Dorchester Mayor Janet Hewitt in the Santa Hat Parade in 2022
John Parkin was the first mayor when he was elected in 1629. The first woman to serve as mayor was Winifrede Marsden in 1930.
Stella Jones MBE has been mayor three times and she was also the mayoress three times when her husband Trevor was mayor.
The following have been elected
mayors
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of
Dorchester, Dorset
Dorchester ( ) is the county town of Dorset, England. It is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the ...
, England:
*1629–30:
John Parkins
John Parkins (1571–1640) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.
Parkins was the son of William Parkins of East Shilvinghampton near Portesham in Dorset. He became a merchant in Dorchester. On ...
,
[ MP for Dorchester, 1621
*1631–32: ]William Whiteway
Sir William Vallance Whiteway, (April 1, 1828 – June 24, 1908) was a politician and three time Premier of Colony of Newfoundland, Newfoundland.
Life and career
Born in Littlehempston, Devon, England, Whiteway emigrated to Newfoundland i ...
, MP for Dorchester, 1624, 1625
*1635–36: Denis Bond MP for Dorchester, 1640
*1636–37: John Hill John Hill may refer to:
Business
* John Henry Hill (1791–1882), American businessman, educator and missionary
* John Hill (planter) (1824–1910), Scottish-born American industrialist and planter
* John Hill (businessman) (1847–1926), Austral ...
, MP for Dorchester, 1628
*1637–38: James Gould, snr, MP for Dorchester, 1659, 1661
*1644–45: John Bushrode
John Bushrode (1612 - c 1684) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1659.
Bushrode was the son of Richard Bushrode, merchant adventurer of Dorchester, and his wife Dorthy Watts and ...
, MP for Dorchester, 1659
*1645–46: John Whiteway, MP for Dorchester, 1654, 1656, 1660
*1655–56: John Bushrode
John Bushrode (1612 - c 1684) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1659.
Bushrode was the son of Richard Bushrode, merchant adventurer of Dorchester, and his wife Dorthy Watts and ...
, MP for Dorchester, 1659
*1658–59: John Whiteway, MP for Dorchester, 1654, 1656, 1660
*1677–78: James Gould, jnr, MP for Dorchester, 1677, 1680, 1681, 1690
*1680–81: Nicholas Gould
Nicholas Gould (1635–1691), of Lime Street, London and Upwey, Dorset, was an English politician.
Family
He had two sons and three daughters.
Career
He was Mayor of Dorchester from 1680 to 1681. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Englan ...
MP for Dorchester, 1679
*1682: Charles Stoodley
*1683: John Oldis
*1684: William Pitt
*1685: Alexander Haviland
*1686: John Nelson
*1687: George Lester
*1688: Hugh Baker
*1689: Richard Cooper and Thomas Blandford
*1690: Maximilian Gollop
*1691: Daniel Arden
*1692: Thomas Delacourt
*1693: Thomas Seward
*1694: Andrew Loder
*1695: John Gollop
*1696: James Gould
*1697: John Yeat
*1698: Robert Weare
*1699: Henry Whiffen
*1700: Richard Samways
*1701: John Haviland
*1702: John Oldis
*1703: Maximilian Gollop
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*1902-03: Stephen D. Allen, Conservative (re-elected)
*1930-31:Winifrede Marsden[
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*1950-51: Nancy Jackman][
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*1988: E. Stella Jones
*1989: Dennis G. Maggs
*1990: Elizabeth G. Boothman
*1991:: M. Diana Dowell
*1992:D. Trevor Jones
*1993: Mary E. (Molly) Rennie
*1994: John H. Antell
*1995: Timothy C.N. Harries
*1996: Peter A.A. Scott
*1997: Richard M. Biggs
*1998: John H. Antell
*1999: Leslie M. Phillips
*2000–01: E. Stella Jones ][
*2002–03: D. Trevor Jones ][
*2003–04: Mary E. Rennie ][
*2004–05: Timothy C. N. Harries ][
*2005–06: Richard M. Biggs ][
*2006–07: Robert (Robin) Potter ][
*2007–08: David J. Barrett ][
*2008–09: Catherine M. Hebditch ][
*2009–10: Susan C Hosford ][
*2010–11: Leslie M. Phillips ][
*2011–12: Tess James ][
*2012–13: Andrew J Canning ][
*2013–14: E.Stella Jones ][
*2014–15: Peter Mann ][
*2015–16: Robin Potter ][
*2016–17: Timothy C. N. Harries ][
*2017–18: Susan C Hosford ][
*2018–19: David Taylor
*2019-21: Richard M. Biggs
The Mayor at Dorchester Earth Fair on Earth Day in 2022
*2021-22: Gareth Jones]
References
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