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Mayors Chronological Order

Mayors Alphabetical Order

Year of Election	Surname	Given Name	Year of Election	Surname	Given Name
1548	Heeley	Richard	1654	Allen	James
1549	Heeley	Richard	1753	Argles	Edward
1550	Basse	Richard	1791	Argles	Edward
1551	Mowerst	John	1797	Argles	Edward
1552	Tilden	William	1802	Argles	Edward
1553	Mowerst	John (Charter forfeited in 1554)	1845	Argles	Henry
1559	Goar	Thomas	1855	Argles	Henry
1560	Green	William	1815	Argles	John
1561	Beale	John	1718	Argles	Thomas
1562	Balsar	Robert	1731	Argles	Thomas
1563	Mowerst	William	1749	Argles	Thomas
1564	Smyth	William	1779	Argles	Thomas
1565	Busbridge	James	1788	Argles	Thomas
1566	Austin	Nicholas	1858	Arkcoll	Charles
1567	Lutwick	Clement	1868	Arkcoll	Charles
1568	Ippenbury	Ambrose	1566	Austin	Nicholas
1569	Balsar	Robert	1578	Balsar	John
1570	Catlin	Richard	1562	Balsar	Robert
1571	Golding	Nicholas	1569	Balsar	Robert
1572	Staylett	John	1633	Banks	Caleb
1573	Lee	Richard	1644	Banks	Caleb
1574	Beale	Thomas	1656	Banks	Caleb
1575	Haseden	William	1614	Banks	John
1576	Downe	William	1622	Banks	John
1577	Maplesden	Gervase	1581	Basden	Thomas
1578	Balsar	John	1550	Basse	Richard
1579	Edmonds	Thomas	1580	Bateman	John
1580	Bateman	John	1624	Beale	Ambrose
1581	Basden	Thomas	1637	Beale	Ambrose
1582	Milles	John	1561	Beale	John
1583	Franklyn	James	1666	Beale	John
1584	Maplesden	Edward	1574	Beale	Thomas
1585	Tynley	Robert	1662	Beaver	Michael
1586	Symmonds	William	1639	Bigg	John
1587	Franklyn	James	1660	Bills	Richard
1588	Fremlyn	John	1650	Bills	Richards
1589	Green	Gabriel	1777	Bishop	George
1590	Smythe	Richard	1786	Bishop	George
1591	Franklyn	Thomas	1778	Bishop	William, Sir
1592	Maplesden	George	1787	Bishop	William, Sir
1593	Romney	John	1799	Blake	John
1594	Heeley	Stephen	1806	Blake	John
1595	Salmon	Matthew	1682	Bliss	Thomas
1596	Green	John	1734	Blunt	John
1597	Goar	Robert	1772	Brenchley	John
1598	Plommer	William	1781	Brenchley	John
1599	Spencer	James	1816	Brenchley	John
1600	Highwood	Richard	1670	Brooke	Robert
1601	Fisher	Walter	1648	Broughton	Andrew
1602	Franklyn	James	1659	Broughton	Andrew June 1660, Richard Bills
1603	Green	Gabriel	1809	Burgess	George
1604	Maplesden	Edward	1821	Burgess	George
1605	Romney	John	1808	Burr	George
1606	heeley	Stephen	1565	Busbridge	James
1607	Green	John	1665	Callant	John
1608	Highwood	Richard	1680	Callent	Garret
1609	Fisher	Walter	1696	Callent	Garret
1610	Maplesden	Richard	1708	Callent	Garret
1611	Swinnock	Thomas	1570	Catlin	Richard
1612	Reeve	Thomas	1703	Chandler	Matthew
1613	Crompe	John	1712	Chandler	Matthew
1614	Banks	John	1721	Chandler	Matthew
1615	Green	Gabriel	1741	Charter forfeited no Mayor in office
1616	Maplesden	Edward	1863	Clifford	James
1617	Heeley	Stephen	1873	Clifford	James
