List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Hobart
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayor
s of the City of Hobart
Local Government Area, Hobart
, Tasmania
, Australia.
{| class="wikitable"
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!Lord Mayor
!Term
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|| 53 || J. J. Wignall, C.M.G. || 1935–1938
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|| 54 || John Soundy || 1938–1946
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|| 55 || W. W. Osbourne || 1946–1948
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|| 56 || R. C. Harris || 1948–1950
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|| 57 || A. R. Park || 1950–1952
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|| 58 || Sir Richard Harris, C.M.G. || 1952–1954
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|| 59 || A. A. Park, C.M.G. || 1954–1957
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|| 60 || Sir Basil Osborne
|| 1957–1970
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|| 61 || Ronald George Soundy || 1970–1978
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|| 62 || Douglas Robert Plaister || 1976–1984
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|| 63 || Brian Broadby || 1984–1986
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|| 64 || Doone Kennedy || 1986–1996
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|| 65 || John Freeman || 1996–1999
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|| 66 || Rob Valentine
|| 1999 -2011
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|| 67 || Damon Thomas || 2011
|-
Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition.-Commonwealth of Nations:* In Australia it is a political position. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong...
s of the City of Hobart
City of Hobart
The City of Hobart is a Local Government Area of Tasmania, Australia. It is one of three local government areas covering the metropolitan area of the state capital, Hobart.-Government:...
Local Government Area, Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia.
Mayors (1853–1934)
# | Mayor | Term |
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1 | William Carter William Carter Blessed William Carter was a Roman Catholic English printer and martyr.-Biography:William was born in London, 1548; suffered for treason at Tyburn on 11 January 1584... |
1853–1854 |
2 | William Gore Elliston | 1855–1856 |
3 | J. L. Stewart | 1857 |
4 | C. H. Gillies, David Lewis | (after July) 1858 |
5 | David Lewis | 1859 |
6 | Henry Cook | 1860–1861 |
7 | Alfred Kennerley Alfred Kennerley Alfred Kennerley was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 4 August 1873 until 20 July 1876.Kennerley was born in Islington. He was a man of means who came from England to Australia when young and settled in New South Wales. He removed to Hobart, became an alderman about 1860, and... |
1862–1863 |
8 | R. Walker | 1864–1867 |
9 | J. M. Wilson | 1868–1869 |
10 | H. Cook | (from August) 1869 |
11 | Thomas Christie Smart | 1870 |
12 | Alfred Kennerley | 1871–1872 |
13 | George Crisp | 1873–1875 |
14 | John Perkins John Perkins John Perkins is an economist and author. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador from 1968–1970 and this experience launched him in the world of economics and writing... |
1876–1877 |
15 | W. P. Green | 1878 |
16 | Wiliam Henry Burgess | 1879–1880 |
17 | James Harcourt James Harcourt James Harcourt was a British character actor. He was born on 20 April 1873 in Headingley, Yorkshire.He started work as a cabinet maker, and drifted into amateur dramatics... |
1881–1882 |
18 | William Belbin | 1883–1884 |
19 | John George Davies John George Davies Sir John George Davies CMG was a Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and first-class cricketer.Davies' Jewish father John Snr. and grandfather had been transported to Australia as convicts and Davies was born in Melbourne to John Snr... |
1885–1886 |
20 | Charles Harbottle | 1887 |
21 | Alfred Crisp | 1888–1889 |
22 | John Watchorn | 1890 |
23 | George Hiddlestone | 1891 |
24 | Thomas Augustus Reynolds | 1891 |
25 | George Staton Crouch | 1893 |
26 | John Watchorn | 1894–1896 |
27 | John George Davies | 1897 |
28 | George Hiddlestone | 1898 |
29 | John George Davies | 1899–1901 |
30 | George Kerr | 1902 |
31 | Thomas Bennison | 1903–1904 |
32 | George Kerr | 1905 |
33 | Alfred Crisp | 1906 |
34 | Charles Duncan Haywood | 1907 |
35 | Daniel Freeman | 1908 |
36 | J. W. Hoggins | 1909 |
37 | C. J. Atkins | 1910 |
38 | Thomas Arnott | 1911 |
39 | Alfred Crisp | 1912–1913 |
40 | R. J. Meagher | 1914 |
41 | W. H. Williams | 1915 |
42 | L. H. MacLeod | 1916 |
43 | R. D. Lord | 1917 |
44 | J. G. Shield | 1918–1919 |
45 | R. Eccles Snowden | 1920 – 1922 (till July) |
46 | J. A. McKenzie | (after July) 1922 |
47 | John Soundy | 1924 |
48 | F. D. Valentine | 1925–1926 |
49 | Edwin J. Rogers, C.M.G. | 1926–1927 |
50 | J. J. Wignall | 1927–1929 |
51 | John Soundy | 1929–1932 |
52 | J. J. Wignall, C.M.G. | 1932–1934 |
Lord Mayors (since 1935)
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!Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition.-Commonwealth of Nations:* In Australia it is a political position. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong...
!Term
|-
|| 53 || J. J. Wignall, C.M.G. || 1935–1938
|-
|| 54 || John Soundy || 1938–1946
|-
|| 55 || W. W. Osbourne || 1946–1948
|-
|| 56 || R. C. Harris || 1948–1950
|-
|| 57 || A. R. Park || 1950–1952
|-
|| 58 || Sir Richard Harris, C.M.G. || 1952–1954
|-
|| 59 || A. A. Park, C.M.G. || 1954–1957
|-
|| 60 || Sir Basil Osborne
Basil Osborne
Alfred Herbert Ernest Osborne, otherwise known as Basil Osborne , is a former Orthodox Christian bishop. Osborne was formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Patriarchate of Moscow from 1991 to 2006 and a titular bishop under the Ecumenical Patriarchate from 2006 to 2010...
|| 1957–1970
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|| 61 || Ronald George Soundy || 1970–1978
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|| 62 || Douglas Robert Plaister || 1976–1984
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|| 63 || Brian Broadby || 1984–1986
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|| 64 || Doone Kennedy || 1986–1996
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|| 65 || John Freeman || 1996–1999
|-
|| 66 || Rob Valentine
Rob Valentine
Rob Valentine is the current Lord Mayor of the City of Hobart Local Government Area, in the State of Tasmania, Australia.Valentine is the great-great-grandson of Francis Valentine, who was lord mayor in 1925-26.-References:...
|| 1999 -2011
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|| 67 || Damon Thomas || 2011
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