List of mayors of Coventry

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The title Lord Mayor of Coventry was created on 3 June 1953 when the dignity was conferred on the city of Coventry, England by Letters Patent as part of the Coronation celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II. Prior to that Coventry had had a Mayor since it was granted its Charter of Incorporation by King Edward III in 1345.

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The Lord Mayor is the Chairman of the City Council and has the casting vote. As Coventry's first citizen, they are the non-political, ceremonial head of the city.

Notable Mayors of Coventry

Alice Arnold, Coventry's first female mayor (in 1937) wearing mayoral regalia Alice Arnold.jpg
Alice Arnold, Coventry's first female mayor (in 1937) wearing mayoral regalia

Lord Mayors of Coventry

Coventry's Lord Mayors have included: [12]

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  1. ↑ Astley, p. 4.
  2. ↑ Astley, p. 12.
  3. ↑ Astley, p. 7.
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  6. ↑ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "The history of civic life: Previous Mayors and Lord Mayors". Coventry City Council. 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Historic Coventry – List of Mayors & Lord Mayors". www.historiccoventry.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "History". Coventry & Warwickshire Society of Artists. 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Musing on Spines (1 May 2012). "Coventry and Warwickshire Society of Artists Celebrate Centenary Year". Creatabot. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  11. ↑ Wilcox-Lee, Naomi (3 April 2018). "Alice Arnold of Coventry 1881–1955". Sheroes of History.
  12. ↑ "Coventry's Mayors" . Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Lord Mayor of Coventry". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Councillor with 35 years of experience in our city to be new Lord Mayor of Coventry". Coventry Telegraph. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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