Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames

UK Mayor

Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames
Coat of arms of Abingdon-on-Thames
Incumbent
Cllr Andy Foulsham
since 2022
Term lengthOne municipal year
Formation1556
WebsiteOfficial website

The Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames is a ceremonial post held by a member of Abingdon-on-Thames Council, elected annually by the council.[1][2]

In 1556, Mary I of England granted a charter establishing a mayor, two bailiffs, twelve chief burgesses and sixteen secondary burgesses, the mayor to be clerk of the market, coroner and a Justice of the Peace. The charter nominated Richard Mayotte as the first Mayor in 1556.[3][4] Originally, the mayor would be elected on the Feast of St. Michael and Archangel on 29 September.[5]

Historical list of mayors

Year Mayor Notes
1556 Richard Mayotte
1557 William Mathewe
1558 Humfreye Bostocke
1559 Thomas Tonks
1560 James Fyssher
1561 Oliver Hide
1562 Thomas Orpwoode
1563 William Braunche
1564 Richard Smythe
1565 William Blacknoll
1566 James Fyssher
1567 Thomas Smythe
1568 Richard Mayotte
1569 Thomas Orpwoode
1570 Lionell Bostocke
1571 William Braunche
1572 William Blacknoll
1573 Thomas Smythe
1574 Richard Quelche
1575 Thomas Orpwoode
1576 John Chauntrell
1577 Lionell Bostocke
1578 Richard Mayotte
1579 Humfreye Hide/James Fyssher
1580 John Fyssher
1581 William Kysbie
1582 William Braunche
1583 Thomas Smythe
1584 Thomas Mayotte
1585 Pawle Orpwoode
1586 Lionell Bostocke
1587 William Kysbie/Henry Ayres
1588 Humfreye Hide/William Braunche
1589 Thomas Mayotte
1590 William Lee
1591 William Harte
1592 Francis Brooke alias Little
1593 Paull Orpwoode
1594 Lionell Bostocke
1595 Humfrey Hide
1596 Robert Payne
1597 Anthony Tesdale
1598 Francis Brooke alias Little
1599 Christopher Tesdale
1600 Humfrey Hide
1601 William Lee
1602 Robert Payne
1603 John Blacknall
1604 Thomas Orpwoode
1605 Thomas Mayott Jr.
1606 Francis Brooke alias Little
1607 William Lee
1608 Lawrence Stevenson
1609 John Mayott
1610 John Fraunces
1611 Robert Payne
1612 Richard Curtyn
1613 Richard Chicken
1614 Christopher Tesdale
1615 Thomas Orpwood
1616 Thomas Mayott
1617 Francis Little
1618 William Lee
1619 Lawrence Stevenson
1620 John Mayott
1621 Robert Payne
1622 Richard Curtyn
1623 Richard Chicken
1624 Christopher Tesdale
1625 Thomas Clempson
1626 Richard Curtyn
1627 John Mayott
1628 John Bradford
1629 William Lee
1630 John Payne
1631 Richard Chicken
1632 John Teasdale
1633 John Hawe
1634 Benjamin Tesdale
1635 Richard Barton
1636 Edmund Franklyn
1637 Benjamin Tesdale
1638 William Castell
1639 John Mayott
1640 Robert Mayott
1641 Edmund Franklyn
1642 Joshua Tesdale
1643 Edmund Franklyn/John Mayott
1644 Richard Barton
1645 Henry Langlie/William Castell/Thomas Steede
1646 James Curten
1647 Richard Cheyney
1648 John Tesdale
1649 William Wicks
1650 Francis Payne
1651 John Mayott
1652 John Boulter
1653 Henry Langlie
1654 John Hanson
1655 John Hanson
1656 John Bolter
1657 James Curten
1658 Francis Paine
1659 John Mayott
1660 Thomas Paine
1661 Edmond Franklyn
1662 Edward Bond
1663 William Cheyney
1664 Jonathan Hawe
1665 James Curten
1666 William Cheyney
1667 John Wichlowe
1668 Thomas Hulcotts
1669 Simon Hawkins
1670 William Cheyney
1671 James Curten
1672 John Claxon
1673 Simon Hawkins
1674 William Cheyney Jr.
1675 John Payne
1676 William Cheyney
1677 Robert Sellwood
1678 John Payne
1679 Robert Blackaller
1680 Robert Sellwood
1681 George Winchurst
1682 William Foster
1683 William Hawkins
1684 Thomas Hulcotts
1685 William Foster
1686 John Saunders
1687 William Foster/James Corderoy
1688 William Foster/William Hawkins
1689 James Corderoy
1690 Robert Sellwood
1691 William Hawkins
1692 Robert Blackaller
1693 George Drew
1694 James Curten
1695 John Payne
1696 Robert Blackaller
1697 John Sellwood
1698 James Curten
1699 James Curten
1700 John Sellwood
