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A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 2, the City of Chester: Culture, Buildings, Institutions. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2005.
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MAYORS AND SHERIFFS OF THE CITY OF CHESTER
Though the names of Chester's mayors and sheriffs since 1506 are not in doubt, considerable confusion remains about the holders of both offices before that date, and especially in the 13th and 14th centuries. Moreover, no list has ever been published surveying the mayors and sheriffs as a whole. The following list is based on an extensive survey of the borough and palatinate records and of local deeds in Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies (i.e. the formerly separate Chester City Record Office and Cheshire Record Office), the British Library, the Public Record Office, and the John Rylands University Library of Manchester. It is undoubtedly more accurate and more detailed than any other yet assembled.
The medieval and early modern mayors have been the focus of considerable interest since the late 19th century. In 1894 Canon Rupert Morris published a list which is still in many ways the most accessible and serviceable of those available. His findings for the period before 1350 were refined by W. Fergusson Irvine in lists published in the Cheshire Sheaf in the 1930s. Further very valuable work was done by Miss Annette Kennett, then City Archivist, and Dr. Brian Harris, first Editor of the Victoria History of Cheshire, between 1984 and 1986. The result has been a series of conflicting lists in great need of coordination and integration. One essential requirement for resolving the conflicts is a full consideration of the evidence, which is often derived from the analysis of deeds and other documents, themselves very difficult to date.
The First Sheriffs
The office of sheriff of the city was first recorded in Chester in the 1120s, earlier than in any other English borough. In the 12th century the sheriff was appointed by the earl. The leading citizen of Chester, he presided over the city court (the portmote), maintained law and order, and accounted to the earl's chamberlains for the revenues of the city.
| Winebald | occurs c. 1121×1129 |
| Pain | occurs before 1178 |
| William Gamberell | occurs 1190×1199 |
| Richard Pierrepont | occurs c. 1210, c. 1220 |
| Stephen Fresnell (fn. 1) | occurs before 1229, 1230s |
The Early Mayors (To 1300)
The office of mayor of Chester probably originated with Earl Ranulph III's grant of a guild merchant to the city in the 1190s. Although he was the head of the guild, the mayor ranked below the sheriffs. From the mid 13th century, however, the royal government increasingly treated him as the city's principal administrative officer. The first known mayor, William the clerk, attested a number of local deeds dating from the 1220s to the 1240s, but was identified in only three of them as mayor. Nevertheless, the fact that his name appeared either at the head of the witness lists or immediately after the sheriffs suggests that he was mayor throughout the period. The first precisely dated reference to the mayoralty was in 1244.
It is not known how the mayors were chosen in that early period. They did not change annually and some, such as Richard the clerk and John Arneway, held office uninterruptedly for many years. Towards the end of the century, however, there was a change. Though a man might be mayor several times, he does not appear to have held office consecutively for more than a few years.
Note: The mayoral year began on 29 September. It should not be assumed that mayors bearing the same name but with separated periods of office were necessarily the same person. In several instances, including Richard the clerk, Alexander Hurrell, and Hugh of Brickhill, two or more bearers of the name have been identified.
| William the clerk | occurs before 1229, c. 1240 |
| Walter of Coventry (fn. 2) | occurs 1241×1245 |
| Walter de Livet (fn. 3) | occurs before 1245, 1251×1255 |
| Richard the clerk (fn. 4) | c. 1251–68 |
| John Arneway | 1268–78 |
| Ranulph of Daresbury (fn. 5) | 1278–1279/80 |
| Alexander Hurrell | 1279/80–1283 |
| Robert the mercer | 1283–5 |
| Hugh of Meols | 1285–1286– |
| Hugh of Brickhill (fn. 6) | 1286×1289 |
| Robert of Tarvin | –1289–90 |
| Robert the mercer | 1290–3 |
| Hugh of Brickhill jun. | 1293–7 |
| Alexander Hurrell jun. | 1297–1300 |
Sheriffs, c. 1230–1300
At some point in the 1220s or 1230s the shrievalty was divided. The large number of different combinations of names suggests that although a man might be sheriff several times, there was some system of annual appointment or election. It is not clear whether specific duties or precedence were assigned to either of the sheriffs, or whether any significance attaches to the order in which they were named in the records (followed here).
| Stephen Fresnell, Hamo Despenser | occur 1220s/1230s |
| William Saracen, Roger the clerk | occur 1230s |
| William Saracen, German Doubleday | occur 1230s |
| Adam the vintner, (fn. 7) Richard Bunce | 1243–4 |
| Robert son of Erneys, Adam the vintner | occur 1240s |
| Richard the clerk, Gilbert the marshal (fn. 8) | occur 1240s |
| Richard the clerk, John Ulkel (fn. 9) | occur 1245×1251 |
| Robert the mercer or le Prudemercer, Stephen Saracen (fn. 10) | 1251–2 |
| Stephen Saracen, Richard of Rhuddlan (fn. 11) | 1252×1255 |
| Richard the clerk, Stephen Saracen (fn. 12) | 1251×1267 |
| Stephen Saracen, Benedict of Rushton | 1251×1267 |
| John Grund (fn. 13) | 1251×1267 |
| Richard of Orby, Robert the mercer (fn. 14) | 1251×1267 |
| Richard the apothecary, Robert the mercer (fn. 15) | 1251×1267 |
| William of Hawarden, Roger Throstle | 1251×1267 |
| Oliver of Trafford, Robert of Tarvin | 1251×1267 |
| Richard Payn, Adam Godwyt | 1251×1267 |
| Stephen Saracen, John Ulkel | 1256–7 |
| Matthew of Daresbury, Stephen Saracen, Ralph Doubleday (fn. 16) | 1257–8 |
| Matthew of Daresbury, Ralph Doubleday | 1259–60 |
| Stephen Saracen, John Ulkel | 1260–1 |
| William of Hawarden, Oliver of Trafford | 1265–6 |
| William of Syston, Oliver of Stockton | 1267–8 |
| Alexander Hurrell, Laurence the vintner | 1269–70 |
| Hugh of Meols, Richard the spicer | 1270–1 |
| Alexander Hurrell, Richard the spicer | 1271×1274 |
| Matthew of Daresbury, William Cousin | 1271×1275 |
| Richard the apothecary, Robert the mercer | 1276–7 |
| Ranulph of Daresbury, Philip the clerk | 1277–8 |
| John of Berkhampstead, Matthew of Daresbury, Richard the spicer | 1268×1278 |
| Adam Godwyt, Richard the spicer | 1268×1278 |
| Richard the apothecary, Adam Godwyt | 1268×1278 |
| Hugh of Meols, Robert of Tarvin | 1278–9 |
| Robert of Hoole (fn. 17) | 1280–1 |
| Robert of Tarvin, (fn. 18) Hugh of Meols | 1281–2 |
| Robert of Hoole, Hugh of Meols (fn. 19) | 1282–3 |
| Robert of Hoole | 1283–4 |
| Hugh of Meols, Robert Erneys | 1284–5 |
| Robert Erneys, Hugh of Brickhill | 1285–6 |
| Robert Erneys, Hugh Payn (fn. 20) | 1286×1289 |
| Hugh Payn, Andrew of Stanlow (fn. 21) | 1286×1289 |
| Hugh Payn, Robert Harald (fn. 22) | 1286×1289 |
| Robert Erneys, Nicholas Payn (fn. 23) | 1289–90 |
| Alexander Hurrell jun., (fn. 24) David the miller (fn. 25) | 1290–1 |
| Robert Erneys, Alexander Hurrell jun. | 1291–2 |
| Alexander Hurrell jun., Robert brother of Ithell | 1292–3 |
| Nicholas Payn, Roger Dunfoul | 1293–4 |
| Alexander Hurrell jun., Nicholas Payn | 1294–5 |
| Alexander Hurrell jun., Robert Ithell | 1295–6 |
| Roger Dunfoul, David the miller | 1296–7 |
| Robert Ithell, Andrew of Stanlow | 1297–8 |
| Roger Dunfoul, Robert Ithell | 1298–9 |
| Robert of Macclesfield alias Smallproud, Richard Candelan | 1299–1300 |
Mayors and Sheriffs, 1300–1506
Edward I's charter of 1300 confirmed the mayor's precedence over the sheriffs. The increasingly abundant records after that date show clearly that the sheriffs were chosen annually, though occasionally in the early 14th century the same pair held office for two consecutive years. The mayoralty, however, continued to be held for several years at a time until the earlier 15th century or later. By the 1340s, and probably as early as 1320, the mayoral and shrieval years ceased to run from Michaelmas to Michaelmas. Instead the new officials began their term of office on the Friday after the feast of St. Denis (9 October).
