Past Mayors of Sheffield

Sheffield was incorporated in 1843 by Royal Charter and 56 members were elected to Sheffield Corporation with William Jeffcock as the first Mayor.   On this page you will find information about the past Mayors of Sheffield from 1843 to 1896.

 

 

 

elected 1843  -  William Jeffcock  -  died 1871

elected 1844  -  Thomas Dunn  -  died 1871

elected 1845  -  Samuel Butcher  -  died 1869

elected 1846  -  Henry Wilkinson  -  died 1873

elected 1847  -  Edward Vickers  -  died 1897

elected 1848  -  T. R. Barker  -  died 1873

elected 1849  -  Thomas Birks  -  died 1861

 

elected 1850  -  T. B. Turton  -  died 1869

elected 1851  -  John Carr  -  died 1887

elected 1852  -  W. A. Matthews  -  died 1872

elected 1853  -  Francis Hoole  -  died 1869

elected 1854  -  William Fisher, Junior  -  died 1880

elected 1855  -  William Fawcett  -  died 1871

elected 1856  -  John William Pye  -  Smith  -  died 1864

elected 1857  -  Robert Jackson  -  died 1872

elected 1858  -  Charles Atkinson  -  died 1879

elected 1859  -  Henry E. Hoole  -  died 1891

 

elected 1860  -  Henry Vickers  -  died 1882

elected 1861  -  Sir John Brown (2 years)  -  died 1896

elected 1862  -  Sir John Brown (2 years)  -  died 1896

elected 1863  -  Thomas Jessop (2 years)  -  died 1887

elected 1864  -  Thomas Jessop (2 years)  -  died 1887

elected 1865  -  W. E. Laycock  -  died 1895

elected 1866  -  John Webster (2 years)  -  died 1878

elected 1867  -  John Webster (2 years)  -  died 1878

elected 1868  -  Thomas Moore (4 years)  -  died 1880

elected 1869  -  Thomas Moore (4 years)  -  died 1880

 

elected 1870  -  Thomas Moore (4 years)  -  died 1880

elected 1871  -  Thomas Moore (4 years)  -  died 1880

elected 1872  -  John Fairburn  -  died 1897

elected 1873  -  Joseph Hallam  -  died 1885

elected 1874  -  Mark Firth  -  died 1880

elected 1875  -  John Tasker  -  died 1877

elected 1876  -  George Bassett  -  died 1886

elected 1877  -  Sir Frederick T. Mappin, Bart.  -  died 1910

elected 1878  -  David Ward  -  died 1889

elected 1879  -  Edward Tozer  -  died 1890

 

elected 1880  -  Abram Brooksbank  -  died 1891

elected 1881  -  Michael Hunter, Junior (2 years)  -  died 1898

elected 1882  -  Michael Hunter, Junior (2 years)  -  died 1898

elected 1883  -  W. H. Brittain ( 2 years)  -  died 1922

elected 1884  -  W. H. Brittain ( 2 years)  -  died 1922

elected 1885  -  J. W. Pye-Smith   -  died 1895

elected 1886  -  Sir Henry Stephenson  -  died 1904

elected 1887  -  W. J. Clegg (2 years)  -  died 1895

elected 1888  -  W. J. Clegg (2 years)  -  died 1895

elected 1889  -  J. B. Jackson  -  died 1895

 

elected 1890  -  Samuel Osborn  -  died 1891

elected 1891  -  W. J. Clegg  (elected in place of the late Mayor)  -  died 1895

elected 1891  -  Joseph Gamble  -  died 1905

elected 1892  -  Batty Longley  -  died 1914

elected 1893  -  E. S. Foster  -  died 1894

elected 1894  -  Sir Charles Skelton  -  died 1913

elected 1895  -  His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, EM, KG (2 years)  -  died 1917

elected 1896  -  His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, EM, KG (2 years)  -  died 1917

 

By Royal Grant of Title in 1897, Queen Victoria conferred the title and dignity of “Lord Mayor” upon the first citizen of Sheffield, which continues to the present day.