This is a list of chief civic officers of Swansea in south Wales, who were entitled portreeve until 1835 (except for a short period with mayors 1655-59), mayor 1835-1982, and lord mayor since 1982.Alban 1982, p.1

Swansea was the chief town of the medieval marcher Lordship of Gower and was granted borough status in the twelfth century. The origins of the office of portreeve are unclear but the role is mentioned in a charter of 1306. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 reformed local government and established the office of mayor.

Swansea became a county borough in 1888, was granted city status in 1969, became a City and District within the new county of West Glamorgan in 1974, and a unitary City and County in 1996. Over this time its boundaries have expanded to include most of the ancient lordship of Gower.

Portreeves before Cromwell Portreeves were elected at Michaelmas (29 September) each year.Alban 1982, p.8 Term Name 1432-33 John Dawkin 1462-63 William Thomas 1476-77 John Thomas 1477-78 John Fourboure 1478-79 John Cradock 1487-88 David Melyn 1499-1500 John Elishe 1500-01 Robert Rees 1545-46 Thomas ap Evan 1547-48 John Thomas Sadler 1551-52 Owen Taylor 1553-54 John Thomas Flemynge 1557-58 David Emlet 1559-60 John Thomas Flemynge 1560-61 Roger Jankin 1561-62 Richard Yeroth 1562-63 Thomas Sadler 1563-64 John Franklen 1567-68 William Watkins 1568-69 John Thomas Sadler, the younger 1569-70 John Thomas Flemynge 1573-74 Ryse ap John ap Ieuan 1580-81 Sir William Herbert 1581-82 Thomas Sadler 1582-83 Robert Price 1583-84 Robert Smyth 1584-85 Philip Hughes 1585-86 Thomas Owen 1587-88 Owen Philipp 1589-90 Thomas Owen 1590-91 Owen Price 1591-92 Thomas Owen 1592-93 William Flemynge 1593-94 Thomas Johns 1594-95 George Herbert 1596-97 William John Harry 1597-98 John Morgan 1598-99 Richard Sadler 1599-1600 Jenkin Franklen 1600-01 Owen Philippe 1601-02 William Flemynge 1602-03 William John Harry 1603-04 Jenkin Franklen 1604-05 John Thomas Bevan 1605-06 John David Edwards 1606-07 William Watkins 1607-08 John Daniel 1608-09 George Herbert 1609-10 John Robartes 1610-11 William John Harry 1611-12 John Davids 1612-13 John David 1613-14 Henry Flemynge 1614-15 John Daniell 1615-16 Walter Thomas 1616-17 William John Harry 1617-18 John David 1618-19 Owen Price 1619-20 Mathew Francklen 1620-21 John Daniel 1621-22 Harry Vaughan 1622-23 John William John 1623-24 Owen Price 1624-25 Henry Flemynge 1625-26 Walter Thomas 1626-27 Rice David 1627-28 Patrick Jones 1628-29 Mathew Francklen 1629-30 John Bennett 1630-31 John Williams 1631-32 Rice David 1632-33 Francis Affter 1633-34 David Jones 1634-35 Patrick Jones 1635-36 Mathew Francklen 1636-37 John Williams 1637-38 Patrick Jones 1638-39 Mathew Francklen 1639-40 Lewis Jones 1640-41 John Williams 1641-42 Patrick Jones 1642-43 Mathew Francklen 1643-44 Lewis Jones 1644-45 John Williams 1645-46 Patrick Jones 1646-47 John Daniel 1647-48 John Bowen 1648-49 William Bayly 1649-50 Mathew Francklen 1650-51 Lewis Jones 1651-52 Mathew Davies 1652-53 Thomas Williams 1653-54 John Daniel 1654-55 John Bayly or William BaylyNicholas 1872, p.616

