List of Lord Mayors of York

This is a list of Mayors and the later Lord Mayors of the city of York.

Wall plaque in Holy Trinity Church commemorating past Lord Mayors Thomas Mosley 1687, Robert Fairfax 1715, James Rowe 1749 & 1768 and Richard Garland 1767

In 1212 King John granted York the right to collect its own taxes, hold courts and conduct its own affairs and thereby the right to elect a Mayor. These rights were temporarily forfeited in 1280–1282 for altering a royal charter, in 1292–1297 for failing to pay taxes and in 1405–1406 for supporting Archbishop Richard Scrope. In 1389 King Richard II elevated the Mayor to the status of Lord Mayor and supposedly gave his sword to be carried point upwards before him.

List of Mayors of York

Source: "Eboracum"^[1]

before 1300

Year	Name	Notes
1217	Hugh de Selby
c.1219	Thomas Palmer [2]
1222	Adam Flur
c.1224	H. de Ebor
c.1225	Hendy de Seizevaux [2]	or de Sexdecim Vallibus
1226	Hugh de Selby
1229–1230	Hugh de Selby [2]
1235–1236	Hugh de Selby
c.1246	Nicholas Orgar
c.1248	‘Domino J.’	(John de Selby?)
1249	Nicholas Orgar [2]
1250	‘Domino J.’	(John de Selby?)
1251–1253	John de Selby	[2]
1255–1256	Gacio de Calvo Monte [2]	or Chaumont
1258	Mark de Northfolke
1259–1260	Adam le Cerf [2]
1260	Adam le Cerf [2]
1264	John de Selby
1266	John de Selby
1267	-
1268	John de Selby
1271	Walter de Stokes [3] or Adam le Cerf [4]
1273	John le Specer Snr [2]
1274	John le Specer
1274–1277	Robert de Bromholme [5]
1278	Walter de Stokes (Jun 24) & Sir Gilbert de Luda
1279	Richard de Romundby
1280	John Sampson
1281	City governed by the King's men
1282	Sir Gilbert de Luda & John Sampson
1283	John Sampson [5]
1284	Sir Gilbert de Luda [5]
1285	John Sampson [5]
1286–1289	Nicholas de Selby [5]	MP for York, 1294
1290	Roger Basy [5]	MP for York, 1294
1293–1294	City governed by the King's men [5]
1295	Robert de Bromholme
1296	City governed by the King's men [5]
1297	Nicholas De Langton Snr [5]
1298	James le Flemyng [5]
1299	John Sampson [5]

14th century

Year	Name	Notes
1300	John Sampson [5]
1301–1304	John le Specer Jnr [5]
1305	Andrew de Bolingbroke [5]	MP for York, 1299
1306	Nicholas de Langton Snr [5]
1307–1308	John de Askham [5]
1309	Robert le Meke [5]
1310	Andrew de Bolingbrok [5]
1311–1316	Nicholas le Flemyng [5]	son of James le Flemyng, killed at the Battle of Myton
1317	Robert le Meke [5]
1318	Thomas de Redness [5]
1319	Nicholas le Flemyng [5]
1320–1321	Robert le Meke [5]
1322–1333	Nicholas de Langton [5]	son of Nicholas de Langton Snr
1334–1337	Henry de Belton [6]
1338	Nicholas de Langton [7]
1339	Henry de Belton [7]
1340-1342	Nicholas de Langton [7]
1343	Nicholas Foukes [7]
1344–1346	John de Shirburn [7]
1347	Henry le Goldbeter [7]
1348–1352	Henry de Scoreby [7]
1353–1361	John de Langton [7]
1364	John de Acastre [7]
1365	Richard de Wateby [7]
1366	Roger de Hovingham [7]
1367	William Graa [7]
1368	Robert de Howme [7]
1369	William Savage [7]
1370	Roger de Selby [7]
1371–1372	John de Gisburn [7]
1373	Roger de Moreton Jnr [7]
1374	Thomas de Howme [7]
1375	Thomas Graa	MP for York, 1377–1397
1376	Ralphe de Hornby
1377	John de Sancton [7]
1378	John de Barden [7]
1379	John de Acastre [7]
1380	John de Gisburn [7]	Forcibly deposed
1381–1383	Simon de Quixley [7]
1384	Robert Savage	MP for York, 1383,1386
1385	William de Selby	MP for York, 1383–1397
1386	John de Howden	MP for York, 1384–1391
1387	John de Selby
1388	William de Selby [7]	MP for York, 1383–1397

List of Lord Mayors of York

Year	Name	Notes
1389	William de Selby [7]	First to use ceremonial sword.[7]
1390–1391	Thomas Smyth [8]
1392–1393	Robert Savage [9]	1393 first to use ceremonial mace. [9] MP for York, 1383,1386
1394	Thomas de Stayveley [9]
1395	William de Helmsley [9]	MP for York, 1393
1396	Thomas de Stayveley [9]
1397	Sir William Frost [9]	MP for York, 1399
1398	Thomas Graa [9]	MP for York, 1377–1397
1399	Robert de Talkan [9]	MP for York, 1402,1407