| Mayor | Sheriffs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1300–1 | Hugh of Brickhill | Andrew of Stanlow, Robert Ithell |
| 1301–2 | William (III) of Doncaster (fn. 26) | Richard Candelan, Robert Ithell |
| Hugh of Brickhill | ||
| 1302–3 | Alexander Hurrell | Richard Candelan, John of Tarvin |
| 1303–4 | Hugh of Brickhill | Roger Dunfoul, Robert of Macclesfield |
| 1304–5 | Hugh of Brickhill | Roger Dunfoul, Robert of Macclesfield or Smallproud |
| 1305–6 | Richard the engineer | Benedict of Stanton, John of Warwick |
| 1306–7 | Hugh of Brickhill | Richard Candelan, William son of Peter of Brickhill or the clerk or le Blake |
| 1307–8 | Hugh of Brickhill | William son of Peter of Brickhill, Henry Blackrod |
| 1308–9 | Hugh of Brickhill | William son of Peter of Brickhill, Robert of Macclesfield |
| 1309–10 | Benedict of Stanton | Richard of Wheatley, Henry Blackrod |
| 1310–11 | Hugh of Brickhill | Richard of Wheatley, Gilbert Dunfoul |
| 1311–12 | Hugh of Brickhill | John Blund, Richard of Wheatley |
| 1312–13 | Hugh of Brickhill | William son of Peter of Brickhill, Robert of Macclesfield |
| 1313–14 | Hugh of Brickhill | William (IV) of Doncaster, Richard Russell |
| 1314–15 | Benedict of Stanton | Gilbert Dunfoul, William of the Peak |
| 1315–16 | William (III) of Doncaster | Richard le Lewede, William Blund |
| 1316–17 | John Blund | William son of Peter of Brickhill, William of Milton (fn. 27) |
| 1317–18 | John Blund | Richard of Wheatley, Richard le Bruyn (fn. 28) |
| William (III) of Doncaster | ||
| 1318–19 | William (III) of Doncaster | Gilbert Dunfoul, Robert of Strangeways |
| 1319–20 | William son of Peter of Brickhill | John of Daresbury, Roger Blund |
| 1320–1 | John of Brickhill | Richard of Wheatley, Richard Russell |
| 1321–2 | John of Brickhill | Richard of Wheatley, Gilbert Dunfoul |
| William son of Peter of Brickhill (fn. 29) | ||
| 1322–3 | William son of Peter of Brickhill | Richard le Bruyn, William of Basing werk |
| 1323–4 | William son of Peter of Brickhill | Richard le Bruyn, William of Basingwerk |
| 1324–5 | Richard Russell | Richard of Wheatley, (fn. 30) William of Basingwerk |
| 1325–6 | Richard le Bruyn | Richard Erneys, Roger of Norley |
| 1326–7 | Richard le Bruyn (fn. 31) | Richard Erneys, Roger of Norley |
| 1327–8 | Richard Erneys | Richard of Wheatley, Thomas of Strangeways |
| 1328–9 | Richard Erneys | Warin Blund, Roger the harper |
| 1329–30 | Richard Erneys | Roger of Macclesfield, Madoc of Capenhurst |
| 1330–1 | William son of Peter of Brickhill | Henry Hurrell, Madoc of Capenhurst |
| 1331–2 | William son of Peter of Brickhill | William of Milton, (fn. 32) Roger of Blorton, Henry Wade |
| 1332–3 | Roger Blund | Madoc of Capenhurst, Roger of Norley |
| 1333–4 | Richard of Wheatley | Madoc of Capenhurst, John Bars |
| 1334–5 | John Blund | Henry Torrand, William of Kelsall |
| 1335–6 | Roger Blund | Robert of Ledsham, David Russell |
| 1336–7 | Roger Blund | David Russell, Roger of Capenhurst |
| 1337–8 | John Blund | Henry Hurrell, Madoc of Capenhurst |
| 1338–9 | Robert of Ledsham | John of Stoke, John of Hawarden |
| 1339–40 | John Blund | John of Hawarden, Edmund of Waterfall |
| 1340–1 | Richard of Capenhurst | Madoc of Capenhurst, Hugh of Rycroft |
| 1341–2 | Richard of Capenhurst | Madoc of Capenhurst, Thomas of Hegreve |
| 1342–3 | Richard of Capenhurst | Madoc of Capenhurst, Richard of Wainfleet |
| 1343–4 | John Blund | William (V) of Doncaster, Richard le Bruyn |
| 1344–5 | John Blund | William of Whitmore, Alan of Waley |
| 1345–6 | Richard of Capenhurst | Madoc of Capenhurst, Bartholomew of Northenden |
| 1346–7 | Richard of Capenhurst | John Bars, William of Hadley |
| 1347–8 | Henry Torrand | Hugh of Milton, (fn. 33) Richard of Ridley |
| 1348–9 | John Blund | Richard of Ditton, William of Capenhurst |
| 1349–50 | Bartholomew of Northenden (fn. 34) Richard le Bruyn | Alan of Waley, William of Derwaldshaw |
| 1350–1 | John Blund | Robert de Castell, John son of Adam White |
| 1351–2 | John Blund | Stephen Kelsall, William Huxley |
| 1352–3 | John Blund | Thomas Wise, (fn. 35) Adam of Hope |
| 1353–4 | Richard le Bruyn | William Bras, (fn. 36) Adam Ingram |
| 1354–5 | Richard le Bruyn | William Bras, Roger of Ledsham |
| 1355–6 | John Blund | John Dalby, Thomas Aldford |
| 1356–7 | John Blund | Benedict of Ridley, Hamo of Tuddesbury |
| 1357–8 | John Blund | John Colley, (fn. 37) Alexander Bellyetter |
| 1358–9 | John Blund | William of Beaumaris, Thomas of Appleton |
| 1359–60 | John Blund | John Colley, William of Meculfen |
| 1360–1 | Alan of Wheatley | John of Tranmere, Henry Walsh |
| 1361–2 | Alan of Wheatley | Henry Done, (fn. 38) Hugh Stretton |
| 1362–3 | Alan of Wheatley | William Burke, (fn. 39) Thomas Peacock |
| 1363–4 | Alan of Wheatley | Richard of Manley, Geoffrey of Flint |
| 1364–5 | Roger of Ledsham | David of Ewloe, John Cotton |
| 1365–6 | Roger of Ledsham | John Colley, William Brerecroft (fn. 40) |
| 1366–7 | John Dalby | Henry Stapey, Robert Fox |
| 1367–8 | John Dalby | John the chamberlain, William Hope |
| 1368–9 | Richard le Bruyn | Nicholas of Trafford, Richard of Hawarden |
| 1369–70 | Richard le Bruyn | John Armourer, William son of Ralph |
| 1370–1 | John Whitmore | John Armourer, Thomas Donne |
| 1371–2 | John Whitmore | Richard Dunfoul, Thomas del Frere (fn. 41) |
| 1372–3 | John Whitmore | Ralph Thorp, Robert Colley (fn. 42) |
| 1373–4 | John Whitmore | Richard of Birkenhead, Robert of Broughton |
| 1374–5 | Alexander Bellyetter | Robert the marshal, Hugh Dutton (fn. 43) |
| 1375–6 | Richard le Bruyn | Richard Bradburne, William Savage (fn. 44) |
| 1376–7 | Alexander Bellyetter | John Barber, John of Bebington |
| 1377–8 | Thomas of Bradford | Thomas of Appleton, John Armourer |
| 1378–9 | Thomas of Bradford | Henry le Bryn, Stephen de Cherlegh |
| John the chamberlain (fn. 45) | ||
