ROLL
OF MAYORALTY
HERE
is uncertainty about the early Mayors of Dartmouth, as there are no surviving
records. But it is known that the town's first Mayor, from 1323-24 was one of three men: Ralph the Tailor (La Cissor), John Guille Vole or William De Forsa. The following is
the complete Roll of Mayoralty. Please note all spellings and dates are
as recorded:
1329 - Martin Ate Schute
1330-32-No record
1333-Roger Pole
1334 - No record
1335 - Geoffery Boyhyere
1336-39-No record
1340 - Robt. Martin Ate Schute
1341-William Clark
1342-William Baconn
1343 -John Gordon
1344 -John Gordon or Henry De Wyteleigh
1345-William Bacon or Henry De Wyteleigh
1346-William Smale
1347-John Matheu
1348 - Geoffery Boghyere or John Matthew
1349 - Geoffery Boghyere
1350-Ralph Bruwer
1351 - Ralph Bruwer or John Matheu
1352 - Roger De Pole or John Matthew
1353 -John Wetene or Roger De Pole
1354 - No record
1355-Ralph Briwere
1356 -57- John Cottiller
1358 - No record
1359 - William Aysheldene
1360 - No record
1361- 62-John Clerk
1363 - No record
1364 - 66 - William Henry
1367 -John Whetene
1368-William Berwe
1369-William Knolle
1370-71-No record
1372-William Knolle
1373 - 74 - No record
1375 -John Haulegh
1376-77-William Clerk or John Haulegh
1378-79-John Haulegh
1380-81-Richard Harry
1382-William Knolle
1383-John Hawle
1384-William Knolle
1385-Richard Harry
1386-John Hauley or Richard Harry
1387 -John Brasieter or John Hauley
1388-John Hawely or John Brasseter
1389-John Hawlegh
1390 -John or Richard Harry
1391 -John Hawle
1392-Richard Harry or Walter Worthy
1393-John Hauley
1394 -John Hawley
1395 -John Hawele
1396 - 97 - William Damyott
1398 -JohnHauley
1399 -John Hawley
1400 - William Clerk or John Hawley
1401 -John Hauley
1402-03-No record
1404 -05 - Emund Arnold
1406 - 07 - Emund Arnold or Arnell
1408 -John Foxley or Edmund Arnold
1409-John Foxley
1410 -12 - No record
1413 -14 - Richard Loudon or London
1415-Edmund Arnold or
Arnald
1416-John Foxley
1417 -18 - Thomas Cudmore
1419 - Richard Melhuywysh
1420-22-Richard Row
1423 - William Glover or Richard Row
1424-25-John Foxley
1426 - No record
1427 - Thomas Cudmore
1428 - Thomas Assenden
1429 - Thomas Asshendon or Asshilden
1430 -John Foxley or Thomas Asshenden
1431 -John Foxley
1432-William Clerk
1433 -John More or William
Clerk
1434-John More
1435 - Nicholas Stebbyng, John Wyght or Wyttock
1436 - 37 - Nicholas Stebbyng
1438-John Brushford
1439 -John Walsh or Walsche
1440-Richard Carswell
1441 -John Brushford or Richard Carswell
1442-John Brushford
1443 - Richard
Karswell or John Brushford
1444 -John
Brusheford
1445 - Robert
Stephyn or John Brushford
1446 - Robert
Wemington or Robert Stephens
1447 -John
Brusshford
1448 - Robert
Wemyngton alias Welyngton
1449-51-No record
1452 -Nicholas
Stebbyne or John Brussheford
1453 - Nicholas
Stebynge
1454 - Richard
William or John Wyght or Wyttock
1455 - John
Brusshford
1456 - Robert
Bowyer
1457 - Robert
Wenington
1458 -John
Brussheforde
1459-John Bruxford
1460-Thomas Cole
1461 -62 - William
Forster
1463 - William
Brussheforde
1464 - William
Forster
1465 - Thomas Henry
1466 -John Fyssher or Thomas Gale
1467 -John Fyshere
1468-John Walter
1469 - Thomkyn Luky
or John Wyght
1470-Richard Lambell
1471-Thomas Gale
1472-William Hervy
1473-Thomas Gale or William Harvey
1474-William Hervy or Thomas Luke
1475 - Thomas Luke
1476-Richard Cade
1477 - Richard Marke
1478 - No record
1479-Thomas Gale
1480 - Walter
Amadas
1481-Richard Willy
1482- Thomas Gale
1483- Thomas Erie
1484- William Orynge or Thomas Symond
1485 - William
Focray or Richard Orynge
1486 - William
Focray
1487- Thomas Gale
1488 - Richard
Honylond or Holond
1489- Richard Holond
1490- Thomas Gale
1491 - Walter Amadas
1492- Robert Holond or William Focray
1493- Robert or Richard Holond
1494- Thomas Erie or Robert Holond
