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Lord Mayor Of Stoke-on-Trent
The position of Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent is largely ceremonial, determined by a vote amongst the elected councillors of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Candidates are selected from the councillors. The lord mayor for 2022 to 2023 is Faisal Hussain, a Conservative. History Between 1910 and 1928 the Borough, and later, City of Stoke-on-Trent had a mayor rather than a lord mayor. The first Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent was Cecil Wedgwood of the Wedgwood pottery dynasty. The title of Lord Mayor was first conferred on the City of Stoke-on-Trent by King George V of the United Kingdom, George V on 10 July 1928. List of former mayors *1901-02 T. R. Yoxall (Conservative) *1902-03 T. R. Yoxall (re-elected) List of former lord mayors 21st century *2000-01 Barbara Dunn (Labour) *2001-02 Bill Austin (mayor), Bill Austin (Labour) (2nd Term) *2002-03 Ellis Bevan (Liberal Democrat) *2003-04 Clive Brian (Conservative) *2004-05 Karamat Ali (mayor), Karamat Ali (Labour) *2005-06 Maurice Lewis ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the local authority of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. As a unitary authority, it has the combined powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council and is administratively separate from the rest of Staffordshire. Since the 2019 election the council has been run by a Conservative minority administration with support from independent councillors. Powers and functions The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Stoke-on-Trent is a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Stoke-on-Trent City Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bailey (mayor)
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Alan Edwards (mayor)
Alan Edwards may refer to: * Alan Edwards (actor) (1925–2003), British-Australian actor * Alan Edwards (canoeist) (1943–2002), British Olympic sprint canoer * Alan Edwards (rugby) Alan Spencer Edwards (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Aberavon RFC, the Royal Air Force, and represe ... (fl. 1930s), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer * Alan Edwards (diplomat), Australian High Commissioner to Vanuatu from 1996 to 1999 See also * Allan Edwards (other) * Allen Edwards (other) * Al Edwards (other) {{hndis, Edwards, Alan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Oakes (mayor)
Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet (23 December 1874 – 7 July 1943) was a British gold mine owner, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. He earned his fortune in Canada and moved to the Bahamas in the 1930s for tax purposes. Though American by birth, he became a British citizen and was granted the hereditary title of baronet in 1939. Oakes was murdered in 1943 under mysterious circumstances, and the subsequent trial ended with acquittal of the accused. No further legal proceedings have taken place on the matter, the cause of death and the details surrounding it have never been entirely determined (though are thought to be unusually grisly) and the case has been the subject of several books and four films. Biography Early life Oakes was born in Sangerville, Maine, one of five children of William Pitt Oakes and Edith Nancy Lewis. His father was a prosperous lawyer. Harry Oakes graduated from Foxcroft Academy and went on to Bowdoin College in 1896, and he spent two years at the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Birkin (mayor)
Sir John Christian William Birkin, 6th Baronet (born 2 July 1953) is a British director and producer. Biography John Birkin is a television director and production manager, known for ''Mr. Bean'' (1990), ''Chef!'' (1993), and ''Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings'' (2000), among other television shows. Birkin's father was the Gothic novelist Charles Birkin and his mother was the Australia-born actress Janet Johnson. He and the actress Jane Birkin both come from the lineage of the Birkin baronetcy and he is the 6th baronet. He is the cousin of Andrew Birkin, David Birkin, Jane Birkin, and Ned Birkin. He was married to Emma Gage on 25 June 1994 and they have two children. Filmography ;As director * 1987: ''French and Saunders'' (TV series) * 1988: '' 1st Exposure'' * 1990: ''Harry Enfield's Television Programme'' (TV series) * 1991: ''The Trouble with Mr. Bean'' (video) * 1992: '' The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean'' (video) * 1992: '' The Perilous Pursuits of Mr. Bean'' (video) * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Brown (mayor)
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Les Sillitoe
