# List of mayors of Exeter

This is a chronological list of those who have served as Mayor of Exeter (and from 2002 as Lord Mayor), in the city of Exeter, England.

## Mayors of Exeter

| Year appointed | Name | Terms | Monarch |
| 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206: | Henry Rifford | 7 | King John |
| c.1207, 1266 | William Durling (Derling or Dirling in some references) | 2 | King John |
| c.1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212 | John FitzRobert | 6 | King John |
| 1213, 1214, 1215 | William Blondy | 3 | King John |
| 1216, 1219, 1220, 1224. 1225, 1227, 1228, 1232, 1236 | Walter Turbert | 9 | Henry III |
| 1217, 1221, 1222, 1226, 1229, 1230, 1235 | Roger FitzHenry | 7 | Henry III |
| 1218, 1223, 1231, 1239 | Walter Gervase | 4 | Henry III |
| 1233, 1255, 1257, 1258 | Hillary Blondy | 4 | Henry III |
| 1234, 1237, 1238, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1245, 1247, 1249, 1252 | Martin Roff | 11 | Henry III |
| 1244, 1246, 1250, 1251, 1253 | Adam Rifford | 5 | Henry III |
| 1248 | Walter Hastment | 1 | Henry III |
| 1254 | John Okeston | 1 | Henry III |
| 1256, 1259, 1264 | Philip Dyer | 3 | Henry III |
| 1260, 1262, 1265, 1268 | Walter Okeston | 4 | Henry III |
| 1261 | Hilary White | 1 | Henry III |
| 1263, 1267 | Nicholas Ilchester | 1 | Henry III |
| 1269, 1275, 1276, 1278, 1280, 1281, 1283, 1284 | Alphred Duport - Executed after last period of office due to dereliction of duty | 8 | Henry III/Edward I |
| 1270, 1271, 1272, 1274, 1282 | Martin Dirling | 4 | Henry III/Edward I |
| 1273 | Richard Geythen | 1 | Edward I |
| 1277, 1279 | John Feniton | 2 | Edward I |
| 1285, 1286 | David Tayler | 2 | Edward I |
| 1287, 1288, 1290, 1291, 1294, 1295 | John Zouch | 6 | Edward I |
| 1289 | Richard Allen | 1 | Edward I |
| 1292, 1300, 1307, 1312 | William Gatepath | 4 |
| 1293, 1296, 1297, 1298 | Richard Tantifer | 3 | Edward I |
| 1299 | John Horn | 1 | Edward I |
| 1301 | William Tantifer | 1 |
| 1302, 1305, 1306, 1308, 1309, 1313, 1314, 1317 | Roger Beynim | 8 | Edward I/Edward II |
| 1303, 1304 | Roger Wheaton | 2 | Edward I |
| 1310 | Walter Tantifer | 1 | Edward II |
| 1311 | Waltor Langdon | 1 | Edward II |
| 1315, 1316, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1328, 1329, 1331 | Philip Lovecock | 9 | Edward II |
| 1321 | William Wotton | 1 | Edward II |
| 1322, 1323 | Robert Wotton | 2 | Edward II |
| 1327 | Richard Soller | 1 | Edward III |
| 1330, 1332, 1334 | Martin Lekenn | 3 | Edward III |
| 1333, 1337 | Thomas Gervis | 2 | Edward III |
| 1335, 1336, 1338, 1340, 1341, 1344, 1345, 1347 | Henry Hughton (or Haughton) | 8 | Edward III |
| 1339 | Thomas Lichfield | 1 | Edward III |
| 1342 | Robert Furbor | 1 | Edward III |
| 1343, 1346 | Thomas Furbor | 2 | Edward III |
| 1348 | Nicholas Halberton | 1 | Edward III |
| 1349, 1350, 1351, 1352, 1355 | Robert Bridport | 4 | Edward III |
| 1353, 1354, 1357, 1359, 1360 | John Spicer | 5 | Edward III |
| 1356, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1372 | John Gyst (or Gist) | 5 | Edward III |
| 1358 | Robert Nolle | 1 | Edward III |
| 1365 | Nicholas Taverner | 1 | Edward III |
| 1366, 1367 | Nicholas Brydestow | 2 | Edward III |
| 1368 | Warren Bayliff | 1 | Edward III |
| 1369, 1371, 1373 | Roger Plenty | 3 | Edward III |
| 1370 | Martin Battishill | 1 | Edward III |
| 1374, 1375, 1377, 1378, 1379, 1382, 1384, 1386, 1388, 1390, 1392, 1394 | Robert Wilsford | 12 | Edward III/Richard II |
| 1376, 1380, 1399 | John Grey | 3 | Edward III/Richard II |
| 1381 | John Nymett | 1 | Richard II |
| 1383, 1396 | John Talbot | 2 | Richard II |
| 1385, 1397, 1407, 1410 | Adam Scut | 4 | Richard II |
| 1387, 1389, 1391, 1393, 1409 | Richard Bosom | 5 | Richard II |
| 1395, 1398, 1405 | Simon Grendon | 3 | Richard II |
| 1400, 1402, 1404, 1406, 1408, 1411, 1412 | William Wilsford | 7 | Henry IV |
