Lord Mayor of Leeds

The Lord Mayor of Leeds (until 1897 Mayor of Leeds) is a ceremonial post held by a member of Leeds City Council, elected annually by the council.

By charter from King Charles I in 1626, the leader of the governing body of the borough of Leeds was an Alderman, the first holder being Sir John Savile.^[1] A second charter, in 1661 from King Charles II, granted the title Mayor to Thomas Danby,^[1] after whom Thomas Danby College was named. In 1893 the borough of Leeds became a city, and in 1897 Queen Victoria conferred the title of Lord Mayor on James Kitson.

The Lord Mayor for 2011–2012 is Councillor Reverend Alan Taylor.^[2]

Notable former Mayors include Benjamin Gott (1799), George Goodman (1836), and Henry Rowland Marsden (1873).

References

^ ^a ^b Leeds Civic Trust Leeds Coat of Arms
^ www.leeds.gov.uk The Lord Mayor of Leeds 2011-12

External links

"Lord Mayor of Leeds". Leeds City Council. http://www.leeds.gov.uk/Council_and_democracy/Councillors_democracy_and_elections/Mayor__general_information.aspx. Retrieved 2011-03-05. General information about current Lord Mayor
"Lord Mayors & Aldermen of Leeds since 1626" (pdf). leeds City Council. http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2011/22/list%20of%20lord%20mayors%20and%20aldermen%20since%201626.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-28.