List of mayors of Lancaster

There have been about 600 mayors in Lancaster, Lancashire since 1338.^[1]

1338 Robert de Bolron
1341 John le Keu
1342 Robert de Bolron
1345 Robert de Bolron
1346 Robert de Bolron
1347 Robert de Bolron
1349 Robert de Bolron
1350 John de Catheron
1362/3 John de Skerton
1371 John de Skerton
1372 John de Skerton
1373 John de Catherton
1381 John de Catherton
1382 Edmund Frere
1386 John de Elslak
1391 John de Elslak
1403 John Stanlow
1407 Richard Elslak
1416 Richard Elslak
1425 Edmund Frere
1440 Edmund Hornby
1442 John Stodagh
1446 Edmund Hornby
1452 Thomas Curwen
1459 Robert Lawrence
1463 Robert Ramso
1465 William Skillicorne
1467 John Gardyner
1472 Robert Lee
1474/5 John Curwen
1478 Simon Tomlinson
1483 John Hobersty
1488 John Walton
1488 Richard Gardener
1488 Christopher Leming
1489 Christopher Leming
1495 Lawrence Starkie
1498 Richard Gardyner
1500 Thomas Edmondson
1500/1 Richard Nelson
1504 Robert Hirdeman
1508 Gilbert White
1512 Richard Nelson
1524 William Sclaiter
1527 John Standish
1542 John Standish
1543 John Standish
1552 Richard Gardyner
1553 William Colteman
1560/1 John Huetson
1562 William Coltman
1563 Ranulf Gilpin
1564 William Bateson
1565 William Coltman
1565 Nicholas Oliver
1566 Nicholas Oliver
1569 John Huetson
1569 Nicholas Olivers
1570 Nicholas Olivers
1572 Nicholas Olivers
1573 Robert Dalton
1574 John Hewetson
1575 Nicholas Olivers
1577 James Brown
1578/9 Richard Gilpin
1580 Gawin Braitwat
1581 James Brown
1582 Gawin Braythwayte
1595 Thomas Southworthe
1598 James Browne
1600 Nicholas Eccleston
1601 James Browne
1602 Nicholas Eccleston
1606 Thomas Covell
1607 Nicholas Eccleston
1608 George Thompson
1609 William Parkinson
1628 Thomas Covelle
1629 Galfridus Heysham
1630 George Toulnson
1631 Edmund Covelle
1632 Richard Sands
1633 William Shaw
1638 Richard Sands
1639 William Shaw
1645 William Shaw
1650 George Toulnson
1652 Major Riparn
1653 Thomas Riparn
1654 Thomas Riparn
1655 John Bateman
1661 Henry Porter
1663 Thomas Soothworth
1664 Thomas Johnes
1664 William Waller
1665 Sir Robert Bindlosse
1666 William Parkinson
1667 Francis Hunter
1668 William West
1669 Thomas Soothworth
1670 William Waller
1671 John Greenwood
1672/3 Sir Robert Bindloss & William Parkinson
1674 Thomas Corless
1675 Christopher Prockter
1676 William Toulson
1677 William Waller
1678 John Greenwood
1679 Francis Hunter
1680 Francis Medcalfe & Christopher Prockter
1681 Henry Johnes
1682 Joshua Partington
1683 Randal Hunter
1684 John Hodgson
1685 Robert Stirzaker
1686 John Foster
1687/8 Thomas Sherson & John Greenwood
1688/9 John Hodgson & John Greenwood
1689 John Foster
1690 Thomas Baynes
1691 Henry Johnes
1692 Joshua Partington
1693 John Hodgson
1694 William Penny
1695 Thomas Medcalfe
1696 George Foxcroft
1697 Thomas Waller
1698 Robert Parkinson
1699 Robert Carter
1700 Thomas Sherson
1701 John Hodgson
1702 William Penny
1703 Thomas Simpson
1704 Thomas Medcalf
1705 Thomas Waller
1706 Robert Parkinson
1707 Robert Carter
1708 Thomas Westmore
1709 Thomas Sherson
1710 Thomas Gardner
1711 William Penny
1712 Richard Simpson
1713 John Bryer
1714 Thomas Waller
1715 Robert Parkinson
1716 Edmund Cole
1717 Robert Carter
1718 Thomas Westmore
1719 Richard Simpson
1720 John Bryer
1721 Thomas Waller
1722 Christopher Butterfield
1723 Thomas Croft
1725 Edmund Cole
1726 Robert Winder
1727 Thomas Westmore
1728 John Coward
1729 Thomas Postlethwaite
1730 John Casson
1731 Christopher Butterfield
1732 James Smethurst
1733 James Tomlinson
1734 John Bowes
1735 William Bryer
1736 Edmund Cole
1737 Robert Winder
1738 Thomas Postlethwaite
1739 Thomas Smoult
1740 John Gunson
1741 John Casson
1742 John Bowes
1743 William Bryer
1744 Robert Winder
1745 Thomas Gibson
1746 James Holmes
1747 Henry Bracken
1748 James Rigmaiden
1749 Miles Barber
1750 Thomas Postlethwaite
1751 John Gunson
1752 Joshua Bryer
1753 Gwalter Borranskill
