List of mayors of Exeter

This is a chronological list of those who have served as Mayor of Exeter (and from 2002 as Lord Mayor), in the city of Exeter, England.

Mayors of Exeter

Year appointedNameTermsMonarch
1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206:Henry Rifford[1]7King John
c.1207, 1266William Durling (Derling or Dirling in some references)[2]2King John
c.1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212John FitzRobert6King John
1213, 1214, 1215William Blondy[3]3King John
1216, 1219, 1220, 1224. 1225, 1227, 1228, 1232, 1236Walter Turbert[3]9Henry III
1217, 1221, 1222, 1226, 1229, 1230, 1235Roger FitzHenry[3]7Henry III
1218, 1223, 1231, 1239Walter Gervase[4]4Henry III
1233, 1255, 1257, 1258Hillary Blondy[3]4Henry III
1234, 1237, 1238, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1245, 1247, 1249, 1252Martin Roff[3]11Henry III
1244, 1246, 1250, 1251, 1253Adam Rifford[3]5Henry III
1248Walter Hastment[3]1Henry III
1254John Okeston[3]1Henry III
1256, 1259, 1264Philip Dyer[3]3Henry III
1260, 1262, 1265, 1268Walter Okeston[3]4Henry III
1261Hilary White[3]1Henry III
1263, 1267Nicholas Ilchester[3]1Henry III
1269, 1275, 1276, 1278, 1280, 1281, 1283, 1284Alphred Duport[3] - Executed after last period of office due to dereliction of duty[5]8Henry III/Edward I
1270, 1271, 1272, 1274, 1282Martin Dirling[3]4Henry III/Edward I
1273Richard Geythen[3]1Edward I
1277, 1279John Feniton[3]2Edward I
1285, 1286David Tayler[3]2Edward I
1287, 1288, 1290, 1291, 1294, 1295John Zouch[3]6Edward I
1289Richard Allen[3]1Edward I
1292, 1300, 1307, 1312William Gatepath[3][6]4
1293, 1296, 1297, 1298Richard Tantifer[3]3Edward I
1299John Horn[3]1Edward I
1301William Tantifer[3]1
1302, 1305, 1306, 1308, 1309, 1313, 1314, 1317Roger Beynim[3]8Edward I/Edward II
1303, 1304Roger Wheaton[3]2Edward I
1310Walter Tantifer[3]1Edward II
1311Waltor Langdon[3]1Edward II
1315, 1316, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1328, 1329, 1331Philip Lovecock[3]9Edward II
1321William Wotton[3]1Edward II
1322, 1323Robert Wotton[3]2Edward II
1327Richard Soller[3]1Edward III
1330, 1332, 1334Martin Lekenn[3]3Edward III
1333, 1337Thomas Gervis[3]2Edward III
1335, 1336, 1338, 1340, 1341, 1344, 1345, 1347Henry Hughton (or Haughton)[3]8Edward III
1339Thomas Lichfield[3]1Edward III
1342Robert Furbor[3]1Edward III
1343, 1346Thomas Furbor[3]2Edward III
1348Nicholas Halberton[3]1Edward III
1349, 1350, 1351, 1352, 1355Robert Bridport[3]4Edward III
1353, 1354, 1357, 1359, 1360John Spicer[3]5Edward III
1356, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1372John Gyst (or Gist)[3]5Edward III
1358Robert Nolle[3]1Edward III
1365Nicholas Taverner[3]1Edward III
1366, 1367Nicholas Brydestow[3]2Edward III
1368Warren Bayliff[3]1Edward III
1369, 1371, 1373Roger Plenty[3]3Edward III
1370Martin Battishill[3]1Edward III
1374, 1375, 1377, 1378, 1379, 1382, 1384, 1386, 1388, 1390, 1392, 1394Robert Wilsford[3]12Edward III/Richard II
1376, 1380, 1399John Grey[3]3Edward III/Richard II
1381John Nymett[3]1Richard II
1383, 1396John Talbot[3]2Richard II
1385, 1397, 1407, 1410Adam Scut[3][7]4Richard II