1701 John Spinage
1702 Robert Sellwood
1703 John Sellwood
1704 Joseph Spinage
1705 Michael Rawlins
1706 Richard Ely
1707 John Sellwood
1708 John Spinage
1709 Thomas King
1710 Michael Rawlins
1711 John Spinage
1712 Mark Hawkins
1713 William Dunn
1714 Clement Sexton
1715 Thomas Simes
1716 Matthew Hart
1717 William Philipson
1718 Thomas Prince
1719 William Tudor
1720 William Philipson
1721 Clement Sexton
1722 John Fludyer
1723 William Philipson
1724 Clement Sexton
1725 James Saunders
1726 William Wells
1727 James Saunders/William Philipson/John Fludyer
1728 Matthew Anderson
1729 William Dunn
1730 Edward Saxton
1731 Thomas Read
1732 Edward Spinage
1733 Josepeh Stockwell
1734 Thomas Cullerne
1735 Matthew Anderson
1736 John Spinage
1737 William Yateman
1738 Thomas Cullerne
1739 James Saunders
1740 Edward Spinage
1741 John Spinage
1742 Richard Rose
1743 Charles Cox
1744 John Eldridge
1745 Richard Rose
1746 Matthew Anderson
1747 John Eldridge
1748 John Crossley
1749 Richard Rose
1750 Bernard Bedwell
1751 Richard Beasley
1752 Richard Rose
1753 Thomas Justice
1754 Henry Harding
1755 Richard Rose
1756 John Eldridge
1757 Thomas Cullerne
1758 Henry Harding
1759 George Knapp Sr.
1760 Henry Harding
1761 John Nash
1762 Thomas Prince
1763 William Hawkins
1764 Richard Rose
1765 Joseph Penn
1766 William Hawkins
1767 George Knapp Sr.
1768 Richard Rose
1769 Edward Bagger
1770 Richard Beesley
1771 Richard Saunders
1772 Richard Rose
1773 William Stevens
1774 John Payne
1775 Richard Rose
1776 Richard Saunders
1777 William Hawkins
1778 William Eldridge
1779 John Harding
1780 James Powell
1781 William Allder
1782 James Penn
1783 John Bedwell
1784 James Penn
1785 George Hawkins
1786 William Bowles
1787 Edward Yates
1788 Bartholomew Bradfield
1789 James Powell
1790 John Bedwell
1791 Edward Child
1792 George Knapp Jr.
1793 James Smallbone
1794 Henry Knapp/William Allder
1795 William Eldridge
1796 Edward Child
1797 George Knapp Jr.
1798 William Allder
1799 George Knapp Jr.
Year Mayor Notes
1800 Thomas Knight
1801 Edward Child
1802 William Allder
1803 Thomas Knight Jr.
1804 Henry Harding
1805 Henry Knapp
1806 Thomas Knight
1807 George Knapp Jr.
1808 Thomas Knight
1809 Thomas Goodall
1810 Thomas Knight
1811 John Francis Spenlove
1812 Thomas Knight
1813 Henry Knapp
1814 Samuel Cripps
1815 Thomas Knight
1816 James Cole
1817 Thomas West
1818 James Cole
1819 Thomas Knight
1820 Thomas Baker
1821 John Francis Spenlove
1822 James Cole
1823 Thomas Knight
1824 William Bowles
1825 James Cole
1826 William Doe Belcher
1827 Thomas Knight
1828 Charles King
1829 James Cole
1830 John Vindin Collingwood
1831 Thomas Knight
1832 John Francis Spenlove
1833 James Cole
1834 Benjamin Collingwood
1835 William Doe Belcher
1836 Charles King
1837 John Harris
1838 William Graham
1839 William Doe Belcher
1840 John Tomkins
1841 Richard Badcock
1842 John Hyde Jr.
1843 John Harris
1844 William Doe Belcher
1845 Edwin James Trendell
1846 Benjamin Collingwood
1847 Charles Payne
1848 William Graham
1849 John Tomkins
1850 John Hyde Jr.
1851 Edwin James Trendell
1852 Edwin James Trendell
1853 William Doe Belcher
1854 John Tomkins
1855 William Doe Belcher
1856 William Pemberton/John Tomkins
1857 William Ballard
1858 Edwin James Trendell
1859 Edwin James Trendell
1860 Edwin Payne
1861 John Hyde Jr.
1862 Richard Badcock
1863 Bromley Challenor
1864 Charles Payne
1865 John Hyde Jr.
1866 William Ballard
1867 Edwin Payne
1868 Edwin Payne
1869 John Creemer Clarke
1870 William Ballard
1871 John Tomkins
1872 John Tomkins
1873 John Kent
1874 John Thornhill Morland
1875 John Thornhill Morland
1876 Edwin Payne
1877 John Tomkins
1878 William Ballard
1879 William Ballard
1880 John Townsend
1881 Edward Leader Shepherd
1882 Edwin Payne
1883 William Ballard
1884 John Heber Clarke
1885 John Thornhill Morland
1886 John Tomkins
1887 Edward Leader Shepherd
1888 Edward Leader Shepherd
