Mayor of Gloucester

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The Mayor of Gloucester is the first citizen of the City of Gloucester, England, and acts as chair of the council. The Mayor represents the Council and the City at civic, ceremonial and community events both inside the City boundaries and elsewhere.

The first recorded mayor of Gloucester was Richard the Burgess, who derived his authority from a royal order in 1228. No further use of the title is recorded until the Letters Patent of Richard III in October 1483, whereby the burgesses of Gloucester were given the right to elect their first mayor. The first mayor to be so elected was John Trye.

Prior to 21st century

1501–02: John Cooke, mercer, also 1507, 1512 and 1519. In his will he directed his wife to establish a school which continues today as The Crypt School.
1503–04: William Hanshaw, bellfounder, also 1508, 1509 and 1515{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RAVBDgAAQBAJ|title=Commonwealth and the English Reformation: Protestantism and the Politics of Religious Change in the Gloucester Vale, 1483–1560|author=Ben Lowe|date=2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-95038-1|at=Appendix A}}
1504–05: William Cole
1505–06: Garret or Gerard Vanecke
1506–07: Thomas Telowe or Taylowe, 1513 and 1522{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IG9bAAAAQAAJ|title=The History and Antiquities of Gloucester ... from the Earliest Period to the Present Time|author=Samuel Rudder|publisher=S. Rudder; sold also by Evans and Hazell, in Gloucester|year=1781|page=142}}
1507–08: John Cooke, mercer
1508–10: William Hanshaw
1511–12: Thomas Porter, MP for Gloucester, 1515{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/porter-thomas-1482-1522|title=PORTER, Thomas (by 1482-1522), of Gloucester|website=History of Parliament|access-date=13 November 2017}}
1512–13: John Cooke, mercer
1513–14: Thomas Telowe or Taylowe
1515–16: William Hanshaw
1516–17: Ralph Sankey
1519–20: John Cooke, mercer
1522–23: Thomas Telowe or Taylowe
1523–24: William Hasard
1524–25: John Rawlins, MP for Gloucester, 1529{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/rawlins-john-1493-1532|title=RAWLINS, John (by 1493-1532), of Gloucester|website=History of Parliament|access-date=13 November 2017}}
1532: William Matthews
1534–1535: John Falconer, who hosted the visit of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.Historical Manuscripts Commission, 12th Report, Appendix 9: Gloucester (London, 1891), p. 443.
1536–37: Thomas Bell, MP for Gloucester, also 1545, 1547, 1553 and 1554{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/bell-thomas-148586-1566|title=BELL, Thomas (1485/86-1566), of Gloucester|website=History of Parliament|access-date=13 November 2017}}
1538 William Matthews
1543–44: Thomas Bell the younger
1544–45: Thomas Bell
1546–47: Thomas Loveday, MP for Gloucester, 1553 and 1554{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/loveday-thomas-1513-58|title=LOVEDAY, Thomas (by 1513-58), of Gloucester. - History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}
1552–53: Thomas Payne
1553–54: Thomas Bell
1555–56: Thomas Loveday
1565–66: Thomas Semys, MP for Gloucester, 1572{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/semys-thomas-1603|title=SEMYS, Thomas (d.1603), of Gloucester. - History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}
1569–70: William Massinger, MP for Gloucester, 1554, 1555 and 1571{{cite web| url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/massinger-william-151415-9394|title= MASSINGER, William (1514/15-93/94), of Gloucester. | publisher=History of Parliament Online|access-date = 2 August 2014}}
1566-67: John Woodward
1567-68: Henry Kinge
1568-69: John Kirbie
1569-70: William Massinger
1570-71: Luke Garnons
1571-72: Thomas Wicks
1572-73: Peter Rumney
1573-74: Richard Cugley
1574-75: Thomas Francomb
1575-76: James Morse
1576-77: John Kirbie
1578–79: Thomas Semys
1579–80: Thomas Machen, MP for Gloucester, 1614{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/machen-thomas-1540-1614|title=MACHEN, Thomas (c.1540-1614), of St. Oswalds, Gloucester, Glos. - History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}
1580-81: Thomas Lane
1581-82: John Smith
1582-83: Lawrence Holliday
1583-84: Thomas Best
1585–86: William Massinger
1586-87: Luke Garnons
1587-88: John Cowdale
1588–89: Thomas Machen
1589-90: John Browne
1590-91: Richard Webb
1591-92: Richard Cox
1592-93: Robert Walkely
1593-94: John Taylor
1594-95: Henry Hassard
1595-96: Richard Webb
1596-97: Grumbald Hitchins
1597–98: John Jones, MP for Gloucester, 1604http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-

