Mayors Throughout the History of High Wycombe
Year |
Mayor |
| 1285?-1302 | Rodger Outred |
| 1302-20 | Gervase le Baker |
| 1341 | John le Clerk |
| 1347 | John de Sandewelle |
| 1354-60 | Robert le Wheler |
| 1369-70 | Thomas Gerveys |
| 1371 | William atte Dene |
| 1378 | Thomas Benet |
| 1388-90 | Nicholas Sperling |
| 1391 | John Peytevyn |
| 1393 | Richard Kele |
| 1397 | Nicholas Sperling |
| 1400 | John Peytevyn |
| 1414 | William Hawle |
| 1417 | Thomas Marston |
| 1420 | William Clerk |
| 1422 | Thomas Aversdell |
| 1424-27 | John Wellysbourne |
| 1432 | Thomas Marston |
| 1442-44 | John Hampden |
| 1447 | Robert Cotyngham |
| 1449 | John Hampden |
| 1450 | John Martyn |
| 1451 | John Blackpoll |
| 1461 | John Martyn |
| 1465 | Walter Mundy |
| 1473 | John Sharpe |
| 1473-74 | Tomas Gate |
| 1474-75 | William Redhode |
| 1475-77 | Richard Cary |
| 1477-78 | Thomas Pymm |
| 1478-81 | Christopher Waes |
| 1481-84 | Richard Cary |
| 1484-86 | William Redhode |
| 1486-87 | William Monday |
| 1487-88 | Thomas Pymm |
| 1488-89 | Roger Bramston |
| 1489-90 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1490-91 | Thomas Pymm |
| 1491-93 | Richard Cary |
| 1493-95 | Thomas Pymm |
| 1495-97 | Humphrey Wellisbourne |
| 1497-98 | Roger Bramston |
| 1499-1500 | John Alle |
| 1500-01 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1501-02 | William Alley |
| 1502-05 | Nicholas Gerrard |
| 1505-06 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1506-07 | Nicholas Gerrard |
| 1507- 08 | William Alley |
| 1508-09 | Thomas Freere |
| 1509-10 | Roger Bramston |
| 1510-11 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1511-12 | Richard Burch |
| 1512-13 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1513-14 | William Chalfont |
| 1514-15 | Richard Burch |
| 1515-16 | William Chalfont |
| 1516-18 | Thomas Freere |
| 1518-19 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1519-20 | William Chalfont |
| 1520-22 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1522-24 | Richard Burch |
| 1524-25 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1525-26 | George Peytever |
| 1526-27 | William Juncklyn |
| 1527-30 | Robert Astbrook |
| 1530-31 | William Juncklyn |
| 1531-35 | George Peytever |
| 1535-36 | William Juncklyn |
| 1536-37 | Christopher Pusey |
| 1537-38 | George Peytever |
| 1538-39 | John Keele |
| 1539-40 | John Brasbrick |
| 1540-41 | William Juncklyn |
| 1541-42 | John Littleboy |
| 1542-43 | Thomas Bottery |
| 1543-44 | George Peytever |
| 1544-45 | William Alley |
| 1545-46 | Thomas Chalfont |
| 1546-47 | John Welles |
| 1547-48 | Robert Pussey |
| 1548-49 | Simon Whitmell |
| 1549-50 | William Gravetts |
| 1550-51 | Richard Cary |
| 1551-52 | George Peytever |
| 1552-53 | John Raunce |
| 1553-54 | Thomas Chalfont |
| 1554-55 | John Raunce |
| 1555-56 | Thomas Pymm |
| 1556-57 | George Littleboy |
| 1557-58 | Robert Gravett |
| 1558-59 | Thomas Keele |
| 1559-60 | John Sterling |
| 1562-63 | Rowland Witnall |
| 1563-64 | William Thwaites |
| 1564-65 | George Littleboy |
| 1565-66 | Francis Sparkes |
| 1566-67 | Tristram Winch |
| 1567-68 | Thomas Francis |
| 1568-69 | Thomas Keele |
