1285 - 1932
This detail from a 1906 postcard of part of the Docks area of Drogheda shows
the Mayoralty House and the Whitworth Monument
Mayors of Drogheda 1285 - 1932
The following list is taken from The Drogheda Independent, 24 December 1932.
No Source is given, but the names up to 1842 are most likely taken from: John D'Alton, The History of Drogheda with its Environs, Dublin 1844
Additional information on 15th and 16th century Mayors is taken from: Mac Iomhair, An t-Athair Diarmuid, 'Two Old Drogheda Chronicles', Journal of the County Louth Archaeological & Historical Society, Dundalk 1961. A list of the mayors up to 1994 can be found in Aidan P. Robinson, Ancient Drogheda, Drogheda 1994, pps.77-88.
Year
Name
Surname
Title
Comment
1285 Hugo Moyne 1319 Robert Bryan 1330 William de Roche 1337 William de Roche 1345 Richard FitzWilliam 1346 William Roche 1356 - de Bathe 1368 William Roche Junior 1375 William Roche 1377 Walter Mills 1380 Richard Mole 1389 William Roche 1394 Nicholas Faunt 1397 William Roche 1398 Walter Taaffe 1399 William White 1401 John White 1405 Richard White 1406 Richard White 1412 William Symcock First chartered Mayor of the United Corporations 1413 Nicholas Finglas 1418 Thomas Walsh 1447 Robert Talbot 1453 Richard Hill 1454 Thomas Snatchberd 1456 Richard Hill 1467 James Fowling 1468 Richard Gernon 1470 William Dawes 1471 William Symcock 1471 John Fowling 1472 William Brown 1473 John Delahide 1474 John Bath 1475 John Clinton 1476 James Docwra 1477 James Tanner 1478 Thomas White 1505 Nicholas Palm 1506 John Wyrrall 1512 John Barnewall 1515 John Wyrall '2d time Mayor' 1520 Thomas White 1524 Thomas Delahoyde 1524 Henry Duff '2d time Mayor' 1539 Michael Coursy 1541 John Duffe 1548 John Dowding 1554 George Elcock 1555 Thomas Kelly 1556 George Elcock 1568 John Elcock 1569 Robert Burnell 1570 Thomas Peppard 1577 Nicholas Bathe 1578 Philip Dowdall 1581 Patrick Dowdall 1582 George Duff 1583 James Wotton 1589 William Brett 1592 Nicholas Elcock 1600 Patrick Laundy 1610 Christopher Worrall 1622 Richard Byrne 1623 Thomas Nugent 1624 Henry Franklin 1626 Thomas Oxford 1627 Henry Franklin 1635 Henry Franklin 1636 James Bolton 1644 John Jebb 1645 George Gregory 1649 William Elwood 1650 William Toxteth 1652 Samuel Stanbridge 1656 Samuel Stanbridge 1657 Thomas Dixon 1658 Thomas Stubber 1659 Richard Edmonds Displaced for neglect of duty. 1659 Edward Martin 1660 Edward Martin 1661 James Elwood 1662 John Greene 1663 John Metcalf 1664 John Towers 1665 John Towers 1667 Gabriel Meade 1671 James Graham Sir 1672 William Tichbourne Sir 1673 E. Nicholls 1674 Thomas Newton 1675 George Richardson 1676 Edward Singleton 1677 John Tomlinson 1678 Richard Jackson 1679 John Sandiford 1680 Thomas Percival 1681 John Osborne 1682 William Elwood 1683 Henry Nichols 1684 William Barron 1685 John Sandiford 1686 James Van Bobbert 1687 George Richardson 1688 Ignatius Peppard Under James the Second's Charter 1690 William Elwood 1691 Thomas Newton 1692 Richard Pitts 1693 John Graham 1694 Henry Tichborne Sir 1695 Joseph Tomlinson 1696 William Newton 1697 James Meade 1698 Henry Ogle 1699 George Hardman 1700 John Leigh 1701 Henry Meade 1702 Richard Smith 1703 Thomas Stoker 1704 John Shore 1705 John Cope 1706 John Cope 1707 Henry Meade 1708 William Patten 1709 William Norman 1710 John Johnston 1711 Edmond Singleton 1712 Timothy Armitage 1713 Henry Smith 1714 John Byrne 1715 John Shepheard 1716 George Blacker 1717 Thomas Sandiford 1718 Edmond Scholes 1719 John Gilbert 1720 Charles Byrne 1721 Thomas Gerrard 1722 Oliver Fairclough ["Fairtlough" in D'Alton] 1723 John Sankitt 1724 John Rencher 1725 John Godfrey 1726 William Lucas 1727 John Haden 1728 Samuel Pendleton 1729 Henry Ogle 1730 Edward Hardman 1731 William Exham 1732 Francis Leigh 1733 Edward Leigh 1734 William Ogle 1735 John Broughton 1736 Henry Ackland 1737 William Shepheard 1738 James Barlow 1739 Thomas Wye 1740 Johathan Nichols 1741 Townley Patten 1742 John Graham 1743 Henry Sheils 1744 William Graves 1745 Robert Ford 1746 George Rencher 1747 George Scholes 1748 Edward Cheshire ["Chesshire, Junr." in D'Alton] 1749 Richard Jebb 1750 Oliver Fairtlough 1751 Francis Donagh 1752 John Graham Junr. 1753 Jeremiah Smith 1754 Philp Pendleton 1755 William Howard 1756 Henry Gartside 1757 George Ackland 