1627-28: Richard Beard, Mercer

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1598–99: Christopher Caple, MP for Gloucester, 1625 and 1626{{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/capell-christopher-1559-1626| title= CAPELL, Christopher (c.1559–1626), of Gloucester, Glos.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|access-date = 2 August 2014}}
1599–1600: Thomas Semys
1600-01: Luke Garnons
1601–02: Thomas Machen
1602-03: Richard Cox
1603-04: Thomas Riche
1604-05: Henry Hassard
1605-06: Henry Darby
1606-07: Lawrence Wilshire
1607-08: John Baughe
1608-09: John Brewster
1609-10: John Thorne
1610–11: John Browne, MP for Gloucester six times from 1614 to 1628{{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/browne-john-i-1575-1638|title= BROWNE, John I (c.1575–1638), of Gloucester and Churcham, Glos.|publisher= History of Parliament|access-date = 2 August 2014}}
1611-12: William Hill
1612-13: Thomas Addams
1613-14: John Tailor
1614-15: Edmond Clements
1615-16: Richard Smith
1616-17: Galfridus Beale
1618–19: John Jones
1619-20: Christopher Caple
1620-21: John Baugh
1621-22: John Browne
1622-23: William Hill
1623-24: Edmond Clements
1624-25: Richard Smyth
1625–26: John Jones
1626-27: Matthew Price
1627-28: Richard Beard, Mercer
1629–30: Anthony Robinson, MP for Gloucester, 1621 and 1624
1637–38: William Singleton, MP for Gloucester, 1640
1645–46: Laurence Singleton, MP for Gloucester, 1659
1649–50: James Stephens, MP for Gloucester, 1656, 1659 and 1660{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/stephens-james-1683|title=STEPHENS, James (d.1683), of Gloucester. - History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}
1651–52: William Singleton
1653–54: Thomas Pury, MP for Gloucester, 1640–1659
1660: Thomas Yate
1672–73: Henry Norwood, MP for Gloucester, 1675{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/norwood-henry-1614-89|title= NORWOOD, Henry (c.1614–89), of Leckhampton, Glos.|publisher= History of Parliament|access-date= 2 July 2016}}
1675–76: William Selwyn, Governor of Jamaica, 1702
1690–91: Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet,{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/guise-sir-john-1654-95|title=GUISE, Sir John (C.1654-95), of Elmore, Glos. | History of Parliament Online}} MP for Gloucestershire, 1681 and 1689–1695
1692–93: Robert Payne, MP for Gloucester, 1695{{cite web| url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/payne-robert-1630-1713| title= PAYNE, Robert (c.1630–1713), of Gloucester|publisher= History of Parliament Online|access-date = 2 August 2014}}
1703–04: Robert Payne
1727–28: John Selwyn, MP for Gloucester, 1734–51{{cite web|url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/selwyn-john-1688-1751|title= SELWYN, John (1688–1751), of Matson, Glos.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|access-date= 24 April 2016}}
1734–35: John Selwyn
1736–37: Charles Selwyn, MP for Gloucester, 1728–34{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/selwyn-charles-1689-1749|title=SELWYN, Charles (1689–1749), of West Sheen, Surr.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|access-date= 24 April 2016}}
1758–59: George Augustus Selwyn, MP for Gloucester, 1754–80 {{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/selwyn-george-augustus-1719-91|title=SELWYN, George Augustus (1719-91), of Matson, Glos.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|access-date= 7 February 2018}}
1765–66: George Augustus Selwyn, MP for Gloucester, 1754–80
1770–71: John Webb, MP for Gloucester, 1780–95{{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/webb-john-1730-95| title= WEBB, John (?1730–95), of Norton Court, nr. Gloucester|publisher= History of Parliament Online| access-date = 2 August 2014}}
1776–77: John Webb
1786–87: John Webb
1818–19: Ralph Fletcher{{cite journal |last=Stevens |first=David |year=1996 |title=The Casebook of Ralph Fletcher MD. (1780–1851) |url=https://gloshistory.org.uk/reprints/gh199611.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=Gloucestershire History |volume=10 |pages=11–12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117074014/https://gloshistory.org.uk/reprints/gh199611.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-17}}
1828–29: Ralph Fletcher
1893(START AND END DATE UNKNOWN) J.A.MATTHEWS (From a medal commemorating a marriage July 6, 1893)
1858-59: Richard Helps Solicitor
1901–02: Samuel Bland, newspaper owner{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court Circular |date=30 May 1902 |page=10 |issue=36781}}
1902-03: Alderman E. Sidney Hartland (Liberal){{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Election of Mayors |date=11 November 1902 |page=12 |issue=36922}}
1919-23: John Owen Roberts
1923-24: Charles Edward Gardner
1924-25: Fredrick William Duart-Smith
1925-26: William Jones
1926-27: Douglas Edward Finley
1927-28: William Charles Matthews
1928-29: John Owen Roberts
1929-30: Sydney John Gillett
1930-31: William Russel Eggerton
1931-32: Alfred Daniels & Sydney John Gillett
1932–33: William Levason Edwards
1933–34: Theodore Hannam-Clarke
1937-43: Gilbert Trevor Wellington{{cite web | url=http://pacecase.blogspot.com/2012/02/key-figures-g-trevor-wellington.html | title=The Most Remarkable Woman in England: Key figures: G. Trevor Wellington | date=8 February 2012 }}
1954-55: Howard A. Gibson
1955-56: E. J. Langdon
1956-67: M. G. Lewis
1958: Gordon Edgar Payne
1964-65: W. J. Lewis
1965–66: Lilian Embling, the first female mayor
1969-70: Leslie Robert Jones
1971–72: Keith Fisher
1990-91: Anthony Potts
1994-2/95 Anthony Workman
4/95 -5/95 Anthony Potts
1998–99: Janet Lugg