1495 - Thomas Erie
1496 - Walter Amadas or William Stapilhyll
1497- Walter Amadas
1498- William Cosbye
1499- Robert Holand
1500 - Nicholas
Service or Richard Holand
1501 -John Rede or
Nicholas Semer alia Saymer
1502- John Rede
1503- John Fleming or John Rede
1504- John Rede or John Flemyng
1505 - Thomas Dymok
1506-1507-John Rede
1508 - Nichlas
Saymer
1509 - Robert
Saveray (died in office) and Robert
Holand
1510 -John Wortham
alias Tanner
1511 - Thomas Dymok
1512 -John Holond the elder
1513 -John
Trevanyon
1514 -15 - Nicholas
Saymer
1516 -John Wortham
alias Tanner
1517 - William
Robynson
1518- 19-Nicholas
Langmede
1520 - 21 -John
Trevaynon
1522 - 23 -Nicholas
Seymer
1524 - Walter
Fayrewode
1525 - Walter
Fairewode
1526- William Warde
1527- Robert Spert
1528- Robert Sperte
1529- William Holond
1530 - William Browe
1531 - Anthony
Haynyng or William Browe
1532-33-John Antony
1534- John Adam
1535 - Richard
Prideaux or John Adam
1536- William Holond or Richard Prideaux
1537- William Holond
1538 - 39 -John
Trevyanon
1540-IvoEston
1541 -John Antony
1542- William Holond
1543-44-John Adam
1545 - William
Newland
1546 - 47 - Richard
Newman
1548 - Nicholas
Roupe
1549- Hugh Tanner
1550- IvoEsten
1551 - William
Hollond Snr
1552- Gilbert Roupe
1553 -John Cutt
1554 - Nicholas Roupe
1555 - Alan Savery
1556 - Andrew Wakeham
1557 - Thomas Gourney
1558 - Robert
Seymer
1559 - George
Spudleigh
1560-
Adam Walker
1561 - Robert
Spudleigh
1562 - Osmond
Herdon
1563 - Osmond
Herdon or Robert Smyth
1564 - Andrew Wakeham
1565 - John Cutt
1566 -
Thomas Gourney
1567 - James (Jacobus) Pellyton
1568-
John Plumleigh
1569 - Osmond
Herdon
1570-Robert Smith
1571 - Christopher
Blackaller
1572-John Cutt
1573 - Richard
Langdon
1574 - Thomas
Gourney
1575 - Andrew
Wakeham or William Jaige
1576 -John
Plumeleigh
1577-John Smythe
1578 -James (Jacobus) Pelaton
1579-Robert Smythe
1580-Robert Spapleigh
1581-Peter Barton
1582 - Christopher
Blackaller
1583 -John Smythe
1584-Robert Smythe
1585-William Lay
1586 -87 - Thomas Plumleigh
1588- Richard Drewe
1589-Peter Barter
1590 - Christopher
Blackaller
1591-Richard Grybble
1592 -John Follett
1593 - Nicholas Hearman
1594-Richard Dier
1595-Robert Martin
1596 - Staplinge
1597-Thomas Holland
1598-Robert Martin
1599 - Richard Wakeham
1600-Henry Heyward
1601 - Richard Hayman
1602 - Walter
Francis
1603 -John Nubye
1604 - Thomas
Gourney
1605-R.M. Martin
1606 - Thomas
Spurway or R.M. Martin
1607 -John Follett
1608 -John Smith
1609 - Thomas Page
1610-John Smyth
1611-Robert Martin
1612-Walter Francis
1613-John Plumleigh
1614 - Thomas
Gourney
1615 - Roger Matthews
1616 - Thomas
Spurway
1617 - William
Plumleigh
1618-John Smith
1619-20-John Plumleigh
1621 - Thomas
Gourney
1622 - Thomas
Spurwaie
1623-Roger Mathew
1624-Robert Follett
1625-William Plumleigh
1626 - Andrew
Voisey
1627 -John Plumleigh
Jnr
1628-Paschow Jago
1629 -John Richards
1630-Robert Follett
1631 -Roger Mathew
1632-William Plumleigh
1633 - Alexander
Stapleton
1634 - William
Gurneye
1635-John Plumleigh
1636 - Thomas
Spurway
1637-John Budley
1638 - Andrew Voisey
1639-Roger Mathew
1640 - William
Barnes or Robert Follett
1641 - William
Plumpeigh
1642 -Alexander
Staplehill
1643-John Budley
1644 -John Gourney
1645-John Budley
1646 - 47 - Lawrence
Wheeler
1648-John Staplehill
1649-Walter Jago
1650 -John Budley
1651 -Joseph Cubitt
1652-No record
1653 - Lawrence
Wheeler
1654-William Barnes
1655 - William
Spurway
1656 - No record
1657 - George
Kynnycott
1658 - Lawrence
Wheeler
1659 - Laurence
Wheeler
1660 - Edmund
Spurway
1661 - George
Diggons
1662 - William
Spurwaie
1663-Gilbert Smith
1664 - Thomas
Newman
1665 - 66 - Thomas
Jago
1667 - Henry Crew
1668- Gilbert
Staplehill
1669 - Edward
Spurway
1670 - Emanuel
Wolley
1671- Robert Clapp
1672 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1673 - Benjamin
