Mayor of Derby

A building known as the "Mayor's Parlour" in 1860 (demolished in the 1940s).

Names of the Mayors for the Borough of Derby from the first that was chosen on the 3 July 1638 by the king's charter then granted to the town the two last bailiffs were the two first mayors Mr Mellor being proclaimed the 3rd day of July to be the mayor until Michaelmas and twelve months after but he died on the 5 February 1639 and Mr Hope served the year out.^[1]

17th century

• 1638 Henry Mellor Died Feb the 5th
• Mr Hope succeeded him and served the year out
• 1639 John Hone
• 1640 Edward Large
• 1641 Luke Whittington
• 1642 Henry Wandell
• 1643 Luke Whittington
• 1644 Luke Whittington
• 1645 Gervase Bennet (Plague in Derby)
• 1646 John Dalton
• 1647 Robert Mellor
• 1648 Thomas Sleigh (King Charles I beheaded Jan 30)
• 1649 Edward Large
• 1650 John Parker
• 1651 William Willot
• 1652 John Dalton
• 1653 Thomas Youle
• 1654 Humphry Yates
• 1655 Thomas Sleigh
• 1656 Gilbert Ward
• 1657 Nathaniel Hallowes
• 1658 Edward Large He died and John Parker served the year out
• 1659 John Gisborne
• 1660 John Dunnidge
• 1661 Thomas Potter
• 1662 John Brookhouse
• 1663 Edward Walker
• 1664 Robert Wandel
• 1665 John Harryman
• 1666 Hugh Newton Sept 2nd a great fire in London which burned down 11.4 11011 houses the city_ gates guildhall and 86 churches among which was St Paul's cathedral
• 1667 Samuel Spateman
• 1668 John Dalton
• 1669 Humphry Yates
• 1670 James Ward
• 1671 John Spateman He died in the year and Roger Newton served it out
• 1672 Roger Newton
• 1673 Thomas Goodwin
• 1674 George Blackwell
• 1675 Edward Walker
• 1676 Samuel Spateman
• 1677 John Brookhouse
• 1678 Robert Wandel
• 1679 Roger Newton
• 1680 John Lord
• 1681 Edward Walker The association burnt and the town charter surrendered up
• 1682 Roger Newton
• 1683 Thomas Goodwin The great frost
• 1684 John Dunnidge King Charles II died
• 1685 Joseph Worden
• 1686 Solomon Roberte
• 1687 Leonard Sad displaced Jan 11 by King James II and Halph Brough appointed
• 1688 John Cheshire King James II abdicated the crown
• 1689 Samuel Spateman
• 1690 Samuel Cheshire
• 1691 Samuel Fletcher
• 1692 John Lord
• 1693 Thomas Goodwin
• 1694 Henry Holmes
• 1695 Henry Noton
• 1696 Solomon Roberts
• 1697 William Franceys Mr Bagnold town clerk died and Mr Heathcote chosen
• 1698 Thomas Goodwin He died August 26 and Thomas Carter served the year out
• 1699 William Franceys

18th century

• 1700 William Franceys
• 1701 Thomas Carter King William died March 8
• 1702 Joseph Bloodworth
• 1703 Francis Cockayne
• 1704 William Turner
• 1705 Thomas Bott The hall regulated members turned out and others put in
• 1706 Joseph Broughton
• 1707 Thomas Byram
• 1708 John Holmes
• 1709 Thomas Fisher
• 1710 Richard Ward
• 1711 Francis Cockayne
• 1712 Thomas Gisborne
• 1713 Joseph Broughton Queen Anne died August 1
• 1714 Thomas Fisher
• 1715 Thomas Rivett
• 1716 John Bagnold Thomas
• 1717 Thomas Geary
• 1718 John Holmes
• 1719 Richard Ward The river Derwent made navigable
• 1720 Hugh Bateman
• 1721 Francis Cockayne
• 1722 William Woolley The church of All Saints taken down to be rebuilt
• 1723 Philip Parr Mr Heathcote town clerk died and Mr Hugh Bateman jun chosen Jan 16
• 1724 Thomas Gisborne
• 1725 Samuel Cooper All Saints church opened November 21
• 1726 John Bagnold King George I died the llth of June
• 1727 Thomas Houghton
• 1728 Robert WagstafTe
• 1729 John Gisborne
• 1730 Isaac Borrow - The old town hall taken down
• 1731 Nathaniel Edwards
• 1732 John Holmes
• 1733 Francis Cockayne
• 1734 Thomas Gisborne
• 1735 Samuel Cooper
• 1736 John Bagnold
• 1737 John Gisborne Queen Caroline died November 20
• 1738 Robert Wagetafle
• 1739 Robert Bakewell Nine weeks frost
• 1740 Joshua Smith A great flood in Derby Mr Hugh Bateman town clerk resigned July 25 and Mr William Bateman was chosen
• 1741 Samuel Fox
• 1742 Isaac Borrow
• 1743 Thomas Gisborne
• 1744 Samuel Cooper
• 1745 Robert Hague Rebel army entered Derby with the Pretender's son at their head December 4 and after committing various depredations left it with great precipitation Friday December 6
• 1746 Humphrey Booth
• 1747 Henry Franceys He died Jan 1st and Humphrey Booth served the year out
• 1748 Matthew Howe
• 1749 Thomas Gisborne
• 1750 Joseph Bingham
• 1751 Robert Bakewell
• 1752 Humphrey Booth
• 1753 Matthew Howe
• 1754 Robert BakewclL
• 1755 William Evans
• 1756 Robert Bakewell Mr Bateman town clerk died and Mr Blyth chosen August 14
• 1757 John Bingham
• 1758 Samuel Crompton Mr Blyth town clerk died and Mr J Wright chosen
• 1759 Robert Bakewell
• 1760 Joseph Bingham King George II died October 25 and King George III proclaimed the next day
• 1761 Thomas Rivett
• 1762 Thomas Milnes He died on the 19th of Oct and Joshua Smith served the year out War with Spain
• 1763 John Heath Peace with France and Spain Jan 10
• 1764 Samuel Wilde
• 1765 William Evans Mr Wright town clerk resigned and Mr William Merrill Lockett chosen in his room
• 1766 Samuel Wilde
• 1767 Samuel Crompton
• 1761 William Evans
• 1769 Thomas Stamford
• 1770 Henry Flint
• 1771 Thomas Eaton
• 1772 John Heath
• 1773 William Edwards Great flood January 17 the water reached the lower end of Rotton Row
• 1774 Christopher Heath
• 1775 Robert Hope
• 1776 William Leaper
• 1777 Robert Hope He died and Samuel Crompton served the year out
• 1778 Francis Ashby
• 1779 Matthew Howe
• 1780 William Edwards
• 1781 John Hone
• 1782 Samuel Crompton
• 1783 Thomas Mather
• 1784 Francis Ashby
• 1785 William Edwards
• 1786 Henry Flint (Sadler gate bridge rebuilt)
• 1787 John Hope St Peter's bridge re built
• 1788 Samuel Crompton John Whitehurst author of the Theory of the Earth died 18 February
• 1789 Thomas Mather St Mary's bridge began to be re built
• 1790 Francis Ashby
• 1791 Thomas Lowe Willersley Castle burned 8 August
• 1792 John Crompton
• 1793 William Snowden Severe frost
• 1794 Richard Leaper
• 1795 John Hope
• 1796 John Leaper Newton
• 1797 Rev Charles Stead Hope Jedediah Strutt esq died
• 1798 William Edwards
• 1799 Henry Brown

