List of mayors of Dover

Winston Churchill and the Mayor of Dover in August 1940

Mayors of the town of Dover, Kent, England.

Before the 19th century

  • September 1371-72: John Halle
  • 1373-74: John Halle
  • 1375-76: John Moony [1]
  • 1376-78: John Gerold [1]
  • 1378-80: John Strete[1]
  • 1380-82: John Halle
  • 1382-84: John Gyles
  • 1388-89: John Halle
  • 1389-91: John Gyles
  • 1391-92: John Halle
  • 1392-93: John Gyles
  • 1393-94: John Halle[2]
  • 1399-1400: John Gyles
  • 1401-02: John Gyles[3]
  • 1402-03: Peter Rede [1]
  • 1403-04: John Monyn [1]
  • 1404-06: John Strete [1]
  • 1406-08: Thomas Gyles
  • 1408-11: John Strete [1]
  • 1411-12: John Enebroke and John Luestroke [1]
  • 1413-14: Thomas Gyles[4]
  • 1414-15: Thomas Gyles and Walter Stratton
  • 1415-17: John Garton
  • 1417-19: Walter Stratton
  • 1419-21: Thomas atte Crowche
  • 1421-22: Walter Stratton
  • 1422-23: Thomas Arnold
  • 1423-24: Walter Stratton
  • 1424-25: Thomas Arnold
  • 1425-26: John Braban
  • 1426-27: Walter Stratton
  • 1427-28: John Braban
  • 1428-29: Walter Stratton
  • 1429-30: William Brewys
  • 1430-31: Thomas Arnold
  • 1431-33: Walter Stratton
  • 1433-35: John Braban
  • 1435-36: John Braban and William Brewys
  • 1436-40: William Brewys
  • 1439-40: Walter Stratton
  • 1440-41: William Brewys
  • 1441-43: John Warde
  • 1443-44: William Brewys
  • 1444-45: Ralph Toke
  • 1445-49: Ralph Toke and Thomas Gore
  • 1449-50: Thomas Gore
  • 1450-51: Thomas Gore and Richard Grigge
  • 1451-53: Richard Grigge
  • 1453-56: Thomas Doyley
  • 1456-58: Thomas Gore
  • 1458-60: Nicholas Burton
  • 1460-61: Richard Palmer
  • 1461-62: Thomas Gore and Richard Palmer
  • 1462-63: Thomas Gore
  • 1463-64: Richard Palmer
  • 1464-65: Thomas Pety
  • 1465-66: Thomas Gore
  • 1466-67: Thomas Gore and Richard Palmer
  • 1467-68: Richard Palmer
  • 1468-70: Thomas Hexstall
  • 1470-71: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Toke
  • 1471-72: Richard Palmer and Thomas Hexstall
  • 1472-74: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Toke
  • 1474-75: Thomas Hexstall
  • 1475-76: Richard Pleysington
  • 1476-77: Robert Vyncent
  • 1477-78: Thomas Hexstall and Robert Vyncent
  • 1478-79: Thomas Toke and Thomas Hexstall
  • 1479-80: Richard Palmer
  • 1480-81: Thomas Fouche
  • 1481-82: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Fouche
  • 1482-85: John Byngham
  • 1485-86: Robert Vyncent
  • 1486-87: John Templeman
  • 1487-88: John Byngham
  • 1488-89: - Unknown
  • 1489-90: Robert Vyncent
  • 1490-91: Edward Hexstall
  • 1491-92: Robert Vyncent
  • 1492-93: Henry Balgy
  • 1493-94: William Warren[1]
  • 1494-96: Edward Hexstall
  • 1496-97: Richard Fyneaux
  • 1497-99: John Byngham
  • 1499-01: William Stone
  • 1501-02: John Pocock
  • 1502-04: Richard Fyneaux
  • 1504-05: Oliver Lythgo
  • 1505-06: Robert Nethersole
  • 1506-07: Edward Hexstall
  • 1507-08: Richard Fyneaux
  • 1508-09: Robert Nethersole
  • 1509-10: Richard Monin
  • 1510-11: Nicholas Templeman
