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Nottingham Mayors

This list of mayors of Nottingham was compiled in 1751 by Charles Deering M.D. in his book Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova, or an Historical Account of the Ancient and present State of the Town of Nottingham. He describes the list up to the year 1598 as being 'imperfect' and that from 1600 forwards as being 'more perfect' - presumably an indication of his confidence in its accuracy.

1302	Johannes filius de le Paumer
1314	Robert Ingram
1330	Nicholas de Shelford
1332	Lawrence Le Spicer
1334	William de Amyas
1334-5	Roger de Botchal
1340	Ralph de Wolaton
1367	John Samon
1370	John Saumon
1379	John de Plumptre
1382	John Samon
1384	John Samon
1389	John de Crowshagh
1390	John de Croweshawe
1391	Henry de Normanton
1393	William Huntsman
1394	John de Plumptre
1399	John de Tannesley
1404	Robert Glade
1412	Robert Glade
1415	Thomas Kay
1422	Thomas Poge
1425	William Stokes
1427	John Plumptre
1429	William Brodhelm
1437	John Plumptre
1438	William Webster
1441	William Hallifax
1444	Thomas Alastre
1447	Gualfrid Knyveton
1449	Thomas Thurland
1458	Thomas Thurland
1467	John Hunt
1469	Thomas Alestre
1470	Robert Englishe
1471	Thomas Lockton
1475	Thomas Hunt
1486	William Hyggyn
1487	Richard Ody
1506	Richard Melleurs
1507	Richard Pykerde
1522	Thomas Mellors
1544	John Plumptre
1548	Robert Lovat
1551	Thomas Cockayne
1557	William Atkynson
1571	John Gregory
1574	Robert Burton
1576	Henry Newton
1577	Richard James
1578	William Scot
1580	Robert Alvey
1581	Robert Burton
1584	Peter Clarke
1585	William Scott
1586	John Gregory
1587	Robert Alvey
1588	Robert Marsh
1590	John Brownlow
1591	Peter Clarke
1592	William Scott
1593	William Trott
1594	Robert Alvey
1595	Richard Hurt
1596	Richard Morehaghe
1597	Peter Carke
1598	Anker Jackson
1600	Humphrey Bonner
1602	Richard Hurt
1603	Richard Morehaghe
1604	Richard Welsh
1605	Anker Jackson
1606	William Freeman
1607	Humphrey Bonner
1608	Robert Staples
1609	Richard Hurt
1610	Richard Morehaghe
1611	Richard Welsh
1612	Anker Jackson
1613	William Freeman
1614	Marmeduke Gregory
1615	Robert Staples
1616	Thomas Nix
1617	Leonard Nix
1619	Anker Jackson
1620	Marmeduke Gregory
1621	Richard Parker
1622	Robert Staples
1623	Robert Sherwin
1624	Leonard Nix
1625	Stephen Hill
1626	Peter Parker
1627	John James
1628	Richard Parker
1629	Alexander Staples
1630	Robert Sherwin
1631	Leonard Nix
1632	William Gregory
1633	Robert Parker
1634	John James
1635	Richard Hardmeat
1636	William Nix
1637	Robert Sherwin
1638	Robert Burton
1639	William Gregory
1640	William Drury
1641	John James
1642	Richard Hardmeat
1643	William Nix
1644	William Nix
1645	Thomas Gamble
1646	John James
1647	William Drury
1648	William Richards
1649	William Nix
1650	Thomas Gamble
1651	Richard Dring
1652	William Drury
1653	Francis Toplady
1654	John Parker, mercer
1655	Thomas Huthwaite
1656	William Richards
1657	Thomas Gamble
1658	Richard Dring
1659	William Drury
1660	Francis Toplady
1661	John Parker, mercer
1662	Christopher Hall
1663	William Greaves
1664	Ralph Edge
1665	William Jackson
1666	Richard Hodgekins
1667	Joseph Wright
1668	John Parker, mercer
1669	Christopher Hall
1670	William Greaves
1671	Ralph Edge
1672	William Jackson
1673	Richard Hodgekins
1674	Joseph Wright
1675	John Parker, grocer
1676	Christopher Hall
1677	William Greaves
1678	Ralph Edge
1679	John Parker, grocer
1680	Gervas Rippon
1681	Gervas Wyld
1682	William Toplady
1683	Christopher Hall
1684	William Petty
1685	Robert Wortley
1686	John Parker, grocer
1687	Gervas Rippon
	John Sherwin
	George Langford

This year came King James II, his 'Quo Waranto' to this Town, when Gervas Rippon and the five preceeding were turned out, and the following put into their< room, viz. John Sherwin, George Langford, Charles Harvey, ........ Hyde and ........ Crisp, which two last did not live to be Mayors, John Sherwin dying during his Mayoralty in the month of May, George Langford was placed in the chair, and continued Mayor the succeeding year.

1688	George Langford
1689	Charles Harvey
1690	John Hawkins
1691	Joseph Turpin
1692	William Greaves
1693	Thomas Trigge
1694	Arthur Rickards
1695	John Hoe
1696	Francis Samon
1697	Samuel Leland
1698	William Greaves
1699	Thomas Collin
1700	Samuel Watkinson
1701	John Rickards
1702	John Peake
1703	Samuel Smith
1704	William Barke
1705	John Shipman
1706	Francis Samon
1707	William Drury
1708	Samuel Watkinson
1709	John Peake
1710	Samuel Smith
1711	Benjamin Green
1712	William Barke
1713	John Collin
1714	John Shipman
1715	Thomas Hawksley
	Samuel Watkinson

Alderman Hawksley was displaced March the 20th, in the year of his.

1716	John Sherwin
1717	Thomas Trigge
1718	Marmaduke Pennel
1719	Richard Bearn
1720	William Bilbie
1721	Benjamin Green
1722	Alexander Burden
1723	Thomas Trigge
1724	Marmaduke Pennel
1725	Richard Bearn
1726	William Bilbie
1727	Joseph Walters
1728	Benjamin Greene
1729	Alexander Burden
1730	William Trigge
1731	Thomas Trigge
1732	John Huthwaite
1733	Thomas Langford
1734	William Bilbie
1735	Benjamin Green
1736	Alexander Burden
1737	William Trigge
1738	John Newton
1739	James Huthwaite
1740	Thomas Langford

Of this gentleman it is observable, that he was chosen Alderman whilst he was serving the Office of Sheriff: that in his first Mayoralty, one ward, aged 106 years was made Burgess: and that when he was Mayor a second time, he was also high Sheriff of the County of Nottingham, and acquitted himself with great applause.

1741	Alexander Burden
1742	William Trigge
1743	John Hornbuckle
1744	John Burton
1745	Henry Butler
1746	James Huthwaite
1747	Thomas Langford
1748	William Trigge
1749	John Hornbuckle

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