| 1379–80 | John the chamberlain | Roger the potter, Ralph of Hatton |
| 1380–1 | John the chamberlain | John Hatton, Gilbert Bellyetter |
| 1381–2 | David of Ewloe | John Colley, (fn. 46) William of Barton |
| 1382–3 | David of Ewloe | Roger of Ditton, Richard the hewster |
| 1383–4 | David of Ewloe | Roger of Ditton, Robert Lancelyn |
| 1384–5 | John the chamberlain | Thomas Dodd, John of Preston |
| 1385–6 | John Armourer (fn. 47) | John Wych, Richard Strangeways |
| 1386–7 | John Armourer | John of Mossley, John Blackrod |
| 1387–8 | John Armourer | Henry Yate, John Hall |
| 1388–9 | John Armourer | Thomas Hurrell, John of Arrowe |
| 1389–90 | Robert the marshal | Ralph of Picton, John of Madeley |
| 1390–1 | John Armourer | Ralph of Hatton, John of Bebington |
| 1391–2 | Gilbert Trussell | Robert Daniel, Roger Potter |
| 1392–3 | Gilbert Trussell | Robert Lancelyn, John of Preston |
| 1393–4 | John Armourer | Richard the hewster, Thomas Piggott |
| 1394–5 | John Armourer | Hugh Dutton, Roger of Ditton |
| 1395–6 | John of Capenhurst | Roger of Ditton, William of Prestbury |
| 1396–7 | John of Capenhurst | John of Madeley, William Heath |
| 1397–8 | John of Capenhurst | John of Hawarden, Richard Strangeways |
| 1398–9 | John of Capenhurst | John of Hawarden, Richard Stalmin |
| 1399–1400 | John of Capenhurst | John of Hawarden, Richard of Bradley |
| 1400–1 | John of Bebington | Richard Stalmin, William Heath |
| 1401–2 | John of Bebington (died) (fn. 48) Robert the marshal | John of Hawarden, Thomas of Acton (died), John of Arrowe (succ.) |
| 1402–3 | Roger Potter | Innocent of Chesterfield, William Kempe |
| 1403–4 | Ralph of Hatton | John Hall, John of Arrowe |
| 1404–5 | John of Preston | William Rochdale, Thomas Aleyn |
| 1405–6 | John Ewloe | Robert Chamberlain, John Hatton |
| 1406–7 | John Ewloe | John Hatton, Thomas Cottingham |
| 1407–8 | John Ewloe | John Walsh, Elias Trevor |
| 1408–9 | John Ewloe (fn. 49) | John Walsh, Hugh Moulton |
| 1409–10 | John Ewloe (fn. 50) | John Tarporley, Hugh Moulton |
| 1410–11 | Roger Potter | John Brown, Elias Trevor |
| 1411–12 | John Walsh | Richard Hatton, William Hope |
| 1412–13 | John Whitmore | John Hope, Hugh Moulton |
| 1413–14 | John Whitmore | John Hope, Richard Spicer |
| 1414–15 | John Whitmore | John Hope, John Overton |
| 1415–16 | John Walsh | John Hatton, Robert Hope |
| 1416–17 | William Hawarden | John Hatton, Richard Spicer |
| 1417–18 | John Overton | Robert Hale, Thomas Cliff |
| 1418–19 | William Hawarden | Alexander Henbury, John Bradley |
| 1419–20 | John Hope | Robert Hale, Stephen Bellyetter |
| 1420–1 | John Hope | William Malpas, Nicholas Wervin |
| 1421–2 | John Hope | Richard Massey, William Malpas |
| 1422–3 | John Walsh | Robert Hewster, Nicholas Russell |
| 1423–4 | John Hatton | Hugh Woodcock, Richard Weston |
| 1424–5 | John Hope | Richard Massey, Adam Wotton |
| 1425–6 | John Hope | Richard Massey, William Stanmere |
| 1426–7 | John Hope | Roger Walsall, Thomas Wotton |
| 1427–8 | John Hope | Thomas Madeley, John Flint |
| 1428–9 | John Bradley | William Hulme, Thomas Bradford |
| 1429–30 | John Walsh | Edward Skinner, Hugh Green |
| 1430–1 | Robert Hope | John Freeman, Richard Hankey |
| 1431–2 | Richard Massey | John Pilkington, Richard Vickers |
| 1432–3 | Richard Massey | Thomas Walley, David White |
| 1433–4 | Thomas Wotton | William Rogerson, John Hickling |
| 1434–5 | Adam Wotton | Bartholomew Lyalton, Thomas Hamon |
| 1435–6 | John Walsh | John Cottingham, Robert Eaton |
| 1436–7 | William Stanmere | John Minor, John Layott |
| 1437–8 | Richard Massey | John Flint, John Wood |
| 1438–9 | Richard Weston | John Copeland, Thomas Clerk |
| 1439–40 | Nicholas Daniel | Robert Gill, Peter Savage |
| 1440–1 | John Pilkington | Henry Willaston, William Massey |
| 1441–2 | Hugh Woodcock | Thomas Lilley, Hugh Neal |
| 1442–3 | John Flint | Philip Rede or Hewster, Robert Walley |
| 1443–4 | Nicholas Daniel | John Loker, John Rothley |
| 1444–5 | Nicholas Daniel | John Loker, John Rothley |
| 1445–6 | Nicholas Daniel | Richard Barrow, William Overton or Barker |
| 1446–7 | Edward Skinner | Ralph Hunt, Richard Etchells |
| 1447–8 | Edward Skinner (died) | John Willym, Roger Ledsham |
| William Rogerson | ||
| 1448–9 | William Rogerson | John Yardley, (fn. 51) Robert Bruyn |
| 1449–50 | William Massey | John Southworth, Henry Herne (fn. 52) |
| 1450–1 | William Whitmore | Richard Hawarden, James Hurleton |
| 1451–2 | John Dutton | Richard Massey, Richard Rainford |
| 1452–3 | William Stanmere | Robert Rogerson, Thomas Gerard |
| 1453–4 | Nicholas Daniel | Ralph Marshall, John Trafford |
| 1454–5 | Nicholas Daniel | John Barrow, John Grosvenor |
| 1455–6 | John Cottingham | Thomas Kent, William Hawkin |
| 1456–7 | John Cottingham | John Runcorn, Richard Bower |
| 1457–8 | William Daniel | William Tricket, Richard Bulkeley |
| 1458–9 | William Daniel | Thomas Monkfield, Robert Acton |
| 1459–60 | John Southworth | William Lilley, (fn. 53) Nicholas Monkfield |
| 1460–1 | John Southworth | Roger Warmingham, Henry Day |
| 1461–2 | David Ferror | Thomas Cottingham, John Chamber |
| 1462–3 | Robert Bruyn | John Goldsmith, Hugh Frere (died), William Gough (succ.) |
| 1463–4 | Robert Rogerson | John Spencer, Alexander Stanney |
| 1464–5 | Roger Ledsham | Richard Green, William Runcorn |
| 1465–6 | Richard Rainford | James Norris, John Fenton |
| 1466–7 | William Lilley | William Rawson, William Thomason |
| 1467–8 | John Southworth | Richard Sharp, William Sherman |
| 1468–9 | John Dedwood | Richard Gerard, Robert Nottervill |
| 1469–70 | Thomas Kent | John Smith, Henry Ball |
| 1470–1 | Thomas Cottingham | Thomas Fernes, William Richmond |
| 1471–2 | Robert Rogerson | Henry Port, Richard Harper |
| 1472–3 | John Spencer | John Evans, Nicholas Hopkin |
| 1473–4 | William Whitmore | John Barrow, William Sneyd |
