List of Lord Mayors of Portsmouth

This is a list of some notable Mayors and all the later Lord Mayors of the city of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom.

Portsmouth had elected a mayor annually since 1531. The city was awarded the dignity of a Lord Mayoralty by letters patent dated 10 July 1928.[1] When the city became a non-metropolitan borough in 1974 the honour was confirmed by letters patent dated 1 April 1974. [2]

Mayors of Portsmouth

Year Name Notes
1531–1532 Thomas Carpenter
1539–1540 Henry Bickley MP for Portsmouth, 1553
1546–1547 Henry Bickley MP for Portsmouth, 1553
1551–1552 Henry Bickley MP for Portsmouth, 1553
1558–1559 Henry Slater MP for Portsmouth, 1571
1673–1674 Nicholas Hedger MP for Portsmouth, 1690
1689–1690 Nicholas Hedger MP for Portsmouth, 1690
1696–1697 John Mounsher MP for Hastings, 1701
1700–1701 John Mounsher MP for Hastings, 1701
1712–1714 William Smith Founder of Portsmouth Grammar School,1732
1717– Henry Stanyford Master House Carpenter to the Ordinance and Justice History in Portsmouth: The Stanyford Family
1727– Henry Stanyford Elected for second term
1734–1735 Henry Stanyford Timber merchant. Died during office. History in Portsmouth: The Stanyford Family
1744– Thomas Stanyford Sergeant-at Law and son of former mayor, Henry Stanyford. History in Portsmouth: The Stanyford Family
1749– Thomas Stanyford Sergeant-at Law
1793–1794 Sir John Carter Merchant
1796–1797 Sir John Carter Merchant
1800–1801 Sir John Carter Merchant
1804–1805 Sir John Carter Merchant
1847–1848 Thomas Ellis Owen Architect
1862–1863 Thomas Ellis Owen Architect
1901–1903 Sir William Dupree, 1st Baronet 2 years. Brewer
1909–1910 Sir William Dupree, 1st Baronet Brewer

Lord Mayors of Portsmouth

Year Name Notes
1928–1929 James Edward Smith 2 years. First Lord Mayor of Portsmouth
1930 Walter Gleave
1931 Ferdinand Green Foster
1932 William Albert Billing
1933 Sir Harold R. Pink JP
1934 Frank John Privett JP
1935 William James Avens
1936–1937 Frederick Joseph Spickernell 2 years
1938 Leonard Nicholson Blake
1939–1943 Denis Leo Daley 5 years
1944 Albert Edward Allaway 2 years
1946 Robert John Winnicott
1947 Frank Miles 2 years
1949 John Privett
1950 Sir Denis Leo Daley
1951–1952 Albert Johnson 2 years
1953 Frank Miles
1954–1955 George Albert Day 2 years
1956–1957 Arthur George Asquith-Leeson 2 years
1958 Alfred Lapthorn Blake Solicitor
1959 Leonard John Evans
1960 Gerald Joseph Horton
1961 Ralph Bonner Pink MP for Portsmouth South, 1966
1962 Eric Osment Bateson
1963 Harry Sotnick
1964 Joseph Albert Nye
1965 Frank Lines
1966 Clifford Alfred Worley
1967 Denis Darling Connors
1968 Frederick Alfred John Emery-Wallis
1969 William Jack Evans
1970 Jonathan Frederick Blair
1971 Alfred Dudley Darby
1972 Phyllis Loe
1973 John Patrick Newton Brogden
1974 Arthur George Dann
1975 Eric Howard Taplin
1976 Ian Goodwin Gibson
1977 George H. Austin
1978 Richard Eric Sotnick
1979 Roland Taylor
1980 Miss Mary Winifred Sutcliffe
1981 Frank Sorrell
1982 John Fisher
1983 L.A. Kitchen
1984 John Scott Marshall
1985 Fred Warner
1986 Miss Marie Seaman
1987 Jim Lodge
1988 Ken Hale
1989 Miss Gladys Howard
1990 Syd Rapson
1991 Brian Read
1992 Jim Patey
1993 Alex Bentley
1994 Dr. Alan Burnett
1995 Malcolm Chewter
1996 Mark Hancock
1997 Tony Golds
1998 Pam Webb
1999
2000 Barry Maine
2001–2002 Elaine Baker 2 years
2003 Tom Blair
2004 Jason Fazackarley
2005 Robin Sparshatt
2006 Fred Charlton
2007 Mike Blake
2008 Richard Jensen
2009 Terry Hall
2010 Paula Riches
2011 Cheryl Buggy
2012 Frank Jonas
2013 Lynne Stagg
2014 Steven Wylie
2015 Frank Jonas

References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 33405. p. 4898. 20 June 1928. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 46255. p. 4400. 4 April 1974. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  3. "THE MAYORS AND LORD MAYORS OF PORTSMOUTH (1531–2005)". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. "Lord Mayors of Portsmouth since 1927". Portsmouth City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
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