1758 William Fairtlough 1759 Edward Norman 1760 John Ogle 1761 Edward Cheshire Junr. ["Chesshire, Junr." in D'Alton] 1762 William Ogle Junr. 1763 Roger Ford 1764 John Jebb 1765 John Ogle 1766 Robert Ball 1767 John Marshall 1768 Edward Hardman 1769 Henry Leland 1770 William Norman 1771 James Ford 1772 Anthony Marshall 1773 Philip Donagh 1774 Alderman [sic] Fairtlough 1775 William Coddington 1776 William Holmes 1777 Oliver Fairtlough 1778 Hugh Montgomery Lyons 1779 William Gibbons 1780 John Ackland 1781 John Jones 1782 William Cheshire ["Chesshire, Junr." in D'Alton] 1783 John Van Homrigh 1784 Henry Smith 1785 Edward Cheshire ["Chesshire, Junr." in D'Alton] 1786 George Armstrong 1787 Maurice Barlow 1788 William O'Doherty Sir 1789 Graves Chamney 1790 Joseph Holmes 1791 William Fairclough ["Fairtlough" in D'Alton] 1792 James Schoales 1793 Ralph Smith 1794 Ralph Smith 1795 George Evans 1796 William Jones 1797 Anthony Sillery 1798 Bartholomew P Van Homrigh 1799 George McIntaggart 1800 Burton Tandy 1801 Edward Fairclough ["Fairtlough" in D'Alton] 1802 James Metcalfe 1803 George McIntaggart 1804 Henry Meade Ogle 1805 Townley Blackwood Hardman 1806 John Leland 1807 Charles Evans 1808 Henry Metcalfe 1809 Henry Pentland 1810 Edward Hale Gibbons 1811 Peter Van Homrigh 1812 Ralph Smyth Junr. 1813 Samuel Forster 1814 St. George Smyth 1815 George Pentland 1816 Thomas Henry Skeffington Right Hon. 1817 Francis Graham Fairclough ["Fairtlough" in D'Alton] 1818 Blayney Townley Balfour ["Blaney Townley Balfour" in D'Alton] 1819 Charles Ball 1820 Lathom Fairtlough 1821 Joseph Holmes 1822 William Fairtlough 1823 George Hemsell 1824 Robert Pentland 1825 W. Oliver Fairtlough 1826 Francis Donagh 1827 William Hoey 1828 G.W. Evans 1829 Henry B. Fairtlough 1830 John Ackland 1831 Francis Anderson 1832 Graves Ackland 1833 John Chesshire 1834 John Cooper [missing in newspaper] 1835 G.H. Pentland [missing in newspaper] 1836 Robert Pentland M.D. 1837 Henry Smith 1838 Thomas North 1839 John Shegog 1840 Robert Ball Hackett 1841 Thomas J. Fogarty 1842 Thomas Carty J.P. 1843 Thomas Carty J.P. 1844 Patrick Ternan Senr. 1845 William Campbell 1846 Patrick Boylan 9 months 1846 James Mathews 3 Months 1847 James Mathews 1848 Michael Rogers 1848 Thomas Simcocks Senr. part of 1848 1849 Thomas Simcocks Senr. 1850 Patrick Mathews J.P. 1851 Anthony Keappock 1852 Peter Verdon 1853 James Mathews J.P. 1854 Patrick Casey J.P. 1855 Thomas Hammond J.P. 1856 Thomas Carty J.P. 1857 Thomas Carty J.P. 1858 Patrick Byrne Dyer Street 1859 Patrick Ternon J.P. 1860 Patrick Byrne West Street 1861 John Moore 1862 John O'Neill 1863 John Gradwell J.P. 1864 John Chadwick J.P. 1865 James Matthews J.P. 1866 James Matthews J.P. 1867 James Levins 1868 Thomas Greene 1869 Edward McDonagh 1870 Robert B. Daly J.P. 1871 John Kelly 1872 Thomas Simcocks Junr. 1873 Thomas Sincocks Junr. 1874 William Leech 1875 William Leech 1876 William Whitworth J.P. 1877 George Knaggs 1878 Robert May 1879 John Chadwick J.P. 1880 John Chadwick J.P. 1881 John Chadwick J.P. 11 months 1881 Nicholas Leech 1 month 1882 John Mangan 2 months (sworn in at Dundalk Gaol while a "suspect") 1882 Patrick Reilly 9 months 1883 Patrick Reilly 1884 Patrick Casey Connolly 1885 Patrick Casey Connolly 1886 Richard J. Kennedy 1887 Richard J. Kennedy 1888 Richard J. Kennedy 1889 Simon Jordan 1890 Simon Jordan 1891 Simon Jordan 1892 John Mangan 1893 Laurence Branigan 1894 Bernard Nulty 1895 Bernard Nulty 1896 Peter Lynch 1897 Peter Lynch 1898 Francis Gogarty 1899 Nicholas Farrell 3 months 1899 L.J. Elcock 9 months 1900 L.J. Elcock 1901 John Downey 1902 Peter P. Keeley 1903 John McGuinness 1904 P. Gorman 1905 John Dolan 1906 Gerard Daly 1907 W.T. Skeffington 1908 Patrick Drew 1909 Thomas Callan 1910 John J. Callan 1911 John J. Callan 1912 Thomas McCullough 1913 John Callaghan 1914 John Callaghan 1915 Luke J. Elcock 1916 Laurence Stanley 1917 W.T. Skeffington 1918 W.T. Skeffington 1919 Michael McGowan 1920 Philip Monaghan 1921 Philip Monaghan 1922 Philip Monaghan 1923 Philip Monaghan 1924 Philip Monaghan 1925 Philip Monaghan 1925 Luke J. Elcock 1926 Luke J. Elcock 1927 Patrick J. Carroll 1928 Patrick J. Carroll 1929 David J. Blood 1930 David J. Blood 1931 David J. Blood 1932 John Dowd
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