| 1474–5 | John Southworth | Roger Hurleton, Robert Waley |
| 1475–6 | John Southworth | Richard Smith, Thomas Eccles |
| 1476–7 | Hugh Massey | Henry Warmingham, Roger Lightfoot |
| 1477–8 | John Southworth | George Bulkeley, Thomas Hurleton |
| 1478–9 | Robert Nottervill | Robert Elswick, John Monkfield |
| 1479–80 | William Snead | Robert Walker, Matthew Johnson |
| 1480–1 | John Southworth | Ralph Davenport, William Heywood or Cook |
| 1481–2 | Roger Hurleton | John Dedwood, Henry Frances |
| 1482–3 | Roger Hurleton | Roger Taylor or Wright, Roger Burgess |
| 1483–4 | John Dedwood | Peter Smith, John Runcorn |
| 1484–5 | Sir John Savage | John Norris, Hugh Hurleton |
| 1485–6 | Sir John Savage | Thomas Barrow, Richard Gardner |
| 1486–7 | Henry Port | Randal Sparrow, Richard Spencer |
| 1487–8 | Hugh Hurleton | Randal Sparrow, Nicholas Loker |
| 1488–9 | George Bulkeley | Thomas Bunbury, Robert Barrow |
| 1489–90 | Ralph Davenport | John Cliff, Thomas Monning |
| 1490–1 | John Barrow | Richard Wright, Richard Wirral |
| 1491–2 | Randal Sparrow | Edmund Farrington, Richard Hockenhull |
| 1492–3 | Roger Hurleton | Richard Goodman, Richard Barker |
| 1493–4 | Ralph Davenport | Ralph Manley, Richard Grosvenor |
| 1494–5 | George Bulkeley | Henry Balfront, John Waley |
| 1495–6 | Richard Wirral | Nicholas Newhouse, Randal Smith |
| 1496–7 | Thomas Barrow | Thomas Smith, Tudor ap Thomas |
| 1497–8 | Thomas Ferror | John Grimsditch, Randal Eaton |
| 1498–9 | Richard Goodman | Richard Fletcher, Thomas Thornton |
| 1499–1500 | John Cliff | Roger Smith, John Walley |
| 1500–1 | Thomas Ferror | James Manley, Richard Walton |
| 1501–2 | Ralph Davenport | William Rogerson, Richard Lowe |
| 1502–3 | Richard Wright | William Ball, Thomas Gill |
| 1503–4 | Richard Goodman | John Tatton, John Rathbone |
| 1504–5 | Thomas Smith sen. | Thomas Hawarden, William Sneyd jun. |
| 1505–6 | Thomas Thornton | Hamo Goodman, John Bradfield |
Mayors and Sheriffs, 1506–1835
The charter of 1506 confirmed the offices of mayor and two sheriffs, to be elected, as before, on the Friday after the feast of St. Denis.
| Mayor | Sheriffs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1506–7 | Thomas Barrow | Robert Barrow, Hamo Johnson |
| 1507–8 | Richard Wirral | John Harper, Robert Golborne |
| 1508–9 | Thomas Hawarden | Edmund Smith, William Davidson |
| 1509–10 | Richard Wright | Thomas Croke, Richard Broster |
| 1510–11 | William Rogerson | Thomas Houghton, Henry Radford |
| 1511–12 | Sir Thomas Smith | Hugh Clerk, Charles Eaton |
| 1512–13 | Sir Piers Dutton | Thomas Middleton, David Middleton |
| 1513–14 | Sir Piers Dutton | John Birkendale, Robert Aldersey |
| 1514–15 | Sir Piers Dutton | William Hurleton, John Loker (fn. 54) |
| John Rathbone | William Goodman, Richard Grimsditch | |
| 1515–16 | Sir Thomas Smith | Thomas Smith jun., Robert Wright |
| 1516–17 | William Sneyd | Hugh Aldersey, Randal Done |
| 1517–18 | William Davidson | William Offley, Nicholas Johnson |
| 1518–19 | Thomas Barrow | Piers Smith, Robert Middleton |
| 1519–20 | John Rathbone | John Griffith, Richard Anyon |
| 1520–1 | Sir Thomas Smith | Thomas Golborne, Christopher Warmingham |
| 1521–2 | Sir Thomas Smith | Ralph Rogerson, Thomas Bamvill |
| 1522–3 | William Davidson | Roger Barrow, John Woodward |
| 1523–4 | Edward Middleton | Roger Pike, Stephen Cross |
| 1524–5 | Robert Golborne | Richard Evans, John Dymock |
| 1525–6 | Robert Aldersey | John Walley, Henry Heyton |
| 1526–7 | Robert Barrow | Hugh Davenport, Fulk Dutton |
| 1527–8 | Sir Thomas Smith | Henry Gee, Thomas Hall |
| 1528–9 | Hugh Aldersey | Edward Davenport, Robert Barton |
| 1529–30 | Henry Radford | Thomas Rogerson, Ralph Goodman |
| 1530–1 | Sir Thomas Smith | Laurence Dutton, William Massey |
| 1531–2 | William Sneyd | Robert Brerewood, Thomas Barrow |
| 1532–3 | William Goodman | William Beswick, Richard Hunt |
| 1533–4 | Henry Gee | Randle Mainwaring, Hugh Hankey |
| 1534–5 | Ralph Rogerson | John Thornton, Thomas Martin |
| 1535–6 | Sir Thomas Smith | Robert Walley, Richard Wrench |
| 1536–7 | William Goodman | George Leech, George Lightfoot |
| 1537–8 | Fulk Dutton | William Glazier, Robert Whitehead |
| 1538–9 | David Middleton | Thomas Aldersey, Richard Dickon |
| 1539–40 | Henry Gee | William Aldersey, William Whiteley (fn. 55) |
| 1540–1 | Sir Laurence Smith | John Smith, Thomas Longley |
| 1541–2 | Hugh Aldersey | Richard Sneyd (died), Ralph Aldersey (succ.), Randle Bamvill |
| 1542–3 | William Beswick | Adam Goodman, Edmund Gee |
| 1543–4 | William Sneyd | Ralph Radford, John Rosengreve |
| 1544–5 | Robert Barton | William Leech, John Offley |
| 1545–6 | William Holcroft (died) | Richard Poole, Richard Grimsditch |
| John Walley | ||
| 1546–7 | Hugh Aldersey (died) | William Bride, Thomas Smith |
| John smith | ||
| 1547–8 | Ralph Goodman | Richard Rathbone, Thomas Bavand |
| 1548–9 | Fulk Dutton | John Webster, Robert Johns |
| 1549–50 | Thomas Aldersey | Richard Massey, Morris Williams |
| 1550–1 | Edmund Gee (died) | Ralph Goodman, Piers Street |
| William Goodman | ||
| 1551–2 | William Glazier | Ralph Rogerson, Thomas Green |
| 1552–3 | Thomas Smith | Thomas Sanders or Steward, William Brownshank |
| 1553–4 | John Offley | Henry Hardware, William Ball |
| 1554–5 | Fulk Dutton | Robert Amery, John Cowper |
| 1555–6 | John Smith | Thomas Wetherall, John Rees (fn. 56) |
| 1556–7 | John Webster | John Hankey, Thomas Bellin |
| 1557–8 | William Bride | John Newall, Thomas Burges |
| 1558–9 | Sir Laurence Smith | John Yerworth, William Jewet |
| 1559–60 | Henry Hardware | Christopher Morrell, Simon Mountford |
| 1560–1 | William Aldersey | Robert Deerhurst, Richard Boydell |
| 1561–2 | John Cowper | Richard Dutton, Thomas Bellin |
| 1562–3 | Randle Bamvill | William Hamnet, John Harvey |