21st century

2000–01: Terry Haines
2001–02: Rose Workman
2002–03: Pamela Tracey
2003–04: Phillip McLellan
2004–05: Geraldene Gillespie
2005–06: Lise Noakes
2006–07: Sue Blakeley
2007–08: Harjit Singh Gill, the first Asian mayor
2008–09: Norman Ravenhill {{cite web|url= http://democracy.gloucester.gov.uk/documents/g3616/Public%20minutes%2019th-May-2008%2011.30%20Council.pdf?T=11|title=Minutes of Annual Council Meeting 19th May 2008 |publisher= Gloucester City Council|access-date= 23 May 2017}}
2009–10: Chris Witts
2010–11: Jan Lugg
2011–12: Andy Lewis
2012–13: David Brown, husband of Joanne Brown
2013–14: Chris Chatterton
2014–15: Deb Llewellyn {{cite web|url= http://democracy.gloucester.gov.uk/documents/g5613/Public%20minutes%2009th-Jun-2014%2015.00%20Council.pdf?T=11|title=Minutes of Annual Council 9th June 2014 |publisher= Gloucester City Council|access-date= 15 December 2015}}
2015–16: Sebastian Field {{cite web|url= http://www.gloucester.gov.uk/council/councillors-committees-and-meetings/Pages/the-mayor-and-the-sheriff.aspx|title=The Mayor and the Sheriff|publisher= Gloucester City Council|access-date= 15 December 2015}}
2016–17: Neil Hampson {{cite web|url= http://democracy.gloucester.gov.uk/documents/g5893/Public%20minutes%2023rd-May-2016%2015.00%20Council.pdf?T=11|title=Minutes of Annual Council Meeting 23rd May 2016|publisher= Gloucester City Council|access-date= 23 May 2017}}
2017–18: Steve Morgan {{cite web|url= https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/steve-morgan-appointed-mayor-gloucester/|title=Steve Morgan Appointed Mayor of Gloucester|date=23 May 2017 |publisher= Gloucester News Centre|access-date= 24 May 2017}}
2018-19: Joanne Brown,{{cite web|url= http://www.gloucesterreview.co.uk/article.cfm?id=102501&headline=American-born%20mum%20of%20two%20to%20be%20city%E2%80%99s%20next%20Mayor§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018/|title=American-born mum of two to be city's next Mayor|publisher= Gloucester Review|access-date= 31 May 2018}} wife of David Brown
2019-20: Colin Organ
2020-21: Kate Haigh {{Cite web|last=Boobyer|first=Leigh|date=2020-06-01|title=Mayor and sheriff of Gloucester elected virtually|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/mayor-sheriff-gloucester-elected-virtually-4183078|access-date=2020-06-29|website=gloucestershirelive}} first Mayor elected at a virtual meeting.{{Cite web|title=Meeting agenda and link to video|url=http://democracy.gloucester.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=141&MId=6754&Ver=4|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Microsoft Teams|date = June 2020|language=en-UK}}
2021-22: Collette Finnegan {{cite news|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/collette-finnegan-elected-new-mayor-5451395|title=Collette Finnegan elected as the new mayor of Gloucester|publisher=Gloucestershire Live|date=25 May 2021|accessdate=25 May 2021}}
2022-23: Howard Hyman {{cite web|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/liberal-democrat-howard-hyman-elected-7137484|title=Liberal Democrat Howard Hyman elected as mayor of Gloucester|publisher=Gloucestershire Live|date=12 June 2022|accessdate=12 June 2022}}
2023-24: Kathy Williams
2024- : Lorraine Campbell

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