# List of mayors of Dover

Mayors of the town of Dover, Kent, England.

## 13th century

* 1258: James Lucas
* 1295: Thomas Edward Poynte
* 1299: John de Mari

## 14th century

* 1329: William Hurtyn
* 1342: John Monyn
* 1356: Peter Reade
* 1357–1358: Richard atte Halle
* 1359: Peter Beade
* 1360–1364: ?
* 1365: William de Denne
* 1366–1367: Nicholas atte Hall
* 1368–1339: Thomas Spisor
* 1370: Simon Monyn
* September 1371 – 1372: John Halle
* 1373–1374: John Halle
* 1375–1376: John Moony
* 1376–1378: John Gerold
* 1378–1380: John Strete
* 1380–1382: John Halle
* 1382–1384: John Gyles
* 1388–1389: John Halle
* 1389–1391: John Gyles
* 1391–1392: John Halle
* 1392–1393: John Gyles
* 1393–1394: John Halle
* 1399–1400: John Gyles

## 15th century

* 1401–1402: John Gyles
* 1402–1403: Peter Rede
* 1403–1404: John Monyn
* 1404–1406: John Strete
* 1406–1408: Thomas Gyles
* 1408–1411: John Strete
* 1411–1412: John Enebroke and John Luestroke
* 1413–1414: Thomas Gyles
* 1414–1415: Thomas Gyles and Walter Stratton
* 1415–1417: John Garton
* 1417–1419: Walter Stratton
* 1419–1421: Thomas atte Crowche
* 1421–1422: Walter Stratton
* 1422–1423: Thomas Arnold
* 1423–1424: Walter Stratton
* 1424–1425: Thomas Arnold
* 1425–1426: John Braban
* 1426–1427: Walter Stratton
* 1427–1428: John Braban
* 1428–1429: Walter Stratton
* 1429–1430: William Brewys
* 1430–1431: Thomas Arnold
* 1431–1433: Walter Stratton
* 1433–1435: John Braban
* 1435–1436: John Braban and William Brewys
* 1436–1440: William Brewys
* 1439–1440: Walter Stratton
* 1440–1441: William Brewys
* 1441–1443: John Warde
* 1443–1444: William Brewys
* 1444–1445: Ralph Toke
* 1445–1449: Ralph Toke and Thomas Gore
* 1449–1450: Thomas Gore
* 1450–1451: Thomas Gore and Richard Grigge
* 1451–1453: Richard Grigge
* 1453–1456: Thomas Doyley
* 1456–1458: Thomas Gore
* 1458–1460: Nicholas Burton
* 1460–1461: Richard Palmer
* 1461–1462: Thomas Gore and Richard Palmer
* 1462–1463: Thomas Gore
* 1463–1464: Richard Palmer
* 1464–1465: Thomas Pety
* 1465–1466: Thomas Gore
* 1466–1467: Thomas Gore and Richard Palmer
* 1467–1468: Richard Palmer
* 1468–1470: Thomas Hexstall
* 1470–1471: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Toke
* 1471–1472: Richard Palmer and Thomas Hexstall
* 1472–1474: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Toke
* 1474–1475: Thomas Hexstall
* 1475–1476: Richard Pleysington
* 1476–1477: Robert Vyncent
* 1477–1478: Thomas Hexstall and Robert Vyncent
* 1478–1479: Thomas Toke and Thomas Hexstall
* 1479–1480: Richard Palmer
* 1480–1481: Thomas Fouche
* 1481–1482: Thomas Hexstall and Thomas Fouche
* 1482–1485: John Byngham
* 1485–1486: Robert Vyncent
* 1486–1487: John Templeman
* 1487–1488: John Byngham
* 1488–1489: - Unknown
* 1489–1490: Robert Vyncent
* 1490–1491: Edward Hexstall
* 1491–1492: Robert Vyncent
* 1492–1493: Henry Balgy
* 1493–1494: William Warren
* 1494–1496: Edward Hexstall
* 1496–1497: Richard Fyneaux
* 1497–1499: John Byngham
* 1499–1501: William Stone