| 1563–4 | Sir Laurence Smith | Hugh Rogerson, Gilbert Knowles |
| 1564–5 | Richard Poole | Henry Leech, Evan Denvevet |
| 1565–6 | Thomas Green | Edward Thompson, William Dodd |
| 1566–7 | Sir William Sneyd | William Bird, Robert Brerewood |
| 1567–8 | Richard Dutton | Edward Martin, Oliver Smith |
| 1568–9 | William Ball | Edward Hanmer, Roger Lee |
| 1569–70 | Sir John Savage | Richard Massey, Peter Litherland |
| 1570–1 | Sir Laurence Smith | John Middleton, William Styles |
| 1571–2 | John Hankey | Richard Bavand, William Wall |
| 1572–3 | Roger Lee | Richard Wright, Robert Gill |
| 1573–4 | Richard Dutton | William Massey, Paul Chantrell |
| 1574–5 | Sir John Savage | John Allen, William Goodman |
| 1575–6 | Henry Hardware | William Golborne, David Dymock |
| 1576–7 | John Harvey | Thomas Lyniall, John Barnes |
| 1577–8 | Thomas Bellin | Valentine Broughton, John Tilson |
| 1578–9 | William Jewet | David Mountford, Randulph Leech |
| 1579–80 | William Goodman (died) | Robert Brock, David Lloyd |
| 1580–1 | William Bird | Richard Bird, William Cotgreave |
| 1581–2 | Richard Bavand | Robert Wall, John Fitton |
| 1582–3 | William Styles | Thomas Cowper, Richard Rathbone |
| 1583–4 | Robert Brerewood | Thomas Fletcher, William Milton (died), Nicholas Massey (succ.) |
| 1584–5 | Valentine Broughton | William Aldersey sen., Henry Anion |
| 1585–6 | Edmund Gamull | Thomas Tetlow, Thomas Lynaker |
| 1586–7 | William Wall | Robert Amery, Richard Knee |
| 1587–8 | Robert Brerewood | Thomas Harbottle, John Williams |
| 1588–9 | Robert Brock (died) | Richard Spencer, William Mee |
| William Hamnet | ||
| 1589–90 | William Cotgreave | Thurston Hollinshed, Godfrey Wynne |
| 1590–1 | William Massey | John Ratcliffe, Thomas Werden |
| 1591–2 | Thomas Lyniall | Randulph Allen, Richard Broster |
| 1592–3 | John Fitton | Peter Newall, John Taylor |
| 1593–4 | David Lloyd | John Littler, John Frances |
| 1594–5 | Fulk Aldersey | Henry Hamnet, William Knight |
| 1595–6 | William Aldersey sen. | Philip Phillips, William Leicester |
| 1596–7 | Thomas Smith | John Aldersey, Roland Barnes |
| 1597–8 | Sir John Savage (died) | William Thropp, Robert Fletcher |
| Thomas Fletcher | ||
| 1598–9 | Richard Rathbone | John Brerewood, Lewis Roberts |
| 1599–1600 | Henry Hardware | John Owen, John Moyle |
| 1600–1 | Robert Brerewood (died) | Richard Dutton, Edward Bennet (died), Thomas Wright (succ.) |
| Richard Bavand | (succ.) | |
| 1601–2 | John Ratcliffe sen. | John Ratcliffe jun., Owen Harris |
| 1602–3 | Hugh Glazier | William Gamull, William Johnson |
| 1603–4 | John Aldersey | William Aldersey, William Manning |
| 1604–5 | Edward Dutton | Thomas Revington, Kenwick ap Evan |
| 1605–6 | John Littler | Robert Blease, Thomas Harvey |
| 1606–7 | Philip Phillips | Thomas Thropp, Richard Fletcher |
| 1607–8 | Sir John Savage | Robert Whitby, George Brooke |
| 1608–9 | William Gamull | Edward Kitchin, Robert Amery |
| 1609–10 | William Leicester | Charles Fitton, George Harper |
| 1610–11 | Thomas Harvey | Hugh Williamson, John Thropp |
| 1611–12 | John Ratcliffe | Nicholas Ince, Robert Fletcher |
| 1612–13 | Robert Whitby | Thomas Whitby, Peter Drinkwater |
| 1613–14 | William Aldersey jun. | Richard Bathoe, Thomas Percival |
| 1614–15 | William Aldersey sen. | Richard Aldersey, Robert Bennett |
| 1615–16 | Thomas Thropp | Randle Holme (I), Thomas Weston |
| 1616–17 | Edward Button | Thomas Sutton (died), Thomas Bird (succ.), John Cook |
| 1617–18 | Charles Fitton | Fulk Salisbury, Gilbert Eaton |
| 1618–19 | Sir Randle Mainwaring | John Brereton, Robert Berry |
| 1619–20 | Hugh Williamson | Charles Walley, Thomas Ince |
| 1620–1 | William Gamull | Humphrey Lloyd, William Spark |
| 1621–2 | Robert Whitehead | William Allen, Richard Bridge |
| 1622–3 | Sir Thomas Smith | John Williams, Hugh Whickstead |
| 1623–4 | John Brereton | Christopher Blease, William Fisher |
| 1624–5 | Peter Drinkwater | Thomas Knowles, William Glegg |
| 1625–6 | Sir Randle Mainwaring | Robert Sproston, Robert Harvey |
| 1626–7 | Nicholas Ince | Richard Bennett, Thomas Humphreys |
| 1627–8 | Richard Dutton | William Edwards, Thomas Aldersey |
| 1628–9 | John Ratcliffe | Richard Leicester, John Leech |
| 1629–30 | Christopher Blease | John Aldersey, William Higginson (died), Robert Ince (succ.) |
| 1630–1 | Charles Walley | Thomas Thropp, Thomas Cowper |
| 1631–2 | William Allen (died) | Richard Broster, William Jones |
| Thomas Bird | ||
| 1632–3 | William Spark | William Parnell, Robert Wright |
| 1633–4 | Randle Holme (I) | Randle Holme (II), Richard Bird |
| 1634–5 | Francis Gamull | William Ince, Thomas Eaton (died), Edward Evans (succ.) |
| 1635–6 | Thomas Knowles | Thomas Cross, Calvin Bruen |
| 1636–7 | William Edwards | Edward Bradshaw, Owen Hughes |
| 1637–8 | Thomas Thropp | Thomas Weston, William Wilcock |
| 1638–9 | Robert Sproston | Philip Sproston, William Drinkwater |
| 1639–40 | Robert Harvey | Richard Bradshaw, Ralph Hutton |
| 1640–1 | Thomas Aldersey | John Whittle, Edward Hulton |
| 1641–2 | Thomas Cowper | Thomas Mottershead, Hugh Leigh |
| 1642–3 | William Ince | William Crompton, John Johnson |
| 1643–4 | Randle Holme (II) | William Whittle, William Bennett |
| 1644–5 | Charles Walley | Humphrey Phillips, Ralph Davies (died), Randle Richardson (succ.) |
| 1645–6 | No election of city officers | |
| 1646–7 | William Edwards | Robert Sproston, unknown |
| 1647–8 | Robert Wright (died) | William Wright, Richard Minshull |
| Edward Bradshaw | ||
| 1648–9 | Richard Bradshaw | Jonathan Ridge, Gerard Jones |
| 1649–50 | William Crompton | Thomas Parnell, Robert Capper |
| 1650–1 | Richard Leicester | John Anderson, Thomas Heath |
| 1651–2 | Owen Hughes (died) | Thomas Harris, Hugh Mason |
| John Johnson | ||
| 1652–3 | William Bennett | William Wilson, Richard Townshend |
| 1653–4 | Edward Bradshaw | Daniel Greatbach, Charles Farrington |