| 1569-70 | Francis Sparkes |
| 1570-71 | Tristram Winch |
| 1571-72 | William Thwaites |
| 1572-73 | Robert Collings |
| 1573 -74 | Rowland Witnall |
| 1574-75 | Thomas Keele |
| 1575-76 | Rowland Brassbrigg |
| 1576-77 | Robert Cullyn |
| 1577-78 | Tristram Winch |
| 1578-79 | William Munday |
| 1579-80 | Tristram Winch |
| 1580-81 | Thomas Keele |
| 1581-82 | Robert Cullyn |
| 1582-83 | William Munday |
| 1583-84 | Tristram Winch |
| 1584-85 | Francis Challenger |
| 1585-86 | John Greenland |
| 1586-87 | Thomas Kempe |
| 1587-88 | John Gibbons |
| 1588-89 | Thomas Hayley |
| 1589-90 | Francis Challenger |
| 1590-91 | John Fox |
| 1591-92 | John Welles |
| 1592-93 | John Greenland |
| 1593-93 | John Gibbons |
| 1594-95 | John Fox |
| 1595-96 | John Welles |
| 1596-97 | Thomas Welles |
| 1597-98 | John Greenland |
| 1598-99 | Thomas Gibbons |
| 1599-1600 | Thomas Tayler |
| 1600-01 | Ambrose Conway |
| 1601-02 | William Shrimpton |
| 1602-03 | Gabriel Redman |
| 1603-04 | George Welles |
| 1605-06 | William Ayre |
| 1606-07 | Gabriel Redman |
| 1607-08 | Thomas Welles |
| 1608-09 | Michael Burgh |
| 1609-10 | John Littlepage |
| 1610-11 | Thomas Brandon |
| 1611-12 | Thomas Gibbons |
| 1612-13 | William Shrimpton |
| 1613-14 | Robert Eeles |
| 1614-15 | William Ayre |
| 1615-16 | Robert Biscoe |
| 1617-18 | John Littlepage |
| 1618-19 | George Welles |
| 1619-20 | Thomas Brandon |
| 1620-21 | Thomas Gibbons |
| 1621-22 | Richard Gibbons |
| 1622-23 | John Davenport |
| 1623-24 | Robert Biscoe |
| 1624-25 | George Welles |
| 1625-26 | William Guy |
| 1626-27 | John Littlepage |
| 1627-28 | John Bigg |
| 1628-29 | John Davenport |
| 1629-30 | Richard Bibbons |
| 1630-31 | Thomas Lock |
| 1631-32 | Richard Bibbons |
| 1632-33 | Thomas Ayre |
| 1633-34 | Matthew Pattypher |
| 1634-35 | Edward Winch |
| 1635-36 | John Gibbons |
| 1636-37 | Richard Nelson |
| 1637- | Thomas Bedder (dec'd) |
| 1638 | Thomas Welles |
| 1638-39 | Thomas Hobbs |
| 1639-40 | George Bradshaw |
| 1640-41 | John Collins |
| 1641-42 | William Guy |
| 1645-46 | Edward Bedder |
| 1646-47 | James Bigg |
| 1647-48 | George More |
| 1648-49 | John Gibbons |
| 1649-50 | Nicholas Bradshaw |
| 1650-51 | Stephen Bates |
| 1651-52 | William Fisher |
| 1652-53 | James Bigg |
| 1653- | John King (dec'd) |
| 1654 | John Gibbons |
| 1654-55 | Nicholas Bradshaw |
| 1655-56 | Henry Elliott |
| 1656-57 | John Grove |
| 1657-58 | Samuel Guy |
| 1658-59 | Edward Bedder |
| 1659- | George Timberlake (resigned) |
| 1660 | Richard Nelson |
| 1660-61 | Richard Lucas |
| 1661-62 | Thomas Gibbons |
| 1662-63 | Nicholas Bradshaw |
| 1663-64 | Robert Whitton |
| 1664-65 | Henry Elliott |
| 1665-66 | Edward Bedder |
| 1666- | James Bigg (dec'd) |
| 1667 | Edward Bedder |
| 1667-68 | Richard Lucas |
| 1668-69 | Samuel Welles |
| 1669-70 | Thomas Gibbons |
| 1670-71 | Robert Whitton |
| 1671-72 | Martyn Lluellyn |
| 1672- | Nicholas Bradshaw (dec'd) |
| 1672- | Henry Bigg (disqualified) |
| 1673 | Richard Lucas |
| 1673-74 | Henry Big |
| 1674-75 | Alexander Parnam |
| 1675-76 | Edward Bedder |
| 1676-77 | Thomas Davies |
| 1677-78 | Charle sElliott |
| 1678-79 | John Wheeler |
