List of mayors of Tiverton

The ancient borough of Tiverton in Devon, England, is governed by a mayor and Councillors.

The historic seat of government was Tiverton Guildhall, which was demolished to make way for the surviving Tiverton Town Hall, built in 1864 by Samuel Garth, Mayor of Tiverton 1861–2, to the design of Henry Lloyd, the architect of Exeter St Davids railway station. In the Mayoralty Room is a portrait of Sir John Heathcoat, MP for Tiverton (1832–1859).

List of Mayors of Tiverton

1620: John Diamond (born 1541) of TivertonVivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.283, pedigree of Diamond: "now Maior a(nn)o 1620, aetat(is) 79" ("in the year 1620, of his age 79") 1625 James Cornish 1655: Thomas Fowler post 1655: Henry Newte (1609 - 1670), twice Mayor, post 1655 when he last acted as Town Clerk.History of Parliament biography of "Newte, Henry (1609-70), of Tiverton, Devon and Lyon's Inn." 1683: Henry Blagdon 1686-1687: Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet, also MP for Tiverton 1693: John How 1703: George Davey (1690–1746), of Gotham House, Tiverton. before 1766: John Webber, whose residence was "during the summer of 1766 [...] burnt to the ground; but whether by accident or intention is not stated" 1714: George Thorne 1724: Nathaniel Thorne 1749: Clement Govett 1754: Oliver Peard 1767/1770: B. Dickinson 1770: Henry Osmond 1776: John OwensDunsford, M. (1790), Historical memoirs of the town and parish of Tiverton in the county of Devon, p. 452. 1799: J. B. Cholwich 1800: Rev. John Pitman 1801: Mr. Govett 1806: G. Cruwys 1810: JohnThe Register of Blundell's School, p. 21 Govett 1814: Henry Dunsford 1832: Thomas Cosway 1832: William Dickinson 1861-62: Samuel Garth 1863-64: William North Row 1902-03: Tom Lake (Liberal) 1952-53 & 1971 Harold Shapland 1972-73 Vivian Leonard Scott 1973: Eric Shapland 2004: Janet Evans 2005: Paul Francis Williams’The Gazette Tuesday May 10, 2005’ 2016-2018 Stephen Flaws 2019-2020 Colin Slade 2023-2024 : Wallace Burke 2024-2025 Neal Davey

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