15th century

Year	Name	Notes
1400–1404	Sir Willam Frost [9]	MP for York, 1399
1405	Adam del Bank [9]
1406	Sir William Frost [9]	MP for York, 1399
1407–1409	Henry Wyman [9]
1410	John de Bolton [9]	MP for York, 1399,1407
1411	John de Craven [9]
1412	Robert Howme [9]	Merchant.
1413	Nicholas Blackburn Snr [9]	Mercer.
1414	Thomas de Sancton [9]	MP for York, 1413,1417
1415	William de Alne [9]	Merchant.
1416	John de Northeby [9]	Merchant.
1417	William Bowes Snr [9]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1413,1417
1418	John de Moreton [9]	MP for York, 1415, 1421
1419	John de Bedale [9]
1420	Thomas del Gare [9]	MP for York, 1419,1421
1421	Richard Russell[9]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1415,1422,1425
1422	Henry Preston [9]	MP for York, 1420
1423	Thomas Esingwald [9]	Merchant.
1424	Thomas Bracebridge [9]	Merchant.
1425	William Ormeshede [9]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1421,1426,1431
1426	Peter Buckey [9]
1427	John Alstonmore [9]	Merchant.
1428	William Bowes Snr [9]	MP for York, 1413,1417
1429	Nicholas Blackburn Jnr [9]
1430	Richard Russell [9]	MP for York, 1415,1422,1425
1431	John Bolton [9]	Merchant.
1432	Thomas Snawden [9]	Pewterer.
1433	William Ormeshede [9]	MP for York, 1421,1426,1431
1434	Thomas del Gare Jnr [9]
1435	Thomas Kirkham [9]
1436	Richard Wartre [9]	Merchant.
1437	William Bedale [9]	Merchant.
1438	William Useflete [9]	Merchant.
1439	Thomas Ridelay [9]
1440	William Girlington [9]	Draper.
1441	Thomas Kirke [9]	Mercer.
1442	John Thriske [9]	Merchant, mayor of the staple.
1443	William Bowes [9]	Merchant.
1444	Richard Buckden [9]	Merchant.
1445	Thomas Crathorne [9]
1446	William Stockton [9]
1447	John Crosyer [9]
1448	John Carre [9]
1449	William Holbeek [9]	Merchant of the staple.
1450	Thomas Barton [9]	Grocer.
1451	Richard Wartre [10]	First year of the reign of Henry VI.[10]
1452	Thomas Danby [10]	Merchant.
1453	John Catryk [10]
1454	Thomas Neleson [10]	Merchant.
1455	Richard Lematon [10]
1456	John Carre [10]
1457	Robert Collinson [10]	Merchant.
1458	William Holbeck [10]
1459	Nicholas Holgate [10]
1460	Thomas Beverley [10]	Merchant of the Staple
1461	William Stockton [10]	First year of the reign of Edward IV.
1462	John Thrisk [10]
1463	Thomas Scawsby [10]
1464	John Gilliot [10]	Knight of the Bath.
1465	Thomas Neleson [10]
1466	John Kent [10]	Merchant.
1467	John Marshall [10]	Merchant.
1468	William Snawsnell [10]	Goldsmith
1469	Sir Richard Yorke [10]	Merchant of the Staple.
1470	William Holbeck [10]
1471	Thomas Beverley [10]
1472	William Holbeck [10]
1473	Christopher Marshall [10]
1474	Sir John Gilliot [10]
1475	William Lame [10]
1476	Thomas Wrangwish [10]
1477	John Tong [10]
1478	John Ferriby [10]	Merchant.
1479	William Welles [10]
1480	John Marshall [10]
1481	Robert Amyas [10]
1482	Richard Yorke [10]	Mayor of the Staple
1483	John Newton	Dyer. First year of the reign of Richard III
1484	Thomas Wrangwith [10]	Merchant.
1485	Nicholas Lancaster [10]	LL. D. First year of the reign of Henry VII
1486	William Chimney [10]	Draper.
1487	Sir William Todd [10]	Merchant.
1488	Robert Hancock [10]	Grocer.
1489	John Harper [10]	Merchant.
1490	Sir John Gilliot [10]	Merchant.
1491	John Ferriby died and replaced by William White [10]
1492	Thomas Scotton [10]	Merchant.
1493	Nicholas Lancaster [10]	Merchant.
1494	Michael White [10]	dyer
1495	George Kirke [10]	Merchant.
1496	Robert Johnson [10]	Grocer.
1497	Thomas Gray [10]	Goldsmith.
1498	John Metcalfe [10]	Merchant.
1499	John Elwald [10]	Merchant.