Leslie Richard Sillitoe (August 1915 – 10 October 1996) was a British trade union leader and politician. Sillitoe served in the British Army during World War II and took part in the Normandy Landings. After the war, he found work at the Campbell Tile Factory in Stoke on Trent, and joined the National Society of Pottery Workers (NSPW). Sillitoe was a supporter of the Labour Party, and won election to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, ultimately serving for 36 years. He became a leading proponent for safer and cleaner working conditions in the pottery industry, and in 1966 he won election as assistant general secretary of the NSPW. At the end of 1974, Alf Dulson retired as general secretary of the union, by then renamed as the Ceramic and Allied Trades Union, and Sillitoe won the election to replace him. He had immediate success by securing a closed shop agreement with the British Pottery Manufacturers' Federation, agreeing how future wage increases would be calculated, and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wallis (mayor)
John Wallis (; la, Wallisius; ) was an English clergyman and mathematician, who is given partial credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus. Between 1643 and 1689 he served as chief cryptographer for Parliament and, later, the royal court. He is credited with introducing the symbol ∞ to represent the concept of infinity. He similarly used 1/∞ for an infinitesimal. John Wallis was a contemporary of Newton and one of the greatest intellectuals of the early renaissance of mathematics. Biography Educational background * Cambridge, M.A., Oxford, D.D. * Grammar School at Tenterden, Kent, 1625–31. * School of Martin Holbeach at Felsted, Essex, 1631–2. * Cambridge University, Emmanuel College, 1632–40; B.A., 1637; M.A., 1640. * D.D. at Oxford in 1654 Family On 14 March 1645, he married Susanna Glynde ( – 16 March 1687). They had three children: # Anne, Lady Blencowe (4 June 1656 – 5 April 1718), married Sir John Blencowe (30 November 1642 – 6 May 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Sothern (mayor)
Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe Alasky *Ron Weasley, a character in ''Harry Potter.'' Language * Ron language, spoken in Plat State, Nigeria * Romanian language (ISO 639-3 code ron) People Mononym *Ron (singer), Rosalino Cellamare (born 1953), Italian singer Given name *Ron (given name) Surname *Dana Ron (born 1964), Israeli computer scientist and professor *Elaine Ron (1943-2010), American epidemiologist *Emri Ron (born 1936), Israeli politician *Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian football player *Jason De Ron (born 1973), Australian musician *José Ron (born 1981), Mexican actor *Liat Ron, actress, dancer and dance instructor * *Lior Ron (born 1982), Israeli-American film and trailer composer and musician *Michael Ron (born 1932), Israeli fencer * Michael Røn (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Cotton (mayor)
General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton (15 May 1803 – 24 July 1899) was a British army officer and irrigation engineer who worked in the Madras Presidency. Cotton devoted his life to the construction of irrigation and navigation canals throughout British India. He helped many people by building the Dowleswaram Barrage (Rajahmundry), the Prakasam Barrage, and the Kurnool Cuddappah Canal (K. C. Canal). His dream was only partially realised, but he is still honoured in Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil Nadu for his efforts. The Sir Arthur Cotton Museum has been built in his honour in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh. The museum holds approximately one hundred images and 15 machine tools that Cotton used when constructing the barrage in Andhra Pradesh from 1847 to 1852. He was the father of the evangelist Elizabeth Hope. Biography Arthur Cotton was born on 15May 1803 at Combermere, the tenth son of Henry Calvely Cotton, uncle of the noted Field Marshal Lord Combermere, and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Austin (mayor)
William, Bill or Billy Austin may refer to: Literary figures * William Austin (English writer) (1587–1634), English author of miscellany * William Austin (poet) (before 1634–after 1666), English classical scholar * William Austin (physician) (1754–1793), English medical doctor and author * William Austin (American writer) (1778–1841), American author and lawyer * William James Austin (born 1950), American poet inspired by New York City * William D. Austin (1856–1944), American architect and author Politicians * William J. Austin (1822–1904), American miller, farmer and politician * William H. Austin (1859–1922), American lawyer and politician Sports competitors * William Austin (cricketer) (1801–?), English first-class player * Billy Austin (footballer) (1900–1979), English outside-right; played as Sam Austin * Bill Austin (American football, born 1928) (1928–2013), American player and coach * Bill Austin (American football, born 1937) (c. 1937–2015), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Evans (mayor)
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