## 16th century

* 1501–1502: John Pocock
* 1502–1504: Richard Fyneaux
* 1504–1505: Oliver Lythgo
* 1505–1506: Robert Nethersole
* 1506–1507: Edward Hexstall
* 1507–1508: Richard Fyneaux
* 1508–1509: Robert Nethersole
* 1509–1510: Richard Monin
* 1510–1511: Nicholas Templeman
* 1511–1512: John Broke
* 1512–1513: Robert Nethersole
* 1513–1514: Nicholas Aldy
* 1514–1515: Richard Fyneaux
* 1515–1516: Thomas Vaughan
* 1516–1517: Nicholas Aldy and John Gregorie
* 1517–1518: Nicholas Aldy
* 1518–1519: Robert Weltden
* 1519–1520: Thomas Vaughan
* 1520–1521: John Elam
* 1521–1522: John Elam and Robert Stelman
* 1522–1523: Robert Stelman
* 1523–1524: Robert Dyer
* 1524–1525: John Broke
* 1525–1526: John Warren
* 1526–1527: Richard Crouch
* 1527–1528: Thomas Vaughan
* 1528–1529: Robert Fluce and Rouse Buskins
* 1529–1530: Robert Fluce
* 1530–1532: Robert Nethersole
* 1532–1533: Thomas Vaughan and Thomas Foxley
* 1533–1535: Edward May
* 1535–1536: John Payntor
* 1536–1537: John Warren
* 1537–1538: Ralph Buffkin
* 1538–1539: Edward May
* 1539–1540: John Bowles
* 1540–1541: John Warren and John Bowles
* 1541–1542: Thomas Foxley
* 1542–1543: Thomas Foxley and Robert Justice
* 1543–1544: John Elam
* 1544–1545: William Fisher
* 1545–1546: Thomas Colly
* 1546–1547: Richard Fyneaux and Thomas Colly
* 1547–1548: Richard Fyneaux, Hugo Brackett and Thomas Mauncell
* 1548–1549: Hugo Brackett and Thomas Warren
* 1549–1550: Thomas Mauncell and Thomas Warren
* 1550–1551: Thomas Portway, MP of Dover, 1553
* 1551–1552: Robert Justice, Thomas Portway and Robert Justin
* 1552–1554: Thomas Fynnett
* 1554–1555: Richard Elam and William Hannington
* 1555–1556: Adrian Whitt and Richard Elary
* 1556–1557: Adrian Whitt
* 1557–1558: Thomas Warren
* 1558–1559: Thomas Colly
* 1559–1560: Thomas Pepper
* 1560–1561: Richard Gibbs
* 1561–1562: William Hannington
* 1562–1563: John Robins
* 1563–1564: Thomas Pepper and John Robins
* 1564–1565: William Burden
* 1565–1566: Thomas Pepper
* 1566–1567: Thomas Watson
* 1567–1568: Thomas Pepper
* 1568–1569: John Edwards
* 1569–1570: Richard Elam
* 1570–1571: Thomas Burnell
* 1571–1574: Thomas Andrews
* 1574–1575: Thomas Andrews and Thomas Warren
* 1575–1576: John Robins
* 1576–1577: John Lucas
* 1577–1579: Robert Fynnett
* 1579–1580: Thomas Allyn
* 1580–1582: John Garrett
* 1582–1583: Thomas Andrews and Thomas Warren
* 1583–1584: Thomas Andrews and William Willis
* 1584–1585: Thomas Watson
* 1585–1586: William Willis
* 1586–1588: Thomas Brodgatte
* 1588–1589: John Tench
* 1589–1590: Henry Leonard
* 1590–1591: Jeffery Glydd
* 1591–1592: Humphrey Meade
* 1592–1593: Thomas Elwood
* 1593–1594: Robert Burnett
* 1594–1595: John Skaythe
* 1595–1597: George Bynge
* 1597–1598: William Leonard
* 1598–1599: Jeremy Garrett
* 1599–1600: Edward Kempe

