List of Mayors of East Ham

This is a list of people who held the office of Mayor of East Ham. The office was created in 1904 when East Ham was incorporated as a municipal borough, becoming a county borough in 1915. The office was abolished in 1965 when East Ham became part of the London Borough of Newham.


 * Charter Mayor: Colonel Y H Burges
 * 1904-1905: John Harvey Bethell
 * 1905-1906: John Harvey Bethell (second term)
 * 1906-1907: J H Carte
 * 1907-1908: Harry Osborn
 * 1908-1909: J Brooks
 * 1909-1910: G Pratt (died in office)
 * 1909-1910: J Brooks (second term)
 * 1910-1911: E Edwards
 * 1911-1912: M Oakes
 * 1912-1913: C Northfield
 * 1913-1914: O R Anstead
 * 1914-1915: Robert Banks-Martin
 * 1915-1916: Robert Banks-Martin (second term)
 * 1916-1917: Robert Banks-Martin (third term)
 * 1917-1918: Robert Banks-Martin (fourth term)
 * 1918-1919: J A Williams
 * 1919-1920: G P Dean
 * 1920-1921: Albert H Wiseman
 * 1921-1922: A Stokes
 * 1922-1923: W G Davie
 * 1923-1924: H B Harper
 * 1924-1925: N A Papworth
 * 1925-1926: E Shanahan
 * 1926-1927: F P Cross
 * 1927-1928: G W Boultwood
 * 1928-1929: T M McGiff
 * 1929-1930: T I Lethaby
 * 1930-1931: W T Newling
 * 1931-1932: C W Brading
 * 1932-1933: G H Manser
 * 1933-1934: W W Bagot
 * 1934-1935: T W Burden
 * 1935-1936: J J Pope
 * 1936-1937: J W Barton
 * 1937-1938: Mrs A Taylor
 * 1938-1939: E F Markey
 * 1939-1940: E F Markey (second term)
 * 1940-1941: E F Markey (third term)
 * 1941-1942: R J Fell
 * 1942-1943: Mrs. B Wilkins
 * 1943-1944: S A Elson
 * 1944-1945: F Welch
 * 1945-1946: E A Wood
 * 1946-1947: C W Dixon
 * 1947-1948: Mrs. W M Knight
 * 1948-1949: Mrs. W M Knight (second term)
 * 1949-1950: Mrs. E M Brace
 * 1950-1951: J A Hart
 * 1951-1952: W E Hurford
 * 1952-1953: A Prior
 * 1953-1954: L A V Bennett
 * 1954-1955: F A Howard
 * 1955-1956: W H W Beecham
 * 1956-1957: J A Kemp
 * 1957-1958: E J Davey
 * 1958-1959: A G M Oakes
 * 1959-1960: Mrs. L Sutton
 * 1960-1961: Mrs. E M Devenay
 * 1961-1962: C F Chapman
 * 1962-1963: F G P Clayton
 * 1963-1964: L L Griffiths
 * 1964-1965: T A Jenkinson