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.
#OfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Richard Hayes Harnett Jr.9 June 189316 February 1894
Charles Cowles16 February 189411 February 1895
Thomas Bladen11 February 189512 February 1896
Patrick Thomson Taylor12 February 189610 December 1897
John Noble10 December 18979 February 1898
James Bull Alderson9 February 189815 February 1899
Hugh Rose15 February 189914 February 1900
George William Hampshire14 February 190013 February 1901
Henry William Horning13 February 190114 February 1902
Frederick Resolute Strange14 February 19025 February 1903
William Henry Smith5 February 19039 February 1904
James John Glover9 February 190413 February 1905
Patrick Leahy13 February 190529 January 1909
–James John Glover29 January 19098 February 1910
–Frederick Resolute Strange8 February 191010 February 1911
Evan Macdonald10 February 19116 February 1912
David Dunn Middleton6 February 19126 February 1913
William James Pigott6 February 1913February 1914
Arthur Douglas WalkerFebruary 1914February 1915
William Henry SmithFebruary 1915February 1918
–Arthur Douglas WalkerFebruary 191814 December 1920
William Dedden14 December 19206 December 1921
Robert Steel Gay6 December 19217 December 1922
William Henry Smith7 December 1922December 1923
Peter BurrowsDecember 19238 December 1925
Henry Carter8 December 192511 December 1928
Alexander Buckle11 December 1928December 1931
Cyril James CamplinDecember 1931December 1932
Arthur Culmer Wilson HillDecember 1932December 1933
Dalton CarrollDecember 1933December 1934
John Ross WallaceDecember 1934December 1935
Frank Leslie HodgsonDecember 1935December 1936
Arthur Culmer Wilson HillDecember 1936December 1937
Walter Charles James HicksDecember 1937December 1938
Frank Grenville Pursell December 1938December 1940
George Keith CowlishawDecember 1940December 1943
–Walter Charles James HicksDecember 1943December 1944
–George Keith CowlishawDecember 1944December 1945
Pat MortonDecember 194510 December 1946
Ronald Stark Luke 10 December 1946December 1949
George Ivan Ferris December 1949December 1953
John Wolston Ellis WarreDecember 1953December 1956
Russell Stanley WhybrowDecember 1956December 1961
Keith Bernard ChambersDecember 1961December 1964
Victor Hugh Parkinson December 1964December 1970
Ewan Aubrey EldridgeDecember 1970September 1971
Lloyd Sydney EdwardsSeptember 1971September 1972
Lenard Mackay-CruiseSeptember 1972September 1974
–Ewan Aubrey EldridgeSeptember 1974September 1976
Dominic LopezSeptember 1976September 1977
Peter MellishSeptember 1977September 1978
Barry O'Keefe September 1978September 1983
Peter AbelsonSeptember 1983September 1985
–Barry O'Keefe September 1985September 1986
–Dominic LopezSeptember 1986September 1987
–Barry O'Keefe September 1987September 1990
Peter CliveSeptember 1990September 1991
–Dominic LopezSeptember 1991September 1993
Patricia HarveySeptember 1993September 1994
Virginia HowardSeptember 1994September 1997
James Thomas ReidSeptember 1997September 1999
–Patricia Harvey September 1999September 2001
–James Thomas ReidSeptember 2001September 2002
David StrangeSeptember 2002September 2004
Shirley JenkinsSeptember 2004September 2005
Denise WiltonSeptember 2005September 2008
–Dominic Lopez September 2008September 2009
Anne ConnonSeptember 20098 September 2012
–Peter Abelson 8 September 20129 September 2017
Carolyn Corrigan 9 September 201714 September 2024
Ann Marie Kimber September 2024incumbent

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".
YearsTown Clerk/General ManagerNotes
22 June 1893 – 31 July 1901George Frederick Melbourne Withers
1 August 1901 – 28 February 1922William Falkland Bray
April 1922 – 3 March 1951Arthur Cleve Marshall
1951 – 1972R. S. E. Gay
1972 – 1986M. G. Park
July 1986 – 13 September 2013Viv May
16 September 2013 – 5 August 2016Veronica Lee
8 August 2016 – dateDominic Johnson