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Past Lord Majors and Sheriffs
This page lists everyone who has served as Lord Mayor and Sheriff of Norwich since 1900, celebrating the city’s civic history and leadership.
| Year | Mayor and Lord Mayor | Sheriff |
|---|---|---|
| 1900-01 | Mayor Joseph John Dawson-Paul | Sydney Cozens-Hardy |
| 1901-02 | Russell James Colman | Henry T S Patterson |
| 1902-03 | Lieutenant Colonel John Robert Harvey | Henry John Copeman |
| 1903-04 | Geoffrey Fowell Buxton | Leathes Prior |
| 1904-05 | Henry Z T Flowers | Henry L Clark |
| 1905-06 | Edward Thomas Boardman | Carlos B Lumsden |
| 1906-07 | William Robert Crow Howlett | John Dodson |
| 1907-08 | Edmund Gurney Buxton | Frederick G Chamberlin |
| 1908-09 | Walter Rye | Arthur G Howlett` |
| 1909-10 | Lord Mayor E E Blyth | Arthur J Young |
| 1910-11 | Sir Eustace Gurney | Harry P Gould |
| 1911-12 | Henry John Copeman | Charles S Gilman` |
| 1912-13 | Arthur Michael Samuel | Robert J Read |
| 1913-14 | James Arthur Porter | Charles T Coller |
| 1914-15 | Dr J G Gordon-Munn | Francis Horner |
| 1915-16 | Edwin Batterbee Southwell | Charles F Hinde |
| 1916-17 | George Moore Chamberlin | George Ernest White |
| 1917-18 | Richard Jewson | William O Snelling |
| 1918-19 | Sir George M Chamberlin | Herbert P Gowen |
| 1919-20 | George Green | Charles H Finch |
| 1920-21 | Lieutenant Colonel Granville John B Duff | William T F Jarrold |
| 1921-22 | Sir Henry Nicholas Holmes | Harry Harper-Smith |
| 1922-23 | Sir George Henry Morse | William Hubbard |
| 1923-24 | Ethel M Colman | Francis C Havers |
| 1924-25 | George Stevens Pope | John H Dakin |
| 1925-26 | Thomas Glover (CBE) | Percy J Robinson |
| 1926-27 | Sir Charles Robert Bignold | Archibald A Rice |
| 1927-28 | Herbert Edward Witard | Thomas F Southall |
| 1928-29 | Herbert P Gowen | Mabel M Clarkson |
| 1929-30 | Harry Harper-Smith | Charles Frederick Watling |
| 1930-31 | Mabel M Clarkson (CBE) | Benjamin B Morgan |
| 1931-32 | Sir George Ernest White | Herbert Frazer |
| 1932-33 | Sir Henry Nicholas Holmes | Bernard James Hanly |
| 1933-34 | Frederick C Jex | Edward J Motum |
| 1934-35 | Percy William Jewson | William Ernest Walker |
| 1935-36 | Walter Alfred Riley | Basil Cozens-Hardy |
| 1936-37 | Herbert Frazer | Desmond G Buxton |
| 1937-38 | Charles Frederick Watling | James Henry Barne |
| 1938-39 | Percy Edward Curl | Lewis H Buckingham |
| 1939-40 | J E (Fred) Henderson | Claude Stratford |
| 1940-41 | Bernard James Hanly | William James Finch |
| 1941-42 | James Henry Barnes | Clifford C White |
| 1942-43 | Arthur J Cleveland (OBE) | John Brooksbank |
| 1943-44 | William James Finch | Rowland C Larking |
| 1944-45 | Edward Frank Williamson | Benjamin H Clarke |
| 1945-46 | Sidney Albert Bailey | Harry Deacon |
| 1946-47 | William Oliver Copeman (CBE) | Percy J Boddy |
| Nov 1947 to May 1949 | Walter Gibbard Cutbush | Herbert John Jarrold |
| May 1949-50 | Alfred Ernest Baines | Alfred E Pummell |
| 1950-51 | Ruth Elsie Hardy | Richard P Braund |
| 1951-52 | Eric John Sidney Hinde | Norman Reeve Tillett |
| 1952-53 | William Ernest Walker | Leonard Arthur Howes |
| 1953-54 | Ralph Hale Mottram | Arthur South |
| 1954-55 | Horace Allen | Osborne M Tusting |
| 1955-56 | Ian Dunbar Dickson | George J Carver |
