List of mayors of Bristol
The position of Lord Mayor of Bristol was conferred on the city in June 1899 (effective 15 November 1899) as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours and was confirmed by letters patent dated 1 April 1974.[1] Prior to November 1899 the position of Mayor of Bristol had existed since 1216.
- This is a chronological list of the Lord Mayors of Bristol.
The Lord Mayor is the Chairperson of the City Council and has the casting vote. As Bristol's first citizen, they are the non-political, ceremonial head of the city. The Lord Mayor of Bristol is styled The Right Honourable, although without official sanction, rather than the more normal Right Worshipful enjoyed by most other Lord Mayors.[2]
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Sir Abraham Elton, Mayor 1719–20
The names of all Mayors and Lord Mayors of Bristol since 1216 are cut into the stone walls of the Conference Hall of Bristol City Hall.
Mayors of Bristol: 1216–1899
Mayors of Bristol included the following:
- 1397 John Banbury, MP for Bristol, 1397
- 1411 Thomas Yonge, MP for Bristol, 1413
- 1425 and 1431 John Leycester, MP for Bristol, 1413
- 1442, 1450, 1457, 1461 and 1467 William Canynges, MP for Bristol, 1439, 1450–1 and 1455
- 1454 Robert Sturmy, merchant
- 1458-59, 1462-63, 1468-89 Philip Mede, MP
- 1601 John Hopkins, MP for Bristol, 1601
- 1604, 1615 John Whitson, MP for Bristol, 1605, 1628
- 1605, 1614 Thomas James, MP for Bristol, 1604–14
- 1609 Robert Aldworth, merchant and philanthropist
- 1611 William Cary, draper
- 1618 John Guy, first Governor of Newfoundland
- 1620 John Doughty, MP for Bristol, 1626–29
- 1625 John Barker, MP for Bristol, 1624, 1628
- 1629 Humphrey Hooke, MP for Bristol, 1640–42
- 1632 Henry Hobson, innkeeper
- 1636 Richard Longe, MP for Bristol, 1640–42
- 1640 John Tailer, MP for Bristol, 1642–44
- 1642 Richard Aldworth, MP for Bristol, 1646
- 1643 Humphrey Hooke, MP for Bristol, 1640–42
- 1649 Miles Jackson, MP for Bristol, 1654, 1656
- 1651 Joseph Jackson, MP for Bristol, 1659
- 1663 John Knight, MP for Bristol, 1660.
- 1678 John Lloyd (mayor of Bristol)
- 1684 William Hayman, Bristol merchant
- 1700 Sir William Daines, MP for Bristol, 1701, 1715
- 1710 Abraham Elton, MP for Bristol, 1722–27
- 1719 Sir Abraham Elton, 2nd Baronet, MP for Bristol, 1727–42
- 1780 William Miles 1728–1803, Bristol Corporation 1766, Sheriff 1766, Mayor 1780–81, Alderman 1782–
- 1781 Henry Cruger, MP for Bristol, 1774–80, 1784–90
- 1790 John Harris, merchant, participant in slavery debates
- 1837, 1838, 1845, 1848, 1849, 1850 Sir John Kerle Haberfield[3]
- 1844 Richard King, merchant
- 1851 Henry Gore-Langton, MP for Bristol, 1852–65
- 1852 Robert Gay Barrow
- 1853, 1854 John George Shaw
- 1855, 1856 John Vining
- 1857 Isaac Alan Cooke
- 1858 James Poole
- 1859 John Bates
- 1860 Odiarne Coates Lane
- 1861 John Hare
- 1862 Sholto Vere Hare
- 1863 Thomas Porter Jose
- 1864 William Naish
- 1865 Joseph Abraham
- 1866 Elisha Smith Robinson, businessman
- 1867, 1868 Francis Adams
- 1869 William Killigrew Wait, MP for Gloucester, 1873–80
- 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883 Joseph Dodge Weston, MP for Bristol South, 1885, and Bristol East, 1890
- 1884, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890 Sir Charles Wathen
- 1886 George William Edwards
- 1891 Charles Highett MD
- 1892 William Robert Barker
- 1893, 1894 Robert Henry Symes
- 1895 Howell Davies, MP for Bristol South 1906–22
- 1896, 1897 Robert Henry Syms
- 1898 Herbert Ashman
Lord Mayors of Bristol: 1899–present
- Source [4]
- 1899: Sir Herbert Ashman (Leather Merchant - First Lord Mayor)
- 1900: James Colthurst Godwin
- 1901: Charles Edward Ley Gardner
- 1902: Sir Robert Henry Symes[5]
- 1903: Sir Robert Henry Symes
- 1904: Edward Burnett James
- 1905: Alfred John Smith
- 1906: Alfred John Smith
- 1907: Sir Edward Burnet James
- 1908: Edward Robinson
- 1909: Christopher Albert Hayes
- 1910: Christopher Albert Hayes
- 1911: Sir Frank William Wills Kt.