Mayors under Cromwell In 1655 Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, who was also Lord of Gower, issued a charter with a new constitution for Swansea with a mayor as chief officer. This lapsed the year after his death.Alban 1982, pp.3-4 Term Name 1655-56 Lewis Jones 1656-57 John Daniel 1657-58 William Bayly 1658-59 Thomas Williams

Portreeves after Cromwell Term Name 1659–60 William Jones 1660–61 Leyson Seys 1661–62 Leyson Seys 1662–63 Leyson Seys 1663–64 Isaac Affter 1664–65 William Vaughan 1665–66 William Bayly 1666–67 Lewis Jones 1667–68 Isaac Affter 1668–69 Robert Jones 1669–70 Gamaliel Hughes 1670–71 William Thomas 1671–72 David Bevans 1672–73 Lewis Jones 1673–74 Isaac Affter 1674–75 William Herbert 1675–76 Robert Jones 1676–77 Gamaliel Hughes 1677–78 William Thomas 1678–79 Thomas Phillips 1679–80 Thomas Phillips 1680–81 Thomas Phillips 1681–82 Thomas Phillips 1682–83 Thomas Phillips 1683–84 Thomas Phillips 1684–85 Thomas Phillips 1685–86 Thomas Phillips 1686–87 Thomas Phillips 1687–88 Thomas Phillips 1688–89 Thomas Phillips 1689–90 Gamaliel Hughes 1690–91 Owen Rogers 1691–92 Owen Rogers 1692–93 Jenkin Jones 1693–94 William Seys 1694–95 Edward Mansell 1695–96 Edward Mansell 1696–97 John Francklen 1697–98 William Seys 1698–99 George Rice 1699–1700 Owen Rogers 1700–01 John Reece 1701–02 David Jones 1702–03 Jenkin Jones 1703–04 Lewis Thomas 1704–05 Walter Hughes 1705–06 Gabriel Powell 1706–07 Christopher Rogers 1707–08 Griffith Phillip 1708–09 David Thomas 1709–10 Griffith Phillip 1710–11 John Rice 1711–12 Joseph Ayres 1712–13 Jenkin Jones 1713–14 Gabriel Powell 1714–15 Walter Hughes 1715–16 Walter Hughes 1716–17 Abraham Ayres 1717–18 Anthony Cupitt 1718–19 Richard Parry 1719–20 Griffith Phillips 1720–21 John Mansell 1721–22 Walter Hughes, the younger 1722–23 Walter Hughes 1723–24 Robert Rogers 1724–25 David Thomas 1725–26 William Philips 1726–27 Gabriel Powell 1727–28 Walter Hughes 1728–29 Robert Hughes 1729–30 Abraham Ayres (died)Walter Vaughn 1730–31 Walter Vaughn 1731–32 John Mansell 1732–33 William Watkins 1733–34 John Powell 1734–35 Walter Hughes 1735–36 Walter Vaughn 1736–37 John France 1737–38 John Morgan 1738–39 Walter Vaughn 1739–40 Hugh Powell 1740–41 Gabriel Powell 1741–42 John Mansell 1742–43 