Mayor of Hereford

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The office of Mayor of Hereford, a city in the west midlands of England, is now a primarily ceremonial, non-political post. As the city's First Citizen, the mayor serves as the civic representative at a wide range of functions and events throughout the local authority area.

The office of Mayor of Hereford was created by Letters Patent on 15 November 1383 by King Richard II to replace the previous office of Chief Bailiff. The Mayor's full title is "The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hereford". He or she is traditionally addressed as "Your worship", as a court formality.

The following have been notable mayors of Hereford:

1383–84 and 1393-95: Thomas Whitefield, MP for Hereford, 1378 and 1401

1391–92: Thomas Chippenham, MP for Hereford, 1388 and 1402

1396–98: John Troney

1398–1401:Thomas Chippenham

1400–04, 1412-13, 1421-23: John Falk, MP for Hereford, 1420

1430–34: George Breinton

1436–37, 1443-44: Henry Chippenham, MP for Hereford six times betreen 1406 and 1422

1543–44: William Berkeley, MP for Hereford, 1547

1555–56: John Kerry

1571–72: James Warnecombe

1573–74, 1576-77: Gregory Price, MP for Herefordshire and Hereford (6 times)

1616–17: James Rodd, MP for Hereford, 1621

1627–28: Richard Weaver, MP for Hereford six times between 1621 and 1640

1683–84: Herbert Westfaling, MP for Hereford, 1660, 1661

1829: James Eyre

21st century

2000–01: Richard Thomas

2001–02: Mrs Susan Andrews

2002–03: Alan Williams

2003–04: Mrs Wynifred Ursula Attfield

2004–05: Mrs Polly Andrews

2005–06: Mrs Marcelle Lloyd-Hayes

2006–07: Robert Preece

2007–08: Arthur Christopher Richard Chappell

2008–09: Kevin Wargen

2009–10: Mrs Sylvia P A Daniels

2010–11: Mrs Anna Toon

2011–12: Mrs Julie Woodward

2012–13: Brian Wilcox

2013–14: Phil Edwards

2014–15: Len Tawn

2015–16: Charles Nicholls

2016-17: Jim Kenyon (635th Mayor of Hereford)

References

Mayor of Hereford Wikipedia

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