| 1401 | William Oke | 1 | Henry IV |
| 1403 | Henry Hull | 1 | Henry IV |
| 1413, 1415 | Peter Sturt | 2 | King Henry V |
| 1414, 1419, 1422, 1426 | Thomas Easton | 4 | King Henry V |
| 1414 | John Lake | 1 | King Henry V |
| 1415, 1419, 1420, 1422, 1423, 1426, 1427 | Thomas Eston | 8 | King Henry V/Henry VI |
| 1416, 1417, 1418, 1420, 1423 | John Batten | 5 | King Henry V/Henry VI |
| 1417, 1421, 1424 | John Cook | 3 | King Henry V/Henry VI |
| 1425 | Robert Vessy (or Voysey) | 1 | Henry VI |
| 1427, 1430, 1437, 1445 | John Hull | 4 | Henry VI |
| 1428, 1429, 1444, 1446 | John Shillingford | 4 | Henry VI |
| 1430, 1434, 1439 | William Cook | 3 | Henry VI |
| 1432, 1435, 1441 | Thomas Cook | 3 | Henry VI |
| 1433 | John Salter | 1 | Henry VI |
| 1436, 1442, 1448 | John Cutler alias Carwithan | 3 | Henry VI |
| 1438 | Bennet Drew | 1 | Henry VI |
| 1440 | William Upton | 1 | Henry VI |
| 1443, 1449, 1451, 1453, 1455, 1462, 1464, 1466, 1470, 1474 | Hugh Germin | 10 | Henry VI |
| 1450 | William Crymell | 1 | Henry VI |
| 1452 | Walter Pope | 1 | Henry VI |
| 1454 | Richard Oreng | 1 | Henry VI |
| 1456, 1460 | William Duke | 2 | Henry VI |
| 1457, 1461, 1477 | John Kelly | 3 | Henry VI |
| 1458, 1463, 1465, 1481 | Richard Druell | 4 | Henry VI/Edward IV |
| 1459 | John Betty | 1 | Henry VI |
| 1467, 1480, 1486 | Thomas Calwoodley | 3 | Edward IV |
| 1468 | John Hamlyn | 1 | Edward IV |
| 1469 | Robert Smith | 1 | Edward IV |
| 1471 | Richard Jeffery | 1 | Edward IV |
| 1472, 1488 | Richard Clerk | 2 | Edward IV |
| 1473 | Richard Rumwell | 1 | Edward IV |
| 1475 | John Oreng | 1 | Edward IV |
| 1476, 1479, 1483, 1492, 1496 | John Atwill | 5 | Edward IV/Richard III |
| 1478, 1494 | William Obleigh | 2 | Edward IV |
| 1482 | Roger Worth | 1 | Edward IV |
| 1484 | Matthew Jubb | 1 | Richard III |
| 1485 | Robert Russell | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1487, 1503 | Robert Newton | 2 | Henry VII |
| 1489 | Stephen Rudgway or Ridgeway | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1490 | John Hooker | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1491 | Robert Chubb | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1493 | John Colshill | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1495, 1501, 1507 | John Calwoodleigh of Calwoodleigh | 3 | Henry VII |
| 1497 | William Frost | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1498 | Richard Undy | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1499 | Nicholas Hamlyn | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1500 | Walter York | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1502 | Walter Champneys | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1504, 1510 | Thomas Andrew | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1505, 1515, 1518 | William Crudg | 1 | Henry VII/Henry VIII |
| 1506, 1513 | Richard Hewet (or Hewett) | 2 | Henry VII/Henry VIII |
| 1508 | John Limpenny | 1 | Henry VII |
| 1509, 1516 | John Buckenam | 2 | Henry VIII |
| 1510 | Thomas Andrew | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1511 | William Wilsford | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1512 | Richard Symons | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1514 | John Moor | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1517, 1523 (interim), 1537 | Thomas Hunt | 2 | Henry VIII |
| 1519 | Jeffery Lewes | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1520 | John Broadmere | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1521 | John Noseworthy (or Nosworthy) | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1522 | Richard Duke | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1523 | John Simon (or Symons) - died shortly after his election, with Thomas Hunt taking on interim duties | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1523-4, 1535, 1545, 1551, 1561 | William Hurst | 6 | Henry VIII |
