List of mayors of Launceston
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the Mayors of the City of Launceston
, Tasmania
, Australia.
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, 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.
1853–1900
# | Mayor | Term |
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1 | William Stammers Button | 1853–1856 |
2 | Henry Dowling | 1857–1861 |
3 | John Fawns | 1862 |
4 | William Hart | 1863 |
5 | Abraham Barrett | 1864 |
6 | Adye Douglas Adye Douglas Sir Adye Douglas was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886.... |
1865–1866 |
7 | John Scott | 1867–1868 |
8 | William Hart | 1869 |
9 | Alexander Webster | 1870 |
10 | Alfred Harrap | 1871–1872 |
11 | John Murphy | 1873–1874 |
12 | Alfred Harrap | 1875–1877 |
13 | William Turner | 1878–1879 |
14 | Adye Douglas Adye Douglas Sir Adye Douglas was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886.... |
1880–1882 |
15 | Alfred Harrap | 1883 |
16 | Landon Fairthorne | 1884 |
17 | Henry Button | 1885 |
18 | Peter Barrett | 1886 |
19 | Robert Carter | 1887 |
20 | Bernard P.Farrelly | 1888 |
21 | David Scott | 1889 |
22 | Samuel John Sutton | 1890–1892 |
23 | Henry Jennings Dean | 1893 |
24 | Robert Henry Price | 1894 |
25 | Walter Henry Ferrall | 1895 |
26 | Peter McCrackan | 1896 |
27 | Robert James Sadler | 1897 |
28 | Samuel John Sutton | 1898 |
29 | Edward Henry Panton | 1899–1900 |
1901–2001
# | Mayor | Term |
---|---|---|
30 | Frederick Kirk Fairthorne | 1901–1902 |
31 | David Storrer | 1903 |
32 | James William Pepper | 1904–1905 |
33 | Charles Russen | 1906 |
34 | Patrick Boland | 1907–1908 |
35 | William Charles Wilson | 1909 |
36 | William Claude Oldham | 1910–1911 |
37 | George Paton | 1912 |
38 | George Hills | 1913 |
39 | Richard Gee | 1914 |
40 | Frank Percy Hart | 1915–1916 |
41 | William Coogan | 1917–1918 |
42 | George Shields | 1919–1920 |
43 | Albert William Monds | 1921–1922 |
44 | George Shields | 1923 |
45 | Claude Ernest Weymouth James | 1924 |
46 | John Featherstone Ockerby | 1925 |
47 | Alexander Arthur Evans | 1926 |
48 | Howard Charles Linney Barber | 1927–1928 |
49 | Robert Martin Osborne | 1929–1930 |
50 | Frank Boatwright | 1931 |
51 | Albert William Monds | 1932 |
52 | Allen W.Hollingsworth | 1933–1934 |
53 | Eric Ernest von Bibra | 1935–1936 |
54 | Frank Warland Browne | 1937 |
55 | Albert Edwin Wyett | 1938–1939 |
56 | John Featherstone Ockerby | 1939 |
57 | Frank Boatwright | 1940–1941 |
58 | Desmond Tasman Oldham | 1942–1943 |
59 | William Clark | 1944–1945 |
60 | Allen W.Hollingsworth | 1946 |
61 | Desmond Tasman Oldham | 1947 |
62 | Denham Henty Denham Henty Sir Denham Henty, KBE was an Australian politician.Henty was born in Longford, Tasmania and educated at Launceston Church Grammar School. He left school at 14 to work in his fathers wholesale business. In March 1930 he married Faith Gordon Spotswood and they subsequently had three sons and a... |
1948–1949 |
63 | Allen W.Hollingsworth | 1950 |
64 | Sinclair Jeavons Thyne | 1951–1952 |
65 | Hedley George Pitt | 1953–1954 |
66 | Brian Marshall Thornley | 1955 |
67 | Dorothy Edna Annie Edwards | 1956–1957 |
68 | James Sinclair Taylor McGowen | 1958–1959 |
69 | Frederick James Clark White | 1960–1961 |
70 | William Hector Maxwell Fry | 1962–1963 |
71 | Reginald John David Turnbull | 1964–1965 |
72 | Clarence Gandy Pryor | 1966–1967 |
73 | Frank Bernard King | 1968–1969 |
74 | Richard Martin Green | 1970–1971 |
75 | Harry Medcalf Fisher | 1972–1973 |
76 | David Vincent Gunn | 1974–1975 |
77 | Thomas Dudley Room | 1975–1977 |
78 | Maxwell George Cleaver | 1978–1979 |
79 | Barbara Tweed Payne | 1980–1981 |
80 | Reginald Blaydon Walker | 1982–1983 |
81 | Donald George Wing Don Wing Donald George "Don" Wing is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston , he was President of the Legislative Council from 2002 until 2008... |
1983–1985 |
82 | T.W.Deutchmann | 1985 |
83 | Donald George Wing Don Wing Donald George "Don" Wing is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston , he was President of the Legislative Council from 2002 until 2008... |
1985–1986 |
84 | Ananias(Jimmy) Tsinoglou | 1987–1989 |
85 | Graeme Wesley Beams | 1990–1992 |
86 | Anthony(Tony) Clarence Peck | 1993–1996 |
87 | John Baden Lees | 1996–2001 |
2001–present
# | Mayor | Term |
---|---|---|
88 | Annette Waddle | 2001–2002 |
89 | Janie Dickenson Janie Dickenson Janie Finlay was the mayor of Launceston City Council from 2002 to 2005 before being replaced by Ivan Dean on 31 October 2005. She served as an Alderman 2000-2007. When Janie was elected as Mayor in February 2002 she was the youngest female mayor; at age 27, to serve in Australia... |
2002–2005 |
90 | Ivan Dean Ivan Dean Ivan Noel Dean, APM , is an Australian politician. He has been an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since 2003, representing the electorate of Windermere. He also served as Mayor of Launceston from 2005 to 2007.... |
2005–2007 |
91 | Albert Van Zetten Albert Van Zetten Albert Van Zetten is an Australian politician and the current Mayor of Launceston, Tasmania. He is also the current CEO of City Mission Launceston. He lives in Launceston with his wife Lyndle.... |
2007 – present |