| 1679-80 | Johnathan Randall |
| 1680-81 | Henry Bigg |
| 1681-82 | John Michell |
| 1682-83 | John Pettypher |
| 1683-85 | John Lane |
| 1685-86 | Robert Whitton |
| 1686-87 | John Bigg |
| 1687-88 | Richard Rutt |
| 1688-89 | George Bradshaw |
| 1689-90 | Thomas Fellow |
| 1690-91 | Thomas Stevens |
| 1691-92 | Thomas Barnes |
| 1692-93 | John Bigg |
| 1693-94 | Thomas Alford |
| 1694-95 | John Blacknall |
| 1695-96 | Edward Marshall |
| 1696-97 | George Grove |
| 1697-98 | Thomas Fellow |
| 1698-99 | Thomas Barnes |
| 1699-1700 | George Clewer |
| 1700-01 | FerdinandoShrimpton |
| 1701-02 | John Bigg |
| 1702-03 | Thomas Stevens |
| 1703-04 | Thomas Alford |
| 1704-05 | John Blacknall (dec'd) |
| -5 | Thomas Russin |
| 1705-06 | Thomas Stevens |
| 1706-07 | Benjamin Hickman |
| 1707-08 | George Alford |
| 1708-09 | Ferdinando Shrimpton |
| 1709-10 | Thomas Wood |
| 1710-11 | Thomas Russin |
| 1711-12 | Hugh Shrimpton |
| 1712-13 | Ferdinando Shrimpton |
| 1713-14 | Thomas Stevens |
| 1714-15 | Benjamin Hickman |
| 1715-16 | Richard Shrimpton |
| 1716- | Henry Hunt (resigned) |
| 1717 | Thomas Wood |
| 1717-18 | John Stevens |
| 1718-19 | Ferdinando Shrimpton |
| 1719-20 | Hugh Shrimpton |
| 1720-21 | John Smales |
| 1721 | Edward Bedder (disqualified) |
| 1722 | John Smales |
| 1722-23 | Richard Shrimpton |
| 1723-24 | Ferdinando Shrimpton |
| 1724-25 | John Smales |
| 1725-26 | Richard Shrimpton |
| 1726-27 | Thomas Shrimpton |
| 1727-28 | Edward Bedder |
| 1728- | Thomas Russin (dec'd) |
| 1729 | Ferdinando Shrimpton |
| 1729-30 | Thomas Shrimpton |
| 1730-31 | Joseph Tomlinson |
| 1731-32 | Edward Bedder |
| 1732-33 | Ferdinando Shrimpton |
| 1733-34 | Thomas Shrimpton |
| 1734-35 | John Welch |
| 1735-36 | Ralph Dean |
| 1736-37 | Edward Bedder |
| 1737-38 | Ralph Dean |
| 1738-39 | John Bates |
| 1739-40 | John Clarke |
| 1740-41 | Samuel Welles |
| 1741-42 | Joseph Shrimpton |
| 1742-43 | Richard Beacham |
| 1743-44 | John Welch |
| 1744-45 | Edward Bedder |
| 1745-46 | Ralph Dean |
| 1746-47 | John Bates |
| 1748-49 | John Clarke |
| 1749-50 | Richard Bates |
| 1750-51 | Thomas Aldridge |
| 1751-52 | Richard Bates |
| 1752-53 | Richard Welles |
| 1753-54 | John Welch |
| 1754-55 | Joseph Shrimpton |
| 1755-56 | Richard Beacham |
| 1756-57 | Samuel Welles |
| 1757-58 | Thomas Rose |
| 1758-59 | John Bates Jnr. |
| 1759-60 | Ralph Dean |
| 1760-61 | Thomas Aldridge |
| 1761-62 | Richard Welles |
| 1762-63 | Rev. James Price |
| 1763-64 | John Welch |
| 1764-65 | Joseph Shrimpton |
| 1765-66 | Samuel Welles |
| 1766- | Ralph Dean (dec'd) |
| 1767 | Thomas Rose Jnr |
| 1767-68 | John Bates |
| 1768-69 | Thomas Aldridge |
| 1769-70 | John Birch |
| 1770-71 | Samuel Shrimpton |
| 1771-72 | John Widmir |
| 1772-73 | Isaac King |
| 1773-74 | Samuel Shrimpton |
| 1774-75 | Rev. James Price |
| 1775-76 | Joseph Shrimpton |
| 1776-77 | Thomas Rose |
| 1777-78 | Joseph Steel |
| 1778-79 | Samuel Welles |
| 1779-80 | John Bates |
| 1780-81 | Samuel Welles |
| 1781-82 | Joseph Bell |
| 1782-83 | Thomas Clarke |
| 1783-84 | Isaac King |
| 1784-85 | John Shrimpton |
| 1785-86 | Samuel Manning |
| 1786-87 | Rev. James Price |
| 1787-88 | Thomas Rose |
