The earliest recorded Mayor of
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
in England was Laurence Kepeharm (1205–1207?).
On 23 October 1962 the city was granted the honour of electing a
Lord Mayor.
Notable figures who have been Lord Mayor of Oxford include
J. N. L. Baker (1964–65), Air-Vice-Marshal
William Foster MacNeece Foster
Air Vice Marshal William Foster MacNeece Foster, (21 August 1889 – 28 March 1978) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who was a member of the Combined Chiefs of Staff from 1942 to 1943. He later became a member of Oxford City Council and Lord ...
(1966–67) and
Olive Gibbs
Olive Frances Gibbs, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (née Cox; 17 February 1918 – 28 September 1995) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour politician and anti-nuclear weapons campaigner.
Gibbs entered Oxfordshire politics in 1953 and became the second ...
(1974–75 and 1981–82).
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List of notable Mayors
List of Lord Mayors
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People from Oxford
Local government in Oxford
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
Mayors
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities ...
Oxford mayors
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