| 1956-57 | Sir Arthur South | Cecil Harry Sutton |
| 1957-58 | Thomas Christopher Eaton (OBE) | Alfred E Nicholls |
| 1958-59 | Norman Reeve Tillett | Clifford W King |
| 1959-60 | Michael Waldo Boone Bulman | Maude M Frazer |
| 1960-61 | Alfred E Nichols | Alfred H Warminger |
| 1961-62 | Richard Quinton Gurney | Walter Gibbard Cutbush |
| 1962-63 | Andrew Ryrie | William A J Spear |
| 1963-64 | Leonard Arthur Howes | William J Roe |
| 1964-65 | Sydney W W Clapman | Jessie Ruby Griffiths |
| 1965-66 | Charles Boardman Jewson | Harry Perry |
| 1966-67 | Harry Perry | James S Hipwell |
| 1967-68 | Cecil Harry Sutton | E S Gambling |
| 1968-69 | Edward Albert Gambling | John A Plumstead |
| 1969-70 | Jessie Ruby Griffiths | George R Moyes |
| 1970-71 | Herbert John Jarrold (CBE) | Geoffrey B Weeks |
| 1971-72 | Donald M Pratt | L George Richards |
| 1972-73 | Richard B Seabrook | Robert J Symonds |
| 1973-74 | Robert J Symonds | Graham H Drake |
| 1974-75 | W A J Spear | Ronald G Brooks |
| 1975-76 | Joyce L Morgan | George Stirling |
| 1976-77 | Raymond C Frostick | Horace C Rowley |
| 1977-78 | Ralph W Roe | Russell R Grimmer |
| 1978-79 | Dr J Peter English | Donald M Pratt |
| 1979-80 | Valerie Guttsman | W Rowan Hare (CBE) |
| 1980-81 | Eric Hartley | John R Hemsted |
| 1981-82 | Alan R Driver | Rev David Clark |
| 1982-83 | L George Richards | Margaret M Camina |
| 1983-84 | Leonard A Stevenson | Norman J Lake |
| 1984-85 | Stanley B Petersen | Lila D Cooper |
| 1985-86 | Barbara E E Stevenson | Geoffrey S Goreham |
| 1986-87 | Jill B Miller | Arthur V Clare |
| 1987-88 | Garry S Wheatley | Leonard A Stevenson |
| 1988-89 | David Bradford | Rev Jack Burton |
| 1989-90 | David Fullman | Jill B Miller |
| 1990-91 | Bernard N Smith | Brian Watkins |
| 1991-92 | Philip Moore | Jill B Miller |
| 1992-93 | Arthur V Clare | Brenda Ferris-Rampley |
| 1993-94 | Roy Durrant | Phillip Read |
| 1994-95 | Brenda Ferris-Rampley | William H Carpenter |
| 1995-96 | Lila D Cooper | Douglas C Underwood |
| 1996-97 | Rory E N Quinn | Ralph E Gayton |
| 1997-98 | Harry W Watson | Audrey Brown |
| 1998-99 | Derek F J Wood | Jennifer Susan Lay |
| 1999-2000 | Douglas C Underwood | Peter Jarrold |
| 2000-01 | Ron Borrett | Roger Sandall |
| 2001-02 | Keith Ratcliffe | Sheila Kefford |
| 2002-03 | Derek F J Wood | Bryan Gunn |
| 2003-04 | Chris Southgate | Moya Willson |
| 2004-05 | Joyce Climie Divers | Paul R King (OBE) |
| 2005-06 | Michael John Banham | Brenda Arthur |
| 2006-07 | Felicity E Hartley | John Drake |
| 2007-08 | Roy George Blower | Nick Williams |
| 2008-09 | Jeremy Nigel Hooke | Roy Waller |
| 2009-10 | Evelyn J Collishaw | Tim O'Riordan |
| 2010-11 | Tom Dylan | Derek James |
| 2011-12 | Jennifer Susan Lay | Chris Higgins |
| 2012-13 | Ralph Gayton | John Jennings |
| 2013-14 | Keith Driver | Graham Creelman |
| 2014-15 | Judith Lubbock | William Armstrong |
| 2015-16 | Brenda Arthur | Beryl Blower |
| 2016-17 | Marion Maxwell | Richard Marks |
| 2017-18 | David Fullman | David Walker |
| 2018-19 | Martin Schmierer | Ros Brown |
| 2019-21 (Two year term due to Covid 19) | Vaughan Thomas | Dr Marian Prinsley |
| 2021-23 (Two year term due to Covid 19) | Dr Kevin Maguire | Caroline Jarrold |
| 2023-24 | James Wright | Dr Jan Sheldon |
| 2024-25 | Vivien Thomas | Sirajul Islam |
