The town of Stafford, Staffordshire, England gained its mayoral charter from

King James I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until hi ...

. The first mayor was Matthew Cradock, jnr in 1614. The following have been mayors of Stafford: Source

Stafford Borough Council unless otherwise stated *1614–15 Matthew Cradock (MP died 1636), Matthew Cradock, First Mayor of Stafford, MP for Stafford 5 times between 1621 and 1628 *1622 Thomas Worswick *1706 William Abnett *1708 Abraham Hoskins *1716 Abraham Hoskins *1719 William Robins *1720 William Abnett *1731 William Robins *1740 William Robins

19th century

Source: Stafford Borough Council * 1836 John Masfen Jn. Kenderdine Shaw * 1837 William Jones * 1838 Charles Dudley * 1839 Thomas Stevenson * 1840 Edward Lloyd * 1841 John Rogers * 1842 Charles Chester Mort * 1843 Thomas Boulton * 1844 John Griffin * 1845 Charles Ed Morgan * 1846 James Webb * 1847 John Marson * 1848 James Turnock * 1849 Thomas Benson Elley * 1850 Thomas Benson Elley * 1851 William Jones, Jun. * 1852 Thomas Turner * 1853 Thomas Boulton * 1854 John Henson Webb * 1855 John Griffin * 1856 John Griffin * 1857 John Griffin * 1858 Henry Thos Lomax * 1859 John Lea * 1860 William Buxton * 1861 William Buxton * 1862 John Brewster * 1863 Jonas Pilling * 1864 Edward Mousley * 1865 Edward Mousley * 1866 John Morgan * 1867 William Silvester * 1868 Richard Podmore * 1869 Ephraim Austin * 1870 Henry Gillard * 1871 Hugh Woods Gibson * 1872 Bateman P Wright * 1873 John Kelsall * 1874 John Shallcross * 1875 John Shallcross * 1876 Jas C Marson (deceased) * 1876 H W Gibson (successor) * 1877 John Averill * 1878 Frederic Marson * 1879 William Wright * 1880 John Tasker Evans * 1881 Chas Henry Dudley * 1882 Chas Henry Dudley * 1883 Zachariah Anderson * 1884 Frederic Greatrex * 1885 Nicholas Joyce * 1886 Wm Henry Peach * 1887 Alfred Ward * 1888 Cornelius Mycock * 1889 Thomas Amies * 1890 William Peach * 1891 William Lloyd * 1892 William Silvester * 1893 George Wormal * 1894 Charles Henry Wright * 1895 Wm Hy Turkington * 1896 Frederick Greatrex * 1897 Walter Charles Towers Mynors * 1898 Walter Charles Towers Mynors * 1899 Walter Charles Towers Mynors

20th century

21st century

References

{{Lists of Mayors in the United Kingdom, Mayors of Stafford Stafford * Politics of Staffordshire Mayors of Stafford Stafford