  • 1511-12: John Broke
  • 1512-13: Robert Nethersole
  • 1513-14: Nicholas Aldy
  • 1514-15: Richard Fyneaux
  • 1515-16: Thomas Vaughan
  • 1516-17: Nicholas Aldy and John Gregorie
  • 1517-18: Nicholas Aldy
  • 1518-19: Robert Weltden
  • 1519-20: Thomas Vaughan
  • 1520-21: John Elam
  • 1521-22: John Elam and Robert Stelman
  • 1522-23: Robert Stelman
  • 1523-24: Robert Dyer
  • 1524-25: John Broke
  • 1525-26: John Warren[1]
  • 1526-27: Richard Crouch
  • 1527-28: Thomas Vaughan
  • 1528-29: Robert Fluce and Rouse Buskins
  • 1529-30: Robert Fluce
  • 1530-32: Robert Nethersole
  • 1532-33: Thomas Vaughan and Thomas Foxley
  • 1533-35: Edward May
  • 1535-36: John Payntor[5]
  • 1536-37: John Warren [1]
  • 1537-38: Ralph Buffkin
  • 1538-39: Edward May
  • 1539-40: John Bowles
  • 1540-41: John Warren and John Bowles
  • 1541-42: Thomas Foxley
  • 1542-43: Thomas Foxley and Robert Justice
  • 1543-44: John Elam
  • 1544-45: William Fisher
  • 1545-46: Thomas Colly
  • 1546-47: Richard Fyneaux and Thomas Colly
  • 1547-48: Richard Fyneaux, Hugo Brackett and Thomas Mauncell
  • 1548-49: Hugo Brackett and Thomas Warren
  • 1549-50: Thomas Mauncell and Thomas Warren
  • 1550-51: Thomas Portway, MP of Dover, 1553
  • 1551-52: Robert Justice, Thomas Portway and Robert Justin
  • 1552-54: Thomas Fynnett
  • 1554-55: Richard Elam and William Hannington
  • 1555-56: Adrian Whitt and Richard Elary
  • 1556-57: Adrian Whitt
  • 1557-58: Thomas Warren[1]
  • 1558-59: Thomas Colly
  • 1559-60: Thomas Pepper
  • 1560-61: Richard Gibbs
  • 1561-62: William Hannington
  • 1562-63: John Robins[6]
  • 1563-64: Thomas Pepper and John Robins
  • 1564-65: William Burden
  • 1565-66: Thomas Pepper
  • 1566-67: Thomas Watson
  • 1567-68: Thomas Pepper
  • 1568-69: John Edwards
  • 1569-70: Richard Elam
  • 1570-71: Thomas Burnell
  • 1571-74: Thomas Andrews
  • 1574-75: Thomas Andrews and Thomas Warren
  • 1575-76: John Robins[7]
  • 1576-77: John Lucas
  • 1577-79: Robert Fynnett
  • 1579-80: Thomas Allyn
  • 1580-82: John Garrett
  • 1582-83: Thomas Andrews and Thomas Warren
  • 1583-84: Thomas Andrews and William Willis
  • 1584-85: Thomas Watson
  • 1585-86: William Willis
  • 1586-88: Thomas Brodgatte
  • 1588-89: John Tench
  • 1589-90: Henry Leonard
  • 1590-91: Jeffery Glydd
  • 1591-92: Humphrey Meade
  • 1592-93: Thomas Elwood
  • 1593-94: Robert Burnett
  • 1594-95: John Skaythe
  • 1595-97: George Bynge
  • 1597-98: William Leonard
  • 1598-99: Jeremy Garrett
  • 1599-1600: Edward Kempe
  • 1600-01: John Bachelor
  • 1601-02: John Bradgate
  • 1602-03: Richard Siseley
  • 1603-04: William Nethersole
  • 1604-06: George Bynge
  • 1606-07: John Tooke
  • 1607-08: Henry Steede
  • 1608-09: Robert Garrett
  • 1609-10: Robert Austin
  • 1610-12: William Leonard
  • 1612-13: Edward Kempe (died whilst in office) and William Warde
  • 1613-14: William Warde
  • 1614-15: Robert Garrett
  • 1615-16: John Waade
  • 1616-17: Thomas Foord
  • 1617-18: Nicholas Eaton
  • 1618-20: William Ward [8]

