Francis Jessopp

1841 Stephen Gamble

1842 John Bell Crompton

1843 John Barber

1844 John Moss

1845 William Eaton Mousley

1846 William Eaton Mousley

1847

1848 Robert Forman

1849 James Haywood

1850 Douglas Fox

1851 J. G. Crompton

1852

1853 T. Madeley

1854 William Goodwin

1855 Robert Pegg

1856 Henry Franceys Gisborne

1857 J.G. Crompton

1858 John Gadsby

1859 W. T. Cox

1860 W. T. Cox

1861 Henry Darby

1862 Thomas Clarke

1863 S. Webster/Thomas Roe

1864 Thomas Roe

1865 Frederick Longden

1866 John Renals

1867 T. Roe Jnr

1869 Robert Forman

1870 Samuel W. Cox

1871 Samuel Leech

1872 Sir John Smith

1873 G. Wheeldon

1874 George Holme Snr

1875 John Turner

1876 W Higginbottom

1877 Sir Henry Howe Bemrose

1878 W. J. Smith

1879 William Sowter

1880 Sir Abraham Woodiwiss

1881 Sir Abraham Woodiwiss

1882 Robert Russell

1883 William Hobson (twice mayor )

1884 Henry Fowkes (died in office and replaced by William Hobson)

1885 Charles Leech

1886 Samuel Whitaker (died in office)

1887 James William Newbold

1888 Sir Abraham Woodiwiss

1889 Councillor William Heathcote

1890 Sir Alfred Seale Haslam

1891 T. H. Harrison

1892 William H. Marsden

1893 James Patrick Doherty

1894 Alderman George Bottomley

1895 Alderman Henry Boam

1896 Sir Thomas Roe

1897 Alderman Duesbury

1898 Sir Edwin Thomas Ann

1899 Alderman T. Fletcher

20th century

19?? Richard Keene

19?? Jack Bussell

1900–01 Edgar Home J.P.

1901–02 Abraham Woodiwiss jnr

1902–03 Frederick Strutt J.P.

1903-04 Councillor Cornelius Boam

1904–05 Councillor W. Hart

1905–06 J P Doherty

1906–07 Sir Edwin T. Ann

1907–08 Alderman Arthur Simpson 1851–1917

1908–09 R B Chamber

1909–10 Alderman William Blews Robotham

1910–11 Alderman Dr H Arnold Bemrose (Conservative)

1911–12 Alderman George Brigden JP (1842–1928)

1912–13 Alderman Sir Thomas Roe

1913–14 Alderman W. G. Wilkins (Liberal)

1914–15 Councillor Samuel Johnson

1915–16 Albert Green

1916–17 H. J. Bonas

1917–18 Councillor Edward James Hulse JP

1918–19 Alderman William Blews Robotham

1919–20 Councillor A. J. Eggleston

1920–21 Alderman Dr Robert Laurie (Liberal)

1921–22 Alderman William Robert Raynes (Labour)

1922–23 Alderman Oswald Ling (Conservative)

1923–24 Councillor Fred H Porter (Liberal)

1924–25 Councillor Alan Mycroft (Labour)

1925–26 Councillor Samuel Collis (Conservative)

1926–27 Councillor Arthur H. Domleo

1927–28 Alderman Arthur Sturgess

1928–29 Alderman S. Johnson

1929–30 Alderman J H H Grant (died in office 1930)

1930 Councillor Sir John Ferguson Bell

1930–31 Councillor William Harold Hoare

1931–32 Alderman W H Salisbury (Labour)

1932–33 Alderman A E Moult (Conservative)

1933–34 Alderman H Slaney (Labour)

1934–35 Councillor B. S. Thorpe

1935–36 Alderman John Clark

1936–37 Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Petty

1937–38 Alderman Edward Ernest Paulson (Labour)

1938–39 Alderman David S Butler

1939–40 Alderman Arthur Thomas Neal

1940–41 Councillor J. Pinchbeck

1941–42 Alderman H. G. Pattison

1942–43 Alderman Herbert A Hind

1943–44 Alderman Ernest Arthur Armstrong

1944–45 Councillor W. H. Philips

1945–46 Alderman T. Johnson

1946–47 Alderman C. R. Bates

1947–48 Councillor George F. Warburton

1948–49 Alderman Arthur Thomas Neal

1949–50 Alderman Charles F. Bowmer

1950–51 Alderman Matthew Lowe

1951–52 Councillor Zachariah Padgin Grayson

1952–53 Councillor Thomas Dennis

1953–54 Councillor H J T Russell

1954–55 Alderman Alec Ling

1955–56 Councillor A. J. Luckett

1956–57 Councillor J. H. Christmas

1957–58 Councillor W. White

1958–59 Councillor Mrs. F. Riggott

1959–60 Councillor G. A. Collier

1960–61 Alderman C. E. J. Andrews

1961–62 Councillor Tom Earnshaw

1962–63 Councillor Stuart W. Harper

1963–64 Councillor Mrs Elsie Jane Mack J.P.

1964–65 Councillor John Dilworth – Labour

1965–66 Councillor W. H. Bonell

1966–67 Councillor Elsie Elizabeth Armstrong (1891–1981)

1967–68 Councillor Robert F. Stott

1968–69 Alderman Mrs Edith Wood

1969–70 Alderman Tom Taylor

1970–71 Councillor Miss Eleanor Grimmwood-Taylor (1915 – 29 March 2008)

1971–72 Councillor Joe Carty

1972–73 Councillor George Guest

1973–74 Alderman A. J. Bussell

1974–75 Councillor George Salt

1975–76 Councillor Cyril Ufton

1976–77 Councillor W. H. Baker

1977–78 Councillor Jeffery Tillet

1978–79 Councillor E. W. H. Reid

1979–80 Councillor Bob Newton

1980–81 Councillor John Fuller

1981–82 Councillor Florence Tunnicliffe

1982–83 Councillor Norman Glen

1983–84 Councillor Margaret Wood

1984–85 Councillor Ron Longdon

1985–86 Councillor W Harry Matthews

1986–87 Councillor R. G. Keene

1987–88 Councillor Nancy Wawman

1988–89 Councillor Leslie Shepley

1989–90 Councillor Ray Baxter, JP

1990–91 Councillor Barry Chadwick

1991–92 Councillor John Keith

1992–93 Councillor Harold Johnson

1993–94 Councillor Robin Wood

1994–95 Councillor Nirmal Dhindsa

1995–96 Councillor John McGiven

1996–97 Councillor Alan Mullarkey

1997–98 Councillor John Fuller

1998–99 Councillor Abdul Rehman

1999–2000 Councillor Sara Bolton

21st century

2000–01 Councillor Ashok Kalia

2001–02 Councillor Janet Till

2002–03 Councillor Robin Turner

2003–04 Councillor Peter Berry

2004–05 Councillor Ruth Skelton

2005–06 Councillor Roy Webb

2006–07 Councillor John Ahern

2007–08 Councillor Pauline Latham, OBE

2008–09 Councillor Barbara Jackson

2009–10 Councillor Sean Marshall

2010–11 Councillor Amar Nath

2011–12 Councillor Les Allen

2012–13 Councillor Lisa Higginbottom

2013–14 Councillor Fareed Hussain

2014–15 Councillor Shiraz Khan

2015–16 Councillor Paul Pegg

2016–17 Councillor Linda Winter

References

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