| 1525 | William Bennet | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1526, 1538 | Henry Hamlyn | 2 | Henry VIII |
| 1527, 1534, 1546 | John Britnall | 3 | Henry VIII |
| 1528 | Robert Buller | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1529 | Robert Hooker (died 1537) | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1530, 1536, 1548 | John Blackaller | 3 | Henry VIII |
| 1531, 1539 | Gilbert Kirk | 2 | Henry VIII |
| 1532 | William Peryam | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1533 | Richard Martin | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1540 | Thomas Spurway | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1541 | William Buckenam | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1542, 1558 | John Buller | 2 | Henry VIII |
| 1543 | Robert Tooker | 1 | Henry VIII |
| 1544, 1550 | Thomas Prestwood | 2 | Henry VIII |
| 1547, 1554 | John Midwinter | 2 | Edward VI |
| 1549 | John Tuckfield | 1 | Edward VI |
| 1552 | William Tothill | 1 | Edward VI |
| 1553 | William Smith | 1 | Mary I |
| 1555, 1564 | Moris Levermore | 2 | Mary I |
| 1556 | Walter Staplehead (or Staplehill) | 1 | Mary I |
| 1557, 1562, 1575 | John Peter | 3 | Mary I/Elizabeth I |
| 1559 | Robert Midwinteo | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1560 | John Blackall | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1563, 1572, 1587, 1598 | John Peryam | 4 | Elizabeth I |
| 1565 | John Wolcott (or Woolcott) | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1566 | Thomas Richardson | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1567 | John Smythe (or Smith) | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1568 | Robert Chaff | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1569, 1579 | William Chappel | 2 | Elizabeth I |
| 1570 | Simon Knight | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1571, 1580 | Thomas Bruerton | 2 | Elizabeth I |
| 1573 | William Tryvett | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1574 | Nicholas Martin | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1576 | Thomas Prestwood | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1577 | George Peryman | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1578, 1589 | Richard Prowse | 2 | Elizabeth I |
| 1581, 1618 | Thomas Martin | 2 | Elizabeth I |
| 1582, 1591 | Michael Germin | 2 | Elizabeth I |
| 1583 | Jeffery Thomas | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1584, 1594, 1604 | John Davy | 3 | Elizabeth I |
| 1585, 1631 | Nicholas Martin | 2 | Elizabeth I |
| 1586, 1597, 1607 | George Smith | 3 | Elizabeth I |
| 1588 | Thomas Chappell | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1590, 1600 | Wiliam Martin | 2 | Elizabeth I |
| 1592, 1603, 1619, 1644 | Nicholas Spicer | 4 | Elizabeth I |
| 1593 | Thomas Spicer | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1595 | John Chappell | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1597 | John Levermore | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1599 | John Howell | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1601, 1614, 1625, 1667 | Thomas Walker | 4 | Elizabeth I/James I |
| 1602 | Richard Beavis | 1 | Elizabeth I |
| 1605 | Henry Hull | 1 | James I |
| 1606 | Richard Dorchester | 1 | James I |
| 1608, 1619 | John Prowse | 2 | James I |
| 1609, 1620 | Hugh Crossing | 2 | James I |
| 1610, 1621 | Walter Borough | 2 | James I |
| 1611 | John Lant | 1 | James I |
| 1612 | William Newcomb | 1 | James I |
| 1613 | Jeffery Waltham | 1 | James I |
| 1615 | John Marshall | 1 | James I |
| 1616 | John Sheer | 1 | James I |
| 1617 | Ignatius Jourden | 1 | James I |
| 1622 | John Modyford | 1 | James I |
| 1623 | John Gupwill | 1 | James I |
| 1624, 1637 | Thomas Crossing | 2 | James I/Charles I |