Rooke
1674 - John Wi thro
we
1675 - Thomas Newman
1676 - Benjamin
Rooke
1677 - Ambrose Mudd
1678- Emanuel Wolley
1679- No record
1680- John Whitrowe
1681 - John Bully
1682- John Whitrow
1683 - Benjamin
Rooke
1684 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1685 - Thomas Jago
1686 - George
Kinnicott
1687 - William
Mannoway
1688 - 89 -John Whitrow
1690- William Voysey
1691- Thomas Baddiford
1692 - Christopher
Sellman
1693 - Thomas Floud
1694- William Voysey
1695- John Palmer
1696- Thomas Floud
1697- William Palmer
1698- WillliamVoysey
1699 - See
Alexander's paper about rival Mayors:
Whitrow, Bully,
Sykes, Floud and Rockett
1700- John Whitrow or Caleb Rockett
1701 - Thomas Floud
1702- No record
1703 - Henry Lane
1704- No record
1705- Joseph Bully
1706- John Palmer
1707- Thomas Floud
1708- Henry Lane
1709 -10 - Thomas
Newman
1711- Joseph Bulley
1712 - Thomas Newman
1713-Caleb Rockett
1714-Nathaniel Terry
1715 - Arthur
Holdsworth (Capt)
1716 - Roger Matthews
1717 - Giles
Wheeler (died in office), Nathaniel
Terry
1718-Caleb Rockett
1719 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1720-Richard Matthew
1721 -John Sparke
1722-Nathaniel Terry
1723-Roger Matthew
1724 - Richard Newman
1725- 26-ArthurHoldsworth
1727 - Roger Matthew
(died in office), Robert
Newman
1728-Thomas Leigh
1729 - Arthur
Holdworth
1730-Robert Newman
1731-Thomas Leigh
1732-Nathaniel Terry
1733-Benjamin Palmer
1734-Thomas Leigh
1735-Robert Spark
1736 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1737-William Beaves
1738-Nathaniel Terry
1739 - Benjamin
Palmer
1740-Thomas Leigh
1741 - Richard Sparke
1742 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1743-William Beaves
1744-Nathaniel Terry
1745-Thomas Leigh
1746 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1747 - Edward
Hanbury
1748 -John Summers
1749 - Thomas
Holdsworth
1750-Robert Sparke
1751-William Beavis
1752-Nathaniel Terry
1753 - 54 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1755 - Thomas
Holdsworth
1756-57-Robert Spark
1758-Henry Spark
1759 - Thomas
Holdsworth
1760-John Elliot
1761 -Edward Hanbury
1762 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1763-Edward Hanbury
1764-Arthur French
1765 - Nicholas
Brooking
1766 -John Browne
1767 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1768 - Robert
Newman
1769 - Arthur
Holdworth
1770 - Roger
Bidgood
1771 -Nicholas
Brooking
1772-73-John Browne
1774 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1775-Robert Newman
1776-Roger Bidgoods
1777 - 78 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1779 - No record
1780 - Nicholas
Brooking
1781 - Arthur
Holdsworth or Robert Newman
1782-John Browne
1783-Robert Newman
1784 - 85 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1786 - Nicholas
Brooking Jnr
1787 - Holdsworth Newman
1788 -Robert
Holdsworth
1789-William Hunt
1790 - Henry Holdsworth
1791 -Robert Newman
1792 - 93 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1794-Rev H. Holdsworth
1795 - Nicholas
Brooking
1796 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1797-Robert Holdsworth
1798 - William Hunt
1799-Arthur Hunt
1800 - Nicholas
Brooking
1801 - 02 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1803-No record
1804 - Nicholas
Brooking
1805-No record
1806-Arthur Hunt
1807-Henry Joseph Holdsworth
1808-Henry Holdsworth
1809-No record
1810-No record
1811 - Charles Holdsworth
1812-Henry Joseph Holdsworth
1813-No record
1814-Robert
Holdsworth
1815 -16 - Henry
Holdsworth
1817 -18 - Nicholas
Brooking
1819-Henry J.
Holdsworth
1820 - Nicholas
Brooking
1821 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1822 -Robert
Holdsworth
1823-Joseph Hake
Sparke
1824 - Arthur
Holdsworth
1825-E. Brooking
1826-Henry
Holdsworth
1827-Robert
Holdsworth
1828-J.H. Sparke
1829 - Francis
Whitney
1830-R. L.