1754 Robert Winder
1755 John McMillan
1756 William Butterfield
1757 Henry Bracken
1758 Miles Barber
1759 Joshua Bryer
1760 Robert Foxcroft
1761 Gwalter Boranskill
1762 Robert Winder
1763 John Stout
1764 Robert Walshman
1765 Edward Suart
1766 James Hinde
1767 John Bowes
1768 James Barrow
1769 Thomas Hinde
1770 William Butterfield
1771 Robert Foxcroft
1772 John Stout
1773 Edward Suart
1774 James Hinde
1775 John Bowes
1776 Henry Hargreaves
1777 James Barrow
1778 Thomas Hinde
1779 William Butterfield
1780 Robert Foxcroft
1781 Edward Suart
1782 James Hinde
1783 James Bowes
1784 Henry Hargreaves
1785 Miles Mason
1786 William Watson
1787 John Housman
1788 Samuel Simpson
1789 John Watson
1790 Anthony Atkinson
1791 Edward Suart
1792 James Hinde
1793 John Tallon
1794 Robert Addison
1795 Richard Johnson
1796 David Campbell
1797 Thomas Harris
1798 James Moore
1799 Richard Postelthwaite
1800 Richard Atkinson
1801 James Parkinson
1802 Thomas Shepherd
1803 Robert Addison
1804 Jackson Mason
1805 Richard Johnson
1806 Thomas Burrow
1807 John Taylor Wilson
1808 James Moore & Thomas Moore
1809 Richard Atkinson
1810 Thomas Moore
1811 John Baldwin
1812 Thomas Giles
1813 Richard Johnson
1814 John Park
1815 Thomas Burrow
1816 John Wilson
1817 Samuel Gregson
1818 Thomas Salisbury
1819 John Bond
1820 James Atkinson
1821 Thomas Bowes
1822 James Nottage
1823 Thomas Giles
1824 Leonard Redmayne
1825 Samuel Gregson
1826 John Wilson
1827 Thomas Salisbury
1828 George Burrow
1829 John Bond
1830 James Atkinson
1831 Thomas Giles
1832 Christopher Johnson
1833 George Burrow
1834 John Brockbank
1835/36 George Burrow
1836/37 Thomas Higgin
1837/38 John Greg
1838/39 John Armstrong
1839/40 Joseph Dockray
1840/41 William Robinson
1841/42 Johnathan Dunn
1842/43 Johnathan Dunn
1843/44 Edward de Vitre
1844/45 Edward Salisbury
1845/46 James Giles
1846/47 John Sharp
1847/48 Thomas Howitt
1848/49 Edmund Sharpe
1849/50 Joseph Dockray
1850/51 Henry Gregson
1851/52 John Sherson
1852/53 John Hall
1853/54 John Burrell
1854/55 John Brocklebank
1855/56 Edward de Vitre
1856/57 Richard Hinde
1857/58 Christopher Johnson
1858/59 William Jackson
1859/60 William Whelan
1860/61 John Greg
1861/62 Henry Gregson
1862/63 John Greg
1863/64 George Jackson
1864/65 James Williamson Snr
1866/67 William Wane
1867/68 Thomas Storey
1868/69 Richard Coupland
1869/70 William Roper
1870/71 William Bradshaw
1871/72 Charles Blades
1872/73 William Storey
1873/74 Thomas Storey
1874/75 Thomas Storey
1875/76 Thomas Preston
1876/77 Henry Welch
1877/78 Abram Welch
1878/79 William Hall
1879/80 George Cleminson
1880/81 Edward Clark
1881/82 Samuel Harris
1882/83 Joseph Fenton
1883/84 Samuel Harris
1884/85 Edward Clark
1885/86 James Hatch
1886/87 Thomas Storey
1887/88 Charles Blades
1888/89 Charles Blades
1889/90 Thomas Preston
1890/91 Charles Blades
1891/92 William Smith
1892/93 John Kitchen
1893/94 William Gilchrist
1894/95 Robert Preston
1895/96 William Huntington
1896/97 Norval Helme
1897/98 William Huntington
1898/99 William Bell
1899/1900 Robert Preston
1900/01 Robert Preston
1901/02 Richard Hall
1902/03 George Jackson
1903/04 John Allen
1904/05 James Heald
1905/06 Alexander Satterthwaite
1906/07 William Hamilton
1907/08 Robert Wilson
1908/09 Robert Wilson
1909/10 Robert Wilson
1910/11 Robert Preston
1911/12 Edward Cardwell
1912/13 Charles Seward
1913/14 William Briggs
1914/15 William Briggs
1915/16 William Briggs
1916/17 William Briggs
1917/18 William Briggs
1918/19 William Briggs
1919/20 George Wright
1920/21 Thomas Wilkinson
1921/22 John Robert Nuttall
1922/23 James Oglethorpe
1923/24 George Jackson
1924/25 George Jackson
1925/26 Robert Roberts
1926/27 Isaac Curwen
1927/28 Edward Parr
1928/29 Edward Smith
1929/30 Thomas Till
1930/31 James Hodkinson
1931/32 William Procter
1932/33 Annie E. Helme
1933/34 Henry Warbrick
1934/35 William Simpson
1935/36 James Clark
1936/37 Robert Bamber