1618	Fisher	Walter	1669	Collins	Daniel
1619	Swinnock	Thomas	1632	Collins	John
1620	Golding	Robert	1814	Corrall	Philip
1621	Crompe	John	1661	Cripps	John
1622	Banks	John	1667	Cripps	John
1623	Maplesden	Gervase	1671	Cripps	John
1624	Beale	Ambrose	1613	Crompe	John
1625	Stanley	Thomas	1621	Crompe	John
1626	Swinnock	Thomas	1645	Crompe	Thomas (died during office) succeeded by Robert Swinnock
1627	Reeve	Thomas	1679	Curteis	Francis
1628	Franklyn	James	1695	Curteis	Francis
1629	Maplesden	Richard	1707	Curteis	Francis
1630	Swinnock	Robert	1715	Curteis	George
1631	Wood	Robert	1716	Curteis	George
1632	Collins	John	1729	Curteis	George
1633	Banks	Caleb	1807	Cutbush	Henry
1634	Marshall	Samuel	1866	Cutbush	Horace R.
1635	Maplesden	Gervase	1817	Day	John
1636	Gilliat	George	1793	Day	Thomas
1637	Beale	Ambrose	1803	Day	Thomas
1638	Swinnock	Thomas	1810	Day	Thomas
1639	Bigg	John	1831	Day	Thomas
1640	Jeffery	Martin	1843	Day	Thomas
1641	Stanley	Thomas	1879	Day	William, Jr.
1642	Withinbroke	Robert	1576	Downe	William
1643	Swinnock	Robert	1672	Dunning	John
1644	Banks	Caleb	1862	Edmett	George
1645	Crompe	Thomas (died during office) succeeded by Robert Swinnock	1867	Edmett	George
1646	Maplesden	Gervase	1842	Edmett	Thomas
1647	Ruse	James	1579	Edmonds	Thomas
1648	Broughton	Andrew	1860	Ellis	Charles
1649	Taylor	Thomas	1872	Ellis	Charles
1650	Bills	Richards	1878	Ellis	Charles
1651	Ongley	George	1836	Ellis	Charles, elected in January
1652	Saunders	John	1864	Ellis	Charles, Jr.
1653	Heath	Robert	1601	Fisher	Walter
1654	Allen	James	1609	Fisher	Walter
1655	Troughton	Jonathan	1618	Fisher	Walter
1656	Banks	Caleb	1663	Fletcher	Thomas
1657	Ruse	James	1723	Flint	Richard
1658	Maplesden	Gervase	1735	Flint	Richard
1659	Broughton	Andrew June 1660, Richard Bills	1685	Fowle	John
1660	Bills	Richard	1583	Franklyn	James
1661	Cripps	John	1587	Franklyn	James
1662	Beaver	Michael	1602	Franklyn	James
1663	Fletcher	Thomas	1628	Franklyn	James
1664	Goar	John	1591	Franklyn	Thomas
1665	Callant	John	1840	Franklyn	Thomas
1666	Beale	John	1846	Franklyn	Thomas
1667	Cripps	John	1588	Fremlyn	John
1668	Heeley	Gervase	1636	Gilliat	George
1669	Collins	Daniel	1664	Goar	John
1670	Brooke	Robert	1597	Goar	Robert
1671	Cripps	John	1559	Goar	Thomas
1672	Dunning	John	1571	Golding	Nicholas
1673	Venman	Thomas	1620	Golding	Robert
1674	Harris	Arthur	1589	Green	Gabriel
1675	Wood	Samuel	1603	Green	Gabriel
1676	Lanes	John	1615	Green	Gabriel
1677	Walker	George	1596	Green	John
1678	Weldish	William	1607	Green	John
1679	Curteis	Francis	1560	Green	William
1680	Callent	Garret	1702	Greenhill	John
1681	Saunders	Robert	1776	Hammond	Tobias
1682	Bliss	Thomas	1782	Hammond	Tobias
1683	Peirce	George	1784	Hammond	Tobias
1684	Salmon	Robert	1674	Harris	Arthur
1685	Fowle	John	1751	Harris	John