| 1788-89 | Rev. James Price |
| 1789-90 | Rev. John Manning |
| 1790-91 | Daniel Squire |
| 1791-92 | Samuel Welles |
| 1792-93 | Joseph Bell |
| 1793-94 | Thomas Clarke |
| 1794-95 | Issac King |
| 1795-96 | Samuel Rotton |
| 1796-97 | Andrew Biddle |
| 1797-98 | Benjamin Blackden |
| 1798-99 | Samuel Manning |
| 1799-1800 | Rev. James Price |
| 1800-01 | Charles Ward |
| 1801-02 | Thomas Clarke |
| 1802-03 | Thomas Rose |
| 1803-04 | Isaac King |
| 1804-05 | Charles Ward |
| 1805-06 | Richard Barry Slater |
| 1806-07 | Andrew Edward Biddle |
| 1807-08 | William Baly |
| 1808-09 | Samuel Manning |
| 1809-10 | William Sproston |
| 1810-11 | John Carter Jnr |
| 1811-12 | William Parker |
| 1812-13 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1813-14 | William Rose |
| 1814-15 | Thomas Westwood |
| 1815-16 | Richard Barry Slater |
| 1816-17 | Rev. James Price Jnr |
| 1817-18 | Richard Barry Slater |
| 1818-19 | John Carter |
| 1819-20 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1820-21 | William Parker |
| 1821-22 | William Rose |
| 1822-23 | Richard Barry Slater |
| 1823-24 | John Carter |
| 1824-25 | John Matthie |
| 1825-26 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1826-27 | Isaac King |
| 1827-28 | Wiliam Parker |
| 1828-29 | William Rose |
| 1829-30 | William Denny |
| 1830-31 | Thomas Westwood |
| 1831-32 | John Carter |
| 1832-33 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1833-34 | Thomas Westwood |
| 1834-35 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1835-36 | James George Tatem |
| 1836-37 | George Harman |
| 1837-38 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1838-39 | John Carter |
| 1839-40 | Buckmaster J. Tuck |
| 1840-41 | George Lloyd Parker |
| 1841-42 | John Turner |
| 1842-43 | Alfred Lane |
| 1843-44 | William Jackson |
| 1844-45 | Joseph Hunt |
| 1845-46 | Charles Harman |
| 1846-47 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1847-48 | William Blandy |
| 1848-49 | William Rose |
| 1849-50 | John Nash |
| 1850-51 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1851-52 | John Turner |
| 1852-53 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1853-54 | Alfred Lane (dec’d) |
| 1854 | Joseph Hunt |
| 1854-55 | Ralph Lansdale |
| 1855-56 | Thomas Wheeler |
| 1856-57 | William H. Hayden |
| 1857-58 | Alfred Lane Jnr |
| 1858-59 | Buckmaster J. Tuck |
| 1859-61 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1861-62 | Ralph Lansdale |
| 1862-63 | Thomas Wheeler |
| 1863-64 | Joseph Hunt |
| 1864-65 | Purton Weston |
| 1865-66 | Charles Strange |
| 1866-67 | Robert Wheeler |
| 1867-68 | John Turner |
| 1868 | Thomas Wheeler (dec’d) |
| 1868-69 | John Turner |
| 1869-70 | William H. Hayden |
| 1870-71 | John Parker Jnr |
| 1871-72 | Joseph Hunt |
| 1872-73 | Francis Wheeler |
| 1873-74 | Thomas Gilbert |
| 1874-75 | Thomas Wheeler |
| 1875-76 | William Vincent Baines |
| 1876-77 | George Wheeler |
| 1877-78 | William Phillips |
| 1878-79 | James G. Peace |
| 1879-80 | William H. Hayden |
| 1880-82 | Thomas Wheeler JP |
| 1882-84 | Arthur Vernon JP |
| 1884-85 | Aubrey B. Weston |
| 1885-87 | George Wheeler |
| 1887-89 | William Phillips JP |
