# List of mayors of Paddington (New South Wales)

People who served as the mayor of the Municipality of Paddington are:
| Years | Chairman | Notes |
| June 1860 – 12 February 1861 | William Perry | |
| 12 February 1861 – 14 February 1862 | John Carlisle Humphrey | |
| 14 February 1862 – 13 February 1863 | Thomas Alston | |
| 13 February 1863 – February 1864 | John Carlisle Humphrey | |
| February 1864 – 20 February 1865 | Charles Artlett | |
| 20 February 1865 – 20 February 1866 | William Taylor | |
| 20 February 1866 – 19 February 1867 | Robert Iredale | |
| 19 February 1867 – 17 February 1868 | Charles Artlett | |
| Years | Mayor | Notes |
| 17 February 1868 – February 1870 | William Taylor | |
| February 1870 – 25 February 1871 | John Carlisle Humphrey | |
| 25 February 1871 – February 1872 | Robert Campbell | |
| February 1872 – 10 February 1873 | Fergus Maclean | |
| 10 February 1873 – March 1874 | Hosea Bennett | |
| March 1874 – 11 February 1876 | John Reddy | |
| 11 February 1876 – 12 February 1878 | James Oatley | |
| 12 February 1878 – 14 February 1879 | Charles Campbell | |
| 14 February 1879 – 12 February 1881 | William Taylor | |
| 12 February 1881 – 17 February 1883 | William Brown | |
| 17 February 1883 – 16 February 1884 | Emanuel Watson | |
| 16 February 1884 – 14 February 1885 | Charles Campbell | |
| 14 February 1885 – 12 February 1886 | John Percy McGuanne | |
| 12 February 1886 – 11 February 1887 | Charles Hellmrich | |
| 11 February 1887 – 17 February 1888 | Charles Campbell | |
| 17 February 1888 – 12 February 1891 | Charles Hellmrich | |
| 12 February 1891 – February 1892 | Dugald McIntyre | |
| February 1892 – 16 February 1893 | John White | |
| 16 February 1893 – 16 February 1894 | James Dillon | |
| 16 February 1894 – 19 February 1895 | Tom George | |
| 19 February 1895 – 11 February 1896 | George Parker Jones | |
| 11 February 1896 – 12 February 1897 | Arthur Walker | |
| 12 February 1897 – 24 February 1900 | Thomas John West | |
| 24 February 1900 – 15 February 1901 | Albert Pointing | |
| 15 February 1901 – 14 February 1902 | Robert William Usher | |
| 14 February 1902 – 14 February 1903 | George Walker | |
| 14 February 1903 – 17 February 1905 | William Harris Howard | |
| 17 February 1905 – February 1908 | Denis Brown | |
| February 1908 – 2 February 1909 | George Walker | |
| 2 February 1909 – 6 February 1911 | Francis Meacle | |
| 6 February 1911 – 10 February 1913 | Albert Pointing | |
| 10 February 1913 – 4 February 1915 | Michael Kerrigan | |
| 4 February 1915 – February 1916 | Francis Meacle | |
| February 1916 – 12 September 1916 | James William Gosbell | |
| 12 September 1916 – February 1917 | John Thomas Percival Marsh | |
| February 1917 – 12 February 1918 | Michael Purcell | |
| 12 February 1918 – February 1919 | Jack Power (ALP) | |
| February 1919 – February 1920 | Michael Purcell | |
| February 1920 – December 1921 | Frank Green (ALP) | |
| December 1921 – December 1923 | Michael Purcell | |
| December 1923 – December 1924 | Albert Gahan | |
| December 1924 – December 1926 | Harold Falvey (ALP) | |
| December 1926 – December 1927 | Maurice O'Sullivan (ALP) | |
| December 1927 – December 1928 | Henry Dickinson | |
| December 1928 – December 1929 | William Bates | |
| December 1929 – December 1930 | Nicholas Connolly | |
| December 1930 – December 1931 | Michael Purcell | |
| December 1931 – December 1932 | Henry Jones | |
| December 1932 – October 1933 | Robert Stapleton | |
| October 1933 – December 1934 | Morris Curotta | |
| December 1934 – December 1935 | William Bates | |
| December 1935 – December 1936 | Thomas Joseph Whelan | |
| December 1936 – December 1937 | Richard Herbert Graydon | |
| December 1937 – December 1938 | John Thomas Whelan | |
| December 1938 – December 1940 | William Fandlan (ALP) | |
| December 1940 – December 1941 | Roger Bede Hill | |
| December 1941 – December 1942 | Walter Farley Read (ALP) | |
| December 1942 – December 1943 | Joseph Carr | |
| December 1943 – December 1944 | Edward Cutler | |
| December 1944 – December 1946 | Frank Green (ALP) | |
| December 1946 – 31 December 1948 | Walter Farley Read (ALP) | |