This is a list of mayors and chairmen of the City of Prahran, a former local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and its precedents. It existed from 1854 until 1994 when it merged with the City of Malvern to form the new City of Stonnington.

Council name NameEstablished Prahran Road Board 17 May 1854 Prahran Municipality 24 April 1855 Prahran Borough Council 1 October 1863 Prahran Town Council 13 May 1870 Prahran City Council 27 May 1879

Prahran chairmen (1856–1863) #ChairmanTerm1 Frederick J Sargood 1856–18572 J Cunnington 1857–1858 (part)3 Frederick J Sargood 1857–1858 (part)4 J Cunnington 1858–1859 (part)5 Francis John Sydney Stephen 1858–1859 (part)6 Daniel Rutter Long 1859–18617 James Wisewould 1861–18628 R McClure 1862–1863 (part)9 John Branscombe Crews 1862–1863 (part) Prahran mayors (1863–1994) #MayorTerm10 John Branscombe Crews 1863–1865 (part)11 James Stodart 1864–1865 (part) 12 Joshua Snowball 1864–1866 (part)13 George Young 1866–1867 (part)14 Edward Luke Vail 1866–1868 (part)15 George Young 1867–1869 (part)16 William Henry Lacey 1868–1870 (part)17 Charles Ogg 1869–1871 (part)18 Robert Murray Smith 1870–1872 (part)19 George Lewis 1871–1873 (part)20 Charles Hipwell 1872–1874 (part)21 George Young 1873–1874 (part)22 Joseph Harris 1874–187623 Edward J Dixon 1876–187724 William Bowen 1877–187825 Samuel Willis 1878–187926 Thomas Arkle 1879–188027 James Hole 1880–188128 M H Davies 1881–188229 John Turner 1882–188330 William Templeton 1883–188431 George W Taylor 1884–188532 T B Muntz 1885–188633 Robert Arthur Forbes 1886–188734 John Beatty 1887–188835 Henry Osment 1888–188936 William Fuller 1889–189037 Thomas Ellis 1890–189138 John Henry Maddock 1891–189239 George Lindsay Skinner 1892–189340 William Davies 1893–189441 Thomas Luxton 1894–189742 Robert Arthur Forbes 1897–189843 Thomas Simmons 1898–189944 Henry Mansfield Gooch 1899–190145 Thomas Luxton 1901–190246 William Densham 1902–190447 Sydney Albert Chambers 1904–190648 Josiah James Walter Flintoft 1906–190749 Henry Upton 1907–1908 (part)50 Frank Temple S Dobson 1907–1909 (part)51 Edward Naylor 1908–1910 (part)52 John Rupert G Nicolson 1910–191153 Herbert Arthur Austin Embling 1911–191254 Thomas Gemmell Logan Scott 1912–1913 55 Ernest Horatio Willis 1913–1914 56 George Neeve Heywood 1914–191557 William Matthew McIlwrick 1915–191658 Herbert Arthur Austin Embling 1916–191859 Ernest Horatio Willis 1918–191960 George Neeve Heywood 1919–192061 Josiah James Walter Flintoft 1920–192162 Alfred Holmes Woodfull 1921–192263 William Thomas Chambers 1922–192364 William Benjamin Lumley 1923–192465 John Charles Pickford 1924–192566 Albert Armytage Holdsworth 1925–192667 Josiah James Walter Flintoft 1926–192768 Frederick W Harvey 1927–192869 Alfred Holmes Woodfull 1928–192970 William Matthew McIlwrick 1929–193071 John McDonald Ellis 1930–193272 Alfred William Cole 1932–193473 William Musson Flintoft 1934–193574 Robert James Grant 1935–193675 Albert William Sterck 1936–193776 Henry Rudolf David 1937–193877 Harry Landen 1938–193978 Maurice Gabriel Sloman 1939–194079 Alfred Holmes Woodfull 1940–194180 William Matthew McIlwrick 1941–194381 John McDonald Ellis 1943–194582 Alfred William Cole 1945–194683 Martin Patrick Smith 1946–194784 Ernest Peter McMaster 1947–194885 George Ernest Furnell 1948–194986 Emlyn Leighton Jones 1949–195087 Thomas Alfred Thomas 1950–195188 Horace Rostill Petty 1951–195289 Leslie John Hay Buddle 1952–195390 Charles Sherwin Gawith 1953–195491 Spencer T Harper 1954–195592 Martin Patrick Smith 1955–195693 George Ernest Furnell 1956–195794 C H A Carty-Salmon 1957–195895 Murray Sutherland Peden 1958–195996 Thomas Alfred Thomas 1959–196097 Charles Sherwin Gawith 1960–196198 Emlyn Leighton Jones 1961–196299 C H A Carty-Salmon 1962–1963100 Francis Ignatius Smyth 1963–1964101 Norman Dobie R Maxwell 1964–1965102 George Thomas Gahan 1965–1966103 Martin Patrick Smith 1966–1967104 Richard H Matthews 1967–1968105 Charles Lux 1968–1969106 Christopher Charles E Gahan 1969–1970107 George Thomas Gahan 1970–1971108 William Mayfield Dane 1971–1973109 Frederick T Farrall 1973–1974110 Colin John Bell 1974–1975111 Peter John Hegarty 1975–1976112 Keith Victor Nicholls 1976–1977113 William Maurice F Drever 1977–1979114 Robert Wilson-Reid 1979–1980115 Harry Gregory 1980–1981116 Christopher Charles E Gahan 1981–1982117 David Cameron Cran 1982–1983118 Basil Theophilos 1983–1984119 Mary Duffy 1984–1985120 Dieter Habicht 1985–1986121 Neil Graham Barker 1986–1987122 Wendy A Spry 1987–1988123 John V Chandler 1988–1989124 John V Velos 1989–1990125 Leonie T Burke 1990–1992125 Sandra A Gatehouse 1992–1993125 Robert W Gill 1993–1994

Stonnington City mayors (from 1996)

See also Prahran Town Hall List of mayors of Malvern List of mayors of Stonnington

External links Stonnington City Council

References Prahran Chairmen, Mayors and Councillors