16th century

Year	Name	Notes
1500	William Nelson [10]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1504,1510,1512,1515
1501	John Stockdale [10]	Merchant.
1502	Richard Thornton [10]	Grocer.
1503	Sir John Gilliot [10]	Merchant.
1504	Thomas Jameson [10]	Merchant.
1505	William White died and replaced by Michael White [10]
1506	Allan Stavely [10]	Merchant.
1507	John Birkhead [10]	Merchant.
1508	Sir John Petty died and replaced by[10] John Dodgson
1509	George Essex [11]	Apothecary. First year or the reign of Henry VIII.
1510	John Shawe [11]	Merchant.
1511	Bertram Dawson [11]	Merchant.
1512	George Kirke [11]
1513	William Wilson [11]	Goldsmith.
1514	John Thornton [11]	Merchant.
1515	Thomas Drawsword [11]	MP for York, 1512
1516	John Hall [11]	Tanner.
1517	John Dodgson [11]
1518	William Wright [11]	MP for York, 1515
1519	Alan Staveley [11]
1520	Thomas Parker [11]
1521	Thomas Bankhouse died and replaced by Simon Vicars [11]
1522	Paul Gillour died and replaced by Thomas Burton [11]	Gillour was a merchant. Burton was MP for York, 1523
1523	Thomas Drawsword [11]	MP for York, 1512
1524	John Norman [11]	MP for York, 1523
1525	William Barker [11]
1526	Peter Jackson [11]	MP for York, 1529
1527	Robert Wilde [11]	Merchant.
1528	Thomas Mason [11]
1529	Robert Whitfield [11]
1530	Sir George Lawson [11]	MP for York, 1529, 1536
1531	Henry Dawson [11]
1532	William Barker [11]
1533	John Hodgson [11]	MP for York, 1539, 1542
1534	George Gale [11]	Goldsmith and MP for York, 1529, 1536, 1542
1535	William Wright [11]	MP for York, 1515
1536	William Harrington [11]	Merchant. Great-grandfather of Guy Fawkes
1537	Ralph Pulleyn [11]	Goldsmith.
1538	John Shawe died and replaced by John North [11]	North was MP for York, 1545,1553
1539	Robert Elward [11]	Merchant.
1540	William Dodgson [11]	Merchant.
1541	Robert Hall [11]	Merchant and MP for York, 1545, 1553
1542	John Shadlock [11]
1543	Robert Heckleton [11]	Fishmonger.
1544	Peter Robinson [11]	Merchant.
1545	John Bean [11]	MP for York, 1554
1546	William Holme [11]	MP for York, 1547, 1553
1547	William Watson [11]	Merchant. MP for York, 1553, 1559, 1563. First year or the reign of Edward VI
1548	Robert Peacock [11]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1558
1549	George Gale [11]	Goldsmith, and MP for York, 1529, 1536, 1542
1550	John Lewis [11]	Draper.
1551	Thomas Appleyard [11]
1552	Richard White [11]	Draper, and MP for York, 1554
1553	William Coupland [11]	MP for York, 1554. First Year of the reign of Mary I
1554	John North [11]	MP for York, 1545,1553
1555	William Beckwith [11]	Merchant.
1556	Richard Goldthorpe [11]	MP for York, 1559
1557	Robert Hall [11]	Merchant. MP for York, 1545, 1553
1558	Ralph Hall [11]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1553, 1571. First year of the reign of Elizabeth I
1559	Thomas Standevyn [11]
1560	James Harrington [11]
1561	Percival Crawforth [11]
1562	Thomas Lawson [11]
1563	Thomas Appleyard [11]
1564	James Simson [11]
1565	John Bean [11]	MP for York, 1554
1566	William Watson [11]	Merchant. MP for York, 1553, 1559, 1563
1567	Robert Peacock [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1558
1568	William Coupland [12]	MP for York, 1554
1569	William Beckwith [12]
1570	Richard Calame [12]	Draper.
1571	Gregory Peacock [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1572
1572	William Alleyn [12]	Mercer.
1573	Christopher Herbert [12]	Merchant.
1574	Robert Maskewe [12]	Merchant.
1575	Thomas Harrison [12]	Innholder.[13]
1576	Edmund Richardson died and replaced by Ralph Hall [12]	Richardson was a Pewterer. Hall was MP for York, 1553, 1571
1577	John Dyneley [12]	Draper.
1578	Hugh Graves [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1571,1572
1579	Robert Cripling [12]
1580	Robert Askwith [12]	Draper, and MP for York, 1572, 1589
1581	William Robinson [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1584, 1589
1582	Robert Brooke [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1584, 1586
1583	Christopher Maltby [12]	Draper.
1584	Thomas Appleyard [12]
1585	Andrew Trene [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1593
1586	Henry Maye [12]	Innholder.
1587	Ralph Richardson [12]	Merchant.
1588	James Birkbie [12]	Council attorney.
1589	Thomas Jackson [12]	Council attorney.
1590	Thomas Mosley [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1597
1591	Robert Watter [12]	Haberdasher.
1592	Thomas Harrison [12]
1593	Robert Askwith [12]	MP for York, 1572, 1589
1594	William Robinson [12]	MP for York, 1584, 1589
1595	Robert Brooke [12]	MP for York, 1584, 1586
1596	James Birkbie [12]
1597	Christopher Beckwith [12]
1598	Edward Fawcett [12]
1599	Christopher Concett [12]	Apothecary.