1387, 1389, 1391, 1393, 1409Richard Bosom[3]5Richard II
1395, 1398, 1405Simon Grendon[3]3Richard II
1400, 1402, 1404, 1406, 1408, 1411, 1412William Wilsford[3]7Henry IV
1401William Oke[3]1Henry IV
1403Henry Hull[3]1Henry IV
1413, 1415Peter Sturt[3][8]2King Henry V
1414, 1419, 1422, 1426Thomas Easton[3]4King Henry V
1414John Lake[9]1King Henry V
1415, 1419, 1420, 1422, 1423, 1426, 1427Thomas Eston[10]8King Henry V/Henry VI
1416, 1417, 1418, 1420, 1423John Batten[3]5King Henry V/Henry VI
1417, 1421, 1424John Cook[3]3King Henry V/Henry VI
1425Robert Vessy (or Voysey)[11][3]1Henry VI
1427, 1430, 1437, 1445John Hull[3]4Henry VI
1428, 1429, 1444, 1446John Shillingford[12][3]4Henry VI
1430, 1434, 1439William Cook[3]3Henry VI
1432, 1435, 1441Thomas Cook[3]3Henry VI
1433John Salter[3]1Henry VI
1436, 1442, 1448John Cutler alias Carwithan[3][13]3Henry VI
1438Bennet Drew[3]1Henry VI
1440William Upton[3]1Henry VI
1443, 1449, 1451, 1453, 1455, 1462, 1464, 1466, 1470, 1474Hugh Germin[3]10Henry VI
1450William Crymell[3]1Henry VI
1452Walter Pope[3]1Henry VI
1454Richard Oreng[3]1Henry VI
1456, 1460William Duke[3]2Henry VI
1457, 1461, 1477John Kelly[3]3Henry VI
1458, 1463, 1465, 1481Richard Druell[3]4Henry VI/Edward IV
1459John Betty[3]1Henry VI
1467, 1480, 1486Thomas Calwoodley[3]3Edward IV
1468John Hamlyn[3]1Edward IV
1469Robert Smith[3]1Edward IV
1471Richard Jeffery[3]1Edward IV
1472, 1488Richard Clerk[3]2Edward IV
1473Richard Rumwell[3]1Edward IV
1475John Oreng[3]1Edward IV
1476, 1479, 1483, 1492, 1496John Atwill[3]5Edward IV/Richard III
1478, 1494William Obleigh[3]2Edward IV
1482Roger Worth[3]1Edward IV
1484Matthew Jubb[3]1Richard III
1485Robert Russell[3]1Henry VII
1487, 1503Robert Newton[3]2Henry VII
1489Stephen Rudgway or Ridgeway[3][14]1Henry VII
1490John Hooker[3]1Henry VII
1491Robert Chubb1Henry VII
1493John Colshill[3]1Henry VII
1495, 1501, 1507John Calwoodleigh of Calwoodleigh[15]3Henry VII
1497William Frost[3]1Henry VII
1498Richard Undy[3]1Henry VII
1499Nicholas Hamlyn[3]1Henry VII
1500Walter York[3]1Henry VII
1502Walter Champneys[3]1Henry VII
1504, 1510Thomas Andrew[3]1Henry VII
1505, 1515, 1518William Crudg[3]1Henry VII/Henry VIII
1506, 1513Richard Hewet (or Hewett)[3][16]2Henry VII/Henry VIII
1508John Limpenny[3]1Henry VII
1509, 1516John Buckenam[3]2Henry VIII
1510Thomas Andrew[3][17]1Henry VIII
1511William Wilsford[3]1Henry VIII
1512Richard Symons[3]1Henry VIII
1514John Moor[3]1Henry VIII
1517, 1523 (interim), 1537Thomas Hunt[3]2Henry VIII
1519Jeffery Lewes[3]1Henry VIII
1520John Broadmere[3]1Henry VIII
1521John Noseworthy (or Nosworthy)[3][18]1Henry VIII
1522Richard Duke1Henry VIII
1523John Simon (or Symons)[3][19] - died shortly after his election, with Thomas Hunt taking on interim duties[3]1Henry VIII
1523-4, 1535, 1545, 1551, 1561William Hurst[20][3]6Henry VIII
1525William Bennet1Henry VIII
1526, 1538Henry Hamlyn2Henry VIII
1527, 1534, 1546John Britnall3Henry VIII
1528Robert Buller[3]1Henry VIII
1529Robert Hooker[21] (died 1537)1Henry VIII
1530, 1536, 1548John Blackaller[22][3]3Henry VIII
1531, 1539Gilbert Kirk[23]2Henry VIII
1532William Peryam[3]1Henry VIII
1533Richard Martin[3]1Henry VIII
1540Thomas Spurway[3]1Henry VIII
