Lord Mayors of Sydney (1842-2008) |
The Office of the Lord Mayor:
This Office ensures that the Lord Mayor is accessible to all those with a genuine interest in the City of Sydney. The Office of the Lord Mayor liaises with constituents, international cities, other capital cities, the development, business, retail and financial sectors, Federal and State Governments and other local councils as well as the City of Sydney CEO and senior City staff. It also provides policy development, media liaison, speech writing and administrative support and organises official visits, civic ceremonies and receptions.
History of Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney
Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney | 1842 - 1853
12 August - 9 November 1842 | Charles Windeyer (Nominated Mayor)
1842 - 1843 | Alderman John Hosking
1843 - 1844 | Alderman James Robert Wilshire
1843 - 1844 | Alderman George Allen
1846 | Alderman Henry McDermott
1847 | Alderman Thomas Broughton
1848 | Alderman Joshua Frey Josephson
1849 | Alderman Edward Flood
1850 | Alderman George Hill
1851 - 1852 | Alderman William Edward Thurlow
1853 | Alderman Daniel Egan
City Commissioners | 1854 - 1856
Gilbert Elliot (Chief)
Frederick Orme Darval
John Rae
Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney | 1857 - 1902
1857 | Alderman George Thornton
1858 | Alderman John Williams
1859 | Alderman George Smith
1860 | Alderman James Murphy
1861 | Alderman John Sutherland
1862 | Alderman James Oatley
1863 | Alderman Thomas Spence
1864 | Alderman William Speer
1865 | Alderman John Woods
1866 | Alderman John Sutton
1867 - 1869 | Alderman Charles Moore
1869 - 1870 | Alderman Walter Renny
1871 - 1872 | Alderman Michael Chapman
1873 | Alderman James Merriman
1874 | Alderman Stephen Styles Goold
1875-1876 | Alderman Benjamin Palmer
1877-1878 | Alderman James Merriman
1879 | Alderman Charles James Roberts
1880 | Alderman Robert Fowler
1881 - 1883 | Alderman John Harris
1884 | Alderman John Hardie
1885 | Alderman Thomas Playfair
1886 | Alderman John Young
1887 | Alderman Alban Joseph Riley
1888 - 1889 | Alderman John Harris
1890 - 1891 | Alderman Sydney Burdekin
1891 - 1894 | Alderman Sir William Patrick Manning
1895 | Alderman Samuel Edward Lees
1896 - 1897 | Alderman Isaac Ellis Ives
1898 - 1900 | Alderman Sir Matthew Harris
1901 | Alderman Sir James Graham
1902 | Alderman Sir Thomas Hughes
1902 - 1903 | Alderman Sir Thomas Hughes
1904 | Alderman Samuel Edward Lees
1905 - 1906 | Alderman Allen Arthur Taylor
1907 - 1908 | Alderman Sir Thomas Hughes
1909 - 1912 | Alderman Allen Arthur Taylor
1912 | Alderman George Thomas Clarke
1913 | Alderman Sir Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks
1914 - 1915 | Alderman Richard Watkins Richards
1916 - 1917 | Alderman Richard Denis Meagher
1918 | Alderman James Joynton Smith
1919 | Alderman John English
1919 - 1920 | Alderman Sir Richard Watkins Richards
1920 (from 16 March) | Alderman William Patrick Fitzgerald
1921 | Alderman William Henry Lambert
1922 | Alderman William Percy McElhone
1923 - 1924 | Alderman David Gilpin
1925 - 1926 | Alderman Patrick Vincent Stokes
1927 | Alderman John Harold Mostyn
City Commissioners | 1930
1 January 28 - 30 June 30 | E.P. Fleming
30 October 28 - 30 June 30 | J. Garlick
1 January 28 - 30 June 30 | H.E. Morton
30 October 28 - 30 June 30 | Brig. General H. Gordon Bennett
Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney | 1930 -1967
1930 | Alderman E.S. Marks, MLA
1931 | Alderman Joseph Jackson, MLA
1932 | Hon. Samuel Walder, MLC
1933 | Alderman R.C. Hagon
1934 | Alderman Alfred L. Parker
1935 | Sir Alfred L. Parker
1935 (October - December) | Alderman Arthur McElhone
1936 - 1937 | Hon. Archibald Howie, MLC
1938 | Alderman Norman L. Nock
1939 | Sir Norman L. Nock
1940 - 1942 | Alderman Stanley S. Crick
1943 - 1944 | Alderman R.J. Bartley
1945 | Alderman W. Neville Harding
1946 - 1948 | Alderman R.J. Bartley
1949 - 1952 | The Hon. E.C. ODea, MLC
1953 | Alderman Patrick Darcy Hills
1954 - 1956 | Alderman Patrick Darcy Hills , MLA
1957 - 1964 | Alderman Frederick Jensen
1965 | Alderman Henry Frederick Jensen, MLA
1966 - 1967 | Alderman John Armstrong
Commissioners | 1969
14 November 67 - 26 September 69 | Hon. Vernon Haddon Treatt, MM, QC, BCL Chief Commissioner
J.A.L. Shaw, CBE, DSO, BE, Deputy Chief Commissioner
W.W. Pettingell, CBE., Commissioner
Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney | 1969 - 1987
1969 - 1971 | Alderman Laurence Emmet McDermott
1972 | Sir Laurence Emmet McDermott, KBE
1972 - 1973 | Alderman David Griffin, CBE
1973 - 1975 | Alderman Nicholas Shehadie, OBE
1975 - 1978 | Alderman Leo Port , MBE
1978 - 1980 | Alderman Nelson John Meers
1980 - 1987 | Alderman Douglas William Sutherland, AM
Administrator | 1987
6 April 87 - 6 April 87 | Sir Eric Neal, AC
Commissioners | 1987 - 1988
6 April 87 - 31 December 88 | Sir Eric Neal, AC, Chief Commissioner
Sir Nicholas Shehadie, OBE, Deputy Chief Commissioner
Norman Oakes, AO, Commissioner
Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney | 1989 - 2003
1989 - 1991 | Councillor Jeremy Bingham
1991 - 2003 | Councillor Frank Ernest Sartor
2003 - 2004 | Councillor Lucinda Mary Forrest Hughes Turnbull
Commissioners | 2004
06 February 04 - 27 March 04 | Lucinda Mary Forrest Hughes Turnbull
Anthony Robert Pooley
Garry Payne
Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney | 2004 - 2008
2004 - 2008 | Councillor Clover Moore
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