List of mayors of Bristol

This is a chronological list of the Lord 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.

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]

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

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. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
^ "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.
^ "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^ "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^ "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

[1] "Birthday Honours", The Times, 3 June 1899, pg. 11

[2] The Title of Lord Mayor – Use of the Prefix "Right Honourable", The Times, 7 July 1932, p.16

[3] "Sir John Kerle Haberfield". davenapier.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[4] "List of Mayors since 1216" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[5] "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)

[6] "Bristol's first openly gay Lord Mayor inspired by late partner". Bristol Post. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[7] "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[8] "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

[9] "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

[10] "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[11] "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

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Mayors of Bristol: 1216–1899

Lord Mayors of Bristol: 1899–present

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