The ancient borough of Tiverton in Devon, England, is governed by a mayor and Councillors.
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The historic seat of government was Tiverton Guildhall, which was demolished to make way for the surviving Tiverton Town Hall, built in 1864 by Samuel Garth, Mayor of Tiverton 1861-2, to the design of Henry Lloyd, the architect of Exeter St Davids railway station. In the Mayoralty Room is a portrait of Sir John Heathcoat, MP for Tiverton (1832–1859).[1]
List of Mayors of Tiverton
edit- 1620: John Diamond (born 1541) of Tiverton[2]
- 1625 James Cornish[3]
- 1655: Thomas Fowler[4]
- post 1655: Henry Newte (1609 - 1670), twice Mayor, post 1655 when he last acted as Town Clerk.[5]
- 1683: Henry Blagdon[6]
- 1686-1687: Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet, also MP for Tiverton[7]
- 1693: John How[8]
- 1703:[9] George Davey (1690–1746), of Gotham House, Tiverton.[10]
- before 1766: John Webber, whose residence was "during the summer of 1766 [...] burnt to the ground; but whether by accident or intention is not stated"[11]
- 1714: George Thorne[12]
- 1724: Nathaniel Thorne[13]
- 1749: Clement Govett[14]
- 1754: Oliver Peard[15]
- 1767/1770: B. Dickinson[16]
- 1770: Henry Osmond[16]
- 1799: J. B. Cholwich [17]
- 1800: Rev. John Pitman[17]
- 1801: Mr. Govett[18]
- 1806: G. Cruwys [19]
- 1810: John[20] Govett [21]
- 1814: Henry Dunsford [22]
- 1832: Thomas Cosway[23]
- 1832: William Dickinson[24]
- 1861-62: Samuel Garth[1]
- 1863-64: William North Row[25]
- 1902-03: Tom Lake (Liberal)[26]
- 1952-53 & 1971 Harold Shapland[27][28]
1972-73 Vivian Leonard Scott 1973: Eric Shapland[27]
References
edit- ^ a b "Town Hall". Tiverton Town Council. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.283, pedigree of Diamond: "now Maior a(nn)o 1620, aetat(is) 79" ("in the year 1620, of his age 79")
- ^ Harding, William (1847). The History of Tiverton in the County of Devon. Tiverton, Devon: F. Boyce. p. 181.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 78.
- ^ History of Parliament biography of "Newte, Henry (1609-70), of Tiverton, Devon and Lyon's Inn."[1]
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 80.
- ^ Crossette, J. S. (1983). "ACLAND, Sir Hugh, 1st of 5th Bt. (c.1639-1714), of Killerton, Devon.". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660–1690. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 77.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 91.
- ^ Evans, Jane (2008). "Around & About St George's Churchyard - Reading the Stones" (PDF). Tiverton Civic Society Newsletter: 19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 131.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 93.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 98.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 113.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 119.
- ^ a b Harding 1845, p. 132.
- ^ a b Harding 1845, p. 161.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 162.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 169.
- ^ The Register of Blundell's School, p. 21
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 181.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 191.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 247.
- ^ Harding 1845, p. 255.
- ^ "Obituary: William North Row, J.P." Devonshire Association. 1885. pp. 64–65.
- ^ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
- ^ a b Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "F. H. Shapland". JOT101.
- ^ ’The Gazette Tuesday May 10, 2005’
- ^ "Tiverton elects new Mayor and Deputy Mayor – Mid Devon Conservatives". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Tiverton Mayor". Tiverton Town Council. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Tiverton Mayor". Tiverton Town Council. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- Harding, Lt. Col. (1845), The history of Tiverton, in the county of Devon, vol. 1, p. 255