Hingstonjnr
1831 -Joseph Hake
Sparke
1832-J.Shorny
1833-Daniel Codner
1834-Robert Harris
1835 - 36 - Thomas
Miller and Arthur B. Harris
1836 - 37 -John Teague or Teaze
1837 - 38 - Charles
Hutchings
1838 - 39 - Samuel Codner
1839-40-John Bulley
1840-41-Noah Clift
1841 - 42 - Sir J.
H. Scale, Bart.
1842 - 44 - Henry
Paul Seale
1844 - 45 - Authur
Bailey Harris
1845-46-Sir Henry Paul Seale, Bart.
1846-48-Noah Clift
1848-50-Sir Henry Paul Seale, Bart.
1850-52-Henry Mitchell Baker
1852-53-Sir Henry Paul Seale, Bart.
1853-54-Richard lan - William Newman
1855-56-Lieut.J.R. Godfrey
1856 -57 -Sir Henry
Paul Seale,
Bart
1857 -59 -Sir Henry
Paul Seale,
Bart.
1859-60-S.
W.Prideaux
1860 - 62 - Richard
Browne Cleland
1862 -65 -Sir Henry
Paul Seale,
Bart.
1865 - 66 - August
Newman
1866 - 68 - Robert
Moysey Mortimore
1868 -69- William
Ashford
1869 - 70 - William Henry Rees
1870 -71 –Alexander Ridgeway
1871 - 72 - Robert
Cranford
1872 -73 -Mark Fox
1873 -76 -John
Morgan Puddicombe
1876 -77- John
Hurrell
1877 -80 -Sir Henry
Paul Seale,
Bart.
1880 - 82 - Nicholas Hannaford
1882 -91 -Francis
Charles Simpson
1891 -93 -William
Smith
1893 -96 -Robert
Orme - Webb
1896 -98 -Sir Thomas
G. Freake, Bart.
1898 -00 -William
George Hellens
Ellis
1900 - 01 - Thomas
Wilton
1901 -02 -William
Philip Ditcham
1902 -03 -John
William Medway
1903 - 06 - Richard
Burford Seale
1906 -10 -John Brown
1910 - 11 - Edward
Ethelbert Lort
Phillips
1911 - 14 - Charles
Peek
1914 -18 -Thomas
Wilton
1918 - 19 - Sir
Thomas Wilton
1919 -21 -Charles
Peek
1921 - 22 -
Algernon Joseph Yorke
1922 -23 -Sir Alfred
G. Bourne
1923- 29 -Dr Henry
J. Campbell
1929 - 32 - James Harry Smith
1932 - 33 - George
Henry Marshall
1933 -36 -Ernest Albert
Travers
1936 - 37 - William
Thomas Pillar
1937 - 38 - George
Henry Marshall
1938 -45 -William
George Row
1945 - 46 - Herbert
George Middleton
1946 - 47 - Frank
Scardifield
1947 -50 -Bertie
Lavers
1950 - 51 - James
Clifford S.
R. Stoneman
1951 - 53 - Albert
Montague William
Chapman
1953 -54 -Harold
John Adams
1954 -56- Dorothy
Holwill (1st Woman)
1956 -57 -Bertie
Lavers
1957 - 58 - Norman
Hewson
1958 - 60 - Harold
Charles Lloyd
1960 - 61 -James
William Lee-Palin
1961 - 62 - Richard
Martin Hoare
1962 - 63 - Dorothy
Holwill
1963 - 65 - Eric S.
Rimmer
1965 - 66 - Margaret
V. M. Keane
1966 -67- Harold G.
White
1967 - 68 - Robert
Middleton
1968 -69- Eric J. Cook
1969 - 70 - Albert
J. Mashford
1970 -71- Eric J. Cook
1971 -73- Frank C. Mullett
1973 -74 -Irene
Ethel Frances
Scawn
1974 - 75 - Albert J. Mashford
1975 - 76 - Brenda
Bradley Breakwell
1976 - 77 - Brian
Alfred Goss
1977 - 78 - Richard
Martin Hoare
1978 -80 -Dennis
Arthur Woods
1980 -81 -Irene
Ethel Frances
Scawn
1981 -83 -Donald
William Rablin
Webb
1983 - 85 - Beryl Mary Calder
1985 -86 -Leslie
William Savage
1986 -89 -Donald
William Rablin
Webb
1989 - 90 - Bryan
Martin Measures
1990 - 93 - Brian J. Edgington
1993 -95 -Jack
Cutter
1995 -97 -Margaret
A. Roberts
1997 -99- Paul J.
Darby
1999 - 2000 -
Melvyn Stone
2000 - 2005 –
Richard Rendle
2005 – 2006 – Peter
Norton
2006 - Iris Pritchard