17th century

Stephen Watson was Lord Mayor of York twice, in 1646 and 1656.

Year	Name	Notes
1600	Henry Hall [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1601
1601	Robert Peacock [12]
1602	Thomas Mosley [12]	MP for York, 1597.
1603	Sir Robert Walter [12]	Haberdasher. First year of the reign of James I
1604	Thomas Herbert [12]	Merchant.
1605	William Greenbury [12]	Draper.
1606	Robert Askwith [12]	Draper, and MP for York, 1604, 1614, 1621
1607	Robert Harrison [12]	Merchant.
1608	Robert Myers [12]	Mercer.
1609	Christopher Concett [12]	Apothecary.
1610	Henry Hall [12]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1601
1611	Willam Brearey [12]	Merchant.
1612	John Harrison [12]	Merchant.
1613	Thomas Marshall [12]	Mercer.
1614	Leonard Besson [12]	Saddler.
1615	Elias Micklethwaite [12]	Merchant.
1616	William Greenbury [12]	Draper
1617	Sir Robert Askwith [12]	Draper, and MP for York, 1604, 1614, 1621
1618	Thomas Agar [12]	Tanner.
1619	William Morrison [12]	Merchant.
1620	William Watter [12]	Saddler.
1621	Christopher Dickenson [12]	Merchant.
1622	William Brearey [12]
1623	Robert Myers [12]
1624	Matthew Topham [12]	Merchant
1625	Thomas Lawne [12]	First year of the reign of Charles I
1626	Leonard Besson [12]	Saddler
1627	Elias Micklethwaite [12]
1628	Robert Belt [12]	Merchant.
1629	Christopher Croft [12]	Mercer.
1630	Edmund Cowper [14]	Merchant.
1631	Robert Hemsworth [14]	Draper.
1632	Thomas Hoyle [14]	Merchant.
1633	Sir William Allenson [14]	Draper, and MP for York, 1654
1634	James Hutchenson [14]	Merchant.
1635	Thomas Hodgson [14]	Mercer.
1636	Henry Thompson [14]	Merchant.
1637	John Vaux [14]	Prothonotary.
1638	William Scott [14]	Merchant.
1639	Sir Roger Jacques [14]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1640
1640	Sir Robert Belt [14]	Merchant
1641	Sir Christopher Croft [14]	Mercer
1642–43	Sir Edmund Cooper [14]	Merchant. Start of the English Civil War. York was initially held by the Royalists (Cavaliers).[15][16]
1644	Sir Edmund Cooper displaced and replaced by Thomas Hoyle [14]	Hoyle was MP for York, 1654. Parliamentarians (Roundheads) take control from now to the restoration under Lord Mayors sympathetic to (or willing to accommodate), the Parliamentary cause.[17][16]
1645	John Geldart [14]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1656
1646	Stephen Watson [14]	Grocer.
1647	Thomas Dickenson [14]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1654, 1656, 1659
1648	Robert Horner[14]	Merchant
1649	Leonard Thompson [14]	Merchant
1650	William Tayler [14]	Merchant
1651	James Brooke	Merchant
1652	William Metcalfe	Draper
1653	Henry Thompson	Merchant
1654	John Geldart	Merchant, and MP for York, 1656
1655	Sir William Allenson	Draper, and MP for York, 1640
1656	Stephen Watson
1657	Sir Thomas Dickenson [14]	Merchant, and MP for York, 1654, 1656, 1659
1658	Robert Horner	Merchant
1659	Leonard Thompson	Merchant
1660	Christopher Topham	Merchant, and MP for York, 1659
1661	James Brooke	By the Kings mandate.
1662	George Lamplugh	Merchant
1663	Henry Thompson	Merchant
1664	Edward Elwicke	Apothecary
1665	Richard Hewitt	Merchant
1666	George Mancklins	Skinner
1667	Cressye Burnett	Merchant
1668	Henry Tireman	Draper
1669	Christopher Brearey	Merchant
1670	Thomas Bawtry	Merchant
1671	William Richardson	Draper
1672	Sir Henry Thompson	Wine merchant, and MP for York, 1673
1673	Thomas Williamson	Merchant
1674	Richard Metcalfe	Merchant
1675	William Ramsden	Merchant
1676	Yorke Horner	Merchant
1677	Francis Elcock	Grocer
1678	Philip Herbert	Merchant
1679	Richard Shaw	Butcher
1680	John Constable	Grocer
1681	Thomas Carter	Merchant
1682	John Wood
1683	Edward Thompson	MP for York, 1689, 1695, 1701
1684	Robert Waller	Attorney
1685	John Thompson	Goldsmith
1686	Leonard Wilberfoss
1687	Thomas Mosley	Apothecary
1688	Thomas Rayne displaced and replaced by Robert Waller	Both attorneys
1689	John Foster	Haberdasher
1690	Samuel Dawson	Merchant
1691	George Stockton	Silk Weaver
1692	Joshua Earnshaw	Merchant
1693	Andrew Perrott	Merchant
1694	Robert Davy	Hosier
1695	Sir Gilbert Metcalfe	Merchant
1696	John Constable	Grocer
1697	Mark Gill	Goldsmith
1698	Roger Shackleton
1699	Henry Thompson	MP for York, 1690

