The office of the mayor of Cambridge was created following the granting of a charter by King John in 1207 to the town of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The charter gave the burgesses of the town the right to elect their own mayors in place of the provosts previously appointed by the crown. The first recorded mayor was Hervey FitzEustace who served in the year 1213.
Mayors of Cambridge The following have been mayors of Cambridge :
1213: Hervey FitzEustace, 1st recorded mayor 1376–78: John Cotton, MP for Cambridge 6 times between 1379 and 1388 Sept. 1378-9, 1386–8, 1393–4, 1396–9, 1405–6: Robert Brigham 1391–92: John Marshall 1432–33: John Knapton 1586–87: John Edmonds, MP for Cambridge, 1586 1596–98: Robert Wallis, MP for Cambridge, 1597–1611 1599–1600: John Yaxley, MP for Cambridge, 1597–1611 1605–06: John Edmonds 1619–21: Richard Foxton, MP for Cambridge, 1621 c.1780: John Mortlock, MP for Cambridge, 1784 1794: John Whittred, magistrate (1697–1778)
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