List of mayors of Chelsea

This is a list of people who held the office of mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea. The office was created in 1900 and abolished in 1965 when Chelsea became part of the larger Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

List of mayors of Chelsea from 1900–1965

• 1900–1901 Earl Cadogan ^[1]
• 1901–1902 Major William Fountain Woods ^[2]
• 1902–1903 Major William Fountain Woods (second term) ^[3]
• 1903–1904 Major William Fountain Woods (third term) ^[4]
• 1904–1905 James Jeffery ^[5]
• 1905–1906 William John Mulvey ^[6]
• 1906–1907 William Sidney ^[7]
• 1907–1908 William Sidney (second term) ^[8]
• 1908–1909 Rev. Henry Reginald Gamble ^[9]
• 1909–1910 Christopher Head ^[10]
• 1910–1911 Christopher Head (second term) ^[11]
• 1911–1912 Frederick John Welch ^[12]
• 1912–1913 Frederick John Welch (second term) ^[13]
• 1913–1914 Frederick John Welch (third term) ^[14]
• 1914–1915 Rev. Robert Hudson ^[15]
• 1915–1916 Rev. Robert Hudson (second term) ^[16]
• 1916–1917 Rev. Robert Hudson (third term) ^[17]
• 1917–1918 Rev. Robert Hudson (fourth term) ^[18]
• 1918–1919 Rev. Robert Hudson (fifth term) ^[19]
• 1919–1920 Ernest Burrell Baggallay ^[20]
• 1920–1921 John Ewer Jefferson Hogg ^[21]
• 1921–1922 John Ewer Jefferson Hogg (second term) ^[22]
• 1922–1923 John Ewer Jefferson Hogg (third term) ^[23]
• 1923–1924 John Ewer Jefferson Hogg (fourth term) ^[24]
• 1924–1925 Sir Albert Gray ^[25]
• 1925–1926 Alfred Charles Seton Christopher ^[26]
• 1926–1927 Charles Blackstone Clapcott ^{[27] [28]}
• 1927–1928 Charles Blackstone Clapcott (second term) ^[29]
• 1928–1929 Charles Blackstone Clapcott (third term) ^[30]
• 1929–1930 Lady Margaret Percy Phipps ^[31]
• 1930–1931 Lady Margaret Percy Phipps (second term) ^[32]
• 1931–1932 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Boyle ^[33]
• 1932–1933 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Boyle (second term) ^[34]
• 1933–1934 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Boyle (third term) ^{[35] [36]}
• 1934–1935 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Boyle (fourth term)
• 1935–1936 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Boyle (fifth term) ^[37]
• 1936–1937 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Boyle (sixth term) ^[38]
• 1937–1938 George Frederick Wilkins ^[39]
• 1938–1939 George Frederick Wilkins (second term) ^[40]
• 1939–1940 Lady Clare Isma Hartnell ^[41]
• 1940–1941 Lady Clare Isma Hartnell (second term) ^[41]
• 1941–1942 Robert Gillingham Wharam ^[42]
• 1942–1943 Robert Gillingham Wharam (second term) ^{[43] [44]}
• 1943–1944 Robert Gillingham Wharam (third term)
• 1944–1945 Major Gerald Alfred Thesiger ^[45]
• 1945–1946 Major Gerald Alfred Thesiger (second term) ^{[45] [46]}
• 1946–1947 Herbert Gwynne Evans ^[47]
• 1947–1949 George Lane Tunbridge ^{[48] [49]}
• 1949–1950 George Lane Tunbridge (second term)
• 1950–1951 Captain Roderick Latimer Mackenzie Edwards RN
• 1951–1952 Captain Roderick Latimer Mackenzie Edwards RN (second term)
• 1952–1953 Mary K Cook
• 1953–1954 Mary K Cook (second term)
• 1954–1955 Guy Edmiston
• 1955–1956 Arthur J Sims - later first mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
• 1956–1957 Arthur J Sims (second term)
• 1957–1958 Basil Futvoye Marsden-Smedley
• 1958–1959 Basil Marsden-Smedley (second term)
• 1959–1960 Katharine Acland ^[50]
• 1960–1961 Katharine Acland (second term) ^[50]
• 1961–1962 John Stewart Tatton-Brown
• 1962–1963 Vice-Admiral John Walter Durnford
• 1963–1964 Lady Dorothy Mary Heath ^[51]
• 1964–1965 Earl Cadogan (grandson of first mayor)

References

1. "Court Circular". The Times . 11 November 1901. p. 9.
2. The Times , 10 November 1901
3. The Times , 11 November 1902 p.12
4. The Times , 10 November 1903 p.11
5. The Times , 10 November 1904 p.6
6. The Times , 10 November 1905 p.7
7. The Times , 10 November 1906 p.9
8. The Times , 11 November 1907 p.12
9. The Times , 10 November 1908 p.8
10. The Times , 10 November 1909 p.8
11. The Times , 10 November 1910 p.8
12. The Times , 10 November 1911 p.7
13. The Times , 11 November 1912 p.13
14. The Times , 11 November 1913 p.4
15. The Times , 10 November 1914 p.4
16. The Times , 10 November 1915 p.6
17. The Times , 10 November 1916 p.12
18. The Times , 10 November 1917 p.3
19. The Times , 11 November 1918 p.5
20. The Times , 11 November 1919 p.20
21. The Times , 10 November 1920 p.14
22. The Times , 10 November 1921 p.12
23. The Times , 10 November 1922 p.7
24. The Times , 10 November 1923 p.14
25. The Times , 11 November 1924 p.16
26. The Times , 10 November 1925 p.16
27. "Obituary: Mr C. B. Clapcott". The Times . 13 May 1955. p. 13.
28. The Times , 10 November 1926 p.10
29. The Times , 10 November 1927 p.10
30. The Times , 10 November 1928 p.14
31. The Times , 11 November 1929 p.8
32. The Times , 11 November 1930 p.10
33. The Times , 10 November 1931 p.9
34. The Times , 10 November 1932 p.8
35. "News in Brief". The Times . 29 July 1933. p. 9.
36. The Times , 10 November 1933 p.16
37. The Times , 11 November 1935 p.19
38. The Times , 10 November 1936 p.9
39. The Times , 10 November 1937 p.9
40. The Times , 10 November 1938 p.22
41. Lady Clare Isma Pierrepont
42. 1885–1967
43. "Chelsea 1942".
44. "Catalogue description Name: Robert Gillingham Wharam".
45. THESIGER, Hon. Sir Gerald (Alfred), Who was Who
46. "New Mayors. Elections In And Near London". The Times . 10 November 1945. p. 2.
47. "New Mayors. Elections In And Around London". The Times . 11 November 1946. p. 2.
48. "New Mayors. City And Borough Elections". The Times . 11 November 1947. p. 2.
49. The Representation of the People Act 1948 changed the date of mayoral elections from November to May. Mayors elected in November 1947 remained in office until May 1949.
50. Katharine Acland, thepeerage.com
51. "Re: Dorothy Mary Dodgson, marr - Genealogy.com". www.genealogy.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.