John Collins 1743–44 John Powell 1744–45 John France 1745–46 Richard Powell 1746–47 John Powell 1747–48 John Whitney 1748–49 Edward Phillips 1749–50 John Morgan 1750–51 Hugh Powell 1751–52 Walter Vaughn 1752–53 John Collins 1753–54 John Jenkins 1754–55 Hopkin Walter 1755–56 Christopher Rogers 1756–57 John France 1757–58 James Thomas 1758–59 Walter Vaughn 1759–60 John Collins 1760–61 John Jenkins 1761–62 Hopkin WalterPhilip Rogers 1762–63 Christopher RogersJohn GwytherJames Thomas 1763–64 James Thomas 1764–65 David Vaughn 1765–66 Robert Ball 1766–67 William Davies 1767–68 Thomas Madocks 1768–69 William Powell 1769–70 William Jeffreys 1770–71 Iltid Thomas 1771–72 Philip Rogers 1772–73 James Thomas 1773–74 William Davies 1774–75 Thomas Madocks 1775–76 Gabriel Jeffreys 1776–77 Gabriel Powell the younger 1777–78 William Jeffreys 1778–79 Thomas Powell 1779–80 Iltid Thomas 1780–81 William Powell 1781–82 Philip Rogers 1782–83 Thomas Harcourt PowellRowland Prichard Phillip Rogers 1783–84 Rowland Prichard 1784–85 Thomas Maddocks 1785–86 Thomas Maddocks 1786–87 Gabriel Jeffreys 1787–88 William Powell 1788–89 John Roberts 1789–90 Griffith Jenkins 1790–91 William Grove 1791–92 Thomas Morgan 1792–93 William Jeffreys 1793–94 Rowland Prichard 1794–95 William Jones 1795–96 Gabriel Powell 1796–97 Gabriel Jeffreys 1797–98 Thomas Powell 1798–99 Thomas Maddocks 1799–1800 Griffith Jenkins 1800–01 William Grove 1801–02 Thomas Morgan 1802–03 Charles Collins 1803–04 John Jeffreys 1804–05 William Jeffreys 1805–06 Rowland Prichard 1806–07 William Jones 1807–08 Gabriel Jeffreys 1808–09 Griffith Jenkins 1809–10 Sir John Morris 1810–11 William Grove 1811–12 John Morris 1812–13 Charles Collins 1813–14 William Jeffreys 1814–15 John Jeffreys 1815–16 John Grove 1816–17 Robert Nelson Thomas 1817–18 Thomas Edward Thomas 1818–19 William Grove 1819–20 Griffith Jenkins 1820–21 John Jones 1821–22 John Charles Collins, MD 1822–23 William Grove 1823–24 Calvert Richard Jones 1824–25 Richard Jeffreys 1825–26 Lewis Thomas 1826–27 Gabriel Powell 1827–28 Sir John Morris 1828–29 John Grove 1829–30 Thomas Thomas 1830–31 Charles Collins 1831–32 Thomas Grove 1832–33 Thomas Edward Thomas 1833–34 Silvanus Padley 1834–35 Calvert Richard Jones 1835–36 Calvert Richard Jones