| 1626 | John Tayler | 1 | Charles I |
| 1627 | John Acland | 1 | Charles I |
| 1628 | John Lynn | 1 | Charles I |
| 1630 | Thomes Flay | 1 | Charles I |
| 1632 | John Hakewill | 1 | Charles I |
| 1633 | Gilbert Sweet | 1 | Charles I |
| 1634 | Francis Crossing | 1 | Charles I |
| 1635, 1647, 1649 (deputising) | Adam Bennet | 2 | Charles I |
| 1636 | Roger Mallock | 1 | Charles I |
| 1638 | James Tucker | 1 | Charles I |
| 1639 | Robert Walker, MP for Exeter | 1 | Charles I |
| 1640 | John Penny | 1 | Charles I |
| 1641 | Richard Saunders | 1 | Charles I |
| 1642 | Christopher Clark | 1 | Charles I |
| 1643 | Sir Hugh Crocker | 1 | Charles I |
| 1645 | John Cupper | 1 | Charles I |
| 1646 | Walter White | 1 | Charles I |
| 1648 | James Gould | 1 | Charles I |
| 1649, 1654 | Richard Crossing was elected but refused to serve in 1649 due to the overthrow of the King, with Adam Bennet deputising | 2 | Interregnum |
| 1650 | Richard Evans | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1651 | Richard Sweet | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1652 | Ralph Hermn | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1653 | Simon Snow, MP for Exeter | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1655 | Nicholas Brooking | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1656 | Thomas Ford | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1657 | James Pearse | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1658 | James Marshall | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1659 | Christopher Clark Junior | 1 | Interregnum |
| 1660 | Christopher Lethbridge (d.1670) | 1 | Charles II |
| 1661, 1672 | Henry Gandy | 2 | Charles II |
| 1662 | John Martin initially refused to serve, but did so after instructed by the King | 1 | Charles II |
| 1663 | John Butler | 1 | Charles II |
| 1664 | Alan Penny | 1 | Charles II |
| 1665 | Nicholas Isacke | 1 | Charles II |
| 1666 | John Acland | 1 | Charles II |
| 1668 | George Tuthill | 1 | Charles II |
| 1669 | Peter Hagedot | 1 | Charles II |
| 1670 | Sir Benjamin Oliver | 1 | Charles II |
| 1671 | William Sanford | 1 | Charles II |
| 1673, 1681 | Isaac Mawditt | 2 | Charles II |
| 1674 | Christopher Brodridge | 1 | Charles II |
| 1675 | John Par | 1 | Charles II |
| 1676 | William Glyde | 1 | Charles II |
| 1677 | George Tuthill | 1 | Charles II |
| 1678 | William Sandford | 1 | Charles II |
| 1679 | John Collyns | 1 | Charles II |
| 1680 | Henry Smyth | 1 | Charles II |
| 1682 | Endymion Walker Esq | 1 | Charles II |
| 1683 | Christopher Broadridge (or Brodridge) | 1 | Charles II |
| 1684 | James Walker | 1 | Charles II |
| 1685, 1694 | Robert Dabynott | 2 | James II/William III & Mary II |
| 1686 | George Saffin | 1 | James II |
| 1687, 1689, 1700 | John Snell | 3 | James II/William III & Mary II |
| 1688 | Sir Thomas Jefford | 1 | James II |
| 1690 | Edward Cross | 1 | William III & Mary II |
| 1691 | Edward Seward | 1 | William III & Mary II |
| 1692 | Christopher Coke | 1 | William III & Mary II |
| 1693, 1702, 1714 | John Gandy | 3 | William III & Mary II/Anne/George I |
| 1695 | Christopher Bale | 1 | William III & Mary II |
| 1697 | John Curson | 1 | William III & Mary II |
| 1698, 1718 | John Burell | 2 | William III & Mary II/George I |
| 1699, 1711 | Joshua Hickman | 2 | William III & Mary II |
| 1701 | John Cholwill | 1 | William III & Mary II |
| 1703 | John Newcombe | 1 | Anne |
| 1704 | Gilbert Wood | 1 | Anne |
| 1705 | Thomas Baron | 1 | Anne |
| 1706 | Nicholas Wood | 1 | Anne |
| 1707 | Edward Daly | 1 | Anne |
| 1708 | Edward Spicer | 1 | Anne |
| 1709 | Edward Collins | 1 | Anne |
| 1710 | Thomas Salter | 1 | Anne |
| 1712 | Jacob Rowe | 1 | Anne |
| 1715 | William Sandford | 1 | George I |
| 1716, 1730 | Nathaniel Dewdney | 2 | George I/George II |
| 1717 | Philip Pear | 1 | George I |
