List of mayors of Coventry
The title Lord Mayor of Coventry was created on 3 June 1953 when the dignity was conferred on the city of Coventry, England by Letters Patent as part of the Coronation celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II.
Prior to that Coventry had had a Mayor since it was granted its Charter of Incorporation by King Edward III in 1345.
The Lord Mayor is the Chairman of the City Council and has the casting vote. As Coventry's first citizen, they are the non-political, ceremonial head of the city.
Notable Mayors of Coventry
- 1546-7: John Harford
- 1583 Henry Breres
- 1587 Henry Sewall
- 1606 Henry Sewall
- 1609 Sampson Hopkins
- 1631 William Jesson
- 1633 Simon Norton
- 1634 John Barker
- 1655 Robert Beake
- 1834 George Eld
- 1835 H. Cadwallader Adams
- 1858 W. Wilmot
- 1861–1862 Thomas Soden
- 1889–1891 Alderman Charles John Hill
- 1891–1894 George Singer
- 1894–1903 Alderman Tomson
- 1911–1912 William Fitzthomas Wyley
- 1913–1914 Siegfried Bettmann
- 1937 Alice Arnold – trade unionist; first female mayor
- 1941 Alfred Robert Grindlay
Lord Mayors of Coventry