1686	Marshall	Thomas	1755	Harris	John
1687	Wright	Joseph, a Baptist Minister, elected Oct. 1688 Robert Saunders	1575	Haseden	William
1688	Wattell	Richard	1851	Haynes	William
1689	Osborne	Alexander	1861	Haynes	William
1690	Heeley	Richard	1869	Haynes	William
1691	Weaver	William	1877	Haynes	William
1692	Swinnock	Robert	1653	Heath	Robert
1693	Wood	Samuel	1668	Heeley	Gervase
1694	Weldish	William	1719	Heeley	Gervase
1695	Curteis	Francis	1732	Heeley	Gervase
1696	Callent	Garret	1548	Heeley	Richard
1697	Peirce	George	1549	Heeley	Richard
1698	Salmon	Robert	1690	Heeley	Richard
1699	Marshall	Thomas	1594	Heeley	Stephen
1700	Osborne	Alexander	1606	heeley	Stephen
1701	Weaver	William	1617	Heeley	Stephen
1702	Greenhill	John	1600	Highwood	Richard
1703	Chandler	Matthew	1608	Highwood	Richard
1704	Weeks	Stephen	1871	Hills	John H.
1705	Sherbourne	James	1832	Hills	Walter
1706	Weldish	William	1764	Holloway	Richard
1707	Curteis	Francis	1766	Holloway	Richard
1708	Callent	Garret	1770	Holloway	Richard
1709	Peirce	George	1714	How	John (died Jan. 17, 1715, aged 80), succeeded by William Weldish
1710	Marshall	Thomas	1874	Hughes	Henry
1711	Osborne	Alexander	1824	Hughes	John N.
1712	Chandler	Matthew	1830	Hughes	John N.
1713	Sherbourne	James	1747	Hunter	Edward elected in June
1714	How	John (died Jan. 17, 1715, aged 80), succeeded by William Weldish	1838	Hussey	William
1715	Curteis	George	1568	Ippenbury	Ambrose
1716	Curteis	George	1640	Jeffery	Martin
1717	Rand	William	1796	Jefferys	William
1718	Argles	Thomas	1852	Joy	Henry Winkles
1719	Heeley	Gervase	1790	King	John
1720	Tomlyn	John	1800	King	John
1721	Chandler	Matthew	1740	Kirby	Daniel
1722	Pett	Marriott (died Nov. 13), succeeded by John Blunt	1763	Lacy	Robert
1723	Flint	Richard	1676	Lanes	John
1724	Page	Stephen	1853	Laurence	William
1725	Mussery	Richard	1865	Laurence	William
1726	Wattell	William	1573	Lee	Richard
1727	Whetland	Daniel	1567	Lutwick	Clement
1728	Weldish	William	1584	Maplesden	Edward
1729	Curteis	George	1604	Maplesden	Edward
1730	Rand	William	1616	Maplesden	Edward
1731	Argles	Thomas	1592	Maplesden	George
1732	Heeley	Gervase	1577	Maplesden	Gervase
1733	Tomlyn	John	1623	Maplesden	Gervase
1734	Blunt	John	1635	Maplesden	Gervase
1735	Flint	Richard	1646	Maplesden	Gervase
1736	Weldish	William	1658	Maplesden	Gervase
1737	Weldish	William	1610	Maplesden	Richard
1738	Weldish	William	1629	Maplesden	Richard
1739	Stevenson	Samuel	1819	Mares	John
1740	Kirby	Daniel	1826	Mares	John
1741	Charter forfeited no Mayor in office		1833	Mares	John
1747	Hunter	Edward elected in June	1634	Marshall	Samuel
1747	Smalvell	Joseph elected in November	1686	Marshall	Thomas
1748	Mason	John	1699	Marshall	Thomas
1749	Argles	Thomas	1710	Marshall	Thomas
1750	Stevenson	Samuel	1748	Mason	John
1751	Harris	John	1794	May	George