| 1719 | Thomas Coplestone | 1 | George I |
| 1720 | William Gandy | 1 | George I |
| 1721 | John Phillips | 1 | George I |
| 1722 | Thomas Salter | 1 | George I |
| 1723 | Philip Russell | 1 | George I |
| 1724 | Humphrey Bawden | 1 | George I |
| 1725 | Anthony Tripe | 1 | George I |
| 1726 | Emanuel Hole | 1 | George I |
| 1727 | John Elston | 1 | George II |
| 1728 | Robert Lydston | 1 | George II |
| 1729 | William Stabback | 1 | George II |
| 1731 | Ethelred Davy | 1 | George II |
| 1732 | Richard Vivian | 1 | George II |
| 1733, 1736 | Samuel Symons | 2 | George II |
| 1734 | John Newcombe | 1 | George II |
| 1735, 1746 | Matthew Spry | 2 | George II |
| 1737 | Arthur Culme | 1 | George II |
| 1738, 1749 | Thomas Heath | 2 | George II |
| 1739 | Nicholas Blake | 1 | George II |
| 1740, 1751, 1752 (deputising) | Nicholas Lee - took over from Robert Dodge for remainder of 1752 term | 2 (3) | George II |
| 1741 | William Newcombe | 1 | George II |
| 1742 | Nicholas Medland | 1 | George II |
| 1743 | Philip Elston | 1 | George II |
| 1744 | John Hawker | 1 | George II |
| 1745, 1761 (deputising) | Francis Brayne | 1 (2) | George II |
| 1747 | John Manley | 1 | George II |
| 1748, 1755 | Lewis Portbury | 2 | George II |
| 1750, 1756 | William Trosse | 2 | George II |
| 1752 | Robert Dodge - September to November (replaced by Nicholas Lee) | 1 | George II |
| 1753 | John Luckett | 1 | George II |
| 1754 | Nicholas Arthur | 1 | George II |
| 1757 | Joseph Elliot | 1 | George II |
| 1758 | Richard Densham | 1 | George II |
| 1759 | Richard Jackson | 1 | George II |
| 1760 | Samuel Pearce | 1 | George III |
| 1761 | Samuel Dix - Until Jan 1762, replaced by Francis Brayne | 1 | George III |
| 1762, 1767 (deputising) | James Crossing | 1 (2) | George III |
| 1763 | Edward Walker | 1 | George III |
| 1764 | Jacob Fowe | 1 | George III |
| 1765, 1782 | John Bussell | 2 | George III |
| 1766 | Humphry Hill | 1 | George III |
| 1767 | William Jollin - until Feb 1768, replaced by James Crossing | 1 | George III |
| 1768 | Philip Dacie | 1 | George III |
| 1769, 1777 | Thomas Dodge | 2 | George III |
| 1770 | John Flound | 1 | George III |
| 1771 | Thomas Coffon | 1 | George III |
| 1772 | Gregory Jackson | 1 | George III |
| 1773 | Henry Kitson | 1 | George III |
| 1774 | John Dennis | 1 | George III |
| 1775 | John Eiles Pier | 1 | George III |
| 1776 | Charles Edwards | 1 | George III |
| 1778 | James Grant | 1 | George III |
| 1779 | Charles Furlong | 1 | George III |
| 1780 | Samuel Moore | 1 | George III |
| 1783 | William Ibert | 1 | George III |
| 1784 | Benjamin Horyce Walker | 1 | George III |
| 1785 | George Westlake | 1 | George III |
| 1786 | Nicholas Elias Cosserat | 1 | George III |
| 1787 | Richard Jenkin | 1 | George III |
| 1788 | Jonathan Burnett | 1 | George III |
| 1789 | William Pate | 1 | George III |
| 1790 | Edward Raguener | 1 | George III |
| 1791 | Reuben Phillips | 1 | George III |
| 1792, 1803 | John Pinhey | 2 | George III |
| 1793 | Richard Chamberlain | 1 | George III |
| 1794 | Richard Hart | 1 | George III |
| 1795 | John Balle | 1 | George III |
| 1796 | Charles Upham | 1 | George III |
| 1797 | John Brake | 1 | George III |
| 1798, 1808 | Joseph Gattey | 2 | George III |
| 1799 | Jonathan Worthy | 1 | George III |
| 1800 | Richard Jenkin | 1 | George III |
| 1801, 1818 | Thomas Flound | 2 | George III |
| 1802, 1807 | Charles Collyns | 2 | George III |
| 1804 | Joseph Greenway | 1 | George III |
| 1805 | John Thomas Wright | 1 | George III |
| 1806, 1816 | Samuel White | 2 | George III |
| 1809 | Edward Upham | 1 | George III |
| 1810 | John Hore | 1 | George III |
| 1811 | William Lee | 1 | George III |
| 1812 | Benjamin Wm Johnson | 1 | George III |
| 1813 | Burnet Patch | 1 | George III |
| 1814, 1826 | John Hart | 2 | George III/George IV |
| 1815 | John William Williams | 1 | George III |