19th century

  • 1838: Michael Elwin[9]
  • 1839: William Cocke
  • 1840-1: Edward Poole
  • 1842-5: William Clarke
  • 1846: William Cocke
  • 1863-1864: Captain Jeffery Wheelock Noble, R.N.[10]
  • 1867: Joseph George Churchward, postal merchant between France, England and Belgium
  • 1872: Edward Ruttley Mowll, wine and spirits merchant
  • 1873-1874: Frederick Samuel Pierce, ship owner
  • 1875: Percy Simpson Court
  • 1876: George Fielding
  • 1877: Percy Simpson Court
  • 1878: Alexander Bottle
  • 1879-1880: Richard Dickeson
  • 1881: John Lade Bradley
  • 1882: Richard Dickeson
  • 1883: Rowland Rees
  • 1884: Thomas Viney Brown
  • 1885: William John Adcock
  • 1886-1888: William Henry Crundall
  • 1889: Edward Lukey
  • 1890: William John Adcock
  • 1891-1884: William Henry Crundall
  • 1895: Matthew Pepper
  • 1896: Henry Minter Baker
  • 1897-1899: William Henry Crundall

20th century

  • 1900-01: Sir William Henry Crundall
  • 1901-02: Henry Martyn Mowll, solicitor
  • 1902-03: Frederick George Wright (Conservative)[11]
  • 1903-04: Arthur Thomas Walmisley
  • 1904-05: Sir William Henry Crundall
  • 1905-06: William Wood Burkett
  • 1906-07: George Francis Raggett
  • 1907-10: Walter L Emden
  • 1910-11: Sir William Henry Crundall
  • 1911-13: William Bromley
  • 1913-19: Edwin W. T. Farley
  • 1939-1945: James Robinson Cairns
  • 1960-61: Dorothy Bushell

21st century

Source: Dover Town Council

  • 2000: Gordon Cowan
  • 2001-02: Diane G Smallwood
  • 2003: George P Allt
  • 2004: Robert R Markham
  • 2005: Kenneth Tranter
  • 2006: Janet F Tranter
  • 2007: Robert R Markham
  • 2008: Diane G Smallwood
  • 2009: Sue Jones
  • 2010: Sue Jones
  • 2011: Veronica Philpott
  • 2012: Anne Smith
  • 2013: Veronica Philpott
  • 2014: Pamela Brivio
  • 2015: Chris Precious
  • 2016-17: Neil Rix
  • 2018: Sue Jones
  • 2019-2023: Gordon Cowan
  • 2023-24: Sue Jones
  • 2024: Edward Biggs[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Mayors of Dover | History on Dover.UK.com". www.dover.uk.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ "HALLE, John I (D.c.1409), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
  3. ^ "GYLES, John (D.c.1406), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
  4. ^ "GYLES, Thomas, of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
  5. ^ "PAYNTOR, John (By 1482-1540), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
  6. ^ "ROBINS, John (B.c.1511), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
  7. ^ "ROBINS, John (B.c.1511), of Dover, Kent. | History of Parliament Online".
  8. ^ Express letter dated 1618 from William Ward as Mayor to Lord Zouch, Warden of the Cinque Ports
  9. ^ "Previous Mayors of Dover". Dover Town Council. 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Funeral of the Mayor of Dover". Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser. 1 April 1865. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
  12. ^ "Councillor Edward Biggs is appointed Mayor Of Dover". dovertowncouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2024.