# List of mayors of Mosman

This is a list of the mayors of Mosman Council and its predecessor titles and organisations, a local government area in the lower north shore region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The official title of mayors while holding office is His/Her Worship the Mayor of Mosman.
The current mayor of Mosman is Councillor Ann Marie Kimber, a member of the Serving Mosman independent political alliance, who was first elected on 14 September 2024.

## History

Mosman was first incorporated in 1867 as the "Mossmans Ward" of the Municipality of St Leonards, which lasted until 1890 when the municipalities of Victoria, St Leonards and East St Leonards merged to form the Municipality of North Sydney, with the Mosman ward renamed as the "Mossman Ward". Following a petition submitted by residents in 1892, on 11 April 1893 the ward's separation as the Borough of Mosman was proclaimed by Lieutenant-Governor Sir Frederick Darley. The first nine-member council was elected on 9 June 1893, with the first mayor, Richard Hayes Harnett Jr., elected on the same day. From 28 December 1906, following the passing of the Local Government Act, 1906, the council was renamed as the "Municipality of Mosman". With the passing of the Local Government Act, 1993, the Municipality of Mosman was legally renamed as Mosman Council and aldermen were renamed councillors.

## List of incumbents

The following individuals have been elected as the Mayor of Mosman Council, or any predecessor titles.
| # | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| 1 | Richard Hayes Harnett Jr. | 9 June 1893 | 16 February 1894 | 252 days |
| 2 | Charles Cowles | 16 February 1894 | 11 February 1895 | 360 days |
| 3 | Thomas Bladen | 11 February 1895 | 12 February 1896 | 1 year, 1 day |
| 4 | Patrick Thomson Taylor | 12 February 1896 | 10 December 1897 | 1 year, 301 days |
| 5 | John Noble | 10 December 1897 | 9 February 1898 | 61 days |
| 6 | James Bull Alderson | 9 February 1898 | 15 February 1899 | 1 year, 6 days |
| 7 | Hugh Rose | 15 February 1899 | 14 February 1900 | 364 days |
| 8 | George William Hampshire | 14 February 1900 | 13 February 1901 | 364 days |
| 9 | Henry William Horning | 13 February 1901 | 14 February 1902 | 1 year, 1 day |
| 10 | Frederick Resolute Strange | 14 February 1902 | 5 February 1903 | 356 days |
| 11 | William Henry Smith | 5 February 1903 | 9 February 1904 | 1 year, 4 days |
| 12 | James John Glover | 9 February 1904 | 13 February 1905 | 1 year, 4 days |
| 13 | Patrick Leahy | 13 February 1905 | 29 January 1909 | 3 years, 351 days |
| – | James John Glover | 29 January 1909 | 8 February 1910 | 1 year, 10 days |
| – | Frederick Resolute Strange | 8 February 1910 | 10 February 1911 | 1 year, 2 days |
| 14 | Evan Macdonald | 10 February 1911 | 6 February 1912 | 361 days |
| 15 | David Dunn Middleton | 6 February 1912 | 6 February 1913 | 1 year, 0 days |
| 16 | William James Pigott | 6 February 1913 | February 1914 | |
| 17 | Arthur Douglas Walker | February 1914 | February 1915 | |
| 18 | William Henry Smith | February 1915 | February 1918 | |
| – | Arthur Douglas Walker | February 1918 | 14 December 1920 | |
| 19 | William Dedden | 14 December 1920 | 6 December 1921 | 357 days |
| 20 | Robert Steel Gay | 6 December 1921 | 7 December 1922 | 1 year, 1 day |
| 21 | William Henry Smith | 7 December 1922 | December 1923 | |
| 22 | Peter Burrows | December 1923 | 8 December 1925 | |
| 23 | Henry Carter | 8 December 1925 | 11 December 1928 | 3 years, 3 days |
| 24 | Alexander Buckle | 11 December 1928 | December 1931 | |
| 25 | Cyril James Camplin | December 1931 | December 1932 | |
| 26 | Arthur Culmer Wilson Hill | December 1932 | December 1933 | |
| 27 | Dalton Carroll | December 1933 | December 1934 | |
| 28 | John Ross Wallace | December 1934 | December 1935 | |
| 29 | Frank Leslie Hodgson | December 1935 | December 1936 | |
| 30 | Arthur Culmer Wilson Hill | December 1936 | December 1937 | |
| 31 | Walter Charles James Hicks | December 1937 | December 1938 | |
| 32 | Frank Grenville Pursell OBE | December 1938 | December 1940 | |
| 33 | George Keith Cowlishaw | December 1940 | December 1943 | |
| – | Walter Charles James Hicks | December 1943 | December 1944 | |
| – | George Keith Cowlishaw | December 1944 | December 1945 | |
| 34 | Pat Morton | December 1945 | 10 December 1946 | |
| 35 | Ronald Stark Luke OBE | 10 December 1946 | December 1949 | |
| 36 | George Ivan Ferris OBE | December 1949 | December 1953 | |
| 37 | John Wolston Ellis Warre | December 1953 | December 1956 | |
| 38 | Russell Stanley Whybrow | December 1956 | December 1961 | |
| 39 | Keith Bernard Chambers | December 1961 | December 1964 | |
| 40 | Victor Hugh Parkinson BEM | December 1964 | December 1970 | |
| 41 | Ewan Aubrey Eldridge | December 1970 | September 1971 | |
| 42 | Lloyd Sydney Edwards | September 1971 | September 1972 | |
| 43 | Lenard Mackay-Cruise | September 1972 | September 1974 | |
| – | Ewan Aubrey Eldridge | September 1974 | September 1976 | |
| 44 | Dominic Lopez | September 1976 | September 1977 | |
| 45 | Peter Mellish | September 1977 | September 1978 | |
| 46 | Barry O'Keefe QC | September 1978 | September 1983 | |
| 47 | Peter Abelson | September 1983 | September 1985 | |
| – | Barry O'Keefe QC | September 1985 | September 1986 | |
| – | Dominic Lopez | September 1986 | September 1987 | |
| – | Barry O'Keefe AM QC | September 1987 | September 1990 | |
| 48 | Peter Clive | September 1990 | September 1991 | |
| – | Dominic Lopez | September 1991 | September 1993 | |
| 49 | Patricia Harvey | September 1993 | September 1994 | |
| 50 | Virginia Howard | September 1994 | September 1997 | |
| 51 | James Thomas Reid | September 1997 | September 1999 | |
| – | Patricia Harvey OAM | September 1999 | September 2001 | |
| – | James Thomas Reid | September 2001 | September 2002 | |
| 52 | David Strange | September 2002 | September 2004 | |
| 53 | Shirley Jenkins | September 2004 | September 2005 | |
| 54 | Denise Wilton | September 2005 | September 2008 | |
| – | Dominic Lopez OAM | September 2008 | September 2009 | |
| 55 | Anne Connon | September 2009 | 8 September 2012 | |
| – | Peter Abelson (Serving Mosman) | 8 September 2012 | 9 September 2017 | 5 years, 1 day |
| 56 | Carolyn Corrigan (Serving Mosman) | 9 September 2017 | 14 September 2024 | 7 years, 5 days |
| 57 | Ann Marie Kimber (Serving Mosman) | September 2024 | incumbent | |