The City of Lancaster gained City status on 12 May 1937, as part of the Coronation celebrations of King George VI The Mayor was henceforth entitled to be addressed as "The Right Worshipful the Mayor" of the City of Lancaster.

1936/37 Robert Bamber
1937/38 Harry Dowthwaite
1938/39 Hermione Musgrave-Hoyle
1939/40 Vincent Cross
1940/41 Muriel Dowbiggin
1941/42 Joseph Waddington
1942/43 Alex Robertson
1943/44 Walter Grosse
1944/45 Arthur Grosse
1945/46 George Blatchford
1946/47 James Dirkin
1947/48 Herbert Butler
1948/49 Herbert Butler
1949/50 George Chirnside
1950/51 George Chirnside
1951/52 Harry Price
1952/53 Charles Treu
1953/54 Norman Gorrill
1954/55 Bert Scott
1955/56 Thomas Hully
1956/57 Helen Daniel
1957/58 Thomas Hayton
1958/59 James Rogerson
1959/60 Cecilia Pickard
1960/61 Percival Oliver
1961/62 Margery Lovett-Horn
1962/63 Ernest Gardner
1963/64 Chris Preston
1964/65 Alfred Morris
1965/66 Clara Burt
1966/67 Eric Jones
1967/68 Charles Denwood
1968/69 Eric Simpson
1969/70 Douglas Clift
1970/71 Samuel Smith
1971/72 Winifred Sweeney
1972/73 Doris Henderson
1973/74 Roland Jones

The former City and Municipal Borough of Lancaster and the Municipal Borough of Morecambe and Heysham along with other authorities merged in 1974 to form the City of Lancaster district within the shire county of Lancashire.

[1]
"Former Mayors of the City of Lancaster". Lancaster City Council. Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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"Former Mayors of the City of Lancaster". Lancaster City Council. Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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