Past Mayors of the Borough of Richmond Yorkshire 1668 William Wetwange 1669 John Kaye 1670 John Bartlett snr. 1671 Richard Dawson 1672 Henry Cowlinge 1673 Henry Bartlett 1674 John Bartlett jnr. 1675 William Cowart 1676 Henry Davile 1677 George Kaye 1678 Henry Smith 1679 Francis Allen 1680 Thomas Cowlinge 1681 John Wilson 1682 Peter Marshall 1683 William Kay 1684 John Metcalfe 1685 Simon Hutchinson
1686 Edward Wyvill jnr. 1687 Francis Blackburne 1888 John Smith 1689 Robert Nicholls 1690 Arthur Cowlinge 1691 James Close 1692 George Pinckney 1693 John Smith 1694 John Hammond 1695 William Cowlinge 1696 Christopher Alderson 1697 Thomas Dickonson 1698 Methusalem Snowdon 1699 Ralph Brockell 1700 Henry Nicholls 1701 Richard Sudell 1702 George Cowling 1703 George Allen 1704 Anthony Close 1705 Matthew Hutchinson 1706 Francis Blackburne 1707 James Close
1708 John Hammond 1709 William Cowling 1710 Thomas Dickonson 1711 Methusalem Snowdon 1712 Richard Sudell 1713 Henry Nicholls 1714 George Allen 1715 Anthony Close 1716 John Close 1717 William Davile 1718 Thomas Metcalfe 1719 Ralph Brockell 1720 Henry Lanchester 1721 George Kay 1722 Caleb Readshaw 1723 James Close 1724 Samuel Sutton 1725 Edward Hodgson 1726 Methusalem Snowdon 1727 William Davile 1728 Anthony Close & James Close 1729 Henry Lanchester 1730 George Kay
1731 James Close 1732 Samuel Sutton 1733 Edward Hodgson 1734 Henry Cowling 1735 John Brockell 1736 John Elsworth 1737 Robert Wilson 1738 Thomas Brass 1739 Thomas Cowling 1740 Joseph Coates 1741 Matthew Hutchinson 1742 Caleb Readshaw 1743 Edward Fisher 1744 John Robinson 1745 Henry Lanchester & John Brockell 1746 James Close 1747 Henry Cowling 1748 John Elsworth snr. 1749 Robert Wilson 1750 Caleb Readshaw 1751 Thomas Brass 1752 Edward Fisher
1753 John Robinson 1754 Cuthbert Readshaw 1755 Cuthbert Cowling 1756 Thomas Simpson 1757 Christopher Wayne 1758 Henry Lanchester 1759 Christopher Dighton 1760 William Brockell 1761 Edmund Lonsdale 1762 Fowler Hickes 1763 Thomas Cowling 1764 Solomon Wycliffe 1765 Thomas Cornforth 1766 Caleb Readshaw 1767 John Robinson 1768 Cuthbert Readshaw 1769 Thomas Simpson 1770 Henry Lanchester 1771 Christopher Wayne 1772 William Brockell 1773 Edmund Lonsdale 1774 Fowler Hickes
1775 Solomon Wycliffe 1776 Thomas Cornforth 1777 Caleb Readshaw 1778 Henry Trigg 1779 Henry Blegborough 1780 Thomas I anson 1781 Tristram Hogg 1782 Christopher Wayne 1783 Edmund Lonsdale 1784 Fowler Hickes 1785 Solomon Wycliffe 1786 Thomas Cornforth 1787 John Robinson 1788 Henry Blegborough 1789 Tristram Hogg 1790 Francis Winn 1791 Thomas Simpson 1792 William Thompson 1793 George Kay 1794 James Hutchinson 1795 George Thompson Watkin 1796 James Wensley 1797 Seymour Hodgson
1798 Philip Macfarlane 1799 John Smurthwaite 1800 Solomon Wycliffe 1801 Henry Blegborough 1802 Tristram Hogg 1803 Francis Winn 1804 William Thompson 1805 Thomas Simpson 1806 James Hutchinson 1807 George Kay 1808 Philip Macfarlane 1809 John Smurthwaite 1810 John Thompson 1811 John Foss 1812 William Close 1813 George Gill 1814 William Stanley Goodburne 1815 George Smith 1816 Michael Brunton 1817 William Thompson snr. 1818 William Terry 1819 William Thompson snr. 1820 George Kay
1821 Philip Macfarlane 1822 John Foss 1823 W.S.Goodburne 1824 William Terry 1825 William Close 1826 George Gill 1827 George Smith 1828 Michael Brunton 1829 William Thompson 1830 Thomas Simpson 1831 Thomas Bradley 1832 George Smurthwaite 1833 Robert Gill 1834 John Metcalfe 1835 William Carter 1836 George Croft 1837 Christopher Croft 1838 Leonard Cooke 1839 George Croft 1840 Richard Atkinson 1841 Christopher Croft 1842 Henry Cooke 1843 Peter Constable Maxwell