1889 Thomas Townsend
1890 John Tomkins
1891 John Heber Clarke
1892 Edward Morland
1893 Edward Morland
1894 Edward John Harris/John Heber Clarke
1895 Edward John Harris
1896 Charles Alfred Pryce
1897 Thomas Townsend
1898 Alfred Henry Simpson
1899 John Thornhill Morland
1900 John Thornhill Morland
1901 John Thornhill Morland
1902 Edward John Harris
1903 John George Timothy West
1904 Edward Leader Shepherd
1905 William Brewer
1906 John Ernest Alfred Cottrell
1907 Edward John Harris
1908 Harry Septimus Challenor
1909 Arthur Edwin Preston
1910 Arthur Edwin Preston
1911 Arthur Edwin Preston
1912 William Legge
1913 Alex Walter Morland
1914 Alex Walter Morland
1915 Harry Thomas Clarke
1916 Harry Thomas Clarke
1917 Harry Septimus Challenor
1918 Harry Septimus Challenor
1919 Robert West Langford
1920 Robert West Langford
1921 Claude Rippon
1922 Claude Rippon
1923 Claude Rippon
1924 John Dennis Godfrey
1925 John Dennis Godfrey
1926 John Dennis Godfrey
1927 Archibald Bradfield Woodley
1928 Archibald Bradfield Woodley
1929 Frederick Gibson [6]
1930 Frederick Gibson
1931 Frederick Gibson
1932 Albert Ernest Tombs
1933 Albert Ernest Tombs
1934 Albert Ernest Tombs
1935 Albert Ernest Tombs
1936 Albert Ernest Tombs
1937 Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green
1938 Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green
1939 Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green
1940 John Lacey West
1941 John Lacey West
1942 John Lyttleton Etty
1943 John Lyttleton Etty
1944 John Lyttleton Etty
1945 Fred Stimpson
1946 Fred Stimpson
1947 Fred Stimpson
1948 Fred Stimpson
1949 Henry Booth
1950 Agnes Leonora Challenor
1951 Herbert George Mullard
1952 Herbert George Mullard
1953 Percy Holmes
1954 Gerald Fitzgerald O'Connor
1955 Harry James Polley
1956 Cyril Gordon Stowe
1957 Clement George Barber
1958 Charles Edwin Gostling
1959 Ernest Edward Sparkes
1960 Constance May Cox
1961 Bertram George Burrett
1962 James Stewart Candy
1963 Joseph Henry Stanley
1964 Arthur Williams
1965 Percy Lambert
1966 John Jones
1967 Reginald Alfred Rogers
1968 Leslie Reginald Steggles
1969 Samuel Jones
1970 Harold Joseph Paxton
1971 Joan Gladys Harcourt-Norris
1972 Michael William Matthews
1973 Harold Peter Merritt
1974 Edward Raymond Staniland
1975 William Liversidge
1976 Ronald Riegelhult
1977 Peter Thatcher
1978 Ewart Hemmings
1979 Pamela Walker
1980 Nigel Trippett
1981 Ada Dyson
1982 Brian Jones
1983 George Lewis
1984 Wng Cdr James Blyth
1985 Judith Vause
1986 George Aird
1987 Peter Spooner
1988 Janet Morgan
1989 Marilyn Badcock
1990 Charles Michael Badcock
1991 Maureen Varju
1992 William Wivell
1993 Rhoda 'Sue' Crane
1994 Dr Colin Kemp
1995 Dr James Alastair Halliday
1996 Dr Vernon Spencer Butt
1997 Julie Mayhew-Archer
1998 Jeanette Rickus-Prosser
1999 Audrey Mary Hasnip
2000 Lesley Legge
2001 David Allinson
2002 Audrey Tamplin
2003 Hilary Green
2004 Keith George Hasnip
2005 Alison Rooke
2006 Peter Green
2007 Lorraine Oates
2008 Patrick Lonergan
2009 Patricia Mary Hobby
2010 Duncan Brown
2011 Charles Michael Badcock
2012 Monica Mary Lovatt
2013 Samantha Bowring
2014 Angela Lawrence
2015 Helen Pighills
2016 Alice Badcock
2017 Janet Morter
2018 Margaret Crick
2019 Charlie Birks
2020 Charlie Birks
2021 Cheryl Briggs
2022 Andy Foulsham


References

  1. ^ "Your Mayor". Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Mayor of Abingdon on Thames". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ "List of mayors". Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ^ Hoiberg, Dale H (2010). Abingdon. Encyclopædia Britannica edition 15. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
  5. ^ Townsend, James (1910). A History of Abingdon. Henry Frowde London. pp. 107–109.
  6. ^ "Abingdon". Reading Standard. 16 November 1929. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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