1752	Mussery	Richard	1839	Mercer	John
1753	Argles	Edward	1848	Mercer	John
1754	Stevenson	Samuel	1771	Mercer	William
1755	Harris	John	1780	Mercer	William
1756	Stevenson	Samuel	1582	Milles	John
1757	Pope	Thomas	1551	Mowerst	John
1758	Weldish	Jonathan	1553	Mowerst	John (Charter forfeited in 1554)
1759	Polhill	Daniel	1563	Mowerst	William
1760	Post	George	1725	Mussery	Richard
1761	Pope	John	1752	Mussery	Richard
1762	Roots	William	1651	Ongley	George
1763	Lacy	Robert	1689	Osborne	Alexander
1764	Holloway	Richard	1700	Osborne	Alexander
1765	Post	George	1711	Osborne	Alexander
1766	Holloway	Richard	1724	Page	Stephen
1767	Pope	John (died Jn. 13, 1768) succeeded by David Polhill	1875	Page	William
1768	Post	George	1683	Peirce	George
1769	Roots	William	1697	Peirce	George
1770	Holloway	Richard	1709	Peirce	George
1771	Mercer	William	1722	Pett	Marriott (died Nov. 13), succeeded by John Blunt
1772	Brenchley	John	1870	Pine	Frederick
1773	Wrentmore	William	1598	Plommer	William
1774	Pope	Robert	1759	Polhill	Daniel
1775	Wrentmore	William	1811	Poole	James
1776	Hammond	Tobias	1795	Poole	Thomas
1777	Bishop	George	1804	Poole	Thomas
1778	Bishop	William, Sir	1812	Poole	Thomas
1779	Argles	Thomas	1761	Pope	John
1780	Mercer	William	1767	Pope	John (died Jn. 13, 1768) succeeded by David Polhill
1781	Brenchley	John	1774	Pope	Robert
1782	Hammond	Tobias	1785	Pope	Robert
1783	Stone	Jacob	1757	Pope	Thomas
1784	Hammond	Tobias	1760	Post	George
1785	Pope	Robert	1765	Post	George
1786	Bishop	George	1768	Post	George
1787	Bishop	William, Sir	1837	Pybus	Thomas
1788	Argles	Thomas	1836	Pybus	Thomas, elected in November
1789	Stone	Jacob	1717	Rand	William
1790	King	John	1730	Rand	William
1791	Argles	Edward	1841	Randall	Alexander
1792	Stacey	Flint	1612	Reeve	Thomas
1793	Day	Thomas	1627	Reeve	Thomas
1794	May	George	1593	Romney	John
1795	Poole	Thomas	1605	Romney	John
1796	Jefferys	William	1762	Roots	William
1797	Argles	Edward	1769	Roots	William
1798	Stone	John	1647	Ruse	James
1799	Blake	John	1657	Ruse	James
1800	King	John	1595	Salmon	Matthew
1801	Stacey	Flint	1684	Salmon	Robert
1802	Argles	Edward	1698	Salmon	Robert
1803	Day	Thomas	1652	Saunders	John
1804	Poole	Thomas	1681	Saunders	Robert
1805	Stone	John	1849	Scudamore	Charles
1806	Blake	John	1705	Sherbourne	James
1807	Cutbush	Henry	1713	Sherbourne	James
1808	Burr	George	1854	Simmonds	Henry
1809	Burgess	George	1747	Smalvell	Joseph elected in November
1810	Day	Thomas	1881	Smith	E. B.
1811	Poole	James	1564	Smyth	William
1812	Poole	Thomas	1590	Smythe	Richard
1813	Stone	John	1880	Spencer	Alfred
1814	Corrall	Philip	1599	Spencer	James
1815	Argles	John	1828	Stacey	Courtenay
1816	Brenchley	John	1822	Stacey	Coutenay
1817	Day	John	1844	Stacey	Edwin
1818	Stacey	William Henry	1792	Stacey	Flint
