Mayor of Dorchester

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John Parkin was the first mayor when he was elected in 1629. The first woman to serve as mayor was Winifrede Marsden in 1930. [1] Stella Jones MBE has been mayor three times and she was also the mayoress three times when her husband Trevor was mayor. [2]

The following have been elected mayors of Dorchester, Dorset, England:

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The Mayor at Dorchester Earth Fair on Earth Day in 2022

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "DT1: The chain of history by Coun Stella Jones, Mayor of Dorchester". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ↑ www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk https://www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk/About+Us/Councillors/Stella+Jones . Retrieved 25 April 2022.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "PARKINS, John (1571-1640), of Dorchester, Dorset | History of Parliament Online".
  4. ↑ "WHITEWAY, William I (1570-1640), of Dorchester, Dorset | History of Parliament Online".
  5. ↑ "HILL, John (1590-1657), of Dorchester, Dorset; later of London | History of Parliament Online".
  6. ↑ "GOULD, James I (1593-1676), of Dorchester, Dorset. | History of Parliament Online".
  7. ↑ "WHITEWAY, John (1614-c.77), of Dorchester, Dorset and Rickmansworth, Herts. | History of Parliament Online".
  8. ↑ "WHITEWAY, John (1614-c.77), of Dorchester, Dorset and Rickmansworth, Herts. | History of Parliament Online".
  9. ↑ "GOULD, James II (C.1625-1707), of Dorchester, Dorset. | History of Parliament Online".
  10. ↑ "GOULD, Nicholas (1635-91), of Lime Street, London and Upwey, Dorset. | History of Parliament Online".
  11. ↑ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "MAYORS of DORCHESTER 1629-2010" . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dorchester Town Council Minutes". Dorchester Town Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "David Taylor is new Mayor of Dorchester". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Dorchester Town Council Home Page". www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Dorchester Town Council Home Page". www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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