Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames

Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames
Coat of arms of Abingdon-on-Thames
Incumbent Cllr Andy Foulsham since 2022
Term length	One municipal year
Formation	1556
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames is a ceremonial post held by a member of Abingdon-on-Thames Council, elected annually by the council.^[1][2]

In 1556, Mary I of England granted a charter establishing a mayor, two bailiffs, twelve chief burgesses and sixteen secondary burgesses, the mayor to be clerk of the market, coroner and a Justice of the Peace. The charter nominated Richard Mayotte as the first Mayor in 1556.^[3][4] Originally, the mayor would be elected on the Feast of St. Michael and Archangel on 29 September.^[5]

Historical list of mayors

Year Mayor Notes 1556 Richard Mayotte 1557 William Mathewe 1558 Humfreye Bostocke 1559 Thomas Tonks 1560 James Fyssher 1561 Oliver Hide 1562 Thomas Orpwoode 1563 William Braunche 1564 Richard Smythe 1565 William Blacknoll 1566 James Fyssher 1567 Thomas Smythe 1568 Richard Mayotte 1569 Thomas Orpwoode 1570 Lionell Bostocke 1571 William Braunche 1572 William Blacknoll 1573 Thomas Smythe 1574 Richard Quelche 1575 Thomas Orpwoode 1576 John Chauntrell 1577 Lionell Bostocke 1578 Richard Mayotte 1579 Humfreye Hide/James Fyssher 1580 John Fyssher 1581 William Kysbie 1582 William Braunche 1583 Thomas Smythe 1584 Thomas Mayotte 1585 Pawle Orpwoode 1586 Lionell Bostocke 1587 William Kysbie/Henry Ayres 1588 Humfreye Hide/William Braunche 1589 Thomas Mayotte 1590 William Lee 1591 William Harte 1592 Francis Brooke alias Little 1593 Paull Orpwoode 1594 Lionell Bostocke 1595 Humfrey Hide 1596 Robert Payne 1597 Anthony Tesdale 1598 Francis Brooke alias Little 1599 Christopher Tesdale 1600 Humfrey Hide 1601 William Lee 1602 Robert Payne 1603 John Blacknall 1604 Thomas Orpwoode 1605 Thomas Mayott Jr. 1606 Francis Brooke alias Little 1607 William Lee 1608 Lawrence Stevenson 1609 John Mayott 1610 John Fraunces 1611 Robert Payne 1612 Richard Curtyn 1613 Richard Chicken 1614 Christopher Tesdale 1615 Thomas Orpwood 1616 Thomas Mayott 1617 Francis Little 1618 William Lee 1619 Lawrence Stevenson 1620 John Mayott 1621 Robert Payne 1622 Richard Curtyn 1623 Richard Chicken 1624 Christopher Tesdale 1625 Thomas Clempson 1626 Richard Curtyn 1627 John Mayott 1628 John Bradford 1629 William Lee 1630 John Payne 1631 Richard Chicken 1632 John Teasdale 1633 John Hawe 1634 Benjamin Tesdale 1635 Richard Barton 1636 Edmund Franklyn 1637 Benjamin Tesdale 1638 William Castell 1639 John Mayott 1640 Robert Mayott 1641 Edmund Franklyn 1642 Joshua Tesdale 1643 Edmund Franklyn/John Mayott 1644 Richard Barton 1645 Henry Langlie/William Castell/Thomas Steede 1646 James Curten 1647 Richard Cheyney 1648 John Tesdale 1649 William Wicks 1650 Francis Payne 1651 John Mayott 1652 John Boulter 1653 Henry Langlie 1654 