List of mayors of Bath

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Mayor of Bath
Bath Coat of Arms.svg
Coat of arms of Bath
Incumbent
Michelle O'Doherty
since 2023
Style The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Bath
Member ofCharter Trustees of the City of Bath
AppointerCharter Trustees of the City of Bath
Term length One municipal year
Formation1189
DeputyRuth Molloy
Website Official website

The Mayor of Bath is a ceremonial post held by a member of the charter trustees of Bath, elected annually by the trustees of the city.

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In 1189, Richard I of England granted a charter to the city of Bath establishing a mayor, with the first recorded mayor being John de Porta in 1230. In 1590 a Royal Charter of Incorporation was issued confirming the city's status of a corporate body of Mayor, Alderman and Citizens. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835, reformed the old closed Corporation and made it a modern elected body. In 1888 Bath became a County Borough. When local government was restructured through the Local Government Act 1972, Bath was restructed as a district council within the County of Avon. Until further local government re-organisation in 1996, the role of mayor was held by the chairman of Bath City Council; since the creation of Bath and North East Somerset Council, the role has been held by the chairman of the Charter Trustees of the City of Bath.

The current mayor for the municipal year beginning 3 June 2024 is Michelle O'Doherty, who is the 797th mayor. [1]

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

Ralph Allen, Mayor of Bath 1742 Ralph-Allen-NPG-02b.jpg
Ralph Allen, Mayor of Bath 1742
Henry Harington, Mayor of Bath 1793 Henry Harington Beach.jpg
Henry Harington, Mayor of Bath 1793
John Palmer, Mayor of Bath 1796 & 1809 John Palmer postal innovator.png
John Palmer, Mayor of Bath 1796 & 1809

19th century

Eleazer Pickwick, Mayor of Bath 1826 Eleazer Pickwick mayor and inn owner.jpg
Eleazer Pickwick, Mayor of Bath 1826
William Thomas Blair, the first Mayor of Bath elected under a new Municipal Corporations Act in 1835 W T Blair Mayor of Bath by Edward Kilvert.jpg
William Thomas Blair, the first Mayor of Bath elected under a new Municipal Corporations Act in 1835
Randle Wilbraham Falconer, Mayor of Bath 1857 & 1858 Randle Wilbraham Falconer.jpg
Randle Wilbraham Falconer, Mayor of Bath 1857 & 1858
Handel Cossham, Mayor of Bath 1882 & 1884 Handel2.jpg
Handel Cossham, Mayor of Bath 1882 & 1884

20th century

Preston King, Mayor of Bath 1913 & 1917 Preston King.jpg
Preston King, Mayor of Bath 1913 & 1917
Thomas Sturge Cotterell, Mayor of Bath 1930 Hon. T. Sturge Cotterell LCCN2014683704.tif
Thomas Sturge Cotterell, Mayor of Bath 1930

21st century

Dine Romero, Mayor of Bath 2023 Cllr Dine Romero, 2020.jpg
Dine Romero, Mayor of Bath 2023

See also

References

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  1. ↑ The Right Worshipful The Mayor of Bath
  2. ↑ "DRAPER, Robert, of Bath, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "WIDCOMBE (WYDECOMBE), Richard, of Bath, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "RICH, Walter (d.1446/7), of Bath, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "WELPLEY, Thomas (c.1483-1534 or later), of Bath, Som. | History of Parliament Online".
  6. ↑ "CLEMENT, John (by 1502-51/56), of Bath, Som. | History of Parliament Online".
  7. ↑ "LUDWELL, Edward (by 1523-63/66), of Bath, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "CHAPMAN, Richard (c.1504-80), of Bath, Som. | History of Parliament Online".
  9. 1 2 "WALLEY, John (d.1615), of Bath, Som. | History of Parliament Online".
  10. ↑ "TURNER, Thomas II (d.c.1586), of Bath, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "PEARMAN, George (d.1604), of Bath, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SHARESTON, William (d.1621), of Bath, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "WALLEY, John (d.1615), of Bath, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 "HEATH, William (d.1607), of Bath, Som. | History of Parliament Online".
  15. 1 2 "STONE, Christopher (c.1556-1614), of Bath, Som. | History of Parliament Online".
  16. 1 2 3 4 "GAY, Richard (by 1559–1641), of Walcott Street and Westgate Street, Bath and Claverton, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "JOHN BOYS (MAYOR OF BATH 1656)" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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