19th century

• 1800 John Crompton
• 1801 Samuel Rowland
• 1802 Thomas Lowe Dr Darwin died 17 April aged 70
• 1803 William Snowden
• 1804 John Hope
• 1806 Rev Charles Stead Hope Armory erected
• 1806 John Drewry
• 1807 Richard Leaper
• 1808 Henry Brown
• 1809 Samuel Rowland
• 1810 John Crompton Derbyshire general infirmary opened 4 June
• 1811 Thomas Haden
• 1812 Henry Lowe
• 1813 Thomas Lowe
• 1814 John Drewry Intense Frost the Thames frozen
• 1815 Richard Leaper
• 1816 Rev Charles Stead Hope
• 1817 John Crompton
• 1818 Samuel Rowland Bryan Thomas Balguy esq town clerk appointed on August 8 on the resignation of Edward Ward esq
• 1819 Thomas Haden
• 1820 James Oakes
• 1821 Henry Lowe
• 1822 Thomas Lowe
• 1823 John Drewry
• 1824 Richard Leaper
• 1825 Rev Charles Stead Hope
• 1826 John Crompton
• 1827 Samuel Rowland
• 1828 John Bell Crompton
• 1829 William Leaper Newton
• 1830 Rev Charles Stead Hope^[1]
• 1832 John Chatterton^[2]
• 1835 Joseph Strutt^[3]
• 1845 Wm. Eaton Mousley^[2]
• 1846 Wm. Eaton Mousley^[2]
• 1848 Robert Forman^[2]
• 1853 John Gadsby^[2]
• 1859 Roger Cox (of Spondon Hall)^[2]
• 1860 Roger Cox (of Spondon Hall)^[2]
• 1863 Thomas Clarke^[2]
• 1864 Thomas Roe^[2]
• 1866 Frederick Longden^[2]
• 1869 Robert Forman^[2]
• 1877 Sir Henry Howe Bemrose^[4][2]
• 1879 William Sowter^[2]
• 1880 Sir Abraham Woodiwiss^[5]
• 1881 Sir Abraham Woodiwiss^[5]
• 1884 William Hobson^[2]
• 1887 Samuel Whitaker^[2]
• 1888 James William Newbold^[2]
• 1889 William Heathcote?
• 1890 Sir Alfred Seale Haslam^[6]
• 1892 William H. Marsden^[2]
• 1899 Sir Edward Thomas Ann^[4][2]

20th century

• 1901? Edgar Home^[2]
• 1911 Sir Thomas Roe MP
• 1915 Albert Green^[7]
• 1928 Sir John Ferguson Bell^[8]
• 1929 Sir John Ferguson Bell^[8]
• 1930 Sir John Ferguson Bell^[8]
• 1976 Cyril Ufton
• 1996 Alan Mullarkey

21st century

• 2000 Richard Keene
• 2007 Pauline Latham OBE
• 2008 Barbara Jackson^[9]
• 2009 Sean Marshall^[9]
• 2010 Amar Nath^[10]
• 2011 Les Allen^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} ">The history and gazetteer of the county of Derby By Stephen Glover, 1831, accessed 4 June 2008
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s} The Derby Register. http://www.archive.org/stream/derbyschoolregis00derb#page/n7/mode/2up. 
3. ^ derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk
4. ^ ^{a b} Who was who
5. ^ ^{a b} derby.gov.uk
6. ^ ‘HASLAM, Sir Alfred Seale’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 19 July 2008
7. ^ ‘GREEN, Albert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 19 July 2008
8. ^ ^{a b c} [‘BELL, Sir John Ferguson’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 19 July 2008
9. ^ ^{a b} Barabara prepares ..., accessed November 2009
10. ^ ^{a b} Outpoing Mayor raise 11,000, ThisIsDerbyshire, accessed August 2011]