1541William Buckenam[3]1Henry VIII
1542, 1558John Buller[3]2Henry VIII
1543Robert Tooker[3]1Henry VIII
1544, 1550Thomas Prestwood[24][3]2Henry VIII
1547, 1554John Midwinter2Edward VI
1549John Tuckfield[25][3]"Painting 136-1998 - Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery". Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.</ref>1Edward VI
1552William Tothill[3]1Edward VI
1553William Smith[3][26]1Mary I
1555, 1564Moris Levermore[3]2Mary I
1556Walter Staplehead (or Staplehill) [26][3]1Mary I
1557, 1562, 1575John Peter[3]3Mary I/Elizabeth I
1559Robert Midwinteo[3]1Elizabeth I
1560John Blackall[3]1Elizabeth I
1563, 1572, 1587, 1598John Peryam[3]4Elizabeth I
1565John Wolcott (or Woolcott)[3][27]1Elizabeth I
1566Thomas Richardson[3]1Elizabeth I
1567John Smythe (or Smith)[28]1Elizabeth I
1568Robert Chaff[3]1Elizabeth I
1569, 1579William Chappel[3]2Elizabeth I
1570Simon Knight[3]1Elizabeth I
1571, 1580Thomas Bruerton[3]2Elizabeth I
1573William Tryvett[3]1Elizabeth I
1574Nicholas Martin[3]1Elizabeth I
1576Thomas Prestwood[3]1Elizabeth I
1577George Peryman[3]1Elizabeth I
1578, 1589Richard Prowse[3]2Elizabeth I
1581, 1618Thomas Martin[3]2Elizabeth I
1582, 1591Michael Germin[3]2Elizabeth I
1583Jeffery Thomas[3]1Elizabeth I
1584, 1594, 1604John Davy[3]3Elizabeth I
1585, 1631Nicholas Martin[3]2Elizabeth I
1586, 1597, 1607George Smith[29]3Elizabeth I
1588Thomas Chappell[3]1Elizabeth I
1590, 1600Wiliam Martin[3]2Elizabeth I
1592, 1603, 1619, 1644Nicholas Spicer[3]4Elizabeth I
1593Thomas Spicer[3]1Elizabeth I
1595John Chappell[3]1Elizabeth I
1597John Levermore[3]1Elizabeth I
1599John Howell[3]1Elizabeth I
1601, 1614, 1625, 1667Thomas Walker[3]4Elizabeth I/James I
1602Richard Beavis[3]1Elizabeth I
1605Henry Hull[3]1James I
1606Richard Dorchester[3]1James I
1608, 1619John Prowse[3]2James I
1609, 1620Hugh Crossing[3]2James I
1610, 1621Walter Borough[3]2James I
1611John Lant[3]1James I
1612William Newcomb[3]1James I
1613Jeffery Waltham[3]1James I
1615John Marshall[3]1James I
1616John Sheer[3]1James I
1617Ignatius Jourden[3]1James I
1622John Modyford[3]1James I
1623John Gupwill[3]1James I
1624, 1637Thomas Crossing[3]2James I/Charles I
1626John Tayler[3]1Charles I
1627John Acland[3]1Charles I
1628John Lynn[3]1Charles I
1630Thomes Flay[3]1Charles I
1632John Hakewill[3]1Charles I
1633Gilbert Sweet[3]1Charles I
1634Francis Crossing[3]1Charles I
1635, 1647, 1649 (deputising)Adam Bennet[3]2Charles I
1636Roger Mallock[3]1Charles I
1638James Tucker[3]1Charles I
1639Robert Walker, MP for Exeter [30]1Charles I
1640John Penny[3]1Charles I
1641Richard Saunders[3]1Charles I
1642Christopher Clark[3]1Charles I
1643Sir Hugh Crocker[3]1Charles I
1645John Cupper[3]1Charles I
1646Walter White[3]1Charles I
1648James Gould[3]1Charles I
1649, 1654Richard Crossing[3] was elected but refused to serve in 1649 due to the overthrow of the King, with Adam Bennet deputising2Interregnum
1650Richard Evans[3]1Interregnum
1651Richard Sweet[3]1Interregnum
1652Ralph Hermn[3]1Interregnum
1653Simon Snow, MP for Exeter [31]1Interregnum
1655Nicholas Brooking[3]1Interregnum
1656Thomas Ford[3]1Interregnum
1657James Pearse[3]1Interregnum