| 1817 | Charles Brake | 1 | George III |
| 1819, 1827, 1832 | Henry Blackall | 3 | George III/George IV/William IV |
| 1820, 1829 | Robert Rogers Sanders | 2 | George IV |
| 1821 | George Galloway | 1 | George IV |
| 1822 | John Harris | 1 | George IV |
| 1823 | William Crockett | 1 | George IV |
| 1824 | Humphry Hill Pinhey | 1 | George IV |
| 1825 | William Payne | 1 | George IV |
| 1828 | John Haddy Jones | 1 | George IV |
| 1830 | Paul Measor | 1 | William IV |
| 1831, 1836 | William Kennaway | 1 | William IV |
| 1833, 1845 | Edward Woolmer | 2 | William IV/Queen Victoria |
| 1834, 1835 | Philip Chilwell de la Garde - Sep-Dec when Chamber replaced with Council, then elected Jan-Nov 1835 | 2 | William IV |
| 1835 | Samuel Kingdon Junior | 1 | William IV |
| 1837, 1838 | William John Players Wilkinson | 2 | Queen Victoria |
| 1839 | Edward MacGowan | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1840 | William Drewe | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1841 | John Crew Carew | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1842 | Charles Henry Turner | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1843 | William Page Kingdon | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1844, 1858 | Henry Hooper | 2 | Queen Victoria |
| 1846 | Charles Brutton | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1847 | William Denis Moore | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1848 | Thomas Shapter | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1849 | Christopher Arden | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1850 | Edward Andrew Sanders | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1851, 1852 | William Wills Hooper | 2 | Queen Victoria |
| 1853 | Robert Stribling Cornish | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1854, 1855 | John Daw | 2 | Queen Victoria |
| 1856 | Thomas G Norris | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1857 | William Buckingham | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1859 | Thomas Tanner | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1860 | Thomas E Drake | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1861 | William Kendall | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1862 | William Barnes | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1863 | Thomas Maitland Snow | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1864, 1865, 1866 | Robert Thomas Head | 3 | Queen Victoria |
| 1867 | John Trehane | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1868 | Henry Samuel Ellis | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1869 | Richard James Norman King | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1870 | Bartholomew Charles Gidley | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1871 | Joseph Handing | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1872, 1873 | Charles John Follett | 2 | Queen Victoria |
| 1874 | Horace Charles Lloyd | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1875 | Henry Wilcocks | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1876 | William Cuthbertson | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1877 | Henry Drew Thomas | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1878, 1879 | William Horton Ellis | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1880 | Walter Pring | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1881 | Thomas Andrew | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1882 | Samuel Jones | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1883 | Robert Carne Wilkinson | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1884 | William Brown | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1885 | Richard Rendle Miller Daw | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1886 | Arthur Burch | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1887 | Charles Tanner Kingdon Roberts | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1888 | William Peters | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1889 | Thomas Snow | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1890 | Charles Edwin Ware | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1891 | Edward Holroyd Houlditch | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1892 | Henry Frederick Willey | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1893 | Edward James Domville | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1894 | Alfred Robert Steele | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1895, 1896, 1897 | Robert Pople | 3 | Queen Victoria |
| 1898 | Samuel Ward | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1899 | Hubert Palmer Osborne Hamlin | 1 | Queen Victoria |
| 1900, 1901 | Albert Edward Dunn | 2 | Queen Victoria/Edward VII |
| 1902 | Charles Edward Rowe (Liberal) | 1 | Edward VII |
| 1903 | Frederick John Widgery | 1 | Edward VII |
| 1904 | Edwin Charles Perry | 1 | Edward VII |
| 1905 | Thomas Linscott | 1 | Edward VII |
| 1906 | William Henry Reed | 1 | Edward VII |
| 1907 | Henry Gadd | 1 | Edward VII |
| 1908 | James George Commin | 1 | Edward VII |
| 1909 | Henry Hugh Wippell | 1 | Edward VII |
| 1910 | Alfred Thomas Loram | 1 | George V |
| 1911 | Charles James Vlieland | 1 | George V |
| 1912, 1931 | Henry William Michelmore | 2 | George V |
| 1913 | William Kendall King | 1 | George V |
| 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 | James George Owen | 4 | George V |
| 1918 | Sir James George Owen | 1 | George V |
| 1919 | Thomas Bradley Rowe | 1 | George V |
| 1920 | Arthur Charles Roper | 1 | George V |
| 1921, 1922, 1923 | Philip Foale Rowsell |
| 1924 | Arthur Northcote Pitts | 1 | George V |
| 1925 | William Brock | 1 | George V |
| 1926 | Ransom Pickard | 1 | George V |
| 1927 | Arthur Ernest Brock | 1 | George V |
| 1928 | John Shirley Steele-Perkins | 1 | George V |
| 1929 | Harold Charles Rowe | 1 | George V |
| 1930 | Charles Warren | 1 | George V |
| 1932 | Kenneth Gatey | 1 | George V |
| 1933 | Thomas John Wembridge Templeman | 1 | George V |
| 1934 | James William Ackroyd | 1 | George V |
| 1935 | Percy Rufus Gayton | 1 | George V |
| 1936 | Alfred Anstey | 1 | Edward VIII |
| 1937 | Reginald John Rew | 1 | George VI |
| 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 | Rowland Glave Saunders | 6 | George VI |
| 1944 | Vincent Thompson | 1 | George VI |
| 1945 | Francis Henry Tarr | 1 | George VI |
| 1946 | William Outon Wills | 1 | George VI |
| 1947, 1948 | William "Potato Pete" Slader | 2 | George VI |
| 1949 | William Godwin Michelmore | 1 | George VI |
| 1950 | John Geoffrey Rowe Orchard | 1 | George VI |
| 1951 | Frederick Peter Cottey | 1 | George VI |
| 1952 | Richard Wayland Smith | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1953 | Alfred James Bovey | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1954 | Charles William Holcombe Hill | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1955 | Gilbert John Greenslade | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1956 | Clifford James Fuller | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1957 | Ronald Hay Creasy | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1958 | Charles Rew | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1959 | Charles Woodland | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1960 | Philip Francis Brooks | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1961 | Alfred Peter Steele-Perkins | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1962 | Kenneth Charles Harold Rowe | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1963 | Walter George Daw | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1964 | Patrick Allan Spoerer | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1965 | James Lethley Smeall | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1966 | Minnie Nichols - first female mayor | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1967 | Ronald Edward Charles Board | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1968 | John Belsey Martin | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1969 | William James Hallett | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1970 | Percy Hilton | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1971 | Herbert Samuel Sargent | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1972 | Gordon Anthony Joy | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1973 | Ernest Charles Lovelace Tozer until 30 March 1974- last Mayor of the City and County of Exeter | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1974 | Walter George Daw - from 1 April to 2 April | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1974 | Samuel Honeywill - from 2 April | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1975 | William Peter Hutchings | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1976 | John Frederick Landers | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1977 | Roger John Keast | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1978 | Norman William Francis Long | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1979 | Richard John Van Oppen | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1980 | Joan Margaret Richardson | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1981 | Ivy Maud Johns | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1982 | Patricia Spencer | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1983 | Raymond Edward Robert Long | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1984 | James Pollitt | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1985 | Roy Slack | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1986 | Alan Williamson | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1987 | William Henry John Rowe | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1988 | Michael James O'Callaghan | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1989 | Diana Winifred Pamela Sutton Bess | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1990 | George Clark | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1991 | Anthony Fry | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1992 | Yolanda Henson | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1993 | Martin Rich | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1994 | Ramon Yeo | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1995 | Margaret Midgeley | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1996 | Ian Mitchell | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1997 | John Holman | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1998 | Barry McNamara | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 1999 | Roy Hill | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 2000 | Mary Evans | 1 | Elizabeth II |
| 2001 | Granville Baldwin | 1 | Elizabeth II |

## Lord Mayors of Exeter

* 2001: Granville Baldwin – first Lord Mayor
* 2002: Val Dixon
* 2003: Margaret Danks
* 2004: Hilda Sterry
* 2005: Peter Wadham
* 2006: Norman Shiel
* 2007: Hazel Slack – runs a nursery shop in the city.
* 2008: Paul Smith
* 2009: John Winterbottom – former financial adviser.
* 2010: Marcel Choules – has been a fairground booth fighter, bouncer and chef.
* 2011: Stella Brock
* 2012: Rob Newby
* 2013: Rachel Lyons – former nurse
* 2014: Percy Prowse
* 2015: Olwen Margaret Foggin
* 2016: Cynthia Thompson
* 2017: Lesley Robson
* 2018: Rob Hannaford
* 2019: Peter Holland - former headteacher and postman.
* 2021: Trish Oliver
* 2022: Yolonda Henson
* 2023: Kevin Mitchell