18th century

Year	Name	Notes
1700	Sir William Robinson	MP for Northallerton,1689 and for York,1698
1701	Tobias Jenkins [18]	MP for York, 1695,1701,1715
1702	John Peckitt [18]	Merchant
1703	Thomas Dawson [18]	Merchant
1704	Elias Pawson [18]	Merchant
1705	Charles Redman [18]	Toyman
1706	Emanuel Justice [18]	Merchant
1707	Robert Benson [18]	MP for York, 1705
1708	Richard Thompson [18]	Merchant
1709	William Pickering [18]
1710	Charles Perrott [18]	Merchant
1711	Thomas Pickering [18]	Attorney
1712	William Cornwell [18]	Brewer
1713	Christopher Hutton [18]	Glover
1715	Robert Fairfax [18]	MP for York, 1713
1716	Richard Towne [18]	Mercer
1717	Henry Baines [18]	Toyman
1718	Tancred Robinson [18]	Rear-admiral
1719	John Read [18]	Toyman
1720	Tobias Jenkins [18]	MP for York, 1695,1701,1715
1721	Richard Thompson [18]	Merchant
1722	Charles Redman [18]	Toyman
1723	Charles Perrott [18]	Merchant
1724	Thomas Agar [18]	Woollen-draper
1725	William Cornwell [18]	Brewer
1726	Samuel Clarke [18]	Haberdasher
1727	Richard Baine [18]	Grocer
1728	Peter Whitton [18]	Grocer
1729	William Dobson [18]	Apothecary
1730	John Stainforth [18]	Receiver of Land Tax
1731	Jonas Thompson [18]	Attorney
1732	Henry Baines [18]	Toyman
1733	James Dodsworth [18]	Apothecary & Grocer
1734	William Whytehead [18]	Attorney at Law
1735	James Barnard [18]	Mercer
1736	Samuel Clark [18]	Haberdasher
1737	Sir John Lister Kaye [18]	MP for York, 1734
1738	George Benson died and replaced by Sir Tancred Robinson, Bt [18]	Robinson was a Rear-admiral
1739	George Escricke [18]	Hatter
1740	George Skelton [18]	Merchant
1741	Richard Lawson [18]	Wine Merchant
1742	John Mayer[18]	Attorney
1743	William Stephenson[18]	Merchant
1744	Thomas Agar[18]	Merchant
1745	John Raper[18]	Merchant
1746	John Read[18]	Toyman
1747	George Escricke[18]	Hatter
1748	Francis Jefferson[18]	Merchant
1749	James Rowe[18]	Druggist
1750	Matthew Lister[18]	Timber-merchant
1751	George Skelton[18]	Merchant
1752	James Barnard[18]	Mercer
1753	William Coates [18]	Glover
1754	Richard Lawson [18]	Wine Merchant
1755	Thomas Matthews [18]	Brewer
1756	Richard Farrer [18]	Upholsterer
1757	George Fox Lane [18]	MP for York, 1742–1761
1758	John Allanson [18]	Merchant
1759	Godfrey Wentworth [18]	MP for York, 1741
1760	Francis Stephenson [18]	Merchant
1761	Thomas Bowes [18]	Apothecary
1762	John Mayer [18]	Attorney
1763	Anby Taylor [18]	Apothecary
1764	Francis Bacon [18]	Apothecary
1765	Henry Raper [18]	Merchant
1766	John Wakefield [18]	Merchant
1767	Richard Garland [18]	Factor
1768	James Rowe [18]	Druggist
1769	Richard Farrer [18]	Upholsterer
1770	John Carr [18]	Architect
1771	Edward Wallis [18]	Apothecary
1772	Charles Turner [18]	MP for York, 1768–1783
1773	Henry Jubb [18]	Apothecary
1774	Hugh Robinson [18]	Merchant
1775	John Allanson [18]	Merchant
1776	Francis Stephenson[18]	Merchant
1777	Thomas Bowes died and replaced by Francis Bacon [18]	Both were apothecaries
1778	Thomas Barstow [18]	Esquire
1779	Edward Stabler [18]	Merchant
1780	Thomas Cordley [18]	Wine-merchant
1781	Henry Myers [18]	Merchant
1782	Henry Raper [18]	Merchant
1783	William Siddall [18]	Woollen-draper
1784	Thomas Kilby [18]	Brewer
1785	James Woodhouse died and replaced by John Carr [18]	Carr was an architect
1786	Thomas Smith [18]	Merchant
1787	Sir William Milner [18]	MP for York, 1790
1788	William Bluitt [18]	Esquire
1789	Thomas Hartley [18]	Brewer
1790	Joshua Oldfield [18]	Wine-merchant
1791	Thomas Wilson [18]	Bookseller
1792	Ralph Dodsworth [18]	Merchant
1793	William Siddall died and replaced by Thomas Smith [18]	Siddall was a woollen-merchant Smith was a merchant.
1794	John Hay [18]	Woollen-draper
1795	Richard Metcalfe [18]	Merchant-tailor
1796	Theophilus de Garencières [18]	Apothecary
1797	Richard Hobson [18]	Woollen-draper
1798	Sir William Milner [18]	MP for York, 1790
1799	William Ellis [18]	Merchant

