Wigan County Borough
Mayors of Wigan County Borough and predecessor bodies.
|
Year |
Mayor |
|
1282 |
Adam de Pemberton |
|
1292 |
Mathew de Modburley |
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- |
|
1361 |
John Banastre |
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- |
|
1369 |
Robert le Baxter |
|
1370 |
- |
|
1371 |
Thomas de Haywood |
|
1372 |
Thomas de Haywood |
|
1373 |
Thomas de Haywood |
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|
1378 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1379 |
Hugh del Crosse |
|
1380 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1381 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1382 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1383 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1384 |
Hugh del Crosse |
|
1385 |
Hugh del Crosse |
|
1386 |
Hugh del Crosse |
|
1387 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1388 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1389 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1390 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1391 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1392 |
Thomas de Dokesbury |
|
1393 |
Thomas de Dokesbury |
|
1394 |
Thomas de Dokesbury |
|
1395 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1396 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1397 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
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|
1402 |
Thomas de Dokesbury |
|
1403 |
Thomas de Dokesbury |
|
1404 |
Thomas de Dokesbury |
|
1405 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1406 |
William del Hyde |
|
1407 |
- |
|
1408 |
William del Wynde |
|
1409 |
William del Wynde |
|
1410 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
|
1411 |
Adam de Byrkeheued |
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|
1416 |
Hugh del Marsh |
|
1417 |
Hugh del Marsh |
|
1418 |
Hugh del Marsh |
|
1419 |
Henry de Byrkehed |
|
1420 |
Hugh del Marsh |
|
1421 |
- |
|
1422 |
William Orrel |
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|
1426 |
John Byrkeheyde |
|
1427 |
William Orrel |
|
1428 |
- |
|
1429 |
John Byrkeheyde |
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|
1438 |
John de Byrkeheued |
|
1439 |
- |
|
1440 |
Adam de Hindley |
|
1441 |
- |
|
1442 |
Hugh Orrel |
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|
1445 |
Ralph Hulme |
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|
1449 |
Hugh Orrel |
|
1450 |
John Byrkehed |
|
1451 |
- |
|
1452 |
James Pemberton |
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|
1455 |
Robert Gerard |
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|
1467 |
Henry Byrkeheued |
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|
1475 |
Laurence Standish |
|
1476 |
Laurence Standish |
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|
1487 |
Seth Gerard |
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|
1499 |
John Pemberton |
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|
1506 |
William Bradshaigh |
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|
1512 |
Thomas Duxbury |
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|
1533 |
William Bradshaigh |
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|
1538 |
Laurence Sherington |
|
1539 |
Adam Bankes |
|
1540 |
James Sherington |
|
1541 |
- |
|
1542 |
- |
|
1543 |
Ralph Bradshaigh |
|
1544 |
Ralph Bradshaigh |
|
1545 |
Humphrey Sherington |
|
1546 |
William Fourde |
|
1547 |
John Rigby |
|
1548 |
Myles Gerrard |
|
1549 |
Richard Moore |
