List of Mayors of Kingston-upon-Thames

This is a list of people who held the office of Mayor of the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, from its reformation under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 until the borough's abolition in 1965. In that year it became part of the larger Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. For mayors of the post 1965 borough, see List of Mayors of Kingston upon Thames.

1835-40

 * 1835-36: Thomas Fricker - founded Eagle Brewery
 * 1836-37: Charles Schofield
 * 1837-38: James Nightingale
 * 1838-39: James Nightingale (second term)
 * 1839-40: William Mercer

1840-1850

 * 1840-41: John King
 * 1841-42: William B Jones
 * 1842-43: Thomas Fricker (second term)
 * 1843-44: William Row
 * 1844-45: William Row (second term)
 * 1845-46: Thomas Jackson
 * 1846-47: George Nightingale - founded Kingston Brewery and
 * 1847-48: Samuel Ranyard
 * 1848-49: William Shrubsole
 * 1849-50: William Pamphilon

1850-1860

 * 1850-51: Joseph Hollingdale
 * 1851-52: William Pepper
 * 1852-53: Thomas Leonard
 * 1853-54: Frederick Gould
 * 1854-55: John Shrubsole and
 * 1855-56: John Shrubsole (second term)
 * 1856-57: Samuel Ranyard (second term)
 * 1857-58: Samuel Mason
 * 1858-59: John Williams
 * 1859-60: John Williams (second term) - assaulted and injured by a militiaman, Carney

1860-1870

 * 1860-61: Samuel Gray
 * 1861-62: William F Hodgson
 * 1862-63: Thomas T Walker
 * 1863-64: John C Weston
 * 1864-65: John Williams (third term)
 * 1865-66: Joseph East - founded Albion and Star Brewery
 * 1866-67: Joseph East (second term)
 * 1867-68: Alfred Priest
 * 1868-69: Joseph Marsh
 * 1869-70: Joseph Marsh (second term)

1870-1880

 * 1870-71: Sir William Hardman MA
 * 1871-72: John W Davidson
 * 1872-73: Thomas Clements
 * 1873-74: Bedford Marsh
 * 1874-75: Bedford Marsh (second term)
 * 1875-76: George Clifton Sherrard - grandson's page on Wikipedia
 * 1876-77: Philip Jones
 * 1877-78: Henry Shrubsole
 * 1878-79: Henry Shrubsole (second term)
 * 1879-80: Henry Shrubsole (third term) (died 15 June 1880) , rest of term completed by Joseph Woolley

1880-1890

 * 1880-81: Frederick Gould
 * 1881-82: George Wade
 * 1882-83: J Thrupp Nightingale
 * 1883-84: Alfred Nuthall
 * 1884-85: Charles E Nuthall
 * 1885-86: Charles E Nuthall (second term)
 * 1886-87: George C Sherrard (second term)
 * 1887-88: Walter East
 * 1888-89: Walter East (second term)

1890-1900

 * 1889-90: James East
 * 1890-91: Edward T Coppinger - owned Kingston Distillery
 * 1891-92: John J Collings
 * 1892-93: Frederick Gridley
 * 1893-94: William Allard
 * 1894-95: George C Sherrard (third term)
 * 1895-96: John B Walker
 * 1896-97: Alfred W Homersham
 * 1897-98: William Hart
 * 1898-99: William E St L Finny MB
 * 1899-1900: Magnus George Moatt

1900-1910

 * 1900-01: Gifford T Salmon
 * 1901-02: William E St L Finny MB (second term)
 * 1902-03: Thomas Lyne
 * 1903-04: Henry C Minnitt
 * 1904-05: Henry C Minnitt (second term)
 * 1905-06: Henry C Minnitt (third term)
 * 1906-07: Joseph M R Francis
 * 1907-08: Joseph Lambourn
 * 1908-09: William E St L Finny MB (third term)
 * 1909-10: George Clarke (died 24 February 1910),  George Huckle (completed rest of term)

1910-1920

 * 1910-11: George Huckle (second term)
 * 1911-12: G E J Street
 * 1912-13: Charles Henry Burge
 * 1913-14: Charles Henry Burge (second term)
 * 1914-15: Charles Henry Burge (third term)
 * 1915-16: Charles Henry Burge (fourth term)
 * 1916-17: Charles Henry Burge (fifth term)
 * 1917-18: Charles Henry Burge : knighted in the 1918 Birthday Honours (sixth term)
 * 1918-19: Sir Charles Henry Burge (seventh term)
 * 1919-20: George A Kerrison

1920-1930

 * 1920-21: William E St L Finny MD (fourth term)
 * 1921-22: William E St L Finny MD (fifth term)
 * 1922-23: Arthur J Fells - died May 1924 (07 May 1924 - Lancashire Evening Post )
 * 1923-24: John P Waters (died 15 August 1924), remainder of term completed by William E St L Finny MD (sixth term)
 * 1924-25: George D Densham
 * 1925-26: George D Densham (second term)
 * 1926-27: William E St L Finny MD (seventh term)
 * 1927-28: Thomas C Smith
 * 1928-29: William Edwin Blake Carn
 * 1929-30: Walter Hineson Bowskin

1930-1940

 * 1930-31: William Bell
 * 1931-32: William Bell (second term)
 * 1932-33: Sir Alfred Woodgate CBE
 * 1933-34: Sir Alfred Woodgate CBE (second term)
 * 1934-35: Sir Alfred Woodgate CBE (third term)
 * 1935-36: Alfred Dryland CBE
 * 1936-37: Alfred Dryland CBE (second term)
 * 1937-38: Albert George Knowlden
 * 1938-39: Albert George Knowlden (second term)
 * 1939-40: Sir Edward John Scarles

1940-1950

 * 1940-41: Sir Edward John Scarles (second term)
 * 1941-42; Sir Edward John Scarles (third term)
 * 1942-43: Sir Edward John Scarles (fourth term)
 * 1943-44: Sir Edward John Scarles (fifth term)
 * 1944-45: Sir Edward John Scarles (sixth term)
 * 1945-46: Sir Edward John Scarles (seventh term)
 * 1946-47: Frederick Charles Digby
 * 1947-49 Elspeth H R Oldfield MB
 * 1949-50: William G Eggleton

1950-51

 * 1950-51: Charles L Sinclair
 * 1951-52: Charles L Sinclair (died 1952), William G Eggleton, completed term (second term)
 * 1952-53: Ernest R Canham OBE
 * 1953-54: Geoffrey R Lines and
 * 1954-55: Geoffrey R Lines (second term)
 * 1955-56: Gladys E Picton
 * 1956-57: A George Knowlden (third term)
 * 1957-58: Doris M Alexander
 * 1958-59: Cyril M Judge
 * 1959-60: Maurice J Guymer

1960-1965

 * 1960-61: Maurice J Guymer (second term)
 * 1961-62: Doris L Tapping
 * 1962-63: Frederick R Hooker
 * 1963-64: William J Marshall
 * 1964-65: Harold S Lees