List of mayors of Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia was initially incorporated as a Town Trust with limited powers on 17 April 1848. The Municipal Institutions Act 1871 empanelled the Town Council with a Mayor, and it was made a Municipal Council in 1883. On 3 June 1929, Fremantle was declared a city — Western Australia's second after Perth, which was declared in 1856.
Fremantle Town Trust
Summary of Members of the Fremantle Town Trust, 1848-1871. Compiled from letters to the Colonial Secretary up to 1856, and thereafter from the Minutes of the Fremantle Town Trust.
| Mayor | Term | 
|---|---|
| Capt. Daniel Scott | 1848–1851 | 
| J.W. Davey | 1851–1852 | 
| Capt. Daniel Scott | 1853–1854 | 
| Thomas Carter | 1855 | 
| Capt. Daniel Scott | 1856–1858 | 
| Charles Alexander Manning | 1859–1867 | 
| Edward Newman | 1868–1869 | 
| William Silas Pearse | 1870–1871 | 
Town of Fremantle
Summary of Office-bearers of the Fremantle Town Council. Compiled from the Minutes of the Fremantle Town Council which are intact from 1871-1873
| Mayor | Term | 
|---|---|
| William Silas Pearse | 1871–1872 | 
| J. Thomas | 1873 | 
| William Marmion | 1874 | 
| J. Thomas | 1875 | 
| Henry Maxwell Lefroy | 1876 | 
| John Daniel Manning | 1877 | 
| Edward Higham | 1878–1880 | 
| Elias Solomon | 1881 | 
| Edward Higham | 1882 | 
| Barrington Wood | 1883 | 
Municipality of Fremantle
Summary of Members of the Fremantle Municipal Council 1883-1929. Compiled from the Minutes of the Fremantle Municipal Council.
| Mayor | Term | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Barrington Clarke Wood | 1883–1885 | |
| Daniel Keen Congdon | 1886–1888 | |
| Elias Solomon | 1889–1891 | Also member for South Fremantle 1892–1901; Federal member for Fremantle (Free Trade) 1901–1903 | 
| William Frederick Samson | 1892–1893 | Uncle of Sir Frederick Samson | 
| Daniel Keen Congdon | 1894 | |
| George Alfred Davies | 1895 | Brother of Edward William Davies (below) | 
| Elias Solomon | 1896–1898 | |
| James McHenry Clark | 1899 | |
| Elias Solomon | 1900–1901 | |
| Edward William Davies | 1901 | Removed on the grounds of insanity; died 1904; brother of George Davies (above) | 
| Lawrence Alexander | 1901–1902 | |
| Tom Smith | 1903 | |
| Frank Cadd | 1904–1905 | |
| Michael Samson | 1905–1907 | Father of Frederick Samson, died in office. | 
| William Murphy | 1907–1909 | |
| Edward Henry Fothergill | 1909–1910 | |
| Joseph Holmes | 1911 | Elected but did not occupy the chair | 
| Frederick James McLaren | 1912–1914 | |
| William Ernest Wray | 1914–1918 | |
| William Montgomery | 1919 | |
| Frank Gibson | 1919–1923 | |
| John Cooke | 1924–1926 | |
| Frank Gibson | 1927–1929 | 
City of Fremantle
Summary of Members of the Fremantle City Council, 1929-2011.
| Mayor | Term | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Frank Gibson | 1929–1951 | (Sir Frank from 1948) | 
| Frederick Samson | 1951–1972 | (Sir Frederick from 1962) Grandson of Lionel Samson, early settler | 
| W. A. (Bill) McKenzie | 1972–1984 | |
| John Cattalini | 1984–1994 | |
| Jenny Archibald | 1994–1996 | |
| Richard Utting | 1997–2001 | |
| Peter Tagliaferri | 2001–2009 | |
| Brad Pettitt | 2009–present | 
References
- Ewers, J. K. (1971). The Western Gateway: A history of Fremantle. p. 213-217.
- Martyr, P; Janca, A (December 2011). "A mad mayor of Fremantle: the mysterious illness of Edward Davies". Australasian Psychiatry 19 (6): 479–483. doi:10.3109/10398562.2011.620958.