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|
1559 |
Richard Moore |
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|
1579 |
William Bankes |
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|
1584 |
Charles Banke |
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|
1594 |
Francis Sherington |
|
1595 |
William Gardiner |
|
1596 |
Edward Challinor |
|
1597 |
William Gardiner |
|
1598 |
Humfrey Mather |
|
1599 |
- |
|
1600 |
George Lyon |
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|
1613 |
Peter Marsh |
|
1614 |
James Ford |
|
1615 |
Robert Barrow |
|
1616 |
William Foster |
|
1617 |
Hugh Ford |
|
1618 |
William Earl of Derby |
|
1619 |
James Pilkington |
|
1620 |
Robert Barrow |
|
1621 |
Peter Marsh |
|
1622 |
William Ford |
|
1623 |
James Markland |
|
1624 |
James Pilkington |
|
1625 |
Hugh Langshawe |
|
1626 |
Sir Edward Stanley, Bart |
|
1627 |
Thomas Bankes |
|
1628 |
William Ford |
|
1629 |
Gilbert Gardener |
|
1630 |
Richard Worsley |
|
1631 |
Christopher Banckes |
|
1632 |
UNKNOWN? |
|
1633 |
Robert Barrow |
|
1634 |
William Forth |
|
1635 |
Robert Markland |
|
1636 |
Ralph Standish |
|
1637 |
William Pilkington |
|
1638 |
John Brighouse |
|
1639 |
James Molyneux |
|
1640 |
John Bullock |
|
1641 |
Edward Lloyd |
|
1642 |
William Forth |
|
1643 |
Christopher Banckes |
|
1644 |
Ralph Standish |
|
1645 |
Sir Thomas Stanley, Bart |
|
1646 |
Robert Markland |
|
1647 |
Richard Pennington |
|
1648 |
Ambrose Jolley |
|
1649 |
Joseph Rigbye |
|
1650 |
Robert Baron |
|
1651 |
Alexander Thompson |
|
1652 |
William Glover |
|
1653 |
James Scott |
|
1654 |
Gerard Bankes |
|
1655 |
Ambrose Jolley |
|
1656 |
Edward Sumpnor |
|
1657 |
William Tempest |
|
1658 |
Robert Baron |
|
1659 |
William Glover |
|
1660 |
Nicholas Pennington |
|
1661 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh |
|
1662 |
Ralph Markland |
|
1663 |
William Daniell |
|
1664 |
Matthew Markland |
|
1665 |
James Ford |
|
1666 |
Myles Turner |
|
1667 |
Robert Longshaw |
|
1668 |
William Laithwaite |
|
1669 |
Robert Leatherbarrow |
|
1670 |
Myles Turner |
|
1671 |
Ralph Markland |
|
1672 |
William Glover |
|
1673 |
Robert Baron |
|
1674 |
Nicholas Pennington |
|
1675 |
James Ford |
|
1676 |
Alexander Rigbye |
|
1677 |
Ralph Holmes |
|
1678 |
Robert Leatherbarrow |
|
1679 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh, 1st Bart |
|
1680 |
Thomas Bankes |
|
1681 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh, 1st Bart |
|
1682 |
William Daniell |
|
1683 |
Thomas Turner |
|
1684 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh, 2nd Bart |
|
1685 |
Lawrence Anderton |
|
1686 |
Robert Ford |
|
1687 |
Christopher Sumpner |
|
1688 |
(Mar.3) Thomas Gerrard |
|
1688 |
(Oct 3) James Scott |
|
1689 |
John Baldwin |
|
1690 |
Thomas Bankes |
|
1691 |
Thomas Cooper |
|
1692 |
Sir Richard Standish 1st Bart |
|
1693 |
Hugh Jolley |
|
1694 |
Peter Shakerley |
|
1695 |
Gerard Ford |
|
1696 |
Thomas Ford (died July 17 1697) |
|
1697 |
(July 20) Raphe Markland |
|
1698 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh 3rd Bart |
|
1699 |
John Markland |
|
1700 |
William Woods |
|
1701 |
William Scott |
|
1702 |
Gilbert Ford |
|
1703 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh 3rd Bart |
|
1704 |
Adam Bankes, Sen |
|
1705 |
Adam Bankes, Jun |
|
1706 |
Thomas Martin |
|
1707 |
Robert Hollingshead |
|
1708 |
Thomas Bankes |
|
1709 |
Henry Bradshaigh |
|
1710 |
Henry Mason |
|
1711 |
Thomas Bankes |
|
1712 |
William Bradshaigh |
|
1713 |
James Ford |
|
1714 |
Robert Hollingshead |
|
1715 |
Adam Bankes |
|
1716 |
Henry Mason |
|
1717 |
William Baldwin |
