The City of Cockburn in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 12 February 1871 as the Fremantle Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Cockburn on 21 January 1955, and with the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road boards became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961. The Shire of Cockburn was declared a town on 24 January 1971, at which point the president became a mayor. Specifies 24 January 1971 as effective date. Cockburn attained city status on 26 October 1979. Specifies 26 October 1979 as effective date.
Chairmen
Chairman Term Edward Higham 1871–1876 Henry Maxwell Lefroy 1876–1879 William Silas Pearse 1879–1880 Walter Easton 1880–1881 Joshua Harwood 1881–1887 James Herbert 1887–1892 Walter Easton 1892–1894 Walter Powell 1895–1900 Robert Holmes 1900–1905 Arthur Davies 1905–1911 John Cooke 1911–1916 William Reason 1916–1917 Henry Dixon 1917–1919 John Cooke 1919–1921 William Reason 1921–1925 Edwin Follington 1925–1926 Angus McLeod 1926–1929 Alfred Newman 1929–1930 Edwin John Follington 1930–1932 Alfred Mayor 1932–1935 Walton Matthew Winfield 1935–1939 John Willis 1939–1944 Andrew Bailey 1944–1945 Alfred Isted 1945–1946 George Wells 1946–1947 Sydney Frank Jesse Hammond 1947–1949 Alfred Mayor 1949–1950 Edward James Smith 1950–1953 Joseph Henry Cooper 1953–1961
John Willis died on 19 September 1944. Andrew Bailey was elected by the other councillors to fill the remainder of his term, which expired on 21 April 1945.
Mayors
Mayor Term Joseph Cooper 1961–1972 Alan Thomas 1972–1979 Don de san Miguel (OAM) 1979–1993 Ray Lees 1993–1997 John Grljusich 1997–2000 Stephen Lee 2000–2009 Logan Howlett 2009–present
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