List of mayors of Tiverton

Tiverton Town Hall

The ancient borough of Tiverton in Devon, England, is governed by a mayor and Councillors.

The historic seat of government was Tiverton Guildhall, which was demolished to make way for the surviving Tiverton Town Hall, built in 1864 by Samuel Garth, Mayor of Tiverton 1861-2, to the design of Henry Lloyd, the architect of Exeter St Davids railway station. In the Mayoralty Room is a portrait of Sir John Heathcoat, MP for Tiverton (1832–1859).[1]

List of Mayors of Tiverton

  • 1620: John Diamond (born 1541) of Tiverton[2]
  • 1625 James Cornish[3]
  • 1655: Thomas Fowler[4]
  • post 1655: Henry Newte (1609 - 1670), twice Mayor, post 1655 when he last acted as Town Clerk.[5]
  • 1683: Henry Blagdon[6]
  • 1686-1687: Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet, also MP for Tiverton[7]
  • 1693: John How[8]
  • 1703:[9] George Davey (1690–1746), of Gotham House, Tiverton.[10]
  • before 1766: John Webber, whose residence was "during the summer of 1766 [...] burnt to the ground; but whether by accident or intention is not stated"[11]
  • 1714: George Thorne[12]
  • 1724: Nathaniel Thorne[13]
  • 1749: Clement Govett[14]
  • 1754: Oliver Peard[15]
  • 1767/1770: B. Dickinson[16]
  • 1770: Henry Osmond[16]
  • 1799: J. B. Cholwich [17]
  • 1800: Rev. John Pitman[17]
  • 1801: Mr. Govett[18]
  • 1806: G. Cruwys [19]
  • 1810: John[20] Govett [21]
  • 1814: Henry Dunsford [22]
  • 1832: Thomas Cosway[23]
  • 1832: William Dickinson[24]
  • 1861-62: Samuel Garth[1]
  • 1863-64: William North Row[25]
  • 1902-03: Tom Lake (Liberal)[26]
  • 1952-53 & 1971 Harold Shapland[27][28]

1972-73 Vivian Leonard Scott 1973: Eric Shapland[27]

  • 2004: Janet Evans
  • 2005: Paul Francis Williams[29]
  • 2016-2018 Stephen Flaws[30]
  • 2019-2020 Colin Slade[31]
  • 2023-2024 : Wallace Burke[32]
  • 2024-2025 Neal Davey [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Town Hall". Tiverton Town Council. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.283, pedigree of Diamond: "now Maior a(nn)o 1620, aetat(is) 79" ("in the year 1620, of his age 79")
  3. ^ Harding, William (1847). The History of Tiverton in the County of Devon. Tiverton, Devon: F. Boyce. p. 181.
  4. ^ Harding 1845, p. 78.
  5. ^ History of Parliament biography of "Newte, Henry (1609-70), of Tiverton, Devon and Lyon's Inn."[1]
  6. ^ Harding 1845, p. 80.
  7. ^ Crossette, J. S. (1983). "ACLAND, Sir Hugh, 1st of 5th Bt. (c.1639-1714), of Killerton, Devon.". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660–1690. The History of Parliament Trust.
  8. ^ Harding 1845, p. 77.
  9. ^ Harding 1845, p. 91.
  10. ^ Evans, Jane (2008). "Around & About St George's Churchyard - Reading the Stones" (PDF). Tiverton Civic Society Newsletter: 19.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ Harding 1845, p. 131.
  12. ^ Harding 1845, p. 93.
  13. ^ Harding 1845, p. 98.
  14. ^ Harding 1845, p. 113.
  15. ^ Harding 1845, p. 119.
  16. ^ a b Harding 1845, p. 132.
  17. ^ a b Harding 1845, p. 161.
  18. ^ Harding 1845, p. 162.
  19. ^ Harding 1845, p. 169.
  20. ^ The Register of Blundell's School, p. 21
  21. ^ Harding 1845, p. 181.
  22. ^ Harding 1845, p. 191.
  23. ^ Harding 1845, p. 247.
  24. ^ Harding 1845, p. 255.
  25. ^ "Obituary: William North Row, J.P." Devonshire Association. 1885. pp. 64–65.
  26. ^ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
  27. ^ a b Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  28. ^ "F. H. Shapland". JOT101.
  29. ^ ’The Gazette Tuesday May 10, 2005’
  30. ^ "Tiverton elects new Mayor and Deputy Mayor – Mid Devon Conservatives". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  31. ^ "Tiverton Mayor". Tiverton Town Council. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  32. ^ "Tiverton Mayor". Tiverton Town Council. Retrieved 28 June 2023.