| 1889-91 | Thomas Glenister JP |
| 1891-92 | Arthur Vernon JP |
| 1892-93 | Charles H. Hunt |
| 1893-94 | Charles T. Baines |
| 1894-95 | Richard Goodearl JP |
| 1895-96 | John Busby JP |
| 1896-97 | Phillip J. Rutland JP |
| 1897-98 | Daniel Clarke CA, JP |
| 1898-99 | Charles W. Deacon JP |
| 1899-1900 | Robert Davenport Vernon |
| 1900-02 | Walter Birch JP |
| 1902-04 | Daniel Clarke CA, JP |
| 1904-05 | Charles H. Elsom |
| 1905-07 | Arthur Vernon JP |
| 1907-08 | Robert S. Wood |
| 1908-09 | William Wharton JP |
| 1909-10 | Walter Birch JP |
| 1910-11 | Henry J. Cox |
| 1911-13 | Richard T. Graefe |
| 1913-16 | John Gomm |
| 1916-17 | Walter Birch JP |
| 1917-19 | Owen Haines JP |
| 1919-21 | Harry Stratford |
| 1921-22 | George H. Taylor |
| 1922-24 | John Gibson JP |
| 1924-25 | Walter T. Butler JP |
| 1925-28 | Ralph Allan Janes |
| 1928-29 | Aleck Stacey |
| 1929-30 | Walter H. Healey JP |
| 1931-32 | Walter H. Tyzack JP |
| 1932-34 | William S. Toms JP |
| 1934-35 | George H. Brocklehurst |
| 1935-36 | John K. Taylor |
| 1936-37 | Roland ClarkeOBE, MA |
| 1937-38 | Albert J. Gibbs JP |
| 1938-41 | Arthur C. White |
| 1941-43 | Alfred Haynes JP |
| 1943-45 | John R. Avery |
| 1945-47 | Charles W. Lance JP |
| 1947-49 | Geoffrey H. Baker JP |
| 1949-50 | Robert E. Darby JP |
| 1950-51 | John Timberlake |
| 1951-53 | Charles F. Ward JP |
| 1953-54 | Roland Clarke CBE, MA |
| 1954-55 | John F. J. S. Bunn |
| 1955-56 | Benjamin H. Picton |
| 1956-57 | Grace Reading (1st Lady Mayor) |
| 1957-58 | Harry W. Fry |
| 1958-59 | Leslie Brain JP |
| 1959-60 | William O. Haines |
| 1960-61 | Bernard A. Brine (dec’d) |
| 1961 | Robert E. Darby JP |
| 1961-62 | Douglas J.Hann |
| 1962-63 | William L. Wharton JP |
| 1963-64 | ThomasMcLellan AMIEI, ARAes |
| 1964-65 | Maurice S. Davidson BSc |
| 1965-66 | Michael J. Keeley |
| 1966-67 | Walter E. Wright |
| 1967-68 | Sydney A. Goulborn JP, BA |
| 1968-69 | George H. H. Cooper |
| 1969-70 | Charles F. E. Mays |
| 1970-71 | Rev. Arthur J. Skipp MA |
| 1971-72 | Alan W. Goodearl |
| 1972-73 | Robert W. A. Barber |
| 1973-74 | Leonard A. Simmons |
| 1974-75 | Victor Lay |
| 1975-76 | Isaac R. Kirkwood |
| 1976-77 | Stanley J. Mahoney |
| 1977-78 | David G. Fieldhouse |
| 1978-79 | Andrew T. A. Harris |
| 1979-80 | Anthony M. Robinson |
| 1980-81 | Kathleen M. Peatey |
| 1981-82 | Frederick G. Secker |
| 1982-83 | Doreen Beale |
| 1983-84 | Jean Teesdale |
| 1984-85 | Elizabeth M. Barratt |
| 1985-86 | Reginald J. Goves JP |
| 1986-87 | Geoffrey C. Bowley |
| 1987-88 | Nigel J. B. Teesdale |
| 1988-89 | Mohammed Razzaq |
| 1989-90 | Arthur James Tanner |
| 1990-91 | Roy Thomas H Sherwood |
| 1991-92 | Valerie A Letheren |
| 1992-93 | Edward H Collins |
| 1993-94 | David Morris |
| 1994-95 | Lesley M. Clarke |
| 1995-96 | Alan E. Hill |
| 1996-97 | Sebert Graham |
| 1997-98 | Ellen Hall |
| 1998-99 | Frances Alexander |
| 1999-2000 | Peter Cartwright |
| 2000-01 | Mahboob Hussain Bhatti |
| 2001-02 | Nigel Vickery |
| 2002-03 | Ian McEnnis |
| 2003-04 | Tony Green |
| 2004-05 | Margaret Draper |
| 2005-06 | Liaquat Ali |
| 2006-07 | Darren Hayday |
| 2007-08 | Valerie Razzaq |