Mayor of Manly Council | |
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Style | His/Her Worship |
Appointer | Manly Council |
Term length | One Year (1877–1995) Four years (1995–2016) |
Formation | 15 February 1877 |
First holder | Ald. Thomas Rowe |
Final holder | Cr. Jean Hay |
Abolished | 12 May 2016 |
Deputy | Cr. James Griffin |
Website | Manly Council (Archived) |
This is a list of the Mayors of Manly Council, a former local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Mayors while holding office was: His/Her Worship The Mayor of Manly. First incorporated on 6 January 1877 as the Municipality of Manly, the council met for the first time on 15 February 1877, when the first mayor was elected. The council became known as Manly Council on 1 July 1993 following the enactment of the Local Government Act, 1993 which also stipulated that the term 'Town Clerk' be replaced with 'General Manager' and 'Alderman' be replaced by 'Councillor'. Originally a role nominated by the council annually, from 1995 until abolition in 2016 it was directly elected every four years. The last Mayor of Manly was Councillor Jean Hay (Liberal), elected on 8 September 2008.
Years | Mayors | Notes |
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15 February 1877 – 7 February 1879 | Thomas Rowe | [1] [2] |
7 February 1879 – 7 February 1881 | Alfred Hilder | [3] |
7 February 1881 – 12 June 1882 | George William Barker | [4] |
12 June 1882 – 9 February 1883 | John Joseph Lough | [5] |
9 February 1883 – 15 May 1885 | Charles Hadley Hayes | [6] |
15 May 1885 – 10 February 1887 | Charles Rudland Austin | [7] |
10 February 1887 – 9 June 1887 | Nicholas Weekes | [8] [9] |
20 June 1887 – 13 February 1888 | Charles Rudland Austin | [10] |
13 February 1888 – 7 February 1889 | John George Griffin | [11] |
7 February 1889 – 4 February 1892 | John Cameron | [12] |
4 February 1892 – 11 February 1895 | Walter Hussey German | [13] |
11 February 1895 – 12 February 1897 | Harry Eustace Farmer | [14] |
12 February 1897 – 14 February 1899 | Frederick Charles Passau | [15] [16] |
14 February 1899 – 15 February 1901 | William Horner Fletcher | [17] |
15 February 1901 – February 1907 | Ellison Quirk | [18] |
February 1907 – February 1908 | Alexander Learmonth | |
February 1908 – February 1914 | James Bonner | [19] [20] [21] |
February 1914 – February 1917 | Arthur Thomas Keirle | [22] |
February 1917 – February 1918 | Adam Ogilvy | [23] |
February 1918 – February 1919 | Francis William Heaton | [24] |
February 1919 – 21 November 1921 | Alfred Reid | [25] [26] |
1 December 1921 – December 1922 | Francis William Heaton | [27] [28] |
December 1922 – 10 December 1923 | Arthur Thomas Keirle | [29] |
10 December 1923 – December 1925 | Alfred Charles Samuels | [30] [31] |
December 1925 – December 1928 | Arthur Thomas Keirle | |
December 1928 – December 1929 | Vincent John Brady | [32] |
December 1929 – December 1930 | Charles W. Gourlay | [33] |
December 1930 – December 1931 | Arthur Harcourt | |
December 1931 – December 1932 | Josiah R. Trenerry | |
December 1932 – December 1933 | John Henry Cross | |
December 1933 – December 1934 | Alfred Seller | |
December 1934 – December 1935 | John Henry Cross | |
December 1935 – December 1938 | Percy Nolan | [34] [35] |
December 1938 – 13 December 1941 | Aubrey Hanson–Norman | [36] |
13 December 1941 – December 1942 | Robert A. Miller | [37] |
December 1942 – December 1943 | Aubrey Hanson–Norman | |
December 1943 – December 1944 | Charles Wearne Breakspear | [38] |
December 1944 – December 1946 | James Anderson | [39] |
December 1946 – December 1947 | Robert A. Miller | |
December 1947 – December 1950 | C. R. Scharkie | [40] |
December 1950 – December 1951 | James Anderson | |
December 1951 – December 1953 | James H. Brown | |
December 1953 – December 1954 | Aubrey Hanson–Norman | |
December 1954 – December 1958 | Merv Paine | |
December 1958 – December 1960 | W. Fairbairn | |
December 1960 – December 1963 | Jim W. Paton | |
December 1963 – December 1965 | William R. Nicholas | |
December 1965 – December 1966 | Dick Dein | |
December 1966 – December 1967 | David Hay | |
December 1967 – September 1970 | William Iles | |
September 1970 – September 1973 | David Hay | |
September 1973 – September 1975 | William A. Manning | |
September 1975 – September 1977 | William R. Murray | |
September 1977 – September 1979 | Frank S. Preacher | |
September 1979 – September 1983 | Joan A. Thorburn | |
September 1983 – September 1984 | David Hay | |
September 1984 – September 1986 | Judith A. Mellowes | |
September 1986 – September 1988 | Greg Smith | |
September 1988 – September 1989 | Joan Lily Cooke | [41] |
September 1989 – September 1991 | Michael P. Heraghty | |
September 1991 – September 1992 | Greg Smith | |
September 1992 – September 1993 | Michael P. Heraghty | |
September 1993 – September 1994 | Geoffrey Smith | |
September 1994 – 9 September 1995 | Brian Hamer | [42] |
9 September 1995 – 11 September 1999 | Sue Sacker (Independent) | |
11 September 1999 – 27 March 2004 | Jean Hay (Liberal) | |
27 March 2004 – 8 September 2008 | Peter Macdonald (Manly Independents) | |
8 September 2008 – 12 May 2016 | Jean Hay (Liberal) |
Name | Term | Notes |
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George Alfred Hewett (Interim) | 21 February 1877 – 6 April 1877 | [43] |
William Johnson | 6 April 1877 – 25 July 1878 | [44] [45] |
T. D. Meares | 25 July 1878 – 4 March 1879 | [46] |
George Henry Rawson (acting) | 4 March 1879 – 1 September 1879 | [47] |
Joseph Whitehead Lees | 1 September 1879 – 1 May 1881 | [48] |
Charles Wagstaff | 1 May 1881 – 15 August 1884 | [49] |
James Jones | 15 August 1884 – 7 October 1886 | [50] |
Thomas Charles Haylock | 7 October 1886 – 27 August 1901 | [51] |
Daniel Hogan | 27 August 1901 – 7 April 1921 | [52] [53] [54] [55] |
Leslie C. Wellings | 7 April 1921 – 1958 | [56] |
L. E. Whalan | 1958–1971 | [57] |
J. H. Carter (acting) | 1971–1972 | [58] |
Cecil Ross Menzies | 1972 – January 1989 | [59] |
Wayne Collins | January 1989 – September 2002 | [60] |
Henry Wong | December 2002 – 12 May 2016 | [61] [62] |
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