| Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames | |
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Incumbent Cllr Andy Foulsham since 2022 | |
| Term length | One municipal year |
| Formation | 1556 |
| Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames is a ceremonial post held by a member of Abingdon-on-Thames Council, elected annually by the council.[1][2]
In 1556, Mary I of England granted a charter establishing a mayor, two bailiffs, twelve chief burgesses and sixteen secondary burgesses, the mayor to be clerk of the market, coroner and a Justice of the Peace. The charter nominated Richard Mayotte as the first Mayor in 1556.[3][4] Originally, the mayor would be elected on the Feast of St. Michael and Archangel on 29 September.[5]
Historical list of mayors
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References
- ↑ "Your Mayor". Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "Mayor of Abingdon on Thames". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "List of mayors". Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ Hoiberg, Dale H (2010). Abingdon. Encyclopædia Britannica edition 15. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
- ↑ Townsend, James (1910). A History of Abingdon. Henry Frowde London. pp. 107–109.
- ↑ "Abingdon". Reading Standard. 16 November 1929. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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