Mayor of Dartmouth, Devon

Dartmouth received borough status in 1341 with the right to elect a mayor. In 1974 the town became part of South Hams District. There is still a Town Council and a mayor, but with reduced powers.^[1]

The following have been mayors of Dartmouth, Devon, England:

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14th century

• 1374–75: John Hawley, MP for Dartmouth, 1390, 1393, 1394 and 1402 ^[2]
• 1376–77: John Hawley
• 1378–79: John Hawley
• 1382–83: John Hawley
• 1385–86: John Hawley
• 1387–89: John Hawley
• 1390–91: John Hawley
• 1392–95: John Hawley
• 1397–99: John Hawley
• 1400–01: John Hawley

16th Century

• 1593: Nicholas Hayman, MP for Dartmouth 1586 and 1593^[3]
• 1597–98: Thomas Holland, MP for Dartmouth, 1593, 1604 and 1614 ^[4]

17th century

• 1602: Nicholas Hayman
• c.1620: Andrew Voysey, MP for Dartmouth, 1640

[William Plumleigh] Recvr. Dartmouth 1610-11,2 mayor 1617-18, 1625-6, 1632-3, 1641-2

20th century

• 1954: Dorothy Holwill, 1st woman mayor
• 1957: Bertie Lavers

21st century

• 2007: Iris Pritchard
• 2011–13: Paul Allen
• 2014–15: R M Lyon ^[5]

References

1. "History of Dartmouth". Dartmouth. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
2. "HAWLEY, John I (d.1408), of Dartmouth, Devon.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
3. Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "HAYMAN, Nicholas (d.1606), of Totnes; later of Dartmouth, Devon.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
4. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/holland-thomas-1618
5. http://www.dartmouthtowncouncil.org/Core/Dartmouth/Pages/Your_Councillors_1.aspx