1658James Marshall[3]1Interregnum
1659Christopher Clark Junior[3]1Interregnum
1660Christopher Lethbridge (d.1670)[32]1Charles II
1661, 1672Henry Gandy[3]2Charles II
1662John Martin[3] initially refused to serve, but did so after instructed by the King1Charles II
1663John Butler[3]1Charles II
1664Alan Penny[3]1Charles II
1665Nicholas Isacke[3]1Charles II
1666John Acland[3]1Charles II
1668George Tuthill[3]1Charles II
1669Peter Hagedot[3]1Charles II
1670Sir Benjamin Oliver[3]1Charles II
1671William Sanford[3]1Charles II
1673, 1681Isaac Mawditt[3]2Charles II
1674Christopher Brodridge[3]1Charles II
1675John Par[3]1Charles II
1676William Glyde[3]1Charles II
1677George Tuthill[31]1Charles II
1678William Sandford[31]1Charles II
1679John Collyns[31]1Charles II
1680Henry Smyth[31]1Charles II
1682Endymion Walker Esq[31]1Charles II
1683Christopher Broadridge (or Brodridge)[31]1Charles II
1684James Walker[31]1Charles II
1685, 1694Robert Dabynott[31]2James II/William III & Mary II
1686George Saffin[31]1James II
1687, 1689, 1700John Snell[31]3James II/William III & Mary II
1688Sir Thomas Jefford[31]1James II
1690Edward Cross[31]1William III & Mary II
1691Edward Seward[31]1William III & Mary II
1692Christopher Coke[31]1William III & Mary II
1693, 1702, 1714John Gandy[31]3William III & Mary II/Anne/George I
1695Christopher Bale[31]1William III & Mary II
1697John Curson[31]1William III & Mary II
1698, 1718John Burell[31]2William III & Mary II/George I
1699, 1711Joshua Hickman[31]2William III & Mary II
1701John Cholwill[31]1William III & Mary II
1703John Newcombe[31]1Anne
1704Gilbert Wood[31]1Anne
1705Thomas Baron[31]1Anne
1706Nicholas Wood[31]1Anne
1707Edward Daly[31]1Anne
1708Edward Spicer[31]1Anne
1709Edward Collins[31]1Anne
1710Thomas Salter[31]1Anne
1712Jacob Rowe[31]1Anne
1715William Sandford[31]1George I
1716, 1730Nathaniel Dewdney[31]2George I/George II
1717Philip Pear[31]1George I
1719Thomas Coplestone[31]1George I
1720William Gandy[31]1George I
1721John Phillips[31]1George I
1722Thomas Salter[31]1George I
1723Philip Russell[31]1George I
1724Humphrey Bawden[31]1George I
1725Anthony Tripe[31]1George I
1726Emanuel Hole[31]1George I
1727John Elston[31]1George II
1728Robert Lydston[31]1George II
1729William Stabback[31]1George II
1731Ethelred Davy[31]1George II
1732Richard Vivian[31]1George II
1733, 1736Samuel Symons[31]2George II
1734John Newcombe[31]1George II
1735, 1746Matthew Spry[31]2George II
1737Arthur Culme[31]1George II
1738, 1749Thomas Heath[31]2George II
1739Nicholas Blake[31]1George II
1740, 1751, 1752 (deputising)Nicholas Lee[31] - took over from Robert Dodge for remainder of 1752 term2 (3)George II
1741William Newcombe[31]1George II
1742Nicholas Medland[31]1George II
1743Philip Elston[31]1George II
1744John Hawker[31]1George II
1745, 1761 (deputising)Francis Brayne[31]1 (2)George II
1747John Manley[31]1George II
1748, 1755Lewis Portbury[31]2George II
1750, 1756William Trosse[31]2George II
1752Robert Dodge[31] - September to November (replaced by Nicholas Lee)1George II
1753John Luckett[31]1George II
1754Nicholas Arthur[31]1George II
1757Joseph Elliot[31]1George II
