List of mayors and lord mayors of Adelaide

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This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Adelaide, a Local Government Area of South Australia.[1]

The first local government in Australia was formed on 31 October 1840 with the election of a Mayor, three Aldermen and fifteen Councillors to the new Adelaide Corporation. The first Mayor was James Hurtle Fisher and the first Council meeting was held on 4 November 1840.[2]

Mayors (1840–1919)

Mayor Term
1 Fisher, James HurtleJames Hurtle Fisher 1840–1842
2 Wilson , ThomasThomas Wilson 1842–1843
3 City managed as Government Department 1843–1849
4 City managed by Commissioners 1849–1852
5 Fisher, James HurtleJames Hurtle Fisher 1852
6 Fisher, James HurtleJames Hurtle Fisher 1852–1854
7 Hall , JosephJoseph Hall 1854–1855
8 Lazar, JohnJohn Lazar 1855–1858
9 Sabben, WilliamWilliam Sabben 1858–1859
10 Wright, Edmund WilliamEdmund William Wright 1859
11 Glandfield, EdwardEdward Glandfield 1859–1862
12 English, ThomasThomas English 1862–1863
13 Goode, SamuelSamuel Goode 1863–1864
14 Townsend, WilliamWilliam Townsend 1864–1866
15 Fuller, Henry RobertHenry Robert Fuller 1866–1869
16 Solomon, Judah MossJudah Moss Solomon 1869–1871
17 Bartels, Adolph Heinrich FriedrichAdolph Heinrich Friedrich Bartels 1871–1873
18 Allot, William DixonWilliam Dixon Allot 1873–1874
19 Colton, JohnJohn Colton 1874–1875
20 Peacock, CalebCaleb Peacock 1875–1877
21 Scott , HenryHenry Scott 1877–1878
22 Buik, William ChristieWilliam Christie Buik 1878–1879
23 Smith, Edwin ThomasEdwin Thomas Smith 1879–1882
24 Fuller, Henry RobertHenry Robert Fuller 1882–1883
25 Bundey, WilliamWilliam Bundey 1883–1886
26 Smith, Edwin ThomasEdwin Thomas Smith 1886–1887
27 Smith, Sir Edwin ThomasSir Edwin Thomas Smith 1887–1888
28 Shaw, JamesJames Shaw 1888–1889
29 Cohen, LewisLewis Cohen 1889–1890
30 Bullock, Frederick WilliamFrederick William Bullock 1891–1892
31 Willcox, CharlesCharles Willcox 1892–1894
32 Tucker, CharlesCharles Tucker 1894–1898
33 Ware, Arthur WellingtonArthur Wellington Ware 1898–1901
34 Cohen, LewisLewis Cohen 1901–1904
35 Bruce, TheodoreTheodore Bruce 1904–1907
36 Johnson, FrankFrank Johnson 1907–1909
37 Cohen, LewisLewis Cohen 1909–1911
38 Bonython, Sir John LavingtonSir John Lavington Bonython 1911–1913
39 Simpson, Alfred AllenAlfred Allen Simpson 1913–1915
40 Isaacs, IsaacIsaac Isaacs 1915–1917
41 Glover, Charles RichmondCharles Richmond Glover 1917–1919

Lord Mayors (since 1919)

The Official styled title of the Lord Mayor of Adelaide is The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Adelaide.

The styled title The Right Honourable, (which has no connection with the Privy Council) attaches to the title of Lord Mayor, and not to their names, and is relinquished upon leaving office.

Lord Mayor Term
41 Glover, Charles RichmondCharles Richmond Glover 1919
42 Moulden, Frank BeaumontFrank Beaumont Moulden 1919–1921
43 Cohen, LewisLewis Cohen 1921–1923
44 Glover, Charles RichmondCharles Richmond Glover 1923–1925
45 Bruce, WallaceWallace Bruce 1925–1926
46 Bruce, Sir WallaceSir Wallace Bruce 1926–1927
47 Bonython, Sir John LavingtonSir John Lavington Bonython 1927–1930
48 Glover, Charles RichmondCharles Richmond Glover 1930–1933
49 Cain, Jonathan RobertJonathan Robert Cain 1933–1935
50 Cain, Jonathan RobertJonathan Robert Cain 1935–1936
51 Cain, Sir Jonathan RobertSir Jonathan Robert Cain 1936–1937
52 Barrett, Arthur GeorgeArthur George Barrett 1937–1941
53 Hawker, LtCol Arden SeymourLtCol Arden Seymour Hawker 1941–1942
54 Hawker, Col Arden SeymourCol Arden Seymour Hawker 1942–1943
55 Walker, ReginaldReginald Walker 1943–1946
56 McLeay, JohnJohn McLeay 1946–1949
57 Short, Arthur Earnest WilliamArthur Earnest William Short 1949–1950
58 McLeay, JohnJohn McLeay 1949–1950
59 Rymill, Arthur CampbellArthur Campbell Rymill 1950–1953
60 Philps, John ScottJohn Scott Philps 1954–1957
61 Hargrave, Lancelot Morton SpillerLancelot Morton Spiller Hargrave 1957–1960
62 Glover, Charles JohnCharles John Glover 1960–1963
63 Irwin, James CampbellJames Campbell Irwin 1963–1966
64 Bridgland, Walter LewisWalter Lewis Bridgland 1966–1968
65 Porter, Robert EvelynRobert Evelyn Porter 1968–1971
66 Hayes, William HubertWilliam Hubert Hayes 1971–1973
67 Clampett, Robert WyndhamRobert Wyndham Clampett 1973–1975
68 Roche, John JustinJohn Justin Roche 1975–1977
69 Joseph, GeorgeGeorge Joseph 1977–1979
70 Bowen, James Vincent SeatonJames Vincent Seaton Bowen 1979–1981
71 Watson, Arthur JohnArthur John Watson 1981–1983
72 Chapman, WendyWendy Chapman 1983–1985
73 Jarvis, James BickfordJames Bickford Jarvis 1985–1987
74 Condous, Steve GeorgeSteve George Condous 1987–1993
75 Ninio, Henry JacquesHenry Jacques Ninio 1993–1997
76 Lomax-Smith, Dr JaneDr Jane Lomax-Smith 1997–2000
77 Huang, AlfredAlfred Huang 2000–2003
78 Harbison, MichaelMichael Harbison 2003–2006
79 Harbison, MichaelMichael Harbison 2006–2009
80 Yarwood, StephenStephen Yarwood 2009–present

See also

References

  1. ^ Lord Mayors and Mayors of the City of Adelaide, www.adelaidecitycouncil.com.au
  2. ^ History of the Council, www.adelaidecitycouncil.com

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