The Municipality of Guildford was a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
of
Western Australia. It first came into existence in 1838 as the Guildford Town Trust, before ceasing to function several years later. It was reconstituted in 1863, and became a Municipality in 21 February 1871 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act''. It ceased to exist when it was merged with the
Swan Road District on 10 June 1960 to form the
Swan-Guildford Road District.
Population
Chairmen and mayors
When first established, the council had a chairman. After June 1887, in celebration of the
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 and 21 June 1887 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey, and a banquet to which ...
, it had a mayor.
Among those who have been chairman or mayor of the Municipality of Guildford are:
*
Malachi Meagher (1873–1876)
* William George Johnson (1881–1884)
*
Walter Padbury (1884–1887)
* William Johnson (1888–1890)
* Frank Tratman (1890–1891)
* Thomas Jecks (1891)
* William Byers Wood (1891–1892)
* William George Johnson (1892–1893)
* Frank Henry Monger (1893–1894)
* William George Johnson (1894–1896)
*
Hector Rason (1897–1898)
* William George Johnson (1907–1909)
*
William Traylen (1914–1918)
* Clarence Shalders (1952–1954)
* Frank Anderson (1959–1960)
References
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Former local government areas of Western Australia
Guildford, Western Australia