The Election Address of most listed below from 1981 on may be downloaded at the link at their name.
To download a complete list (Excel ss) of all Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and now with an archive of livery past masters, please click here. NB tabs at foot of MS Excel spreadsheet - LM’s, Sheriffs, and Aldermen.
1940 George Percy Trentham - Pavior
1941-42 Rupert De la Bère* (Alderman 1943) - Skinner
1942-43 Robert Roy Scott Hewett (Alderman 1946) - Fletcher
1943-44 Gervase Ernest Wood - Gardener
1944-45 Harold Walter Seymour Howard* (Alderman 1945) - Gardener
1945-46 Frederick Tidbury Beer - Gold & Silver Wyre Drawer
1946-47 Charles Gordon Dickson - Coachmaker
1947-48 Richard Christmas Hammett - Butcher
1948-49 Thomas Guy Fenton Richardson - Wheelwright
1949-50 Stanley Walter Wells - Tallow Chandler
1950-51 Percy Thomas Lovely - Basketmaker
1951-52 Clement James Harman* (Alderman 1952) - Painter Stainer
1952-53 Sidney Joseph Fox - Wheelwright
1953-54 Norman Cleverton Tremellen - Weaver
1954-55 Leslie Barnett Prince - Farrier
1955-56 William Gilbert Allen - Haberdasher
1956-57 Sir James Miller* - Coachmaker
1957-58 Samuel Richard Walker - Founder
1958-59 John Edward Evan Cook - Pavior
1959-60 Cyril Derry - Horner
1960-61 Adam Kennedy Kirk - Poulter
1961-62 Christopher Selwyn Priestley Rawson (Alderman 1972) - Clothworker
1962-63 Alan Pearce Greenaway (Alderman 1965) - Merchant Taylor
1963-64 Gilbert Harold Samuel Edgar - Clockmaker
1964-65 Arthur Harris Ley - Pavior
1965-66 Cyril Sweett - Painter Stainer
1966-67 Herbert Graham Donovan Toye - Gold & Silver Wyre Drawer
1967-68 Lindsay Roberts Ring* (Alderman 1968) - Armourer & Brasier
1968-69 Kenneth Gordon McNeil - Haberdasher
1969-70 Richard Theodore Beck - Broderer
1970-71 Peter Drury Gadsden* (Alderman 1971) - Clothworker
1971-72 Neville Rayner - Basketmaker
1972-73 Henry Wimburn Sudell Horlock - Saddler
1973-74 Cyril Anthony Hart - Carman
1974-75 Andrew Hugh Fitzgerald Olson - Pavior
1975-76 Ronald Arthur Ralph Hedderwick - Gold & Silver Wyre Drawer
1976-77 Alexander Colin Cole - Scrivener
1977-78 Bernard Joseph Brown - Fletcher
1978-79 Kenneth Alfred Ballard - Wheelwright
1979-80 John Hart - Shipwright
1980-81 David Inglefield - Haberdasher
1981-82 Anthony Eskenzi - Pattenmaker
1982-83 Two aldermanic sheriffs (Davis & Traill)
1983-84 Rodney Fitzgerald - Gold & Silver Wyre Drawer
1984-85 Two aldermanic sheriffs (Rowe-Ham & Spratt)
1985-86 Jack Neary - Shipwright
1986-87 Two aldermanic sheriffs (Bidwell & Graham)
1987-88 Richard Saunders - Clothworker
1988-89 Simon Block - Broderer
1989-90 Derek Edwards - Loriner - contested election
1990-91 John Taylor - Wheelwright - contested election
1991-92 John Perring - Merchant Taylor
1992-93 Anthony Moss - Ironmonger
1993-94 Jeremy Gotch - Carman - contested election
1994-95 Jonathan Charkham - Upholder - contested election
1995-96 Kenneth Ayers - Actuary
1996-97 Keith Knowles - Chartered Surveyor
1997-98 Two aldermanic sheriffs (Howard & Oliver)
1998-99 Brian Harris - Glazier
1999-2000 Pauline Halliday - Farrier - contested election
2000-01 Nigel Branson - Haberdasher
2001-02 David Mauleverer (Alderman 2005) - Air Pilot & Air Navigator
2002-03 Martin Clarke - Merchant Taylor
2003-04 Geoffrey Bond - Glazier
2004-05 David Cobb - Shipwright
2005-06 Kevin Kearney - Pewterer
2006-07 Richard Regan - Cutler
2007-08 Two aldermanic sheriffs (Bear & Luder)
2008-09 George Gillon - Chartered Surveyor
2009-10 Peter Cook - Plaisterer - contested election
2010-11 Richard Sermon - Wheelwright - Times obituary
2011-12 Wendy Mead - Glover - contested election
2012-13 Nigel Pullman - Leatherseller
2013-14 Adrian Waddingham - Actuary
2014-15 Fiona Adler - Tobacco Pipe Maker
2015-16 Christine Rigden - Constructor
2016-17 Two aldermanic sheriffs (Russell & Estlin)
2017-18 Neil Redcliffe - Basketmaker
2018-19 Liz Green - Framework Knitter - contested election
2019-20 Christopher Hayward - Pattenmaker - contested election
2020-21 Christopher Hayward - Pattenmaker - to serve a second year
2021-22 Two aldermanic sheriffs (Gowman & Lyons)
2022-23 Andrew Marsden - Marketor
Historical note: In modern times, we are used to the idea that of the two sheriffs elected each year, one will be an alderman (hoping to go on to be the Lord Mayor), whilst the other will not. However it was not always so, and as recently as 1979 the Lord Mayor elected that year, Sir Peter Gadsden, had served sheriff (as required to be eligible for election as LM), but not as an alderman. He stood for election as an alderman after he had served as sheriff.
Those shown with an asterisk above (all prior to 1970) were, like Gadsden, not aldermen when sheriff, but who went on to become aldermen and subsequently Lord Mayor. A route to Mansion House not uncommon in the not so distant past.
Conversely, and more recently, nowadays when the pool of aldermen who have served sheriff (and hence eligible to be elected LM) shows signs of drying up, the Court of Aldermen seek the endorsement of the Livery to allow two aldermen to stand as Sheriffs in the same year, unopposed, to ensure a supply of qualified aldermen to go forward. This happened in 2007-08 (Luder & Bear) and 2016-17 (Russell & Estlin), and as shown above, frequently through the 80's. It was the case again in 2020-21 (Gowman & Lyons).
To download a complete list (Excel ss) of all Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and now with an archive of many livery past masters, please click here.
