Mayor of Hereford

The office of Mayor of Hereford, England is now a primarily ceremonial, non-political post. As the borough's First Citizen, the mayor serves as the civic representative at a wide range of functions and events throughout the local authority.

The office of Mayor of Hereford was created by Letters Patent on 15 November 1383 by King Richard II to replace the previous office of Chief Bailiff. The full title for the Mayor of Hereford is ‘The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hereford’.

The following have been notable mayors of Hereford, England:

• 1383–84: Thomas Whitefield, MP for Hereford, 1378 and 1401 ^[1]
• 1391–92: Thomas Chippenham, MP for Hereford, 1388 and 1402 ^[2]
• 1393–95: Thomas Whitefield
• 1396–98: John Troney^[3]
• 1398–1401:Thomas Chippenham
• 1400–04: John Falk, MP for Hereford, 1420 ^[4]
• 1412–13: John Falk
• 1421–23: John Falk
• 1430–34: George Breinton^[5]
• 1436–37: Henry Chippenham, MP for Hereford sixtimes betreen 1406 and 1422 ^[6]
• 1443–44: Henry Chippenham
• 1543–44: William Berkeley, MP for Hereford, 1547 ^[7]
• 1555–56: John Kerry^[8]
• 1571–72: James Warnecombe^[9]
• 1573–74: Gregory Price, MP for Herefordshire and Hereford (6 times)^[10]
• 1576–77: Gregory Price
• 1616–17: James Rodd, MP for Hereford, 1621 ^[11]
• 1627–28: Richard Weaver, MP for Hereford six times between 1621 and 1640 ^[12]
• 1683–84: Herbert Westfaling, MP for Hereford, 1660,1661 ^[13]
• 1830–31: James Eyre

21st century

Source: "Past mayors". Hereford City Council. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

• 2000–01: Richard Thomas
• 2001–02: Mrs Susan Andrews
• 2002–03: Alan Williams
• 2003–04: Mrs Wynifred Ursula Attfield
• 2004–05: Mrs Polly Andrews
• 2005–06: Mrs Marcelle Lloyd-Hayes
• 2006–07: Robert Preece
• 2007–08: Arthur Christopher Richard Chappell
• 2008–09: Kevin Wargen
• 2009–10: Mrs Sylvia P A Daniels
• 2010–11: Mrs Anna Toon
• 2011–12: Mrs Julie Woodward
• 2012–13: Brian Wilcox
• 2013–14: Phil Edwards
• 2014–15: Len Tawn
• 2015–16: Charles Nicholls (634th Mayor of Hereford) ^[14]

References

1. "WHITEFIELD, Thomas, of Hereford.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
2. "CHIPPENHAM, Thomas I, of Hereford.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
3. "TRONEY, John, of Hereford.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
4. "FALK, John (d.1426), of Hereford.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
5. "BREINTON, George, of Hereford.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
6. "CHIPPENHAM, Henry (d.1451), of Hereford.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
7. "BERKELEY, William (by 1522-51/52), of Hereford.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
8. "KERRY, John, of Hereford and Sutton, Herefs.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
9. "WARNECOMBE (WARMECOMBE), James (by 1523-81), of Ivington, Herefs.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
10. "PRICE, Gregory (1535-1600), of Hereford.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
11. "RODD, James (-d.c.1666), of Hereford, Herefs.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
12. "WEAVER, Richard (1575-1642), of Above Eign, Hereford, Herefs.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
13. "WESTFALING, Herbert (1630-1705), of Mansell Gamage, Herefs.". historyofparliamentonline.org.
14. "Mayor of Today". Hereford city Council. Retrieved 15 December 2015.