List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Perth

This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Perth, a Local Government Area of Western Australia.

The office of head of the municipality of Perth is defined over three distinct periods:

• From 1829 to 1838 — controlled by the Governor of Western Australia
• From 1838 to 1858 — controlled by the Perth Town Trust
• From 1858 to present — controlled by the Perth City Council, later renamed City of Perth

On 15 June 1837, an Act was proclaimed to ..provide for the management of roads, streets and other internal communications within the settlement of Western Australia.^[1] The management and control was vested in a body of trustees consisting of the Justices of the Peace resident in the town; and the proprietors of allotments held in fee simple. The act was repealed in September 1842 and authority was conferred on elected representatives. The first elected Chairman and committee took office on 8 February 1842 and comprised:

• Walter Boyd Andrews (Chairman)
• George Leake, James Purkis, Peter Broun, W. H. Drake, Richard Jones (committee members)
• James Purkis was appointed treasurer

On 23 February 1856 (two years before the dissolution of the Trust), Perth was constituted a City upon the foundation of the Bishopric of Perth through the consecration of the first Anglican Bishop of Perth, Matthew Blagden Hale.

From 1858 to 1880, the President of the Council was styled "Chairman", from 1880 until 1929, the Chairman was termed the "Mayor" and from 1929 the Mayor was elevated to the title of "Lord Mayor".

Contents 1 Chairman, Perth Town Trust (1838-1858) 2 Chairman, Perth City Council (1858-1879) 3 Mayor, Perth City Council (1880-1929) 4 Lord Mayor, Perth City Council (since 1929) 5 Notes 6 References

Chairman, Perth Town Trust (1838-1858)

Incumbent	Term of Office
George Leake	1838–1840
Richard Hinds	1841
Walter Boyd Andrews	1842
Thomas Helms	1843–1845
James Purkis	1846–1848
Thomas Helms; Capt. Daniel Scott	1849
Henry Laroche Cole	1853
George Shenton Sr	1854–1855
George Shenton Sr; Sir Luke Leake[3]	1856
George Shenton Sr	1857–1858

Chairman, Perth City Council (1858-1879)

Henry Laroche Cole	1858–1860
Julian Carr	1861–1863
Julian Carr; Alfred Hillman; George Haysom	1864
Julian Carr	1865–1868
Julian Carr; George Glyde	1869
George Glyde	1870–1873
George Randell	1874–1875
George Shenton	1876–1877
Sir Stephen Henry Parker	1877–1879

Mayor, Perth City Council (1880-1929)

George Shenton	1880
Stephen Henry Parker; George Shenton	1881
George Shenton	1882–1884
George Randell	1885
George Shenton	1886–1888
Dr Edward Scott	1889–1891
Edward Keane[4]	1891–1892
Sir Stephen Henry Parker	1892
Alexander Forrest	1893–1900
William Brookman[5]	1901
Sir Stephen Henry Parker	1901
William Loton	1901–1902
Harry Brown	1903–1905
Sydney Stubbs	1906–1907
Thomas Molloy	1908–1909
Richard Paul Vincent	1909–1911
Thomas Molloy	1911–1912
John Prowse	1913–1914
Charles Nathan[6]	1914
John Nicholson	1915
Frank R Rea	1916–1917
Sir William Lathlain	1918–1923
James T Franklin	1923–1929

Lord Mayor, Perth City Council (since 1929)

Hon. James T Franklin	1929–1930
Hon. Sir William Lathlain	1930–1932
Hon. James T Franklin	1932–1934
Joseph J. Poynton	1934–1937
Charles Harper	1937–1939
Sir Thomas Meagher	1940–1945
Sir Joseph Totterdell	1946–1953
James Murray	1953–1955
Sir Henry ("Harry") R. Howard[7]	1955–1964
Charles J. B. Veryard	1964–1967
Sir Thomas Wardle	1967–1972
Sir Ernest Henry Lee-Steere	1972–1978
Sir Fred Chaney	1978–1982
Mick Michael	1982–1988
Charles Hopkins	1988–1991
Rt Hon. Reg Withers	1991–1994
Dr Peter Nattrass	1995–2007
Lisa Scaffidi	2007–Present

Notes

References

• W.E. Bold, (Town Clerk) (October 1939). "The Story of the Municipal Development Of Our City". Early Days II: 29–41. 
• Perry, Philippa (25 June 2007). "Perth "lost" history found in old safe". The West Australian: pp. 11.