John Hanson 1655 John Hanson 1656 John Bolter 1657 James Curten 1658 Francis Paine 1659 John Mayott 1660 Thomas Paine 1661 Edmond Franklyn 1662 Edward Bond 1663 William Cheyney 1664 Jonathan Hawe 1665 James Curten 1666 William Cheyney 1667 John Wichlowe 1668 Thomas Hulcotts 1669 Simon Hawkins 1670 William Cheyney 1671 James Curten 1672 John Claxon 1673 Simon Hawkins 1674 William Cheyney Jr. 1675 John Payne 1676 William Cheyney 1677 Robert Sellwood 1678 John Payne 1679 Robert Blackaller 1680 Robert Sellwood 1681 George Winchurst 1682 William Foster 1683 William Hawkins 1684 Thomas Hulcotts 1685 William Foster 1686 John Saunders 1687 William Foster/James Corderoy 1688 William Foster/William Hawkins 1689 James Corderoy 1690 Robert Sellwood 1691 William Hawkins 1692 Robert Blackaller 1693 George Drew 1694 James Curten 1695 John Payne 1696 Robert Blackaller 1697 John Sellwood 1698 James Curten 1699 James Curten 1700 John Sellwood 1701 John Spinage 1702 Robert Sellwood 1703 John Sellwood 1704 Joseph Spinage 1705 Michael Rawlins 1706 Richard Ely 1707 John Sellwood 1708 John Spinage 1709 Thomas King 1710 Michael Rawlins 1711 John Spinage 1712 Mark Hawkins 1713 William Dunn 1714 Clement Sexton 1715 Thomas Simes 1716 Matthew Hart 1717 William Philipson 1718 Thomas Prince 1719 William Tudor 1720 William Philipson 1721 Clement Sexton 1722 John Fludyer 1723 William Philipson 1724 Clement Sexton 1725 James Saunders 1726 William Wells 1727 James Saunders/William Philipson/John Fludyer 1728 Matthew Anderson 1729 William Dunn 1730 Edward Saxton 1731 Thomas Read 1732 Edward Spinage 1733 Josepeh Stockwell 1734 Thomas Cullerne 1735 Matthew Anderson 1736 John Spinage 1737 William Yateman 1738 Thomas Cullerne 1739 James Saunders 1740 Edward Spinage 1741 John Spinage 1742 Richard Rose 1743 Charles Cox 1744 John Eldridge 1745 Richard Rose 1746 Matthew Anderson 1747 John Eldridge 1748 John Crossley 1749 Richard Rose 1750 Bernard Bedwell 1751 Richard Beasley 1752 Richard Rose 1753 Thomas Justice 1754 Henry Harding 1755 Richard Rose 1756 John Eldridge 1757 Thomas Cullerne 1758 Henry Harding 1759 George Knapp Sr. 1760 Henry Harding 1761 John Nash 1762 Thomas Prince 1763 William Hawkins 1764 Richard Rose 1765 Joseph Penn 1766 William Hawkins 1767 George Knapp Sr. 1768 Richard Rose 1769 Edward Bagger 1770 Richard Beesley 1771 Richard Saunders 1772 Richard Rose 1773 William Stevens 1774 John Payne 1775 Richard Rose 1776 Richard Saunders 1777 William Hawkins 1778 William Eldridge 1779 John Harding 1780 James Powell 1781 William Allder 1782 James Penn 1783 John Bedwell 1784 James Penn 1785 George Hawkins 1786 William Bowles 1787 Edward Yates 1788 Bartholomew Bradfield 1789 James Powell 1790 John Bedwell 1791 Edward Child 1792 George Knapp Jr. 1793 James Smallbone 1794 Henry Knapp/William Allder 1795 William Eldridge 1796 Edward Child 1797 George Knapp Jr. 1798 William Allder 1799 George Knapp Jr.