1758Richard Densham[31]1George II
1759Richard Jackson[31]1George II
1760Samuel Pearce[31]1George III
1761Samuel Dix[31] - Until Jan 1762, replaced by Francis Brayne1George III
1762, 1767 (deputising)James Crossing[31]1 (2)George III
1763Edward Walker[31]1George III
1764Jacob Fowe[31]1George III
1765, 1782John Bussell[31]2George III
1766Humphry Hill[31]1George III
1767William Jollin[31] - until Feb 1768, replaced by James Crossing1George III
1768Philip Dacie[31]1George III
1769, 1777Thomas Dodge[31]2George III
1770John Flound[31]1George III
1771Thomas Coffon[31]1George III
1772Gregory Jackson[31]1George III
1773Henry Kitson[31]1George III
1774John Dennis[31]1George III
1775John Eiles Pier[31]1George III
1776Charles Edwards[31]1George III
1778James Grant[31]1George III
1779Charles Furlong[31]1George III
1780Samuel Moore[31]1George III
1783William Ibert[31]1George III
1784Benjamin Horyce Walker[31]1George III
1785George Westlake[31]1George III
1786Nicholas Elias Cosserat[31]1George III
1787Richard Jenkin[31]1George III
1788Jonathan Burnett[31]1George III
1789William Pate[31]1George III
1790Edward Raguener[31]1George III
1791Reuben Phillips[31]1George III
1792, 1803John Pinhey[31]2George III
1793Richard Chamberlain[31]1George III
1794Richard Hart[31]1George III
1795John Balle[31]1George III
1796Charles Upham[31]1George III
1797John Brake[31]1George III
1798, 1808Joseph Gattey[31]2George III
1799Jonathan Worthy[31]1George III
1800Richard Jenkin[31]1George III
1801, 1818Thomas Flound[31]2George III
1802, 1807Charles Collyns[31]2George III
1804Joseph Greenway[31]1George III
1805John Thomas Wright[31]1George III
1806, 1816Samuel White[31]2George III
1809Edward Upham[31]1George III
1810John Hore[31]1George III
1811William Lee[31]1George III
1812Benjamin Wm Johnson[31]1George III
1813Burnet Patch[31]1George III
1814, 1826John Hart[31]2George III/George IV
1815John William Williams[31]1George III
1817Charles Brake[31]1George III
1819, 1827, 1832Henry Blackall[31]3George III/George IV/William IV
1820, 1829Robert Rogers Sanders[31]2George IV
1821George Galloway[31]1George IV
1822John Harris[31]1George IV
1823William Crockett[31]1George IV
1824Humphry Hill Pinhey[31]1George IV
1825William Payne[31]1George IV
1828John Haddy Jones[31]1George IV
1830Paul Measor[31]1William IV
1831, 1836William Kennaway[31]1William IV
1833, 1845Edward Woolmer[31]2William IV/Queen Victoria
1834, 1835Philip Chilwell de la Garde[31] - Sep-Dec when Chamber replaced with Council, then elected Jan-Nov 18352William IV
1835Samuel Kingdon Junior[31]1William IV
1837, 1838William John Players Wilkinson[31]2Queen Victoria
1839Edward MacGowan[31]1Queen Victoria
1840William Drewe[31]1Queen Victoria
1841John Crew Carew[31]1Queen Victoria
1842Charles Henry Turner[31]1Queen Victoria
1843William Page Kingdon[31]1Queen Victoria
1844, 1858Henry Hooper[31]2Queen Victoria
1846Charles Brutton[31]1Queen Victoria
1847William Denis Moore[31]1Queen Victoria
1848Thomas Shapter[31]1Queen Victoria
1849Christopher Arden[31]1Queen Victoria
1850Edward Andrew Sanders[31]1Queen Victoria
1851, 1852William Wills Hooper[31]2Queen Victoria
1853Robert Stribling Cornish[31]1Queen Victoria