## 17th century

* 1600–1601: John Bachelor
* 1601–1602: John Bradgate
* 1602–1603: Richard Siseley
* 1603–1604: William Nethersole
* 1604–1606: George Bynge
* 1606–1607: John Tooke
* 1607–1608: Henry Steede
* 1608–1609: Robert Garrett
* 1609–1610: Robert Austin
* 1610–1612: William Leonard
* 1612–1613: Edward Kempe (died whilst in office) and William Warde
* 1613–1614: William Warde
* 1614–1615: Robert Garrett
* 1615–1616: John Waade
* 1616–1617: Thomas Foord
* 1617–1618: Nicholas Eaton
* 1618–1620: William Ward
* 1621: Robert Garrett
* 1622: Henry Steed
* 1623–1624: John Waad
* 1625: Thomas Foord

## 19th century

* 1800: Thomas Bateman Lane
* 1801: George Stringer
* 1802: William Knocker
* 1803: Jonathan Osborn
* 1804: Robert Walker
* 1805: Phineas Kennett
* 1808: Robert Hunt
* 1807: William King
* 1808: Edward Thompson
* 1809: Thomas Mantell
* 1810: George Dell
* 1811: Edward Thompson
* 1812: Sir Thomas Mantell
* 1813: James Walker
* 1814: Henshaw Latham
* 1815: George Stringer
* 1816: Jonathan Osbom
* 1817: William Knocker
* 1818: Robert Walker
* 1819: Sir Thomas Mantell
* 1820: George Doll
* 1821: Heushaw Latham
* 1822: John Jeken
* 1823: Joseph Webb Pitcher
* 1824: Sir Thomas Mantell
* 1825: John Finnis
* 1826: George Stringer
* 1827: John Shipdem
* 1828: Matthew Kennett
* 1829: Henry Pringle Bruyeres
* 1830: Henshaw Latham
* 1831: John Coleman
* 1832: William Knocker
* 1833: Joseph Webb Pilcher
* 1834: William Cooke
* 1835: John Shipdem
* 1836: Edward Pett Thompson/William Cooke
* 1837–1838: Michael Elwin
* 1839: William Cocke
* 1840-1: Edward Poole
* 1842-5: William Clarke
* 1846: William Cocke
* 1863–1864: Captain Jeffery Wheelock Noble, R.N.
* 1867: Joseph George Churchward, postal merchant between France, England and Belgium
* 1872: Edward Ruttley Mowll, wine and spirits merchant
* 1873–1874: Frederick Samuel Pierce, ship owner
* 1875: Percy Simpson Court
* 1876: George Fielding
* 1877: Percy Simpson Court
* 1878: Alexander Bottle
* 1879–1880: Richard Dickeson
* 1881: John Lade Bradley
* 1882: Richard Dickeson
* 1883: Rowland Rees
* 1884: Thomas Viney Brown
* 1885: William John Adcock
* 1886–1888: William Henry Crundall
* 1889: Edward Lukey
* 1890: William John Adcock
* 1891–1884: William Henry Crundall
* 1895: Matthew Pepper
* 1896: Henry Minter Baker
* 1897–1899: William Henry Crundall

## 20th century

* 1900–1901: Sir William Henry Crundall
* 1901–1902: Henry Martyn Mowll, solicitor
* 1902–1903: Frederick George Wright (Conservative)
* 1903–1904: Arthur Thomas Walmisley
* 1904–1905: Sir William Henry Crundall
* 1905–1906: William Wood Burkett
* 1906–1907: George Francis Raggett
* 1907–1910: Walter L Emden
* 1910–1911: Sir William Henry Crundall
* 1911–1913: William Bromley
* 1913–1919: Edwin W. T. Farley
* 1939–1945: James Robinson Cairns
* 1960–1961: Dorothy Bushell

## 21st century

Source: Dover Town Council
* 2000: Gordon Cowan
* 2001–2002: Diane G Smallwood
* 2003: George P Allt
* 2004: Robert R Markham
* 2005: Kenneth Tranter
* 2006: Janet F Tranter
* 2007: Robert R Markham
* 2008: Diane G Smallwood
* 2009: Sue Jones
* 2010: Sue Jones
* 2011: Veronica Philpott
* 2012: Anne Smith
* 2013: Veronica Philpott
* 2014: Pamela Brivio
* 2015: Chris Precious
* 2016–2017: Neil Rix
* 2018: Sue Jones
* 2019–2023: Gordon Cowan
* 2023–2024: Sue Jones
* 2024: Edward Biggs