List of mayors of Paddington explained

This is a list of people who held the office of mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington. The office was created in 1900 and abolished in 1965.

List of mayors of Paddington from 1900-1965

1900s

• 1900-1901 John Aird MP. Created a baronet, March 1901.
• 1901-1902 Sir John Aird MP (second term)
• 1902-1903 Henry Andrade Harben^[1]
• 1903-1904 John Williams
• 1904-1905 William Urquhart
• 1905-1906 Herbert Lidiard
• 1906-1907 Herbert Lidiard (second term)
• 1907-1908 Lieutenant-General John Wimburn Laurie
• 1908-1909 Herbert Henry Fuller
• 1909-1910 Herbert Henry Fuller (second term)

1910s

• 1910-1911 Herbert Lidiard (third term)
  • 1911-1912 William George Perring 1912-1913 Harry George Handover
• 1913-1914 Harry George Handover (second term)
• 1914-1915 Harry George Handover (third term)
• 1915-1916 Harry George Handover (fourth term)
• 1916-1917 Harry George Handover (fifth term)
• 1917-1918 Harry George Handover (sixth term)
• 1918-1919 Harry George Handover (seventh term)
• 1919-1920 Harry George Handover (eighth term)

1920s

• 1920-1921 Harold Vaughan Kenyon
• 1921-1922 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (second term)
• 1922-1923 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (third term)
• 1923-1924 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (fourth term)
• 1924-1925 Colin Stanley Crosse
• 1925-1926 Leonard Thomas Snell^{[2] [3]}
• 1926-1927 Leonard Thomas Snell (second term)
• 1927-1928 Alfred Instone
• 1928-1929 Leonard Thomas Snell (third term)
• 1929-1930 Leonard Thomas Snell (fourth term)

1930s

• 1930-1931 Leonard Thomas Snell (fifth term)
• 1931-1932 Sir Harry George Handover (ninth term)
• 1932-1933 Sir Harry George Handover (tenth term)
• 1933-1934 Sir Harry George Handover (eleventh term)
• 1934-1935 Sir Harry George Handover (twelfth term)
• 1935-1936 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (fifth term)
• 1936-1937 Harold Vaughan Kenyon (sixth term). Knighted 1937.
• 1937-1938 John Burgess Preston Karslake
• 1938-1939 Henry Halford Dawes
• 1939-1940 Henry Halford Dawes (second term) (died 17 February 1940)^[4]

1940s

• 1940 (February–November) John Burgess Preston Karslake (second term)
• 1940-1941 Frank Stanley Henwood
• 1941-1942 Frank Stanley Henwood (second term)
• 1942-1943 Arthur Henry Barrett^[5]
• 1943-1944 Arthur Henry Barrett (second term)
• 1944-1945 Frederick Lawrence
• 1945-1946 Henry Berkwood Hobsbaum
• 1946-1947 Edward Avery
• 1947-1949 James Eugene MacColl^[6]
• 1949-1950 Arthur Henry Barrett (third term)

1950s

• • 1950-1951 Norris Kenyon 1951-1952 Norris Kenyon (second term)
• 1952-1953 (William) Ernest Harriss
• 1953-1954 Col Walter Parkes. Chairman of the Board of Governors of St Mary's Hospital 1920-49.
• 1954-1955 Stanley Howard Crosse
• 1955-1956 Catherine Priscilla Rabagliati 3 January 1885–1973^{[7] [8]}
• 1956-1957 Catherine Rabagliati (second term)
• 1957-1958 Major James Collins
• 1958-1959 Alexander Norman Carruthers born 1901^[9]
• 1959-1960 Raymond Robert Brown 20 August 1895–1973

1960s

• 1960-1961 Arthur C Barrett
• 1961-1962 Patrick Barry
• 1962-1963 Denis McNair^[10]
• 1963-1964 Major James Collins (second term)
• 1964-1965 Jack Gillett (later Lord Mayor of Westminster 1976-77)

Notes and References

1. Election of Mayors . 11 November 1902 . 12 . 36922.
2. News: Porchester Hall – Travel Back in Time! - Park Grand London Paddington Blog. 2014-05-26. Park Grand London Paddington Blog. 2018-04-29. en-US.
3. Auctioneer. Born 4 April 1863 in Willesden. Died 14 November 1937, aged 74, in Marylebone. Member of Paddington Borough Council from 1920 until death. Obituary in The Times, 15 November 1937, p.16
4. "Deaths", The Times, 19 February 1940, p. 1.
5. Web site: Paddington Rotary Club History. paddingtonrotary.org.uk. en-US. 2018-04-29.
6. The Representation of the People Act 1948 changed the date of mayoral elections from November to May. Mayors elected in November 1947 remained in office until May 1949.
7. Web site: HOUSING (FURNISHED LETTINGS AND HOTEL USE) . Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). en-GB. 26 November 1971. 2018-04-29.
8. Web site: Daring raid stunt inspired iconic James Bond moment in Goldfinger. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. en. 2018-04-29.
9. Web site: Alexander Norman Carruthers - Person - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk. en. 2018-04-29.
10. Web site: Denis McNair - Person - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk. en. 2018-04-29.