| 1654–5 | Richard Bird | Arthur Walley, John Griffith |
| 1655–6 | William Wright | John Witter, John Pool |
| 1656–7 | Peter Leigh | Thomas Robinson, Ralph Burroughs |
| 1657–8 | Richard Minshull | William Street, William Bristowe |
| 1658–9 | Thomas Hand (died) | William Heywood, Randal Oulton |
| Gerard Jones | ||
| 1659–60 | John Johnson | Thomas Wilcock, John Knowles |
| 1660–1 | Arthur Walley | Richard Taylor, Randal Bennett |
| 1661–2 | Thomas Thropp | Richard Harrison, John Hulton |
| 1662–3 | Richard Broster | John Maddock, William King |
| 1663–4 | John Pool | Charles Leinsly, Edward Kingsey |
| 1664–5 | Richard Taylor | Robert Murray, Richard Key |
| 1665–6 | Randal Oulton | Gawen Hudson, Richard Annion |
| 1666–7 | William Street | Henry Lloyd, William Warrington |
| 1667–8 | Richard Harrison | William Harvey, Robert Caddick |
| 1668–9 | Charles Stanley, earl of Derby | Richard Wright, John Young |
| 1669–70 | Robert Murray | Thomas Simpson, Owen Ellis |
| 1670–1 | Thomas Wilcock | William Wilme, Thomas Billington |
| 1671–2 | William Wilson | Robert Townsend (died), William Wilson (succ.), Thomas Ashton |
| 1672–3 | Gawen Hudson | George Mainwaring, Benjamin Critchley |
| 1673–4 | Thomas Simpson | William Ince, Peter Edwards |
| 1674–5 | Richard Wright | Edward Oulton, Isaac Swift |
| 1675–6 | Henry Lloyd | Nathaniel Williamson, Thomas Wright |
| 1676–7 | John Young (died) | Thomas Baker, Robert Shone |
| John Maddock | ||
| 1677–8 | William Ince | Thomas Hand, John Mottershead |
| 1678–9 | William Harvey | Hugh Starkey, Robert Fletcher |
| 1679–80 | William Wilme | Ralph Burrows, Francis Skellerne |
| 1680–1 | John Anderson | John Taylor, William Starkey |
| 1681–2 | George Mainwaring | William Allen, Henry Bennett |
| 1682–3 | Peter Edwards | Robert Hewitt, William Bennett |
| 1683–4 | William Street | John Wilme, Robert Murray |
| 1684–5 | Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt. | Richard Harrison, John Johnson |
| 1685–6 | William Wilson | Randal Turner, Richard Oulton |
| 1686–7 | Edward Oulton | Puleston Partington, Nathaniel Anderton |
| 1687–8 | Hugh Starkey | Edward Starkey, Jonathan Whitby |
| 1688–9 | William Street | Robert Murray, John Goulborn |
| 1689–90 | Francis Skellerne | Edward Partington, Randal Bathoe |
| 1690–1 | Nathaniel Williamson | John Warrington, Robert Dentith |
| 1691–2 | Henry Booth, earl of Warrington | Thomas Maddock, Michael Johnson |
| 1692–3 | Col. Roger Whitley | Joseph Maddock, John Burrows |
| 1693–4 | Col. Roger Whitley | Thomas Hand, John Kinaston |
| 1694–5 | Col. Roger Whitley | Arthur Bolland, Thomas Bolland |
| 1695–6 | Col. Roger Whitley | Timothy Dean, John Holland |
| 1696–7 | Peter Bennett | James Mainwaring, Owen Ellis |
| 1697–8 | William Allen | Peter Edwards, William Francis |
| 1698–9 | Henry Bennett | Thomas Parnell, Thomas Wright |
| 1699–1700 | William Bennett | Edward Puleston, John Bradshaw |
| 1700–1 | Richard Oulton (died) | Humphrey Page, Thomas Bowker |
| Hugh Starkey | ||
| 1701–2 | Thomas Hand | William Allen, William Coker |
| 1702–3 | William George Richard Stanley, earl of Derby (died) (fn. 57) | John Minshull, Thomas Partington |
| Michael Johnson | ||
| 1703–4 | Nathaniel Anderton | George Bennion, John Thomason |
| 1704–5 | Edward Partington | Daniel Peck, Thomas Houghton |
| 1705–6 | Edward Puleston | John Stringer, Randle Holme (IV) |
| 1706–7 | Puleston Partington | Thomas Davis, Francis Sayer |
| 1707–8 | Humphrey Page | Thomas Williams, Joseph Hodgson |
| 1708–9 | James Mainwaring | James Comberbach, Alexander Denton |
| 1709–10 | William Allen | Henry Bennett, Randal Bingley |
| 1710–11 | Thomas Partington | Hugh Colley, Edward Burroughs |
| 1711–12 | John Minshull | Thomas Edwards, Thomas Wilson |
| 1712–13 | John Thomason | Robert Crosby, Lawrence Gother |
| 1713–14 | John Stringer | John Parker, Thomas Bolland |
| 1714–15 | Francis Sayer | John Parker, Peter Leadbeater |
| 1715–16 | Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bt. | William Hughes, Thomas Brooke |
| 1716–17 | Henry Bennett | John Pemberton, James Johnson |
| 1717–18 | Joseph Hodgson | Trafford Massie, George Johnson |
| 1718–19 | Alexander Denton | Thomas Williams, Peter Ellames |
| 1719–20 | Randal Bingley | William Johnson (died), Thomas Chalton (succ.), Thomas Bridge |
| 1720–1 | Thomas Edwards | Roger Massey, John Cotgreave |
| 1721–2 | Thomas Wilson | Nathaniel Wright, Thomas Hickock |
| 1722–3 | Lawrence Gother | John Marsden, Thomas Duke |
| 1723–4 | Robert Pigot | Peter Parry, Charles Bingley |
| 1724–5 | John Parker | Edward Twambrook, Samuel Jarvis |
| 1725–6 | Thomas Bolland | Edmund Parker, Arthur Mercer |
| 1726–7 | John Parker | James Burroughs, Thomas Davis |
| 1727–8 | James Comberbach | Thomas Maddock, Thomas Gother |
| 1728–9 | William Hughes | Joseph Parker, Randal Bingley |
| 1729–30 | Thomas Brooke | John Francis, Thomas Ravenscroft |
| 1730–1 | John Pemberton | Andrew Duke, George Fernall |
| 1731–2 | Trafford Massie | Henry Ridley, Edward Yeardsley |
| 1732–3 | George Johnson | Edward Nichols, William Edwards |
| 1733–4 | Peter Ellames | Charles Mytton, Robert Holland |
| 1734–5 | Roger Massey | Edward Griffith, Francis Bassano |
| 1735–6 | John Cotgreave | William Speed, Peter Potter |
| 1736–7 | Watkin Williams-Wynn | Thomas Bingley, John Hallwood |
| 1737–8 | Sir Robert Grosvenor, Bt. | Ralph Probert, Thomas Broster |
| 1738–9 | Nathaniel Wright | John Dicas, John Snow |
| 1739–40 | John Marsden | Henry Pemberton, William Vizer |
| 1740–1 | Thomas Duke | William Smith, Edmund Bolland |
| 1741–2 | Charles Bingley | Edward Partington, Benjamin Perryn |
| 1742–3 | Samuel Jarvis | Robert Cawley (died), William Cowper (succ.), John Page |
| 1743–4 | Thomas Davis | Benjamin Maddock, John Egerton |
| 1744–5 | Thomas Maddock | Peter Dewsbury, Richard Richardson |
