List of mayors of Hunter's Hill
This is a list of mayors of the Council of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill, a local government area in northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Municipality was first incorporated on 12 March 1861. Since 2004, the Mayor has been directly elected for a four-year term by the voters in the Municipality. The official title of mayors while holding office is His/Her Worship the Mayor of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill.
| Mayor of Hunter's Hill Municipal Council | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Worship |
| Appointer | Hunter's Hill Municipal Council |
| Term length | One year (1861–2004) Four years (2004–date) |
| Formation | 1861 |
The current mayor is Cr. Mark Bennett, an independent politician, elected on 9 September 2017.
List of incumbents
The following individuals have served as Mayor of the Council of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill:
| # | Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Adelbert Theophilus Schleicher | 12 February 1896 | February 1897 | [1] | ||||
| William Archibald Windeyer | February 1913 | February 1914 | |||||
| Adelbert Theophilus Schleicher | February 1914 | February 1916 | [2] | ||||
| Herbert Aspinall | February 1916 | February 1917 | |||||
| – | William Archibald Windeyer MBE | February 1917 | December 1924 | [3][4] | |||
| Ralph Unwin | December 1924 | December 1925 | |||||
| Louis Meyers | December 1925 | December 1927 | |||||
| Ernest Clarke | December 1927 | December 1931 | |||||
| George Woodbridge | December 1931 | December 1933 | |||||
| Clarence Farthing | December 1933 | December 1934 | |||||
| Robert Murray-Prior | December 1934 | December 1935 | |||||
| Louis Meyers | December 1935 | December 1939 | |||||
| Bert Cowell | December 1939 | December 1940 | |||||
| Henry Ryves | December 1940 | December 1941 | |||||
| Clement Weil | December 1941 | December 1951 | |||||
| Thomas William Belford Haynes | December 1951 | December 1952 | [5] | ||||
| John Reeves | December 1952 | December 1953 | |||||
| Clement Weil | December 1953 | December 1954 | |||||
| Alex Harding | December 1954 | December 1957 | |||||
| Ken Bell | December 1957 | December 1961 | |||||
| Harry Jessup | December 1961 | December 1963 | |||||
| William Thom | December 1963 | December 1965 | |||||
| John Merrington | December 1965 | December 1967 | |||||
| Ken Bell | December 1967 | December 1968 | |||||
| Donald Farrant | December 1968 | September 1974 | |||||
| Leon J. Crawley | September 1974 | September 1976 | |||||
| David Landa OAM | September 1976 | September 1979 | [6] | ||||
| John Lyndon Jones | September 1979 | September 1980 | |||||
| Sheila Burns Swain | September 1980 | September 1982 | |||||
| Kerry Wherry | September 1982 | September 1983 | |||||
| John C. McCarthy | September 1983 | September 1985 | |||||
| Bruce Edelman | September 1985 | September 1987 | |||||
| Sheila Burns Swain AM | September 1987 | September 1989 | [7] | ||||
| Ross Ernest Williams | September 1989 | September 1993 | |||||
| Ross Sheerin | September 1993 | September 1995 | |||||
| Jane Margaret Waddell | September 1995 | September 1996 | |||||
| William Gordon Phipson | September 1996 | September 1998 | |||||
| Arthur Francis Boyd | September 1998 | September 1999 | |||||
| Susan Ruth Hoopman | September 1999 | September 2001 | |||||
| Bruce Richard Lucas | September 2001 | 27 March 2004 | |||||
| Susan Ruth Hoopman OAM | 27 March 2004 | 8 September 2012 | 8 years, 165 days | [8] | |||
| Richard Quinn | Independent | 8 September 2012 | 9 September 2017 | 5 years, 1 day | [9] | ||
| Mark Bennett | Independent | 9 September 2017 | present | 3 years, 139 days | [10] | ||
References
- "Hunter's Hill Council". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. IX (430). New South Wales, Australia. 15 February 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "MR. A. T. SCHLEICHER". The Sydney Morning Herald (27, 063). 30 September 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Bennett, J. M. (1990). "Windeyer, William Archibald (1871–1943)" (first published in hardcopy). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- "WINDEYER, William Archibald – The Order of the British Empire – Member (Civil)". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. 19 October 1920. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
Services during the war.
- "Mayors For 1952 Selected". The Sydney Morning Herald (35, 562). 13 December 1951. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "LANDA, David Evatt – Medal of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
For service to the law in New South Wales through judicial and mediation roles, and to the community.
- "HOOPMANN, Susan Ruth – Member of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. 8 June 1987. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
AM QB 1987. FOR SERVICE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TO WOMEN'S GROUPS
- "HOOPMANN, Susan Ruth – Medal of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
For service to local government.
- Green, Antony (8 September 2012). "The Council of the Municipality of Hunters Hill". 2012 NSW Local Council Elections. Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- Besley, John (20 September 2017). "Mark Bennett to lead Hunters Hill Council". Northern District Times. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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