1819	Mares	John	1801	Stacey	Flint
1820	Wise	John	1818	Stacey	William Henry
1821	Burgess	George	1827	Stacey	William Henry
1822	Stacey	Coutenay	1834	Stacey	William Henry
1823	Tassell	Robert	1835	Stacey	William Henry
1824	Hughes	John N.	1625	Stanley	Thomas
1825	Wise	John	1641	Stanley	Thomas
1826	Mares	John	1572	Staylett	John
1827	Stacey	William Henry	1859	Stephens	John Cribb
1828	Stacey	Courtenay	1739	Stevenson	Samuel
1829	Tassell	Robert	1750	Stevenson	Samuel
1830	Hughes	John N.	1754	Stevenson	Samuel
1831	Day	Thomas	1756	Stevenson	Samuel
1832	Hills	Walter	1783	Stone	Jacob
1833	Mares	John	1789	Stone	Jacob
1834	Stacey	William Henry	1798	Stone	John
1835	Stacey	William Henry	1805	Stone	John
1836	Ellis	Charles, elected in January	1813	Stone	John
1836	Pybus	Thomas, elected in November	1630	Swinnock	Robert
1837	Pybus	Thomas	1643	Swinnock	Robert
1838	Hussey	William	1692	Swinnock	Robert
1839	Mercer	John	1611	Swinnock	Thomas
1840	Franklyn	Thomas	1619	Swinnock	Thomas
1841	Randall	Alexander	1626	Swinnock	Thomas
1842	Edmett	Thomas	1638	Swinnock	Thomas
1843	Day	Thomas	1586	Symmonds	William
1844	Stacey	Edwin	1823	Tassell	Robert
1845	Argles	Henry	1829	Tassell	Robert
1846	Franklyn	Thomas	1649	Taylor	Thomas
1847	Whichoord	John	1552	Tilden	William
1848	Mercer	John	1720	Tomlyn	John
1849	Scudamore	Charles	1733	Tomlyn	John
1850	Tootell	Joseph	1850	Tootell	Joseph
1851	Haynes	William	1655	Troughton	Jonathan
1852	Joy	Henry Winkles	1585	Tynley	Robert
1853	Laurence	William	1673	Venman	Thomas
1854	Simmonds	Henry	1677	Walker	George
1855	Argles	Henry	1688	Wattell	Richard
1856	Whichoord	John	1726	Wattell	William
1857	Wickham	George	1691	Weaver	William
1858	Arkcoll	Charles	1701	Weaver	William
1859	Stephens	John Cribb	1704	Weeks	Stephen
1860	Ellis	Charles	1758	Weldish	Jonathan
1861	Haynes	William	1678	Weldish	William
1862	Edmett	George	1694	Weldish	William
1863	Clifford	James	1706	Weldish	William
1864	Ellis	Charles, Jr.	1728	Weldish	William
1865	Laurence	William	1736	Weldish	William
1866	Cutbush	Horace R.	1737	Weldish	William
1867	Edmett	George	1738	Weldish	William
1868	Arkcoll	Charles	1727	Whetland	Daniel
1869	Haynes	William	1847	Whichoord	John
1870	Pine	Frederick	1856	Whichoord	John
1871	Hills	John H.	1857	Wickham	George
1872	Ellis	Charles	1820	Wise	John
1873	Clifford	James	1825	Wise	John
1874	Hughes	Henry	1642	Withinbroke	Robert
1875	Page	William	1631	Wood	Robert
1876	Youngman	George	1675	Wood	Samuel
1877	Haynes	William	1693	Wood	Samuel
1878	Ellis	Charles	1773	Wrentmore	William
1879	Day	William, Jr.	1775	Wrentmore	William
1880	Spencer	Alfred	1687	Wright	Joseph, a Baptist Minister, elected Oct. 1688 Robert Saunders
1881	Smith	E. B.	1876	Youngman	George


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Maidstone Mayors, 1548 to 1881