List of mayors of Chichester explained

The following have been mayors of Chichester, Sussex:

• William Combe 1390 - 91^[1] MP for Chichester, 1382, 1384 and 1401
• William Neel 1393 - 95, 1401 - 02^[2] MP for Chichester, 1388, 1399 and 1415.
• William Horlebat 1398 - 99.^[3] MP for Chichester, 1388
• Thomas Patching 1407 - 08^[4] MP for Chichester, 1486–1499
• William Hore 1422–23, 1427–29, 1432–33, 1436–37, 1439–40, 1444–45, 1446–48.^[5] MP for Chichester, 1420 and 1431
• John Digons 1548–49 ^[6] MP for Chichester, 1554
• Richard Knight 1554 - 55 ^[7] MP for Chichester, 1555
• John Digons 1556–57 and 1567–68
• Lawrence Ardren 1564 ^[8] MP for Chichester, 1558
• Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond 1735 - 36 ^[9]
• Lord George Lennox 1772 - 73 ^[10]
• Charles Buckner 1783 - 84^[11]
• Sir George Murray 1815 Vice-admiral, Royal Navy
• R. C. Miller 1900^[12]
• Leslie Evershed-Martin 1955 - 57 Founder of Chichester Festival Theatre
• 1969 S.J Watson

21st century

Source:List of Mayors of Chichester

• Peggie Frost 2000 - 01
• Michael Shone 2001 - 02
• David Siggs 2002 - 03
• Jean E. Le Bourlier-Woods 2003 - 04
• Michael Shone 2004 - 05
• Richard E. Plowman 2005 - 06
• J. Rob Campling 2006 - 07
• Raymond E. Brown 2007 - 08
• David Siggs 2008 - 09
• Michael Woolley 2009 - 11
• Anthony J. French 2011 - 12
• Anne Scicluna 2012 - 13
• Alan Chaplin 2013 ^[13] (resigned December 2013 and replaced by John F Hughes
• John F Hughes 2014 - 15
• Peter Budge 2015 - 16 ^[14]

References

• List of Mayors of Chichester

Notes and References

1. Web site: COMBE, William, of Chichester, Suss.. 16 March 2016.
2. Web site: NEEL, William (d.1418), of Chichester, Suss. and London.. 16 March 2016.
3. Web site: HORLEBAT, William (d.1408), of Chichester, Suss.. 16 March 2016.
4. Web site: PATCHING, Thomas, of Chichester, Suss.. 16 March 2016.
5. Web site: HORE, William (d.1448), of Chichester, Suss.. History of Parliament Online. 8 May 2016.
6. Web site: DIGONS, John (1500/1-85), of Chichester, Suss.. History of Parliament Online. 8 May 2016.
7. Web site: KNIGHT, Richard (by 1518-55 or later), of Chichester, Suss.. History of Parliament on line. 8 May 2016.
8. Web site: ARDREN (ARDRAN, ARDERN), Lawrence (by 1523-70), of Chichester, Suss. History of Parliament on line. 8 May 2016.
9. Web site: Chichester City Council List of Mayors. Chichester City Council. 8 May 2016.
10. Web site: List of Mayors. Chichester City Council. 8 May 2016.
11. Book: Common Council of the City of Chichester. Minute Book of the Common Council of the City of Chichester, 1783-1826. 1962. Sussex Record Society. Lewes, Sussex, UK. 1 ff.
12. The War - The Volunteers - Sussex. 23 February 1900 . 7 . 36073 .
13. Web site: Mayor of Chichester steps down. 16 March 2016.
14. Web site: The Mayor of Chichester 2016/2017 | Chichester City Council . 8 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603085352/http://chichestercity.gov.uk/the-mayor-of-chichester-20132014/ . 3 June 2016 . dead .