| 1745–6 | Henry Ridley | George Griffiths, Thomas Massey |
| 1746–7 | Edward Yeardsley (died) | Robert Maddock, Thomas Bridge |
| Edward Nichols | ||
| 1747–8 | William Edwards | Thomas Cotgreave, Edward Walley |
| 1748–9 | Edward Griffith | John Lawton, Peter Ellames |
| 1749–50 | Thomas Bingley | Charles Parry, Henry Hesketh |
| 1750–1 | John Hallwood | John Dicas, Holmes Burrows |
| 1751–2 | Ralph Probert | John Hickock, James Briscoe (died), John Bridge (succ.) |
| 1752–3 | Thomas Broster | Edward Burrows, Thomas Hart |
| 1753–4 | Edmund Bolland | Richard Ollerhead, Richard Ledsham |
| 1754–5 | Dr. William Cowper | Thomas Astle, John Kelsall |
| 1755–6 | John Page | Charles Boswell, Joseph Wilkinson |
| 1756–7 | Peter Dewsbury | John Johnson, George French |
| 1757–8 | Richard Richardson | Thomas Craven, Robert Lloyd |
| 1758–9 | Thomas Cotgreave | Thomas Randles, John Lawton |
| 1759–60 | Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bt. | Thomas Slaughter, Peter Morgan |
| 1760–1 | Thomas Grosvenor | Thomas Marsden, Samuel Dob |
| 1761–2 | Thomas Cholmondeley | Joseph Dyson, Joseph Crewe |
| 1762–3 | Henry Hesketh | William Dicas, John Drake |
| 1763–4 | Holmes Burrows | Thomas Griffith, John Thomas |
| 1764–5 | Edward Burrows | James Broadhurst, Francis Walley |
| 1765–6 | Richard Ollerhead | Daniel Smith, John Hart |
| 1766–7 | Thomas Astle | Thomas Bowers, William Seller |
| 1767–8 | John Kelsall | Robert Williams, Gabriel Smith |
| 1768–9 | Charles Boswell | Joseph Snow, Pattison Ellames |
| 1769–70 | George French | Thomas Powell, Thomas Amery |
| 1770–1 | John Lawton | Henry Hegg, John Bennett |
| 1771–2 | Henry Vigars | John Dymock Griffith, Thomas Edwards |
| 1772–3 | Joseph Crewe | John Hallwood, Thomas Lea |
| 1773–4 | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bt. | Edward Orme, William Turner (died), Thomas Roberts (succ.) |
| 1774–5 | Joseph Dyson | Richard Ledsham, William Corles |
| 1775–6 | Thomas Griffith | Thomas Patton, John Chamberlaine |
| 1776–7 | James Broadhurst | John Monk, Peter Broster |
| 1777–8 | John Hart | John Wright, George Johnson |
| 1778–9 | William Seller | Thomas Richards, Charles Francis |
| 1779–80 | Gabriel Smith | William Birch, George Bingley |
| 1780–1 | Joseph Snow | William Harrison, Thomas Barnes |
| 1781–2 | Pattison Ellames | Rowland Jones, John Bramwell |
| 1782–3 | Thomas Patton | Joseph Turner, Samuel Bromfield |
| 1783–4 | Thomas Amery | Cotton Probert, Daniel Smith |
| 1784–5 | Henry Hegg | John Meacock, Richard Richardson |
| 1785–6 | John Bennett | John Larden, Thomas Jones |
| 1786–7 | Thomas Edwards | Charles Panton, Edmund Bushell |
| 1787–8 | John Hallwood | Nathaniel Dewsbury, William Edwards |
| 1788–9 | John Leigh | Andrew Davison, Thomas Bennion |
| 1789–90 | Robert Howell Vaughan | Robert Whittle, Joseph Wright (died), John Troughton (succ.) |
| 1790–1 | Thomas Powell | Thomas Rathbone, John Hassall |
| 1791–2 | Peter Broster | Roger Dutton, Thomas Jenkins |
| 1792–3 | John Wright | John Johnson, Peter Wilkinson |
| 1793–4 | Thomas Richards | William Seller, John Thomas |
| 1794–5 | George Bingley | Samuel Barnes, William Newell |
| 1795–6 | William Harrison | Thomas Evans, Robert Brittain |
| 1796–7 | Thomas Barnes | Francis Wood, John Bakewell |
| 1797–8 | Rowland Jones | Thomas Griffith, John Webster |
| 1798–9 | John Bramwell | Robert Bowers, Samuel Bennett |
| 1799–1800 | Daniel Smith | John Bedward, John Harrison |
| 1800–1 | John Meacock | John Johnson Cotgreave, Robert Williams |
| 1801–2 | John Larden | Joseph Bage, Thomas Francis |
| 1802–3 | Robert Hodgson | Henry Bowers, Thomas Bradford |
| 1803–4 | Edmund Bushell | John Tomlinson, Thomas Richards |
| 1804–5 | William Edwards | John Powell, John Williamson |
| 1805–6 | Thomas Bennion | Thomas Poole, John Swarbreck Rogers |
| 1806–7 | Thomas Rathbone | Timothy Whitby, James Bennett |
| 1807–8 | Robert, Earl Grosvenor | Joseph Johnson, John Stewart Hughes |
| 1808–9 | William Newell | Joseph Hornby, William Cortney |
| 1809–10 | Thomas Evans | William Massey, Joseph Grace |
| 1810–11 | Gen. Thomas Grosvenor | William Moss, Robert Morris |
| 1811–12 | Robert Bowers | George Harrison, James Snape |
| 1812–13 | Samuel Bennett | Josiah Thomas, Samuel N. Bennett |
| 1813–14 | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bt. | John Fletcher, George Hastings |
| 1814–15 | John Bedward | Thomas Dixon, Titus Chaloner |
| 1815–16 | (Sir) John Cotgreave (fn. 58) | Richard Buckley, George Harrison |
| 1816–17 | Thomas Francis | Thomas Bagnall, William Gamon |
| 1817–18 | Henry Bowers | John Mellor, Thomas Whittell |
| 1818–19 | Thomas Bradford | Charles Dutton, John Dod |
| 1819–20 | John Williamson | George Wilding, William Sefton |
| 1820–1 | William Seller | Francis Massey, William Cross |
| 1821–2 | John Swarbreck Rogers | John Johnson, John Gardner |
| 1822–3 | William Massey | William Davenport, Edward Ducker |
| 1823–4 | Robert Morris | Jonathan Colley, George Walker |
| 1824–5 | George Harrison | John Harrison, Robert Shearing |
| 1825–6 | John Fletcher | Wilkinson Grace, William Bevin (died), Simeon Leet (succ.) |
| 1826–7 | John Larden (fn. 59) | George Bridges Granville, Gabriel Roberts |
| Thomas Francis | ||
| 1827–8 | Henry Bowers | John Walker, Edward Titley |
| 1828–9 | Robert Morris | Thomas Bowers, George Allender |
| 1829–30 | William Moss | John Parry, Thomas Whittakers |
| 1830–1 | Titus Chaloner | Alexander Booth, Samuel Witter |
| 1831–2 | Richard Buckley (died) | Richard Palin, Richard Phillpot |
| George Harrison | ||
| 1832–3 | John Fletcher | Joseph Janion, John Royle |
| 1833–4 | George Harrison | George Eaton, Joseph Ridgway |
| 1834–5 (fn. 60) | George Harrison | John Rogers, John Kearsley |
Mayors and Sheriffs, 1836–1974
From 1836 the mayor and a single sheriff were elected each year by the council as a whole.
