List of mayors of Faversham explained
The following were among the mayors of Faversham, Kent, England:
Pre 21st Century
- 1438 Simonis Orwell
- 1465 Willelmus Norton
- 1480 Edward Thomasson [Thompson]
- 1535 Richard Colwell
- 1550: Thomas Arden, who was murdered by his wife, Alice Arden, and her lover, the subject of the play Arden of Faversham[1]
- 1580: Richard Tylman, mayor, became Faversham's leading corn, wheat and malt exporter to London.[2] [3]
- 1588 John Castlock Sr
- 1598 Anthony Deale
- 1603 John Castlock Sr
- 1605 John Haywarde
- 1612 John Caslocke Jr
- 1619 John Besbeech
- 1621 Thomas Napleton
- 1624 Samuel Hayward
- 1628 John Caslocke Jr
- 1629 John Besbeech
- 1650 John Shevren (Sherren)
- 1650/1651 William Hills (died in office 26 March 1651)
- 1655 John Shevren (Sherren)
- 1657 Edward Spillett
- 1674 Marke Trouts
- 1677 Stephen Blanket
- 1683 Stephen Blanket
- 1691 William Day
- 1693 Isaac Terry
- 1697 Thomas Gibbs
- 1700 John Bateman
- 1703 Isaac Terry
- 1704 Thomas Gibbs
- 1706 John Seere
- 1707 John Bateman
- 1708 Richard Marsh, traditionally regarded as the founder of Shepherd Neame Brewery
- 1710 Thomas Gibbs
- 1712 Isaac Terry
- 1713 Michael Jones
- 1715 Thomas Gibbs
- 1716 John Seere
- 1719 John Bateman
- 1723 Isaac Jones (son of Mayor Michael Jones)
- 1724 John Bateman (died in office on 2 June 1725)
- 1726 John Seere
- 1732 John Watson
- 1735 Isaac Jones
- 1737 John Seere
- 1739 John Watson
- 1743 James Tappenden
- 1745 Isaac Jones
- 1749 Edward Jacob
- 1754 Edward Jacob
- 1765 Edward Jacob
- 1775 Edward Jacob
- 1857 R.J. Hilton
- 1865 J.H. Fielding
- 1866 J.A. Anderson
- 1870 J.H. Fielding
- 1872 R. Watson-Smith
- 1873 L. Shrubsole
- 1876 J.A. Anderson
- 1877 L. Shrubsole
- 1878 L. Shrubsole
- 1880 L. Shrubsole
- 1881 E. Smith
- 1882 J.A. Anderson
- 1884 L. Shrubsole
- 1885 L. Shrubsole
- 1889 H.R. Child
- 1891 E. Holmes
- 1892 E. Smith
- 1899: Charles Cremer, brick manufacturer
- 1901-02: Councillor F. Austin, a representative of the Cinque Ports at the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.[4]
- 1902-03: Jabez Smith[5]
- 1907-09: Charles Cremer
- 1948-50: Harry Knowles, greengrocer, awarded honorary freedom of Faversham.[6]
- 1989-1991: Peter Salmon
- 1991-1992: Bryan Mulhern (1952 - 2020)[7]
- 1993-1995: Brian Tovey
- 1995-1996: Michael Scott Henderson
- 1996-1998: Kate Lee
- 1998-1999: Chris Perkin
- 1999-2000: Patrick Mulcahy
21st Century
- 2000–01: Chris Perkin (born c.1955)
- 2001–03: Thomas "Tom" Gates
- 2003–05: Cynthia "Cindy" Davis
- 2005–06: Michael Gates
- 2006–08: Trevor Fentiman
- 2008–10: Ted Wilcox
- 2010–12: Anita Walker
- 2012–14: David Simmons
- 2014–16: Nigel Kay
- 2016-18: Shiel Campbell[8]
- 2018-19: Trevor Abram
- 2019-2022: Alison Reynolds
- 2022–present Trevor Martin a representative of the Cinque Ports at the Coronation of King Charles III.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Mayors of Faversham. Faversham.org. based on Faversham Town Council’s record of Mayors of Faversham. 6 January 2014.
- Edward Jacob, The history of the town and port of Faversham: in the county of Kent. Appendix: A List of the Mayors of Faversham. J. March 1774. Retrieved
- Web site: The Historical Development of the Port of Faversham, Kent 1580-1780 . The Kent Archaeological Field School . 2 September 2012 . Paul Wilkinson . 11, 87, 89, 92, 104 . PDF direct download, 749 KB. Search key: Richard Tillman of Faversham.
- The Coronation. 13 August 1902 . 4 . 36845.
- Election of Mayors . 11 November 1902 . 12 . 36922.
- News: Harry Knowles: Man of the people – Obituary. Faversham News. January 1975.
- Web site: Former mayor dies after illness. 5 April 2020.
- http://www.faversham.org/history/mayors_of_faversham.aspx faversham.org
- https://favershamtowncouncil.gov.uk/cinque-port-barons-attend-the-coronation/#:~:text=The%20Mayor%20of%20Faversham%2C%20Cllr,Queen%20Camilla%206th%20May%202023.