- 1912: Charles James Lowe
- 1913: John Swaish
- 1914: John Swaish
- 1915: Barclay Josiah Baron
- 1916: Barclay Josiah Baron
- 1917: Frank Sheppard
- 1918: Henry William Twiggs
- 1919: James Thomas Francombe
- 1920: George Bryant Britton (Shoe manufacturer)
- 1921: Ernest Henry Cook
- 1922: Alfred Dowling
- 1923: Alfred Arthur Senington
- 1924: Ernest Brookhouse Richards
- 1925: Frank Moore
- 1926: Edward Malachi Dyer
- 1927: John Curle
- 1928: William Henry Eyles
- 1929: Walter Bryant
- 1930: Frederick Francis Clothier
- 1931: John Hampden Inskip
- 1932: Thomas James Wise
- 1933: Francis Crispin Luke
- 1934: Herbert John Maggs
- 1935: Charles Theodore Budgett
- 1936: Albert Francis Moon
- 1937: John James Milton
- 1938: William Albert Winchester
- 1939: Albert-Whitfield Stone Burgess
- 1940: Thomas Henry Johnson Underdown
- 1941: Ebenezer Thomas Cozens
- 1942: Henry Arthur Wall
- 1943: Frederick Charles Williams
- 1944: William Frederick Cottrell
- 1945: James Owen
- 1946: Gilbert Sydney James
- 1947: Charles Richard Gill
- 1948: Charles Richard Gill
- 1949: Percy Walter Cann
- 1950: Frederick Arthur Parish
- 1951: Robert Francis Lyne
- 1952: Alderman Vincent James Gerald Ross OBE
- 1953: Kenneth Alfred Leader Brown
- 1954: Gilbert George Adams
- 1955: Harry Crook
- 1956: George Alton Watson Allan
- 1957: Percy Whitehead Raymond
- 1958: Fitzroy George William Chamberlain
- 1959: William George Cozens
- 1960: Alexander Hugh Jenkins
- 1961: Charles Herbert Smith
- 1962: Leonard King Stevenson
- 1963: Florence Mills Brown
- 1964: Kenelm Antony Philip / Dalby
- 1965: Thomas Henry Martin
- 1966: Cyril Hebblethwaite
- 1967: Revd. Frederick Charles / Vyvyan-Jones
- 1968: Mercia Evelyn Castle
- 1969: Herbert William Major Willcox
- 1970: Geoffrey Palmer
- 1971: Helen Bloom
- 1972: Edwin Roberts (died in office 27 March 1973) / Alderman Mrs Helen Bloom (acting Lord Mayor until 15 May 1973)
- 1973: Walter William Jenkins
- 1974: Albert George Peglar
- 1975: Hubert James Williams
- 1976: Jack Desmond Fisk
- 1977: Edward James Wright
- 1978: Charles Edwin Merritt
- 1979: Thomas John Clarke
- 1980: Victor William Pople
- 1981: William Ernest Blackmore
- 1982: George Edward Maggs
- 1983: Frederick John Apperley
- 1984: Claude Draper
- 1985: Jack Maurice Bosdet
- 1986: Mrs Joan Jones
- 1987: Christopher Dominic Marmaduke Bellairs Alderson
- 1988: Derek Baisley Tedder
- 1989: Mrs Kathleen Minnie Mountstephen
- 1990: James Alexander Williams
- 1991: Peter John Abraham
- 1992: John Channon
- 1993: John Channon
- 1994: Mrs Claire Margaret Warren
- 1995: Mrs Joan Barbara McLaren
- 1996: Mrs Joan Barbara McLaren
- 1997: Jack Fisk
- 1998: Graham Roy Robertson
- 1999: Graham Roy Robertson
- 2000: Graham Roy Robertson
- 2001: Brenda Patricia Hugill
- 2002: William Leslie Martin
- 2003: William Leslie Martin
- 2004: Simon Timothy Cook (Actor)
- 2005: Peter John Abraham
- 2006: Peter John Abraham
- 2007: Royston Alan Griffey
- 2008: Christopher Davies
- 2009: Christopher Davies
- 2010: Colin Smith
- 2011: Geoffrey Richard Gollop
- 2012: Peter Main [6]
- 2013: Faruk Choudhury [7]
- 2014: Alastair Watson [8]
- 2015: Clare Campion-Smith [9]
- 2016: Jeff Lovell [10]
- 2017: Lesley Alexander [11]
- 2018: Cleo Lake
- 2019: Jos Clark
Archives
Papers, photographs and newscuttings relating to Percy Cann are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. 33292) (online catalogue).
References
- "Birthday Honours", The Times, 3 June 1899, pg. 11
- The Title of Lord Mayor – Use of the Prefix "Right Honourable", The Times, 7 July 1932, p.16
- "Sir John Kerle Haberfield". davenapier.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "List of Mayors since 1216" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- "Election of Mayors". The Times (36922). London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
- "Bristol's first openly gay Lord Mayor inspired by late partner". Bristol Post. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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- "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
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