|
1718 |
James Ford |
|
1719 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh 3rd Bart |
|
1720 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh 3rd Bart |
|
1721 |
James Brown |
|
1722 |
John Markland |
|
1723 |
John Baldwin |
|
1724 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh 3rd Bart |
|
1725 |
James Earl of Barrymore |
|
1726 |
Legh Master |
|
1727 |
Alexander Leigh |
|
1728 |
James Tempest |
|
1729 |
Sir Roger Bradshaigh 3rd Bart |
|
1730 |
Robert Holt |
|
1731 |
George brown |
|
1732 |
James Brown |
|
1733 |
James Ford |
|
1734 |
James Earl of Barrymore |
|
1735 |
James Tempest |
|
1736 |
Robert Holt |
|
1737 |
Alexander Leigh |
|
1738 |
George Brown |
|
1739 |
Thomas Bankes |
|
1740 |
James Ford |
|
1741 |
Edward Holt |
|
1742 |
John Markland |
|
1743 |
William Curghey |
|
1744 |
James Hartley |
|
1745 |
Edward Holt |
|
1746 |
Thomas Bankes |
|
1747 |
John Auzlark |
|
1748 |
Richard Holmes |
|
1749 |
John Percivall |
|
1750 |
William Curghey |
|
1751 |
John Clayton |
|
1752 |
Richard Holmes |
|
1753 |
William Curghey |
|
1754 |
John Percivall |
|
1755 |
Thomas Leatherbarrow |
|
1756 |
William Ollerhead |
|
1757 |
William Curghey |
|
1758 |
William Ollerhead |
|
1759 |
Alexander leigh |
|
1760 |
Richard Holmes |
|
1761 |
Edward Clayton |
|
1762 |
Robert Ward |
|
1763 |
Thomas Barton |
|
1764 |
William Ollerhead |
|
1765 |
John Percivall |
|
1766 |
James Hervey |
|
1767 |
Robert Green |
|
1768 |
George Kenyon, Jun |
|
1769 |
James Scott |
|
1770 |
William Ollerhead |
|
1771 |
Alexander Radcliffe |
|
1772 |
James Scott |
|
1773 |
Robert Green |
|
1774 |
William Ollerhead |
|
1775 |
James Scott |
|
1776 |
Alexander Radcliffe |
|
1777 |
Robert Green |
|
1778 |
John Latham |
|
1779 |
Alexander Radcliffe |
|
1780 |
Robert Green |
|
1781 |
William Ollerhead (died during office) |
|
1782 |
Robert Green |
|
1783 |
William Ollerhead |
|
1784 |
James Hodson |
|
1785 |
Robert Rowbottom |
|
1786 |
James Hodson |
|
1787 |
Thomas Barton |
|
1788 |
John Vause |
|
1789 |
James Hodson |
|
1790 |
Thomas Barton |
|
1791 |
Robert Morris |
|
1792 |
Robert Rowbottom |
|
1793 |
Thomas Barton |
|
1794 |
Robert Rowbottom |
|
1795 |
Thomas Doncaster |
|
1796 |
Robert Morris |
|
1797 |
Thomas Barton |
|
1798 |
Thomas Doncaster |
|
1799 |
Robert Morris |
|
1800 |
John Vause |
|
1801 |
William Clayton |
|
1802 |
Thomas Woodcock |
|
1803 |
William Clayton |
|
1804 |
Thomas Woodcock |
|
1805 |
Robert Bolton |
|
1806 |
Thomas Woodcock |
|
1807 |
William Eccles |
|
1808 |
Thomas Woodcock |
|
1809 |
John Hopwood |
|
1810 |
Alexander Haliburton |
|
1811 |
Joseph Bevan |
|
1812 |
John Hopwood |
|
1813 |
John Hodson Kearsley |
|
1814 |
Thomas Newsham |
|
1815 |
Robert Bolton |
|
1816 |
William Eccles |
|
1817 |
Thomas Woodcock |
|
1818 |
Joseph Bevan |
|
1819 |
John Hodson Kearsley |
|
1820 |
Henry Bullock |
|
1821 |
Henry Gaskell |
|
1822 |
Henry Bullock |
|
1823 |
Thomas Darwell |
|
1824 |
Alexander Haliburton |
|
1825 |
John Hodson Kearsley |
|
1826 |
Thomas Hardman |
|
1827 |
Henry Bullock |
|
1828 |
Thomas Hardman |
|
1829 |
Henry Bullock |
|
1830 |
Thomas Darwell |
|
1831 |
John Lord |
|
1832 |
John Woodcock |
|
1833 |
James Eckersley |
|
1834 |
John Lord (till Dec 31 1835) |
|
1836 |
(Jan 1) John Spier Heron |
|
1836 |
(Nov 9) Reece Bevan |
|
1837 |
Thomas Cook |
|
1838 |
David McNeille |
|
1839 |
Joseph Acton |
|
1840 |
John Lord |
|
1841 |
John Lord |
|
1842 |
Thomas Eckersley |
|
1843 |
John Lord |
|
1844 |
Thomas Eckersley |
|
1845 |
John Lord |
|
1846 |
Thomas Morris |
|
1847 |
John Lord |
|
1848 |
Thomas Byrom |
|
1849 |
