Mayors of the town of Dover, Kent, England.
13th century 1258: James Lucas 1295: Thomas Edward Poynte 1299: John de Mari
14th century 1329: William Hurtyn 1342: John Monyn 1356: Peter Reade 1357–1358: Richard atte Halle 1359: Peter Beade 1360–1364: ? 1365: William de Denne 1366–1367: Nicholas atte Hall 1368–1339: Thomas Spisor 1370: Simon Monyn September 1371 – 1372: John Halle 1373–1374: John Halle 1375–1376: John Moony 1376–1378: John Gerold 1378–1380: John Strete 1380–1382: John Halle 1382–1384: John Gyles 1388–1389: John Halle 1389–1391: John Gyles 1391–1392: John Halle 1392–1393: John Gyles 1393–1394: John Halle 1399–1400: John Gyles
15th century 1401–1402: John Gyles 1402–1403: Peter Rede 1403–1404: John Monyn 1404–1406: John Strete 1406–1408: Thomas Gyles 1408–1411: John Strete 1411–1412: John Enebroke and John Luestroke 1413–1414: Thomas Gyles 1414–1415: Thomas Gyles and Walter Stratton 1415–1417: John Garton 1417–1419: Walter Stratton 1419–1421: Thomas atte Crowche 1421–1422: Walter Stratton 1422–1423: Thomas Arnold 1423–1424: Walter Stratton 1424–1425: Thomas Arnold 1425–1426: John Braban 1426–1427: Walter Stratton 1427–1428: John Braban 1428–1429: Walter Stratton 1429–1430: William Brewys 1430–1431: Thomas Arnold 1431–1433: Walter Stratton 1433–1435: John Braban 1435–1436: John Braban and William Brewys 1436–1440: William Brewys 1439–1440: Walter Stratton 1440–1441: William Brewys 1441–1443: John Warde 1443–1444: William Brewys 1444–1445: Ralph Toke 1445–1449: Ralph Toke and Thomas Gore 1449–1450: Thomas Gore 1450–1451: Thomas Gore and Richard Grigge 1451–1453: Richard Grigge 1453–1456: Thomas Doyley 1456–1458: Thomas Gore 1458–1460: Nicholas Burton 1460–1461: Richard Palmer 1461–1462: Thomas Gore and Richard Palmer 1462–1463: Thomas Gore 1463–1464: Richard Palmer 1464–1465: Thomas Pety 1465–1466: Thomas Gore 1466–1467: Thomas Gore and Richard Palmer 1467–1468: Richard Palmer 1468–1470: Thomas Hexstall 1470–1471: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Toke 1471–1472: Richard Palmer and Thomas Hexstall 1472–1474: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Toke 1474–1475: Thomas Hexstall 1475–1476: Richard Pleysington 1476–1477: Robert Vyncent 1477–1478: Thomas Hexstall and Robert Vyncent 1478–1479: Thomas Toke and Thomas Hexstall 1479–1480: Richard Palmer 1480–1481: Thomas Fouche 1481–1482: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Fouche 1482–1485: John Byngham 1485–1486: Robert Vyncent 1486–1487: John Templeman 1487–1488: John Byngham 1488–1489: Robert Vyncent 1489–1490: Robert Vyncent 1490–1491: Edward Hexstall 1491–1492: Robert Vyncent 1492–1493: Henry Balgy 1493–1494: William Warren 1494–1496: Edward Hexstall 1496–1497: Richard Fyneaux 1497–1499: John Byngham 1499–1501: William Stone
16th century 1501–1502: John Pocock 1502–1504: Richard Fyneaux 1504–1505: Oliver Lythgo 1505–1506: Robert Nethersole 1506–1507: Edward Hexstall 1507–1508: Richard Fyneaux 1508–1509: Robert Nethersole 1509–1510: Richard Monin 1510–1511: Nicholas Templeman 1511–1512: John Broke 1512–1513: Robert Nethersole 1513–1514: Nicholas Aldy 1514–1515: Richard Fyneaux 1515–1516: Thomas Vaughan 1516–1517: Nicholas Aldy and John Gregorie 1517–1518: Nicholas Aldy 1518–1519: Robert Weltden 1519–1520: Thomas Vaughan 1520–1521: John Elam 1521–1522: John Elam and Robert Stelman 1522–1523: Robert Stelman 1523–1524: Robert Dyer 1524–1525: John Broke 1525–1526: John Warren 1526–1527: Richard Crouch 1527–1528: Thomas Vaughan 1528–1529: Robert Fluce and Rouse Buskins 1529–1530: Robert Fluce 1530–1532: Robert Nethersole 1532–1533: Thomas Vaughan and Thomas Foxley 1533–1535: Edward May 1535–1536: John Payntor 1536–1537: John Warren 1537–1538: Ralph Buffkin 1538–1539: Edward May 1539–1540: John Bowles 1540–1541: John Warren and John Bowles 1541–1542: Thomas Foxley 1542–1543: Thomas Foxley and Robert Justice 1543–1544: John Elam 1544–1545: William Fisher 1545–1546: Thomas Colly 1546–1547: Richard Fyneaux and Thomas Colly 1547–1548: Richard Fyneaux, Hugo Brackett and Thomas Mauncell 1548–1549: Hugo Brackett and Thomas Warren 1549–1550: Thomas Mauncell and Thomas Warren 1550–1551: Thomas Portway, MP of Dover, 1553 1551–1552: Robert Justice, Thomas Portway and Robert Justin 1552–1554: Thomas Fynnett 1554–1555: Richard Elam and William Hannington 1555–1556: Adrian Whitt and Richard Elary 1556–1557: Adrian Whitt 1557–1558: Thomas Warren 1558–1559: Thomas Colly 1559–1560: Thomas Pepper 1560–1561: Richard Gibbs 1561–1562: William Hannington 1562–1563: John Robins 1563–1564: Thomas Pepper and John Robins 1564–1565: William Burden 1565–1566: Thomas Pepper 1566–1567: Thomas Watson 1567–1568: Thomas Pepper 1568–1569: John Edwards 1569–1570: Richard Elam 1570–1571: Thomas Burnell 1571–1574: Thomas Andrews 1574–1575: Thomas Andrews and Thomas Warren 1575–1576: John Robins 1576–1577: John Lucas 1577–1579: Robert Fynnett 1579–1580: Thomas Allyn 1580–1582: John Garrett 1582–1583: Thomas Andrews and Thomas Warren 1583–1584: Thomas Andrews and William Willis 1584–1585: Thomas Watson 1585–1586: William Willis 1586–1588: Thomas Brodgatte 1588–1589: John Tench 1589–1590: Henry Leonard 1590–1591: Jeffery Glydd 1591–1592: Humphrey Meade 1592–1593: Thomas Elwood 1593–1594: Robert Burnett 1594–1595: John Skaythe 1595–1597: George Bynge 1597–1598: William Leonard 1598–1599: Jeremy Garrett 1599–1600: Edward Kempe
17th century 1600–1601: John Bachelor 1601–1602: John Bradgate 1602–1603: Richard Siseley 1603–1604: William Nethersole 1604–1606: George Bynge 1606–1607: John Tooke 1607–1608: Henry Steede 1608–1609: Robert Garrett 1609–1610: Robert Austin 1610–1612: William Leonard 1612–1613: Edward Kempe (died whilst in office) and William Warde 1613–1614: William Warde 1614–1615: Robert Garrett 1615–1616: John Waade 1616–1617: Thomas Foord 1617–1618: Nicholas Eaton 1618–1620: William Ward Express letter dated 1618 from William Ward as Mayor to Lord Zouch, Warden of the Cinque Ports 1621: Robert Garrett 1622: Henry Steed 1623–1624: John Waad 1625: Thomas Foord
18th century
19th century 1800: Thomas Bateman Lane 1801: George Stringer 1802: William Knocker 1803: Jonathan Osborn 1804: Robert Walker 1805: Phineas Kennett 1808: Robert Hunt 1807: William King 1808: Edward Thompson 1809: Thomas Mantell 1810: George Dell 1811: Edward Thompson 1812: Sir Thomas Mantell 1813: James Walker 1814: Henshaw Latham 1815: George Stringer 1816: Jonathan Osbom 1817: William Knocker 1818: Robert Walker 1819: Sir Thomas Mantell 1820: George Doll 1821: Heushaw Latham 1822: John Jeken 1823: Joseph Webb Pitcher 1824: Sir Thomas Mantell 1825: John Finnis 1826: George Stringer 1827: John Shipdem 1828: Matthew Kennett 1829: Henry Pringle Bruyeres 1830: Henshaw Latham 1831: John Coleman 1832: William Knocker 1833: Joseph Webb Pilcher 1834: William Cooke 1835: John Shipdem 1836: Edward Pett Thompson/William Cooke 1837–1838: Michael Elwin 1839: William Cocke 1840-1: Edward Poole 1842-5: William Clarke 1846: William Cocke 1863–1864: Captain Jeffery Wheelock Noble, R.N. 1867: Joseph George Churchward, postal merchant between France, England and Belgium 1872: Edward Ruttley Mowll, wine and spirits merchant 1873–1874: Frederick Samuel Pierce, ship owner 1875: Percy Simpson Court 1876: George Fielding 1877: Percy Simpson Court 1878: Alexander Bottle 1879–1880: Richard Dickeson 1881: John Lade Bradley 1882: Richard Dickeson 1883: Rowland Rees 1884: Thomas Viney Brown 1885: William John Adcock 1886–1888: William Henry Crundall
1889: Edward Lukey 1890: William John Adcock 1891–1884: William Henry Crundall 1895: Matthew Pepper 1896: Henry Minter Baker 1897–1899: William Henry Crundall
20th century 1900–1901: Sir William Henry Crundall 1901–1902: Henry Martyn Mowll, solicitor 1902–1903: Frederick George Wright (Conservative) 1903–1904: Arthur Thomas Walmisley 1904–1905: Sir William Henry Crundall 1905–1906: William Wood Burkett 1906–1907: George Francis Raggett 1907–1910: Walter L Emden 1910–1911: Sir William Henry Crundall 1911–1913: William Bromley 1913–1919: Edwin W. T. Farley 1939–1945: James Robinson Cairns 1960–1961: Dorothy Bushell
21st century Source: Dover Town Council 2000: Gordon Cowan 2001–2002: Diane G Smallwood 2003: George P Allt 2004: Robert R Markham 2005: Kenneth Tranter 2006: Janet F Tranter 2007: Robert R Markham 2008: Diane G Smallwood 2009: Sue Jones 2010: Sue Jones 2011: Veronica Philpott 2012: Anne Smith 2013: Veronica Philpott 2014: Pamela Brivio 2015: Chris Precious 2016–2017: Neil Rix 2018: Sue Jones 2019–2023: Gordon Cowan 2023–2024: Sue Jones 2024-2026: Edward Biggs 2026 Bekah Dawes
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