This is a list of the mayors and lord mayors of the City of Melbourne, a local government area of Victoria, Australia.
Mayors (1842–1902)
# | Mayor | Term |
---|---|---|
1 | Henry Condell[1] | 1842–1844 |
2 | Henry Moor [2] | 1844–1845 |
3 | Sir James Frederick Palmer [3] | 1845–1846 |
4 | Henry Moor [2] | 1846–1847 |
5 | Andrew Russell [4] | 1847–1848 |
6 | William Montgomerie Bell | 1848–1849 |
7 | Augustus Greeves | 1849–1850 |
8 | William Nicholson | 1850–1851 |
9 | John Thomas Smith | 1851–1853 |
10 | John Hodgson | 1853–1854 |
11 | John Thomas Smith | 1854–1856 |
12 | Peter Davis | 1856–1857 |
13 | John Thomas Smith | 1857–1858 |
14 | Henry Sallows Walsh | 1858–1859 |
15 | Richard Eades | 1859–1860 |
16 | John Thomas Smith | 1860–1861 |
17 | Robert Bennett | 1861–1862 |
18 | Edward Cohen | 1862–1863 |
19 | John Thomas Smith | 1863–1864 |
20 | George Wragg | 1864–1865 |
21 | William Bayles | 1865–1866 |
22 | William Williams | 1866–1867 |
23 | James Stewart Butters | 1867–1868 |
24 | Thomas Moubray | 1868–1869 |
25 | Samuel Amess | 1869–1870 |
26 | Thomas McPherson | 1870–1871 |
27 | Orlando Fenwick | 1871–1872 |
28 | Thomas O'Grady | 1872–1873 |
29 | John McIlwraith | 1873–1874 |
30 | James Gatehouse | 1874–1875 |
31 | Alexander Kennedy Smith | 1875–1876 |
32 | James Paterson | 1876–1877 |
33 | John Pigdon | 1877–1878 |
34 | Joseph Story | 1878–1879 |
35 | George Meares | 1879–1881 |
36 | Cornelius Job Ham | 1881–1882 |
37 | James Dodgshun | 1882–1883 |
38 | Charles Smith | 1883–1884 |
39 | Godfrey Downes Carter | 1884–1885 |
40 | James Cooper Stewart | 1885–1886 |
41 | William Cain | 1887 |
42 | Sir Benjamin Benjamin[5] | 1887–1889 |
43 | Matthew Lang | 1889–1892 |
44 | Sir Arthur Snowden | 1892–1895 |
45 | William Strong | 1895–1897 |
46 | Sir Malcolm McEacharn | 1897–1900 |
47 | Sir Samuel Gillott | 1900–1902 |
Lord mayors (1902–1980)
The title of "Lord Mayor" was conferred on the position of mayor by King Edward VII on 18 December 1902.
Commissioners (1981–1982)
Commissioners | Term |
---|---|
Peter Francis Thorley (Chairman) | 1981–1982 |
Neil Smith | |
Richard Allston |
Lord mayors (1982–1993)
# | Lord mayor | Term |
---|---|---|
88 | John Willian Gardner | 1982–1983 |
89 | Kevin Chamberlin | 1983–1984 |
90 | Edwin John Beacham | 1984–1985 |
91 | Thomas Simon Lynch | 1985–1986 |
92 | Trevor Huggard | 1986–1987 |
93 | Alexis Ord | 1987–1988 |
94 | Winsome McCaughey | 1988–1989 |
95 | William Deveney | 1989–1990 |
96 | Richard Wynne | 1990–1991 |
97 | Richard Meldrum | 1991–1992 |
98 | Desmond Clark | 1992–1993 |
99 | Alan Watson | 1993–1993 |
Commissioners (1993–1996)
Commissioners | Term |
---|---|
Kevan Gosper (Chief Commissioner) | 1993–1996 |
John Rose (Deputy Chief Commissioner) | |
Catherine Walter | |
Kevin Rose |
Lord mayors (since 1996)
# | Lord mayor | Term |
---|---|---|
100 | Ivan Deveson | 1996–1999 |
101 | Peter Costigan | 1999–2001 |
102 | John So | 2001–2008 |
103 | Robert Doyle | 2008–present |
See also
References
- ^ "Mr Henry CONDELL (1797 - 1871)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Mr Henry MOOR (1809 - 1877)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Alan Gross, 'Palmer, Sir James Frederick (1803 - 1871)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, MUP, 1974, pp 392-393. Retrieved 2014-06-25
- ^ "Russell, Andrew". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
- ^ Benjamin, Sir Benjamin (1834–1905) Australian Dictionary of Biography
External links
- List of Mayors at RULERS
- Melbourne City Council