This is a list of people who held the office of Mayor of the Municipal Borough of Romford. The office was created in 1937 when Romford was granted a charter of incorporation and abolished in 1965 when it became part of the larger London Borough of Havering. For chairmen of the predecessor Romford Urban District Council see this list.
- Charter Mayor: Charles Henry Allen - fined for speeding November 1937, 11 May 1892-1972
- 1937-38: Charles Henry Allen (second term)
- 1938-40: Richard Albert Forge (two terms) 1892-1953
- 1940-41: William Morgan Goldsmith [1] 1871-1948
- 1941-42: John Butterfield - died 1949.
- 1942-43: Charles Henry Barney 10 March 1890-1969
- 1943-44: Charles Edward Smart
- 1944-45: Albert John Dyer, O.B.E. 1890-1955 [2], [3] and [4]
- 1945-46: George Amos Stafford 23 July 1897-1970 [5]
- 1946-47: George Frederick Chaplin, C.C. Also chairman of Essex County Council
- 1947-49: Leonard Sidney Webb[1]
- 1949-50: Arthur Needham [6]
- 1950-51: John Raymond Poel born 1908 [7]. Son of John Basil Poel and father of Lynden Thorpe, 2012-13 Mayor of Havering [8]
- 1951-52: Albert Edward Blane 1900-1963
- 1952-53: George Roberts mention here
- 1953-54: Mrs. Lilian Alberta Irons 4 March 1896-1976 mention here
- 1954-55: Alec McGonagle
- 1955-56: Frederick Claude Bell 7 August 1910-1979 [9]
- 1956-57: Stanley Victor Ellmore 1909-1957
- 1957-58: William Stanley Gardner [10]
- 1958-59: Francis Gerard Carrick 13 November 1910-1972
- 1959-60: Mrs. Mary Clark-Lewis [11]
- 1960-61: William Robert Pike
- 1961-62: Alec McGonagle (second term)
- 1962-63: Mrs. Olive Mary Jane Roberts C.C. [12]
- 1963-64: Arthur Hawkesworth
- 1964-65: Peter J. Smythe afterwards Mayor of Havering
References[]
- Mayors of Romford Borough Council. Romford Now and Then. (sourced from Old Romford No. 2 (Ed. Brian Evans), page 16.)
- ↑ The Representation of the People Act 1948 changed the date of mayoral elections from November to May. Mayors elected in November 1947 remained in office until May 1949.