| Mayor | Sheriff | |
|---|---|---|
| 1836 | William Cross | Robert Whitley |
| 1836–7 | Thomas Dixon | John Palin |
| 1837–8 | Edward Samuel Walker (fn. 61) | John Williamson |
| 1838–9 | John Uniacke | Robert Miller |
| 1839–40 | John Uniacke | Thomas Griffith |
| 1840–1 | William Wardell | William John Seller |
| 1841–2 | William Brown | John Lowe |
| 1842–3 | William Henry Brown | Thomas Huxley |
| 1843–4 | Henry Kelsall | Samuel Gardner |
| 1844–5 | Charles Potts | Edward Tilston |
| 1845–6 | Edward Tilston | John Smith |
| 1846–7 | Richard Phillips Jones | John Rogers |
| 1847–8 | Richard Phillips Jones | John Trevor |
| 1848–9 | Sir Edward Samuel Walker | Robert Turner |
| 1849–50 | John Williams | Edward Russell Seller |
| 1850–1 | John Williams | Edward Johnson |
| 1851–2 | Philip Stapleton Humberston | Peter Eaton |
| 1852–3 | Henry Brown (died) | Thomas Quellyn Roberts |
| Richard Phillips Jones | ||
| 1853–4 | John Smith | Samuel Peacock |
| 1854–5 | William Henry Brown | John Hicklin |
| 1855–6 | Edward Francis French | Samuel Seller |
| 1856–7 | Peter Eaton | John Jones |
| 1857–8 | Philip Stapleton Humberston | Joseph Baxter Musgrave |
| 1858–9 | Meadows Frost | William Johnson |
| 1859–60 | Meadows Frost | Robert Frost |
| 1860–1 | John Trevor | James Rowe |
| 1861–2 | John Trevor | Joseph Oakes |
| 1862–3 | John Williams | William Maysmor Williams |
| 1863–4 | Robert Frost | Robert Littler |
| 1864–5 | Robert Frost | Francis Butt |
| 1865–6 | William Maysmor Williams | Charles Dutton |
| 1866–7 | William Johnson | Thomas Bowers |
| 1867–8 | Joseph Oakes | Francis Arthur Dickson |
| 1868–9 | Thomas Gibbons Frost (fn. 62) | William Farish |
| 1869–70 | Francis Arthur Dickson | Robert Gregg |
| 1870–1 | Charles Dutton | Robert Roberts |
| 1871–2 | Robert Frost | James Gerrard |
| 1872–3 | Robert Gregg | Thomas Cartwright |
| 1873–4 | William Maysmor Williams | Thomas Hughes |
| 1874–5 | Thomas Quellyn Roberts | Charles Parry |
| 1875–6 | William Johnson | Charles Brown |
| 1876–7 | William Johnson | Charles Blelock |
| 1877–8 | William Farish | William Churton |
| 1878–9 | Leonard Gilbert | John Robertson |
| 1879–80 | Charles Blelock | James Salmon |
| 1880–1 | Charles Brown | Henry Richard Bowers |
| 1881–2 | Sir Thomas Gibbons Frost | John Cartwright |
| 1882–3 | Sir Thomas Gibbons Frost | John McHattie |
| 1883–4 | Charles Brown | Thomas Smith |
| 1884–5 | Charles Brown | Henry Brown |
| 1885–6 | George Dickson | George Dutton |
| 1886–7 | William Brown | Thomas Griffiths |
| 1887–8 | William Brown | John Smith |
| 1888–9 | George Dutton | Roger Jackson |
| 1889–90 | James Salmon | John Roberts |
| 1890–1 | Charles Brown | John Jones |
| 1891–2 | Charles Brown | Ernest Brassey |
| 1892–3 | Charles Brown | Henry Stolterfoth |
| 1893–4 | Leonard Gilbert | Alexander Hamilton |
| 1894–5 | William Churton | John Jones |
| 1895–6 | Benjamin Chaffers Roberts | John Goodie Holmes |
| 1896–7 | Benjamin Chaffers Roberts | John Foulkes Lowe |
| 1897–8 | John Goodie Holmes | James Huke |
| 1898–9 | Henry Stolterfoth | John Lightfoot |
| 1899–1900 | Robert Lamb | Henry Brown |
| 1900–1 | Henry Brown | Edgar Dutton |
| 1901–2 | James Frost | R. Cecil Davies |
| 1902–3 | John Roberts | Henry Dodd |
| 1903–4 | Robert Lamb | D. L. Hewitt |
| 1904–5 | Robert Lamb | A. Mann |
| 1905–6 | Robert Lamb | William Ferguson |
| 1906–7 | F. F. Brown (died) | R. H. Lanceley |
| John Jones | ||
| 1907–8 | John Jones | John Meadows Frost |
| 1908–9 | R. Cecil Davies | Harry B. Dutton |
| 1909–10 | D. L. Hewitt | W. H. Denson |
| 1910–11 | D. L. Hewitt | H. F. Brown |
| 1911–12 | W. H. Denson | George Barlow |
| 1912–13 | Harry B. Dutton | J. Griffiths |
| 1913–14 | John Meadows Frost | John Dodd |
| 1914–15 | John Meadows Frost | W. H. Griffith |
| 1915–16 | John Meadows Frost | R. T. Wickham |
| 1916–17 | John Meadows Frost | John Owens |
| 1917–18 | (Sir) John Meadows Frost (fn. 63) | S. R. Arthur Wall |
| 1918–19 | Sir John Meadows Frost | John Williamson |
| 1919–20 | H. F. Brown | A. S. Dutton |
| 1920–1 | H. Sheriff Roberts | C. P. Cockrill |
| 1921–2 | W. H. Griffith | P. S. Brook |
| 1922–3 | S. R. Arthur Wall | W. Carr |
| 1923–4 | C. P. Cockrill | W. A. V. Churton |
| 1924–5 | D. L. Hewitt | T. S. Parry |
| 1925–6 | John Welsh | A. Hart Davies |
| 1926–7 | C. C. Taylor | Edwin Green |
| 1927–8 | Edwin Green | Stanley Gerrard |
| 1928–9 | W. A. V. Churton | John Morris |
| 1929–30 | John Morris | W. Matthews Jones |
| 1930–1 | John Morris | Robert Matthewson |
| 1931–2 | Stanley Gerrard | I. S. Fox |
| 1932–3 | I. S. Fox | J. H. Haselden |
| 1933–4 | Charles Sconce | F. D. Price |
| 1934–5 | J. H. Laybourne | W. H. Ebrey |
| 1935–6 | T. Davies Jones | W. H. Nightingale |
| 1936–7 | Robert Matthewson | P. H. Lawson |
| 1937–8 | George Barlow | Kate Clarke |
| 1938–9 | Phyllis Brown | J. M. Simon (died) Robert Frost |
| 1939–40 | Kate Clarke | Charles Jones |
| 1940–1 | W. Matthews Jones | E. W. Keyes |
| 1941–2 | W. Matthews Jones | Evan Owen |
| 1942–3 | W. Matthews Jones | Bert Reynolds |
| 1943–4 | W. Matthews Jones | Stanley Dutton |
| 1944–5 | W. Matthews Jones | Edith Baty |
| 1945–6 | D. R. Owen | S. Jane Dunne |
| 1947–9 (fn. 64) | Robert Frost | Claude Crimes |
| 1949–50 | Bert Reynolds | W. R. Williams |
| 1950–1 | P. H. Lawson | H. C. Wickham |
| 1951–2 | E. W. Keyes | Charles Cullimore |
| 1952–3 | Charles Cullimore | Richard Davies |
| 1953–4 | Arthur Charmley | Charles Sconce |
| 1954–5 | J. Henry Reece | Leonard Edwards |
| 1955–6 | Thomas Price | Franklyn Hart Davies |
| 1956–7 | Franklyn Hart Davies | Revd. Eric Lawson |
| 1957–8 | Revd. Eric Lawson | T. F. Fazey |
| 1958–9 | Frank Wright | Beryl Nield |
| 1959–60 | H. W. Talbott | Mary Heaney |
| 1960–1 | John Groghan | J. T. Leese |
| 1961–2 | Beryl Nield | Florence Grogan |
| 1962–3 | T. F. Fazey | T. Sarl-Williams |
| 1963–4 | T. Sarl-Williams | Frederick Barker |
| 1964–5 | Mary Heaney | H. A. A. Howell |
| 1965–6 | H. A. A. Howell | John Arrowsmith |
| 1966–7 | Florence Grogan | Sylvia Harris |
| 1967–8 | Sylvia Harris | John Smith |
| 1968–9 | Frederick Barker | R. E. France-Hayhurst |
| 1969–70 | R. E. France-Hayhurst | J. M. V. Cottrell |
| 1970–1 | J. M. V. Cottrell | Cyril Gibson |
| 1971–2 | Leonard Edwards | C. N. Ribbeck |
| 1972–3 | C. N. Ribbeck | T. H. Tomlins |
| 1973–4 | John Smith | F. R. Cleeves |
Mayor-making ceremony of 1904, procession leaving cathedral