Mayor of Derby

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Names of the Mayors for the Borough of Derby from the first that mas 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]

1 17th century
2 18th century
3 19th century
4 20th century
5 21st century
6 References

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 1st
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 21st
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 20th
1738 Robert Wagetafle
1739 Robert Bakewell Nine weeks frost
1740 Joshua Smith A great flood in Derby Mr Hugh Bateman town clerk resigned July 25th 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 4th and after committing various depredations left it with great precipitation Friday December 6th
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 14th
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 25th 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
178O 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 18th February
1789 Thomas Mather St Mary's bridge began to be re built
1790 Francis Ashby
1791 Thomas Lowe Willersley castle burned 8th 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

[edit] 19th century

1800 John Crompton
1801 Samuel Rowland
1802 Thomas Lowe Dr Darwin died 17th 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 4th 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]
1835 Joseph Strutt^[2]
1880 Sir Abraham Woodiwiss^[3]
1881 Sir Abraham Woodiwiss^[3]