19th century

Year	Name	Notes
1800	James Robson [18]	Linen-draper
1801	John Wilkinson [19]	Druggist
1802	William Hotham [19]	Barrister-at-Law
1803	Thomas Hartley [19]	Esquire
1804	John Kilby [19]	Brewer
1805	Robert Stockton [19]	Druggist
1806	Thomas Wilson [19]	Bookseller
1807	William Ellis [19]	Merchant
1808	Robert Rhodes [19]	Merchant tailor
1809	Samuel Wormald [19]	Tanner
1810	George Peacock [19]	Esquire
1811	Hon. Lawrence Dundas [19]	MP for Richmond,1790,1808 MP for York, 1802,1811
1812	Isaac Spencer [19]	Druggist
1813	Thomas Smith [19]	Merchant
1814	William Dunsley [19]	Brewer
1815	William Hutchenson Hearon [19]	Tea Dealer
1816	John Dales [19]	Druggist
1817	Robert Chaloner [19]	MP for Richmond, 1810 and MP for York, 1820
1818	James Saunders [19]
1819	William Hotham [19]
1820	George Peacock [19]
1821	Rt. Hon. Lord Dundas [19]	MP for Richmond,1790,1808 MP for York, 1802,1811
1822	Isaac Spencer [19]
1823	Thomas Smith [19]
1824	William Dunsley [19]
1825	William Oldfield [19]
1826	William Cooper[19]
1827	William Hutchenson Hearon[19]	Tea Dealer
1828	George Champney[19]
1829	John Dales[19]
1830	Hon. Edward Robert Petre[19]
1831	Rt. Hon. Lord Dundas[19]	MP for Richmond,1790,1808 MP for York, 1802,1811
1832	William Oldfield[19]
1833	James Barber[19]
1834	William Cooper[19]
1835	Thomas Wood Wilson[19]
1836	Sir Sir John Simpson[19]	Corn merchant
1836	James Meek Snr[19]	Glassmaker and banker
1837–1838	George Hudson[19]	"The Railway King" and MP for Sunderland, 1845–1859
1839	William Stephenson Clark[19]	Medical doctor
1840	Robert Cattle[19]
1841	William Matterson[19]	Surgeon
1842-1844	Joseph Buckle[19]
1844	William Gray[19]	Solicitor
1845	William Richardson[19]	Solicitor
1846	George Hudson[19]	"The Railway King" and MP for Sunderland, 1845-1859
1847	James Richardson[19]
1848	Edward Richard Anderson[19]
1849	George Hicks Seymour[19]	Solicitor
1850	James Meek Snr[19]	Glassmaker and banker
1851	Henry Cooper[19]	Wine merchant
1852	Richard Evers[19]	Tailor
1853	George Leeman[19]	Solicitor, railway entrepreneur, and MP for York, 1865,1871
1854	George Wilson[19]
1855	James Meek Jnr[19]	Banker
1856	Edward Richard Anderson[19]	Solicitor
1857	John Wood[19]	Solicitor and Yorkshire Coroner.
1858	William Dalla Husband[19]	Surgeon, FRCS
1859	Richard Evers[19]	Tailor
1860	George Leeman[19]	Solicitor, railway entrepreneur, and MP for York, 1865,1871
1861–1862	William Fox Clark[19]	Solicitor
1863	Richard Welch Hollon[19]	Druggist
1864	Edwin Wade[19]	Dental surgeon
1865–1866	James Meek Jnr[19]	Banker
1867	Ralph Weatherley[19]	Owner of building company.
1868	Alfred Ely Hargrove[19]
1869	John Colburn[19]	Silversmith and jeweller
1870	George Leeman[19]	Solicitor, railway entrepreneur, and MP for York, 1865,1871
1871	William Walker[19]	Solicitor
1872	Henry Steward[19]
1873	John March[19]	Brewer
1874	Joseph Terry[19]	Chocolate maker.
1875	Edward Rooke[19]	Wine and spirit merchant
1876	James Melrose[19]	Land agent and brewer
1877	William Varey[19]	Bacon factor
1878	George Brown[19]	Solicitor
1879	Thomas Samuel Watkinson died and replaced by William Wilkinson Wilberforce[19]	Watkinson owned iron- and steelworks. Wilberforce was a company director
1880	John Stephenson Rowntree[19]	Chocolate maker.
1881	Joseph Agar[19]	Tannery owner
1882	Thomas Varey[19]	Bacon Factor. Son of Wm. Varey (Mayor,1877)
1883	William Benson Richardson[19]
1884	John Close[19]	Businessman
1885–1886	Joseph Terry[19]	Chocolate maker.
1887	Joseph Sykes Rymer[19]	Company director
1888–89	Joseph Agar[19]	Tannery owner
1890	Philip Matthews died and replaced by Sir Joseph Terry[19]	Matthews was an Innkeeper. Died of Typhoid. Terry was chocolate maker.
1891–1892	John Close[19]	Businessman
1893	Thomas Clayton[19]
1894	William McKay[19]
1895-1896	Christopher Annakin-Milward[19]	Hatter, hosier and shirtmaker.
1897	Edwin Gray[19]	Son of Wm Gray (Mayor, 1844). Solicitor
1898	Samuel Border[19]	Grocer
1899	Joseph Sykes Rymer[19]	Company director

