This is a list of people who held the office of Mayor of the Municipal Borough of Dagenham, Essex. The office was created in 1938 when the borough was incorporated, and abolished in 1965 when Dagenham was included in the larger London Borough of Barking (renamed Barking and Dagenham in 1980).
For office holders before 1938 see List of Chairmen of Dagenham Urban District Council.
- Charter Mayor: Alfred Frederick Joseph Chorley[1]
- 1938-40: Alfred Frederick Joseph Chorley (two terms)
- 1940-41: Robert James Daniel Clack
- 1941-42: Robert James Daniel Clack (second term)[2]
- 1942-44: Lily Fernella Evans (two terms) [3]
- 1944-45: Fred Brown [2]
- 1945-46: Frederick George Thomas - husband of 1947-49 mayor.
- 1946-47: William Edward Bellamy [4]
- 1947-49: Mrs Annie Rosina Thomas - wife of 1945-46 mayor. [5]
- 1949-50: Jesse William Burridge - railway timekeeper. 4 July 1901-1975
- 1950-51: Annie Elizabeth Prendergast - clinic named after her
- 1951-52: Joseph P Hollidge [6] [3]
- 1952-53: Mrs Emily M Millard died 1968 aged 70 [4] and [5]
- 1953-54: Albert William C Kempson 1896-1957 [6]
- 1954-55: Alfred Samuel Haddock [7] 1895-1960
- 1955-56: Charles Prendergast: husband of 1950-51 mayor
- 1956-57: George Henry A Crouch, born 1905 [8] - centre named after him
- 1957-58: Richard Blackburn [9]
- 1958-59: Matthew Eales
- 1959-60: Leonard William Todd 1 October 1900-1977
- 1960-61: Harold Peter Larking born 1922
- 1961-62: William A Parish
- 1962-63: David Dodd [10] and [11]
- 1963-64: Jack S Thomas
- 1964-65: Fred Brown (second term) [12]
Valence House - Barking and Dagenham Archives - has photograph albums with various of mayors - details here (reference BD1/A/3/2) and here (reference BD1/A/3/3)
References[]
- ↑ "Dagenham Charter". The Times: p. 9. 3 October 1938.
- ↑ "Mayor-Making in Essex". Chelmsford Chronicle. 14 November 1941.
- ↑ A social worker originally from Pontypool, Monmouthshire.
- ↑ Died 1947: William Bellamy Junior School named after him
- ↑ (Under the Representation of the People Act 1948 the mayoral year changed from beginning in November to beginning in May: Thomas held the office of mayor from November 1947 to May 1949)
- ↑ [1] mention