Mayors from 1854 until 1899
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Since 1854 Brighton has been a chartered borough with a council chaired by a mayor, who, in the absence of royalty or the lord lieutenant, is also the sovreign’s representative in the town. Brighton’s first mayor was Lieutenant-Colonel John Fawcett who was elected at the first council meeting on 7 June 1854. The only person to have been mayor four times was John Brigden, in 1863, 1864, 1873 and 1874, but John Cordy Burrows was the first to be mayor both twice and three times. The first woman to become mayor was Miss Margaret Hardy in 1933.
A complete list of Brighton’s mayors is given below; many names will be familiar with streets, roads, parks and flats named after them. Note that the dates shown refer to the year in which the mayors took office.
1854 John Fawcett
1855 William Hallett
1856 Isaac Bass
1857 Cordy Burrows
1858 ” ” ” “
1859 William Alger
1860 ” ” ” “
1861 Henry Smithers
1862 Richard Wilson
1863 John Brigden
1864 “ “
1865 Henry Martin
1866 William Henry Hallett
1867 “ “
1868 Thomas Lester
1869 Arthur Cox
1870 Richard Webb
1871 Cordy Burrows
1872 James Ireland
1873 John Brigden
1874 “ “
1875 Henry Abbey
1876 Charles Lamb
1877 John Mayall
1878 Henry Davey
1879 “ “
1880 David Smith
1881 William H.Hallett
1882 Arthur Cox
1883 “ “
1884 Edward Reeves
1885 “ “
1886 “ “
1887 Edward Martin
1888 William Sendall
1889 George Manwaring
1890 Samuel Soper
1891 Sir Joseph Ewar
1892 “ “
1893 “ “
1894 William Botting
1895 Sir John Blaker
1896 “ “
1897 “ “
1898 Alfred Hawkes
1899 John Stafford
Any numerical cross-references in the text above refer to resources in the Sources and Bibliography section of the Encyclopaedia of Brighton by Tim Carder.
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