1844 Christopher Croft 1845 John Bowe 1846 James C. Thairtwell 1847 Leonard Cooke 1848 Isaac Fisher 1849 Robert Robson 1850 Leonard Cooke 1851 Christopher Croft 1852 John Bowe 1853 Leonard Cooke 1854 Leonard Cooke 1855 Roper Stote Donnison Rowe Roper 1856 Robert Robson 1857 James Robinson 1858 Leonard Cooke 1859 William Robinson 1860 George Smurthwaite jnr. 1861 George Smurthwaite jnr. 1862 Christopher Croft 1863 Alexander Young 1864 Henry Pearson Bruno 1865 Leonard Cooke
1866 James Robinson 1867 John Godfrey Croft 1868 George Smurthwaite jnr. 1869 Edward Mason 1870 Thomas Thompson 1871 Thomas Thompson 1872 Thomas Thompson 1873 Christopher Other jnr. 1874 James Robinson 1875 Godfrey Croft 1876 John Godfrey Croft 1877 James Robinson 1878 Thomas Shaw 1879 Thomas Shaw 1880 Thomas Shaw 1881 George Roper 1882 George Roper 1883 George Roper 1884 Gerald Walker 1885 Gerald Walker 1886 Gerald Walker 1887 Gerald Walker 1888 Alfred T. Rogers
1889 Alfred T Rogers 1890 George Roper 1891 William Hauxwell 1892 W, Ness Walker 1893 Gerald Walker 1894 James Robinson 1895 James Robinson 1896 Marquis of Zetland C.A. 1897 Marquis of Zetland C.A. 1898 Sidney Robinson 1899 William Brittain 1900 Henry William Walton 1901 Gerald Walker 1902 Gerald Walker 1903 Henry Cleveland 1904 George Edwards Nash 1905 George Edwards Nash 1906 George Edwards Nash 1907 Stephen Wilson Close 1908 Stephen Wilson Close 1909 Bartholomew Russell 1910 Bartholomew Russell 1911 Andrew Currie
1912 F.R.Whitton 1913 John Ringrose 1914 W.Walton 1915 W.Walton 1916 W.Walton 1917 W.Walton 1918 George R. Wade 1919 George R. Wade 1920 Frederick J Hodgson 1921 Frederick J Hodgson 1922 Capt. Thomas H. Singleton 1923 Albert Morton 1924 George Roper 1925 George Roper 1926 George Roper 1927 James C. Eyles 1928 George R. Wade 1929 George R. Wade 1930 Albert Morton 1931 Fred Dinsdale 1932 Mrs. Mary J. Hodgson 1933 Mrs. Mary J. Hodgson
1934 Mrs. Mary J. Hodgson 1935 Ruth G. Roper 1936 Ruth G. Roper 1937 Ruth G. Roper 1938 James F. Davidson 1939 William Robinson 1940 William Robinson 1941 William Robinson 1942 William Robinson 1943 William Robinson 1944 William Robinson 1945 William Robinson 1946 Robert B. Kirtley 1947 Stephen A. Brand 1948 Stephen A. Brand 1949 Stephen A. Brand 1950 John Todd 1951 John Todd 1952 Edwin T. Moore 1953 Frank Dickinson 1954 Ruth G. Roper 1955 Fred Woodall 1956 James B. Hood
1957 John A. Pattern 1958 Arthur Dunkley 1959 Arthur Dunkley 1960 Arthur Dunkley 1961 Reginald W. Atkinson 1962 Fred Woodall 1963 Richard W. Waldie 1964 Richard W. Waldie 1965 Miss Phyllis R. Batson 1966 Mrs. Joyce M. Galvin 1967 Reginald Eaton 1968 Reginald Eaton 1969 Reginald Eaton 1970 Reginald W. Atkinson 1971 Mrs. Katherine Carr 1972 Mrs. Katherine Carr 1973 Mrs. Katherine Carr 1974 Eric W. Tyson 1975 Frank Jamson 1976 Frank Faulkner 1977 Ron L. May 1978 Fred Woodall & David H. Waldie 1979 Roy V. Cross
1980 J.Derrick Bagley 1981 David H. Waldie 1982 John K. Hendren 1983 Katherine M. Carr 1984 Ella S. Devlin 1985 Ron L. May 1986 Jane Metcalfe 1987 E. Grace Buckle 1988 John K. Hendren 1989 Hillary K.L. Ibbotson 1990 Roy V. Cross 1991 Ella S. Devlin 1992 J. Blenkiron 1993 Angela T. Harris 1994 Pamela P. Cross 1995 Katherine M. Carr 1996 Clive R. World 1997 Roy V. Cross 1998 Jane Metcalfe 1999 C. Anne Frizell 2000 John P.R. Harris 2001 Tom G. Burrows 2002 Stuart Parsons
2003 Stuart Parsons 2004 Russell Lord 2005 Stuart Parsons 2006 Linda Curran 2007 John Robinson 2008 Judith Steggles 2009 David Gillson 2010 Barry Heap 2011 Oliver Blease 2012 Stuart Parsons 2013 Robert White 2014 Clive R. World 2015 Clive R. World 2016 Russell F. Lord 2017 Stuart Parsons