1854, 1855John Daw[31]2Queen Victoria
1856Thomas G Norris[31]1Queen Victoria
1857William Buckingham[31]1Queen Victoria
1859Thomas Tanner[31]1Queen Victoria
1860Thomas E Drake[31]1Queen Victoria
1861William Kendall[31]1Queen Victoria
1862William Barnes[31]1Queen Victoria
1863Thomas Maitland Snow[31]1Queen Victoria
1864, 1865, 1866Robert Thomas Head[31]3Queen Victoria
1867John Trehane[31]1Queen Victoria
1868Henry Samuel Ellis[31]1Queen Victoria
1869Richard James Norman King[31]1Queen Victoria
1870Bartholomew Charles Gidley[31]1Queen Victoria
1871Joseph Handing[31]1Queen Victoria
1872, 1873Charles John Follett[31]2Queen Victoria
1874Horace Charles Lloyd[31]1Queen Victoria
1875Henry Wilcocks[31]1Queen Victoria
1876William Cuthbertson[31]1Queen Victoria
1877Henry Drew Thomas[31]1Queen Victoria
1878, 1879William Horton Ellis[31]1Queen Victoria
1880Walter Pring[31]1Queen Victoria
1881Thomas Andrew[31]1Queen Victoria
1882Samuel Jones[31]1Queen Victoria
1883Robert Carne Wilkinson[31]1Queen Victoria
1884William Brown[31]1Queen Victoria
1885Richard Rendle Miller Daw[31]1Queen Victoria
1886Arthur Burch[31]1Queen Victoria
1887Charles Tanner Kingdon Roberts[31]1Queen Victoria
1888William Peters[31]1Queen Victoria
1889Thomas Snow[31]1Queen Victoria
1890Charles Edwin Ware[31]1Queen Victoria
1891Edward Holroyd Houlditch[31]1Queen Victoria
1892Henry Frederick Willey[31]1Queen Victoria
1893Edward James Domville[31]1Queen Victoria
1894Alfred Robert Steele[31]1Queen Victoria
1895, 1896, 1897Robert Pople[33]3Queen Victoria
1898Samuel Ward[31]1Queen Victoria
1899Hubert Palmer Osborne Hamlin[31]1Queen Victoria
1900, 1901Albert Edward Dunn[34]2Queen Victoria/Edward VII
1902Charles Edward Rowe (Liberal)[35]1Edward VII
1903Frederick John Widgery[31]1Edward VII
1904Edwin Charles Perry[31]1Edward VII
1905Thomas Linscott[31]1Edward VII
1906William Henry Reed[31]1Edward VII
1907Henry Gadd[31]1Edward VII
1908James George Commin[31]1Edward VII
1909Henry Hugh Wippell[31]1Edward VII
1910Alfred Thomas Loram[31]1George V
1911Charles James Vlieland[31]1George V
1912, 1931Henry William Michelmore[31]2George V
1913William Kendall King[31]1George V
1914, 1915, 1916, 1917James George Owen[31]4George V
1918Sir James George Owen[31]1George V
1919Thomas Bradley Rowe[31]1George V
1920Arthur Charles Roper[31]1George V
1921, 1922, 1923Philip Foale Rowsell[36]
1924Arthur Northcote Pitts[31]1George V
1925William Brock[31]1George V
1926Ransom Pickard[31]1George V
1927Arthur Ernest Brock[31]1George V
1928John Shirley Steele-Perkins[31]1George V
1929Harold Charles Rowe[31]1George V
1930Charles Warren[31]1George V
1932Kenneth Gatey[31]1George V
1933Thomas John Wembridge Templeman[31]1George V
1934James William Ackroyd[31]1George V
1935Percy Rufus Gayton[31]1George V
1936Alfred Anstey[31]1Edward VIII
1937Reginald John Rew[31]1George VI
1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943Rowland Glave Saunders[31]6George VI
1944Vincent Thompson[31]1George VI
1945Francis Henry Tarr[31]1George VI
1946William Outon Wills[31]1George VI
1947, 1948William "Potato Pete" Slader[31]2George VI
1949William Godwin Michelmore[31]1George VI
