This is a list of people who held the office of Mayor of the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon. The office was created in 1905 when the town was granted a charter of incorporation and abolished in 1965 when the area became part of the larger London Borough of Merton.
- Charter Mayor: William Harry Hamlin Hamshaw [1]
- 1905-06 William Harry Hamlin Hamshaw
- 1906-07 Arthur Holland - previously Chairman of Wimbledon Urban District
- 1907-08 Samuel Ruddell Collier MD
- 1908-09: Cecil H Walsh[2]
- 1909-10 John Marshall Bathgate
- 1910-11 John Marshall Bathgate (second term)
- 1911-12 Surgeon-Major Edward Louis McSheehy
- 1912-13 Surgeon-Major Edward Louis McSheehy (second term)
- 1913-14 William Barry [1]
- 1914-15 William Barry (second term)
- 1915-16 William Barry (third term)
- 1916-17 Harry William Simpson (picture [2])
- 1917-18 Harry William Simpson (second term)
- 1918-19 Lemuel Allen[3] (picture [3])
- 1919-20 Dudley Stuart [4]
- 1920-21 Dudley Stuart (second term)
- 1921-22 Shirl Mussell
- 1922-23 Shirl Mussell (second term)
- 1923-24 George Pauling [5]
- 1924-25 George Pauling (second term)
- 1925-26 Theodore Gilbert Hatherill-Mynott died 1961 aged 80
- 1926-27 Augustus William Hickmott 3 August 1876-1972
- 1927-28 Augustus William Hickmott (second term)
- 1928-29 George T Burrows
- 1929-30 George T Burrows (second term)
- 1930-31 Sir Joseph Hood (died 10 January 1931)
- 1931 John Marshall Bathgate (third time as mayor: completed remainder of term)
- 1931-32 John William Ramshaw
- 1932-33 John William Ramshaw (second term)
- 1933-34 Lady Roney (Lady Emily Roney)[4] [6]
- 1934-35 Lady Roney (second term)
- 1935-36 James Shaw Holland Abbott died 1947 aged 74
- 1936-37 James Shaw Holland Abbott (second term)
- 1937-38 Edwin James Mullins
- 1938-39 Herbert Aubrey Crowe 1890-1967 [7]
- 1939-40 Herbert Aubrey Crowe (second term)
- 1940-41 Herbert Aubrey Crowe (third term)
- 1941-42 Anthony Anstruther Drake[5], [8]
- 1942-43 Anthony Anstruther Drake (second term)
- 1943-44 T Reid Daniel
- 1944-45 T Reid Daniel (second term)
- 1945-46 Cyril Wilson Black[6]
- 1946-47 Cyril Wilson Black (second term)
- 1947-49 William Ernest Hamlin [7]
- 1949-50 William Ernest Hamlin (second term)
- 1950-51 Jack Egerton C Stroud 1882-1853[9]
- 1951-52 Jack Egerton C Stroud (second term)
- 1952-53 Sidney Black OBE - Linked to Wimbledon FC [10]
- 1953-54 Sidney Black OBE (second term)
- 1954-55 Alick Withall [11]
- 1955-56 Alick Withall (second term)
- 1956-57 D Leslie Reid[6]
- 1957-58 D Leslie Reid (second term)
- 1958-59 Norman Stuart Clarke 25 November 1905-1978
- 1959-60 Norman Stuart Clarke (second term)
- 1960-61 Philip Corbishley
- 1961-62 Philip Corbishley (second term)
- 1962-63 Tom Hirst Metcalf 4 July 1895-1980
- 1963-64 George Waller [12]
- 1964-65 Arnold Edward Ayres born 1889 [13]
References[]
- ↑ "Political Notes". The Times: p. 10. 26 July 1905.
- ↑ KC, knighted 1926, judge in India 1915-28
- ↑ A grocers’ provision merchant, born in Mitcham in 1871, died in Wimbledon 13 July 1953.
- ↑ Wife of Sir Ernest Roney
- ↑ C. 1877 - 19 August 1948. Alderman of Wimbledon Borough Council and Surrey County Council "Deaths". The Times: p. 1. 23 August 1948.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Black and Reid both campaigned to form a Scottish society in Croydon Centennial History. St. Andrew Society (London) (Wimbledon and District Scots’ Association).
- ↑ 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.