20th century

Year	Name	Notes
1900	Edward William Purnell [20]	Tobacconist
1901	Lancelot Foster [20]	Agricultural merchant and Company Director
1902	Edwin Gray [20]	Solicitor
1903–1905	Robert Horton Vernon Wragge [20]	Tour operator
1906	William Bentley died and replaced by Samuel Border [20]	Bentley was a bookseller Border was a grocer.
1907	Sir Joseph Sykes Rymer [20]	Coal, lime and sand merchant
1908–1909	James Birch [20]	Plumber and Glazier
1910	Thomas Carter [20]	Butcher
1911	Norman Green [20]
1912	Sir Joseph Sykes Rymer [20]	Coal, lime and sand merchant
1913	Henry Rhodes Brown [20]
1914	John Bowes Morrell [20]	Company director, publisher and writer
1915–1917	William Alexander Forster Todd [20]
1918	Sir William Alexander Forster Todd [20]
1919–20	Edward Walker [20]
1921	William Henry Birch [20]	Builder
1922	James Brown Inglis [20]	Jeweller and silversmith
1923	William Dobbie [20]	Railwayman and MP for Rotherham, 1933
1924	Sir Robert Newbald Kay [20]	Solicitor and MP for Elland, 1903
1925	William Wright [20]
1926	Oscar Frederick Rowntree [20]
1927	Arthur Richmond Fox [20]
1928	Edwin John Leetham Rymer [20]	Coal merchant. Son of Sir Joseph Sykes Rymer, Mayor 1907,1912
1929	Charles William Shipley [20]	Railwayman
1930	Sir William Alexander Forster-Todd [20]
1931	Robert Horton Vernon Wragge [20]	Tour operator
1932	Henry Rhodes Brown [20]
1933–1934	Herbert Edward Harrowell [20]	Solicitor
1935	William Henry Shaw [20]	Railwayman
1936	Thomas Morris [20]	Builder
1937	Charles Thornburn Hutchinson [20]	Grocer
1938	William Cooper [20]
1939	Robert James Pulleyn [20]	Builder
1940	William Horsman [20]	Overseer at Rowntrees
1941	Edna Annie Crichton [20]	First woman Lord Mayor
1942	Edward Lacy [20]	Painter and Decorator
1943	William Thompson [20]
1944	Harold de Bourg Chapman de Bourg [20]	Estate agent and Surveyor
1945–1846	Fred Gaines [20]
1947	William Dobbie [20]	Railwayman and MP for Rotherham, 1933
1949	John Bowes Morrell [20]	Company Director, publisher and writer
1950	Ernest Harwood [20]
1951	John Harold Kaye [20]
1952	Cecil Walter Wright [20]
1953	Charles Oliver [20]	Chairman, Furniture Company
1954	Frank Wright[20]
1955	Fred Brown [20]
1956	Vincent Albert Bosworth [20]
1957	Eric Lawson Keld [20]
1958	Albert Leslie Philipson [20]
1959	Robert Stavers Oloman [20]
1960	Wilfred Ward [20]
1961	Ivy Gladys Wrightman [20]
1962	Robert Alexander Cattle [20]
1963	Archibald Kirk [20]
1964	Stanley Palphramand [20]	Organbuilder
1965	William Bridge [20]
1966	Walter Elliott Milburn [20]
1967	William Edwin Hargrave [20]
1968	Mona May Armitage [20]
1969	Ronald Scobey [20]
1970	Arthur Joseph Hardcastle [20]
1971	Richard Scruton [20]
1972	Harry Victor Boulton [20]
1973	Jack Milnes Wood [20]
1974	William Thomas Burke [20]
1975	Jack Penty Birch [20]	Builder
1976	Jack Archer [20]
1977	Thomas Hibbert [20]
1979	Samuel Edwin Brearley [20]
1979	William Richardson [20]
1980	Clive Bushell Kay [20]	Company Director
1981	Charles William Fairclough [20]
1982	Philip Booth [20]
1983	Stephen Fred Galloway [20]
1984	Kenneth Cooper [20]
1985	Marjorie Seward Bwye [20]
1986	Cyril Arthur Waite [20]
1987	Malcolm James Heppell [20]
1988	Reginald Pulleyn [20]
1989	Jack Archer [20]
1990	Keith Simpson Wood [20]
1991	Albert Cowen [20]
1992	Bernard Alfred Bell [20]
1993	Ann Reid [20]
1994	David Wilde [20]
1995	John Boardman [20]
1996	Kenneth William King [20]
1997	Michael John Bradley [20]
1998	Derek Wilbraham Smallwood [20]
1999	Peter Vaughan [20]

