Mayor of Gloucester

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
 * 1504–05: William Cole
 * 1505–06: Garret or Gerard Vanecke
 * 1506–07: Thomas Telowe or Taylowe, 1513 and 1522
 * 1507–08: John Cooke, mercer
 * 1508–10: William Hanshaw
 * 1511–12: Thomas Porter, MP for Gloucester, 1515
 * 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
 * 1532: William Matthews
 * 1534–1535: John Falconer, who hosted the visit of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
 * 1536–37: Thomas Bell, MP for Gloucester, also 1545, 1547, 1553 and 1554
 * 1538 William Matthews
 * 1543–44: Thomas Bell the younger
 * 1544–45: Thomas Bell
 * 1546–47: Thomas Loveday, MP for Gloucester, 1553 and 1554
 * 1552–53: Thomas Payne
 * 1553–54: Thomas Bell
 * 1555–56: Thomas Loveday
 * 1565–66: Thomas Semys, MP for Gloucester, 1572
 * 1569–70: William Massinger, MP for Gloucester, 1554, 1555 and 1571
 * 1566-67: John Woodward
 * 1567-8: 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
 * 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, 1604
 * 1598–99: Christopher Caple, MP for Gloucester, 1625 and 1626
 * 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
 * 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
 * 1651–52: William Singleton
 * 1653–54: Thomas Pury, MP for Gloucester, 1640–1659
 * 1660: Thomas Yate
 * 1672–73: Henry Norwood, MP for Gloucester, 1675
 * 1675–76: William Selwyn, Governor of Jamaica, 1702
 * 1690–91: Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet, MP for Gloucestershire, 1681 and 1689–1695
 * 1692–93: Robert Payne, MP for Gloucester, 1695
 * 1703–04: Robert Payne
 * 1727–28: John Selwyn, MP for Gloucester, 1734–51
 * 1734–35: John Selwyn
 * 1736–37: Charles Selwyn, MP for Gloucester, 1728–34
 * 1758–59: George Augustus Selwyn, MP for Gloucester, 1754–80
 * 1765–66: George Augustus Selwyn, MP for Gloucester, 1754–80
 * 1770–71: John Webb, MP for Gloucester, 1780–95
 * 1776–77: John Webb
 * 1786–87: John Webb
 * 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
 * 1902-03: Alderman E. Sidney Hartland (Liberal)
 * 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
 * 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, BA (Hons)
 * 1971–72: Keith Fisher
 * 1990-91 Anthony Potts JP
 * 1994-2/95 Anthony Workman
 * 4/95 -5/95 Anthony Potts JP
 * 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
 * 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
 * 2015–16: Sebastian Field
 * 2016–17: Neil Hampson
 * 2017–18: Steve Morgan
 * 2018-19: Joanne Brown, wife of David Brown
 * 2019-20: Colin Organ
 * 2020-21: Kate Haigh first Mayor elected at a virtual meeting.
 * 2021-22: Collette Finnegan
 * 2022- Howard Hyman