Year Mayor Notes 1800 Thomas Knight 1801 Edward Child 1802 William Allder 1803 Thomas Knight Jr. 1804 Henry Harding 1805 Henry Knapp 1806 Thomas Knight 1807 George Knapp Jr. 1808 Thomas Knight 1809 Thomas Goodall 1810 Thomas Knight 1811 John Francis Spenlove 1812 Thomas Knight 1813 Henry Knapp 1814 Samuel Cripps 1815 Thomas Knight 1816 James Cole 1817 Thomas West 1818 James Cole 1819 Thomas Knight 1820 Thomas Baker 1821 John Francis Spenlove 1822 James Cole 1823 Thomas Knight 1824 William Bowles 1825 James Cole 1826 William Doe Belcher 1827 Thomas Knight 1828 Charles King 1829 James Cole 1830 John Vindin Collingwood 1831 Thomas Knight 1832 John Francis Spenlove 1833 James Cole 1834 Benjamin Collingwood 1835 William Doe Belcher 1836 Charles King 1837 John Harris 1838 William Graham 1839 William Doe Belcher 1840 John Tomkins 1841 Richard Badcock 1842 John Hyde Jr. 1843 John Harris 1844 William Doe Belcher 1845 Edwin James Trendell 1846 Benjamin Collingwood 1847 Charles Payne 1848 William Graham 1849 John Tomkins 1850 John Hyde Jr. 1851 Edwin James Trendell 1852 Edwin James Trendell 1853 William Doe Belcher 1854 John Tomkins 1855 William Doe Belcher 1856 William Pemberton/John Tomkins 1857 William Ballard 1858 Edwin James Trendell 1859 Edwin James Trendell 1860 Edwin Payne 1861 John Hyde Jr. 1862 Richard Badcock 1863 Bromley Challenor 1864 Charles Payne 1865 John Hyde Jr. 1866 William Ballard 1867 Edwin Payne 1868 Edwin Payne 1869 John Creemer Clarke 1870 William Ballard 1871 John Tomkins 1872 John Tomkins 1873 John Kent 1874 John Thornhill Morland 1875 John Thornhill Morland 1876 Edwin Payne 1877 John Tomkins 1878 William Ballard 1879 William Ballard 1880 John Townsend 1881 Edward Leader Shepherd 1882 Edwin Payne 1883 William Ballard 1884 John Heber Clarke 1885 John Thornhill Morland 1886 John Tomkins 1887 Edward Leader Shepherd 1888 Edward Leader Shepherd 1889 Thomas Townsend 1890 John Tomkins 1891 John Heber Clarke 1892 Edward Morland 1893 Edward Morland 1894 Edward John Harris/John Heber Clarke 1895 Edward John Harris 1896 Charles Alfred Pryce 1897 Thomas Townsend 1898 Alfred Henry Simpson 1899 John Thornhill Morland 1900 John Thornhill Morland 1901 John Thornhill Morland 1902 Edward John Harris 1903 John George Timothy West 1904 Edward Leader Shepherd 1905 William Brewer 1906 John Ernest Alfred Cottrell 1907 Edward John Harris 1908 Harry Septimus Challenor 1909 Arthur Edwin Preston 1910 Arthur Edwin Preston 1911 Arthur Edwin Preston 1912 William Legge 1913 Alex Walter Morland 1914 Alex Walter Morland 1915 Harry Thomas Clarke 1916 Harry Thomas Clarke 1917 Harry Septimus Challenor 1918 Harry Septimus Challenor 1919 Robert West Langford 1920 Robert West Langford 1921 Claude Rippon 1922 Claude Rippon 1923 Claude Rippon 1924 John Dennis Godfrey 1925 John Dennis Godfrey 1926 John Dennis Godfrey 1927 Archibald Bradfield Woodley 1928 Archibald Bradfield Woodley 1929 Frederick Gibson [6] 1930 Frederick Gibson 1931 Frederick Gibson 1932 Albert Ernest Tombs 1933 Albert Ernest Tombs 1934 Albert Ernest Tombs 1935 Albert Ernest Tombs 1936 Albert Ernest Tombs 1937 Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green 1938 Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green 1939 Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green 1940 John Lacey West 1941 John Lacey West 1942 John Lyttleton Etty 1943 John Lyttleton Etty 1944 John Lyttleton Etty 1945 Fred Stimpson 1946 Fred Stimpson 1947 Fred Stimpson 1948 Fred Stimpson 1949 Henry Booth 1950 Agnes Leonora Challenor 1951 Herbert George Mullard 1952 Herbert George Mullard 1953 Percy Holmes 1954 Gerald Fitzgerald O'Connor 1955 Harry James Polley 1956 Cyril Gordon Stowe 1957 Clement George Barber 1958 Charles Edwin Gostling 1959 Ernest Edward Sparkes 1960 Constance May Cox 1961 Bertram George Burrett 1962 James Stewart Candy 1963 Joseph Henry Stanley 1964 Arthur Williams 1965 Percy Lambert 1966 John Jones 1967 Reginald Alfred Rogers 1968 Leslie Reginald Steggles 1969 Samuel Jones 1970 Harold Joseph Paxton 1971 Joan Gladys Harcourt-Norris 1972 Michael William Matthews 1973 Harold Peter Merritt 1974 Edward Raymond Staniland 1975 William Liversidge 1976 Ronald Riegelhult 1977 Peter Thatcher 1978 Ewart Hemmings 1979 Pamela Walker 1980 Nigel Trippett 1981 Ada Dyson 1982 Brian Jones 1983 George Lewis 1984 Wng Cdr James Blyth 1985 Judith Vause 1986 George Aird 1987 Peter Spooner 1988 Janet Morgan 1989 Marilyn Badcock 1990 Charles Michael Badcock 1991 Maureen Varju 1992 William Wivell 1993 Rhoda 'Sue' Crane 1994 Dr Colin Kemp 1995 Dr James Alastair Halliday 1996 Dr Vernon Spencer Butt 1997 Julie Mayhew-Archer 1998 Jeanette Rickus-Prosser 1999 Audrey Mary Hasnip 2000 Lesley Legge 2001 David Allinson 2002 Audrey Tamplin 2003 Hilary Green 2004 Keith George Hasnip 2005 Alison Rooke 2006 Peter Green 2007 Lorraine Oates 2008 Patrick Lonergan 2009 Patricia Mary Hobby 2010 Duncan Brown 2011 Charles Michael Badcock 2012 Monica Mary Lovatt 2013 Samantha Bowring 2014 Angela Lawrence 2015 Helen Pighills 2016 Alice Badcock 2017 Janet Morter 2018 Margaret Crick 2019 Charlie Birks 2020 Charlie Birks 2021 Cheryl Briggs 2022 Andy Foulsham

References

1. "Your Mayor". Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
2. "Mayor of Abingdon on Thames". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
3. "List of mayors". Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
4. Hoiberg, Dale H (2010). Abingdon. Encyclopædia Britannica edition 15. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
5. Townsend, James (1910). A History of Abingdon. Henry Frowde London. pp. 107–109.
6. "Abingdon". Reading Standard. 16 November 1929. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.