21st century

Year	Name	Notes
2000	Shân Edryd Braund [21][22]
2001	Irene Mary Waudby [21][23]
2002	David Anthony Horton [21][24]
2003	Charles Hall [21][25]
2004	Janet Looker [21][26]
2005	Janet Greenwood [21][27]
2006	Janet Hopton [21][28]
2007	Irene Mary Waudby [21][29]
2008	Brian Walter Joseph Edward Watson [21][30]
2009	John Galvin [21][31]
2010	Sue Galloway [21][32]
2011	David Anthony Horton [21][33]
2012	Keith Hyman [21][34]
2013	Julie Gunnell[21][35]	Charity worker
2014	Ian Gillies[36]
2015	Sonja Crisp[37]

Notes

1. Drake 1736, pp. 359–367.
2. Drake 1736, p. 359.
3. Drake 1736, p. 359 cites Stow's chron Leland, coll —.
4. Drake 1736, p. 359 cites Fairfax family records.
5. Drake 1736, p. 360.
6. Drake 1736, pp. 360–361.
7. Drake 1736, p. 361.
8. Drake 1736, p. 361–362.
9. Drake 1736, p. 362.
10. Drake 1736, p. 363.
11. Drake 1736, p. 364.
12. Drake 1736, p. 365.
13. For masters a similar company in London see Worshipful Company of Innholders.
14. Drake 1736, p. 366.
15. Coster 1997, p. 106.
16. York History staff 2013.
17. Coster 1997, p. 109.
18. "Lord Mayors of York 1601-1800". York Mansion House. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
19. "Lord Mayors of York 1801-2000". Mansion House. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
20. "Lord Mayors of York 1801-2000". (York) Mansion House. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
21. "Lord Mayors of York 2001 +". (York) Mansion House. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
22. "York to have a female Lord Mayor". York Press. 14 April 2000. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
23. "Femmes fit all roles". York Press. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
24. "Meet the Lord Mayor". York Press. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
25. "Lord Mayor is selected". York Press. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
26. "New Lord Mayor is sworn in". York Press. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
27. "Mother-of-two 'honoured' by selection to be Lord Mayor". York Press. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
28. "Hats off to Janet". York Press. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
29. Aitchison, Gavin (25 May 2007). "New Lord Mayor and Sheriff take up roles". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
30. Casci, Mark (23 May 2008). "Meet the new mayor". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
31. Lewis, Stephen (21 May 2009). "John Galvin steps up to become the new Lord Mayor of York". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
32. Catton, Richard (28 May 2010). "Sue Galloway sworn in as new Lord Mayor of York". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
33. Stead, Mark (26 May 2011). "York's new Lord Mayor appointed as Labour takes council control". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
34. Liptrot, Kate (25 May 2012). "Meet the new Lord Mayor of York". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
35. Lewis, Stephen (23 May 2013). "It’s a family affair for York’s new Lord Mayor, Julie Gunnell". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
36. Prest, Victoria (21 May 2014). "Councillor Ian Gillies installed at Guildhall Mayor Making ceremony". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
37. Laycock, Mike (21 May 2015). "New Lord Mayor tells of pride". York Press. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

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