List of mayors and lord mayors of Adelaide

First Adelaide Mayor James Hurtle Fisher ca. 1840

Three Aldermen who also served as Mayor:
Judah Moss Solomon (1869-71);
James Shaw (1888-9);
Frederick Bullock (1891-2)
ca. 1880

This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Adelaide, a Local Government Area of South Australia.

The first local government in Australia was formed on 31 October 1840 with the election of a Mayor, three Aldermen and fifteen Councillors to the new Adelaide Corporation. The first Mayor was James Hurtle Fisher and the first Council meeting was held on 4 November 1840.

Mayors (1840–1919)

	Mayor	Term
1	Fisher, James HurtleJames Hurtle Fisher	1840–1842
2	Wilson , ThomasThomas Wilson	1842–1843
3	City managed as Government Department	1843–1849
4	City managed by Commissioners	1849–1852
5	Fisher, James HurtleJames Hurtle Fisher	1852
6	Fisher, James HurtleJames Hurtle Fisher	1852–1854
7	Hall , JosephJoseph Hall	1854–1855
8	Lazar, JohnJohn Lazar	1855–1858
9	Sabben, WilliamWilliam Sabben	1858–1859
10	Wright, Edmund WilliamEdmund William Wright	1859
11	Glandfield, EdwardEdward Glandfield	1859–1862
12	English, ThomasThomas English	1862–1863
13	Goode, SamuelSamuel Goode	1863–1864
14	Townsend, WilliamWilliam Townsend	1864–1866
15	Fuller, Henry RobertHenry Robert Fuller	1866–1869
16	Solomon, Judah MossJudah Moss Solomon	1869–1871
17	Bartels, Adolph Heinrich FriedrichAdolph Heinrich Friedrich Bartels	1871–1873
18	Allot, William DixonWilliam Dixon Allot	1873–1874
19	Colton, JohnJohn Colton	1874–1875
20	Peacock, CalebCaleb Peacock	1875–1877
21	Scott , HenryHenry Scott	1877–1878
22	Buik, William ChristieWilliam Christie Buik	1878–1879
23	Smith, Edwin ThomasEdwin Thomas Smith	1879–1882
24	Fuller, Henry RobertHenry Robert Fuller	1882–1883
25	Bundey, WilliamWilliam Bundey	1883–1886
26	Smith, Edwin ThomasEdwin Thomas Smith	1886–1887
27	Smith, Sir Edwin ThomasSir Edwin Thomas Smith	1887–1888
28	Shaw, JamesJames Shaw	1888–1889
29	Cohen, LewisLewis Cohen	1889–1890
30	Bullock, Frederick WilliamFrederick William Bullock	1891–1892
31	Willcox, CharlesCharles Willcox	1892–1894
32	Tucker, CharlesCharles Tucker	1894–1898
33	Ware, Arthur WellingtonArthur Wellington Ware	1898–1901
34	Cohen, LewisLewis Cohen	1901–1904
35	Bruce, TheodoreTheodore Bruce	1904–1907
36	Johnson, FrankFrank Johnson	1907–1909
37	Cohen, LewisLewis Cohen	1909–1911
38	Bonython, Sir John LavingtonSir John Lavington Bonython	1911–1913
39	Simpson, Alfred AllenAlfred Allen Simpson	1913–1915
40	Isaacs, IsaacIsaac Isaacs	1915–1917
41	Glover, Charles RichmondCharles Richmond Glover	1917–1919

Lord Mayors (since 1919)

Charles Glover, first Lord Mayor (1919)

The Official styled title of the Lord Mayor of Adelaide is The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Adelaide.

The styled title The Right Honourable, (which has no connection with the Privy Council) attaches to the title of Lord Mayor, and not to their names, and is relinquished upon leaving office.

	Lord Mayor	Term
41	Glover, Charles RichmondCharles Richmond Glover	1919
42	Moulden, Frank BeaumontFrank Beaumont Moulden	1919–1921
43	Cohen, LewisLewis Cohen	1921–1923
44	Glover, Charles RichmondCharles Richmond Glover	1923–1925
45	Bruce, WallaceWallace Bruce	1925–1926
46	Bruce, Sir WallaceSir Wallace Bruce	1926–1927
47	Bonython, Sir John LavingtonSir John Lavington Bonython	1927–1930
48	Glover, Charles RichmondCharles Richmond Glover	1930–1933
49	Cain, Jonathan RobertJonathan Robert Cain	1933–1935
50	Cain, Jonathan RobertJonathan Robert Cain	1935–1936
51	Cain, Sir Jonathan RobertSir Jonathan Robert Cain	1936–1937
52	Barrett, Arthur GeorgeArthur George Barrett	1937–1941
53	Hawker, LtCol Arden SeymourLtCol Arden Seymour Hawker	1941–1942
54	Hawker, Col Arden SeymourCol Arden Seymour Hawker	1942–1943
55	Walker, ReginaldReginald Walker	1943–1946
56	McLeay, JohnJohn McLeay	1946–1949
57	Short, Arthur Earnest WilliamArthur Earnest William Short	1949–1950
58	McLeay, JohnJohn McLeay	1949–1950
59	Rymill, Arthur CampbellArthur Campbell Rymill	1950–1953
60	Philps, John ScottJohn Scott Philps	1954–1957
61	Hargrave, Lancelot Morton SpillerLancelot Morton Spiller Hargrave	1957–1960
62	Glover, Charles JohnCharles John Glover	1960–1963
63	Irwin, James CampbellJames Campbell Irwin	1963–1966
64	Bridgland, Walter LewisWalter Lewis Bridgland	1966–1968
65	Porter, Robert EvelynRobert Evelyn Porter	1968–1971
66	Hayes, William HubertWilliam Hubert Hayes	1971–1973
67	Clampett, Robert WyndhamRobert Wyndham Clampett	1973–1975
68	Roche, John JustinJohn Justin Roche	1975–1977
69	Joseph, GeorgeGeorge Joseph	1977–1979
70	Bowen, James Vincent SeatonJames Vincent Seaton Bowen	1979–1981
71	Watson, Arthur JohnArthur John Watson	1981–1983
72	Chapman, WendyWendy Chapman	1983–1985
73	Jarvis, James BickfordJames Bickford Jarvis	1985–1987
74	Condous, Steve GeorgeSteve George Condous	1987–1993
75	Ninio, Henry JacquesHenry Jacques Ninio	1993–1997
76	Lomax-Smith, Dr JaneDr Jane Lomax-Smith	1997–2000
77	Huang, AlfredAlfred Huang	2000–2003
78	Harbison, MichaelMichael Harbison	2003–2006
79	Harbison, MichaelMichael Harbison	2006–2009
80	Yarwood, StephenStephen Yarwood	2009–present

See also

• City of Adelaide
• Adelaide city centre

External links

• http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com
• How Adelaide became a Lord Mayoralty, www.adelaidejmuseum.org
• Civic Leaders, www.adelaidejmuseum.org