Ralph Darlington |
|
1850 |
Ralph Darlington |
|
1851 |
Nathaniel Eckersley |
|
1852 |
Nathaniel Eckersley |
|
1853 |
Joseph Acton (Resigned Sept 9 1854) |
|
1854 |
(Sept 9) Thomas Cook |
|
1854 |
(Nov 9) Thomas Taylor |
|
1855 |
Henry Woods |
|
1856 |
Reece Bevan |
|
1857 |
Jonathan Lamb |
|
1858 |
Henry Woodcock |
|
1859 |
William Johnson (died 29 April 1860) |
|
1860 |
(May 7) Thomas Cook |
|
1860 |
(Nov 9) Richard Taylor |
|
1861 |
William Waddington |
|
1862 |
John Cross |
|
1863 |
John Cross |
|
1864 |
Thomas Knowles |
|
1865 |
Thomas Knowles |
|
1866 |
Thomas Heald |
|
1867 |
Thomas Heald |
|
1868 |
Thomas Heald |
|
1869 |
William Crompton |
|
1870 |
Nathaniel Eckersley |
|
1871 |
Nathaniel Eckersley |
|
1872 |
Nathaniel Eckersley |
|
1873 |
Nathaniel Eckersley |
|
1874 |
James Burrows |
|
1875 |
James Burrows |
|
1876 |
Walter Mayhew |
|
1877 |
Walter Mayhew |
|
1878 |
William Crompton |
|
1879 |
Richard A. Farington |
|
1880 |
William James Lamb |
|
1881 |
Richard Fogg Hopwood |
|
1882 |
Henry Park |
|
1883 |
Henry Park |
|
1884 |
Henry Park |
|
1885 |
Henry Park |
|
1886 |
Henry Park |
|
1887 |
Thomas Stuart |
|
1888 |
William Rogers |
|
1889 |
James Smith |
|
1890 |
William Woods |
|
1891 |
William Woods(Resigned June 24 1892) |
|
1892 |
(June 29) Jonathan Phillips |
|
1892 |
(Nov 9) Jonathan Phillips |
|
1893 |
N. Farington Eckersley |
|
1894 |
Daniel Dix |
|
1895 |
Robert Layland |
|
1896 |
Robert Richards |
|
1897 |
Robert Richards |
|
1898 |
Joseph Thomas Gee |
|
1899 |
Joseph Thomas Gee |
|
1900 |
Thomas Fyans |
|
1901 |
Richard Edward Kellet |
|
1902 |
Richard Johnson |
|
1903 |
Charles Butler Holmes |
|
1904 |
William Sharrock |
|
1905 |
Hugh Ross |
|
1906 |
James O’Donahue |
|
1907 |
Samuel Wood |
|
1908 |
Samuel Wood |
|
1909 |
Samuel Wood |
|
1910 |
Samuel Wood |
|
1911 |
Thomas Ashton |
|
1912 |
Edward Dickinson |
|
1913 |
John Thomas Grimshaw |
|
1914 |
John Thomas Grimshaw |
|
1915 |
Alexender Simm Hilton |
|
1916 |
John L’Anson Cartwright |
|
1917 |
Albert Edward Baucher |
|
1918 |
John Cheetham |
|
1919 |
James Walkden |
|
1920 |
Edwin Yates |
|
1921 |
Francis James Pagett |
|
1922 |
James Markland Ainscough |
|
1923 |
James Cavey |
|
1924 |
Thomas Holland M.B.E |
|
1925 |
John McCurdy |
|
1926 |
Robert Alstead |
|
1927 |
John Lowe |
|
1928 |
Patrick Murphy |
|
1929 |
William Glover |
|
1930 |
Robert Lewis |
|
1931 |
William Angus Hipwood |
|
1932 |
Walter Atherton |
|
1933 |
James Horne |
|
1934 |
Daniel Rourke |
|
1935 |
Thomas Smith |
|
1936 |
Peter Winstanley |
|
1937 |
Ernest Ball |
|
1938 |
Thomas Ramsden |
|
1939 |
Albert Christian Fairhurst |
|
1940 |
John Henry Banks |
|
1941 |
Robert Prostt |
|
1942 |
Edwin Greenhalgh |
|
1943 |
Harold Dowling |
|
1944 |
John Holland |
|
1945 |
Frank William Roberts |
|
1946 |
William Shaw |
|
1947 |
(Nov 1947) Edward Maloney |
|
1949 |
(May 1949) Edward Maloney |
|
1949 |
John Edward Riley |
|
1950 |
Arthur James Lowe |
|
1951 |
John Thomas Lynch |
|
1952 |
Thomas Richard Lythgoe |
|
1953 |
John Aspinall |
|
1954 |
Thomas Sidney Merry |
|
1955 |
Harry Roger Hancock |
|
1956 |
Albert Horrocks |
|
1957 |
Oliver Somers |
|
1958 |
Ralph Fisher |
|
1959 |
Sydney Burgess |
|
1960 |
John Bowden |
|
1961 |
Thomas Cobley |
|
1962 |
Thomas Monks |
|
1963 |
Joseph Johnson |
|
1964 |
Gerald Lewthwaite |
|
1965 |
Francis Connolly |
|
1966 |
Sydney Taylor |
|
1967 |
James Taberner |
|
1968 |
John Hitchmough |
|
1969 |
John Thomas Farrimond |
|
1970 |
John McGregor |
|
1971 |
John Harte |
|
1972 |
Ethel Naylor |
|
1973 |
James Bridge |
83 collections were found within Wigan County Borough