## Town Clerks/General Managers

The Local Government Act, 1993 removed the requirement that the administrative head of a council be a "Town or Shire Clerk" and specified that the head was to be known as the "General Manager".
| Years | Town Clerk/General Manager |
| 22 June 1893 – 31 July 1901 | George Frederick Melbourne Withers |
| 1 August 1901 – 28 February 1922 | William Falkland Bray |
| April 1922 – 3 March 1951 | Arthur Cleve Marshall |
| 1951 – 1972 | R. S. E. Gay |
| 1972 – 1986 | M. G. Park |
| July 1986 – 13 September 2013 | Viv May PSM |
| 16 September 2013 – 5 August 2016 | Veronica Lee |
| 8 August 2016 – date | Dominic Johnson |

## Electoral results
### 2024

2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Serving Mosman | Ann Kimber | 8,099 | 48.56 | +5.56 |
| | Independent | Peter Menzies | 3,720 | 22.30 | +0.98 |
| | Mosman Better | Roy Bendall | 3,352 | 21.18 | +4.49 |
| | Labor | John Wakefield | 1,327 | 7.96 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,678 | 96.99 | –0.05 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 518 | 3.01 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,196 | 81.36 | –0.71 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Serving Mosman | Ann Kimber | 8,827 | 63.16 | –1.62 |
| | Independent | Simon Menzies | 5,149 | 36.84 | +1.62 |
| | Serving Mosman hold | Serving Mosman hold | Swing | | |

### 2021

2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Serving Mosman | Carolyn Corrigan | 7,062 | 43.0 | +0.6 |
| | Menzies For Mayor | Peter Menzies | 3,501 | 21.3 | +1.6 |
| | Residents For Mosman | Roy Bendall | 2,741 | 16.7 | −11.6 |
| | Independent | Libby Moline | 2,319 | 14.1 | +1.0 |
| | Voice of Mosman | Sarah Harding | 802 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,425 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 501 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,926 | 82.1 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Serving Mosman | Carolyn Corrigan | 8,000 | 64.8 | +7.9 |
| | Menzies For Mayor | Peter Menzies | 4,349 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Serving Mosman hold | Serving Mosman hold | Swing | N/A | |

### 2017

2017 New South Wales mayoral elections: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Serving Mosman | Carolyn Corrigan | 5,928 | 39.9 | +11.5 |
| | Residents For Mosman | Roy Bendall | 4,192 | 27.8 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | Simon Menzies | 2,971 | 19.7 | +6.3 |
| | Independent | Libby Moline | 1,975 | 13.1 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,066 | 95.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.7 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Serving Mosman | Carolyn Corrigan | 7,140 | 56.9 | |
| | Residents For Mosman | Roy Bendall | 5,415 | 43.1 | |
| | Serving Mosman hold | Serving Mosman hold | Swing | | |