List of mayors of Geelong
This is a list of the Mayors of the City of Greater Geelong, a Local Government Area, and the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. Before amalgamation in 1993 the central area of Geelong was covered by the City of Geelong, with the surrounding suburbs falling into the Shire of Barrabool, Shire of Bannockburn, Rural City of Bellarine, Shire of Corio, City of Geelong West, City of Newtown, and City of South Barwon.[1]
Town of Geelong (1849-1910)
# |
Mayor |
Term |
1 |
Foster Fyans |
1849–1850 |
2 |
Alexander Thomson |
1850–1851 (also held the position on five occasions from 1850–1858) |
3 |
James Austin |
1851 |
4 |
James Cowie |
1852–1853 |
5 |
Dr William H. Baylie |
1854–1855 |
6 |
Alexander Thomson |
1855–1857 |
7 |
William Burrow |
1858, 1860 |
8 |
William Bell |
1861, 1862 |
9 |
Andrew Parker |
1863-1864 |
10 |
Charles Kernot |
1864 |
11 |
Robert De Bruce Johnstone |
1865–1867 |
12 |
William Ducker |
1870–1872 |
13 |
George Frederick Belcher |
1873, 1875 |
14 |
John Garratt |
1876–1878 |
15 |
J.H. Connor |
1879–1880 |
16 |
J.L. Price |
1883–1884 |
17 |
George Martin |
1884–1885 |
18 |
W.N. Sommers |
1886 |
19 |
Cr Bell |
1886–1887 |
20 |
Cr Meakin |
1887 |
21 |
William Humble |
1888–1889 |
22 |
John Rout Hopkins |
1892 |
23 |
Joseph Grey |
1893–1894 |
24 |
Horace Frank Richardson |
1894–1896 |
25 |
Sidney Austin |
1896–1898 |
26 |
Thomas Edward Bostock |
1905–1908 |
27 |
Walter Higgins |
1908–1909 |
28 |
Herbert Arthur Austin |
1909 |
City of Geelong (1910-1993)
# |
Mayor |
Term |
29 |
Edward Philpott |
1910–1911 |
30 |
William Brownbill |
1913–1914 |
31 |
Howard Hitchcock |
1917–1922 |
32 |
Joseph Charles King |
1922–1923 |
33 |
Robert Purnell |
1923–1924 |
34 |
Francis Ritchie |
1924–1925 |
35 |
Joseph Thear |
1925–1926 |
36 |
Edward Allan McDonald |
1932–1934 |
37 |
Bervin E. Purnell |
1949–1952 |
38 |
Morris Jacobs |
1952–1954 |
39 |
Sir H. Roy Fidge |
1954–1956 |
40 |
Vautin Andrews |
1959–1960 |
41 |
Ranald McAllister |
1962 |
42 |
Sir H. Roy Fidge |
1964–1968 |
43 |
James Dowsett |
1971–1973 |
44 |
Howard Glover |
1977–1980 |
45 |
Des Podbury |
1980–1982 |
46 |
Ian Inglis |
1984 |
47 |
Hayden Spurling |
1985–1987 |
48 |
Jim Fidge |
1987–1989 |
49 |
Brian Fowler |
1989–1991 |
50 |
Frank De Stefano |
1991–1993 |
Commissioners (1993-1995)
Commissioners |
Term |
Bill Dix (Chairman) |
1993–1995 |
Glyn Jenkins (Deputy Chairman) |
1993–1995 |
Frank Wilkes |
1993–1995 |
Toni McCormack |
1993–1995 |
City of Greater Geelong (since 1993)
See also
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