Modern mayors Local government in England and Wales was reformed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and the new reformed borough was headed by a mayor instead of a portreeve. Mayors were originally elected on 9th November each year, but the Representation of the People Act 1948 moved the beginning of the municipal year to May with effect from 1949.Alban 1982, pp.4-5 Mayors commemorated in Swansea Guildhall Term Name 1835–36 Nathaniel Cameron 1836–37 Nathaniel Cameron 1837–38 Richard Mansel Phillips 1838–39 John Grove 1839–40 Lewis Weston Dillwyn 1840–41 Matthew Moggridge 1841–42 Richard Aubrey 1842–43 George Gwynne Bird 1843–44 Starling Benson 1844–45 John Richardson 1845–46 Charles Henry Smith 1846–47 Timothy Brimble Essery 1847–48 Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn 1848–49 Michael John Michael 1849–50 Christopher James 1850–51 Owen Gething Williams 1851–52 Thomas Edward Thomas 1852–53 John Joce Strick 1853–54 George Grant Francis 1854–55 John Trevillian Jenkin 1855–56 Evan Matthew Richards 1856–57 John Oakshot 1857–58 William Henry Michael 1858–59 John Trevillian Jenkin 1859–60 Thomas Edward Thomas 1860–61 John Crow Richardson 1861–62 John Trevillian Jenkin 1862–63 Evan Matthew Richards 1863–64 Charles Bath 1864–65 Jeremiah Clarke Richardson 1865–66 George Burden Strick 1866–67 Thomas Phillips 1867–68 George Browne Brock 1868–69 Charles Thomas Wilson 1869–70 John Jones Jenkins 1870–71 Washington Hamilton Brown 1871–72 John Glasbrook 1872–73 Thomas Ford 1873–74 Thomas Powell 1874–75 Frank Ash Yeo 1875–76 James Livingston 1876–77 John Ivor Evans 1877–78 Wiliam Thomas 1878–79 James Rogers 1879–80 John Jones Jenkins 1880–81 John Jones Jenkins 1881–82 Thomas Davies 1882–83 Edward Rice Daniel 1883–84 Robert John Dickson Burnie 1884–85 William Williams 1885–86 William John Rees 1886–87 Frank Ash Yeo 1887–88 Lawrence Tulloch 1888–89 James Jones 1889–90 Thomas Freeman 1890–91 Sir John Dillwyn-Llewelyn 1891–92 Albert Mason 1892–93 Henry Alfred Chapman 1893–94 Lt. Col. William Pike 1894–95 William Henry Edwards 1895–96 Frederick Bradford 1896–97 Howel Watkins 1897–98 J. Aeron Thomas 1898–99 Richard Martin 1899–1900 William Watkins 1900–01 William Watkins 1901–02 Griffith Thomas 1902–03 Griffith Thomas 1903–04 Griffith Thomas 1904–05 William Henry Spring 1905–06 Gwilym Morgan 1906–07 David Harris 1907–08 John Henry Lee 1908–09 Morgan Tutton 1909–10 David Matthews 1910–11 David Matthews 1911–12 Edwin George Protheroe 1912–13 David Williams 1913–14 Thomas Taliesyn Corker 1914–15 Daniel Jones 1915–16 Thomas Merrells 1916–17 David Davies 1917–18 Benjamin Jones 1918–19 William Henry Miles 1919–20 Alexander Sinclair 1920–21 Percy Molyneux 1921–22 William Owen 1922–23 David John Davies 1923–24 George Henry Colwill 1924–25 John Lewis 1925–26 David Griffiths 1926–27 David John Bassett 1927–28 Thomas William Howells 1928–29 Thomas John Richards 1929–30 Thomas Arthur Lovell 1930–31 John Miller 1931–32 John Barclay Owen 1932–33 Daniel Evans 1933–34 Edward Harris 1934–35 William James Davies 1935–36 Albert Richard Ball 1936–37 Richary Henry 1937–38 William Daniel Rees 1938–39 David Richards 1939–40 John Richard Martin 1940–41 Thomas James 1941–42 Thomas William Allison 1942–43 Thomas William Hughes 1943–44 William Harries (died 10 Aug 1944) 1944–45 Howell John Thomas (Sept–Nov) 1944–45 Thomas William Watkins 1945–46 William Dewitt 1946–47 Harry Davies 1947–48 Sir William Albert Jenkins 1949–50 Richard Gronow 1950–51 William George Rees 1951–52 Daniel Jones 1952–53 William Thomas Mainwaring Hughes 1953–54 David John Fisher 1954–55 Thomas Samuel Harris 1955–56 Percy Morris 1956–57 George Henry Libby 1957–58 Alfred Ernest Harries 1958–59 William Evans 1959–60 William George 1960–61 Sidney Cuthbert Jenkins 1961–62 Andrew Morgan 1962–63 Rosanna Cross 1963–64 Frederick Shail 1964–65 Aubrey Willis Pile 1965–66 Francis Charles Jones 1966–67 Thomas Richard Davies 1967–68 David Thomas Jeffreys 1968–69 David Arthur Jenkins 1969–70 David Franklyn Bevan 1970–71 Arthur Leonard Reed 1971–72 Arthur John Kenneth Hare 1972–73 Christopher Thomas 1973–74 Eunice Jones 1974–75 William Henry Minney 1975–76 Herbert Tudor Morgan 1976–77 Williem Werner Sivertsen 1977–78 Patricia Lucy Jenkins 1978–79 Susan Jones 1979–80 Gwilym Webber 1980–81 Robert Alan Lloyd 1981–82 Paul Harold Valerio

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