1950John Geoffrey Rowe Orchard[31]1George VI
1951Frederick Peter Cottey[31]1George VI
1952Richard Wayland Smith[31]1Elizabeth II
1953Alfred James Bovey[31]1Elizabeth II
1954Charles William Holcombe Hill[31]1Elizabeth II
1955Gilbert John Greenslade[31]1Elizabeth II
1956Clifford James Fuller[31]1Elizabeth II
1957Ronald Hay Creasy[31]1Elizabeth II
1958Charles Rew[31]1Elizabeth II
1959Charles Woodland[31][37]1Elizabeth II
1960Philip Francis Brooks[31]1Elizabeth II
1961Alfred Peter Steele-Perkins[31]1Elizabeth II
1962Kenneth Charles Harold Rowe[31]1Elizabeth II
1963Walter George Daw[31]1Elizabeth II
1964Patrick Allan Spoerer[31]1Elizabeth II
1965James Lethley Smeall[31]1Elizabeth II
1966Minnie Nichols[31] - first female mayor1Elizabeth II
1967Ronald Edward Charles Board[31]1Elizabeth II
1968John Belsey Martin[31]1Elizabeth II
1969William James Hallett[31]1Elizabeth II
1970Percy Hilton[31]1Elizabeth II
1971Herbert Samuel Sargent[31]1Elizabeth II
1972Gordon Anthony Joy[31]1Elizabeth II
1973Ernest Charles Lovelace Tozer[31] until 30 March 1974- last Mayor of the City and County of Exeter1Elizabeth II
1974Walter George Daw [31] - from 1 April to 2 April1Elizabeth II
1974Samuel Honeywill[31] - from 2 April1Elizabeth II
1975William Peter Hutchings[31]1Elizabeth II
1976John Frederick Landers[31]1Elizabeth II
1977Roger John Keast[31]1Elizabeth II
1978Norman William Francis Long[31]1Elizabeth II
1979Richard John Van Oppen[31]1Elizabeth II
1980Joan Margaret Richardson[31]1Elizabeth II
1981Ivy Maud Johns[31]1Elizabeth II
1982Patricia Spencer[31]1Elizabeth II
1983Raymond Edward Robert Long[31]1Elizabeth II
1984James Pollitt[31]1Elizabeth II
1985Roy Slack[31]1Elizabeth II
1986Alan Williamson[31]1Elizabeth II
1987William Henry John Rowe[31]1Elizabeth II
1988Michael James O'Callaghan[31]1Elizabeth II
1989Diana Winifred Pamela Sutton Bess[31]1Elizabeth II
1990George Clark[31]1Elizabeth II
1991Anthony Fry[31]1Elizabeth II
1992Yolanda Henson[31]1Elizabeth II
1993Martin Rich[31]1Elizabeth II
1994Ramon Yeo[31]1Elizabeth II
1995Margaret Midgeley[31]1Elizabeth II
1996Ian Mitchell[31]1Elizabeth II
1997John Holman[31]1Elizabeth II
1998Barry McNamara[31]1Elizabeth II
1999Roy Hill[31]1Elizabeth II
2000Mary Evans[31]1Elizabeth II
2001Granville Baldwin[31]1Elizabeth II

Lord Mayors of Exeter

  • 2001: Granville Baldwin[2] – first Lord Mayor
  • 2002: Val Dixon[31]
  • 2003: Margaret Danks[31]
  • 2004: Hilda Sterry[31]
  • 2005: Peter Wadham[31]
  • 2006: Norman Shiel[31]
  • 2007: Hazel Slack[31] – runs a nursery shop in the city.
  • 2008: Paul Smith[31]
  • 2009: John Winterbottom[31] – former financial adviser.
  • 2010: Marcel Choules – has been a fairground booth fighter, bouncer and chef.
  • 2011: Stella Brock[31]
  • 2012: Rob Newby[31]
  • 2013: Rachel Lyons[38] – former nurse
  • 2014: Percy Prowse[39]
  • 2015: Olwen Margaret Foggin[40]
  • 2016: Cynthia Thompson
  • 2017: Lesley Robson[41]
  • 2018: Rob Hannaford
  • 2019: Peter Holland[42] - former headteacher and postman.
  • 2021: Trish Oliver[43]
  • 2022: Yolonda Henson[44]
  • 2023: Kevin Mitchell [2]

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