The Mayor of Oxford is an official with oversight of the administration of the city of Oxford, England. The earliest recorded mayor of Oxford was Laurence Kepeharm (1205–1207?).
On 23 October 1962, the city was granted the honour of electing a Lord Mayor. Notable figures who have been Lord Mayor of Oxford include J. N. L. Baker (1964–65), Air-Vice-Marshal William Foster MacNeece Foster (1966–67) and Olive Gibbs (1974–75 and 1981–82).
List of notable mayors YearNameNotes1319/1323 John Hampton Owner of Hampton Hall, Oxford1392/1393 Thomas Somerset MP for Oxford, 1379, 13881395/1396 John Shawe MP for Oxford, 13881400/1401 John Merston MP for Oxford, 1393, 1404 and 14141401/1402 Edmund KenyanMP for Oxford, 9 times between 1379 and 13941403/1404 John Merston 1412 John Merston 1420/1423 William Brampton MP for Oxford, 1416, 1419, 1421 and 14251424/1425 William Offord MP for Oxford, 1420, 1421, 1422 and 14261425/1426 William Brampton 1426/1427 William Offord 1430/1432 William Brampton 1436/1437 William Brampton 1438/1439 William Brampton 1527/1529 William Fleming MP for Oxford, 1529 and ?15361556/1557 William Tylcock MP for Oxford, 15541557/1558 Thomas Williams MP for Oxford, 15531560/1561 William Tylcock1563/1564 Roger Taylor MP for Oxford, 15591565/1566 Thomas Williams1568/1569 William Tylcock1569/1570 Roger Taylor 1574/1575 Roger Taylor 1575/1576 William Tylcock1576/1577 Thomas Williams 1587/1588 Thomas Rowe Plague mayor, alderman and coroner1593/1594 Thomas Rowe Plague mayor, alderman and coroner1636 John Nixon MP for Oxford, 16461646/1648 John Nixon 1654 John Nixon 1698 John Knibb Clockmaker1710 John Knibb 1813Joseph Lock (1760–1844)Banker and goldsmith1829Joseph Lock, Kt. (1760–1844)Banker and goldsmith1836 (Jan–Oct) William Henry Butler Wine merchant1842/1843 James Wyatt Gilder, printseller, art dealer, art curator1851/1852 William Ward Coal merchant1859/1860 Thomas Randall Magistrate, Hatter of Randall & Nichols1861/1862 William Ward 1865/1866 John Cavell Draper of Elliston & Cavell Ltd1874/1875 Joseph Round Coal merchant1875/1876 Jason Saunders1877/1888 John Cavell 1879/1880 (part) John Cavell 1891/1892 Frederick William Ansell Music Seller (shop proprietor)1900/1901 George Claridge DruceBotanist1901/1902 Walter Gray Alderman1902/1903 John H. Salter Alderman, Liberal1907/1908 Frederick William Ansell Music Seller (shop proprietor) & Alderman1909 Arthur Salter, 1st Baron SalterAcademic. MP for Oxford University, 1937 and Ormskirk, 1951 1933/1934 Lily Sophia TawneyFirst woman 1938/1939 Henry Tregelles GillettDoctor and prominent Quaker1959/1960 Frederick Mason Brewer Research chemist at the University of Oxford
List of Lord Mayors By modern convention, Oxford City Council elects the longest-serving councillor (not having served already) as Lord Mayor. The term of the office is for one year and can only be held once.
YearNameNotes 1962/1963 Evan Owen Roberts First Lord Mayor 1963/1964 Alec Percival Parker 1964/1965 John Leonard Norman Baker University Councillor 1965/1966 Florence Kathleen Lower First woman Lord Mayor 1966/1967 William Foster MacNeece Foster Air Vice-Marshal 1967/1968 Francis (Frank) Vincent Pickstock 1968/1969 Peter Spencer Spokes 1969/1970 Percy Dudley Bromley 1970/1971 Michael Maclagan University Councillor 1971/1972 Thomas James Meadows 1972/1973 Arthur Bernard Connors 1973/1974 Frederick George Ingram 1974/1975 Olive Frances Gibbs 1975/1976 William George Robert Fagg 1976/1977 Ann Hazel Spokes Later Ann Spokes Symonds 1977/1978 Dora Minnie Carr 1978/1979 William Eaton Simpson 1979/1980 John Arundell Hamilton 1980/1981 Gordon Woodward 1981/1982 Henry Briskol Nicholson Myers Nimmo died in office December 1981 and replaced by Olive Frances Gibbs 1982/1983 Anthony William Williamson 1983/1984 Janet Gillespie Todd 1984/1985 Frank Arnold Garside 1985/1986 Roger Alan Dudman 1986/1987 John George William Parker 1987/1988 Elizabeth Florence Mary Standingford In place of her husband Bert who died on 19 May 1987 when Lord Mayor Elect 1988/1989 Nellie Dorothy Whorley Later Nellie Comfort 1989/1990 Patricia Anne Tempest Yardley 1990/1991 Queenie Lewingdon Hamilton 1991/1992 Alan David Pope 1992/1993 Barbara May Gatehouse 1993/1994 John Gordon Power 1994/1995 William Walker Buckingham 1995/1996 Joseph Charles Blewitt 1996/1997 Beryl Ivy Keen 1997/1998 William John Baker 1998/1999 Carol Roberts 1999/2000 Valerie Smith 2000/2001 Maureen Christian 2001/2002 Peter Moss 2002/2003 Gillian Ann Sanders 2003/2004 Patrick Stannard 2004/2005 Bryan Keen 2005/2006 Robert John Price 2006/2007 Jim Campbell 2007/2008 John Tanner 2008/2009 Susanna Pressel 2009/2010 Mary Clarkson 2010/2011 John Goddard 2011/2012 Elise Benjamin 2012/2013 Alan Armitage resigned 4 March 2012 and replaced 13 March 2013 by Mohammed Abbasi 2013/2014 Dee Sinclair 2014/2015 Mohammed Abbasi 2015/2016Rae Humberstone 2016/2017Mohammed Altaf-Khan 2017/2018Jean Fooks 2018/2019Colin Cook 2019/2020Craig Simmons 2020/2022Mark Lygo 2022/2023James Fry 2023/2024Lubna Arshad 2024/2025Mike RowleyFirst openly gay Lord Mayor.
References
External links Frederick Ansell, twice mayor Mayors (Complete list) 1836–1962, links to all dates, with biographies