The 1850s saw not only the introduction of responsible government in Tasmania, but also the establishment of municipal administration, in the form of general purpose locally elected institutions.
A court of fifteen commissioners was created by the Hobart Town Commissioners Act 1846, with the commissioners responsible for paving, lighting etc. throughout the city.
The first meeting of the Commissioners was held on 29 September 1846, but disputes soon began to arise between the colonial and civic authorities on the apportioning of revenues and within a year the body of Commissioners was dissolved.
Municipal government was established by the Hobart Town and Launceston Municipal Council Act 1852. During this year the first elections for a seven member council were held. The new council took office from the beginning of 1853, with William Carter as Mayor. In 1857 the Municipal Council was incorporated (Hobart Town Corporation Act 1857), and its constitution and powers redefined.
Between 1853 and 1934 the Council was led by various Mayors, elected annually. The title was raised to "Lord Mayor" by Letters Patent issued by King George V in January 1934.
Further details of the history of Hobart, including its past Aldermen, can be sourced from the Hobart City Council's newly launched historical reference "Growing with Strength - a History of the Hobart City Council 1846-2000".
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Surname |
Names |
Occupation |
Aldermanic |
Mayor/ |
Deputy Mayor/ |
Photo |
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Abbott |
Dr. Nigel D. |
Medical Practitioner |
1962-1964 |
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Addison |
John Elliott |
Builder Contractor |
1875-1880 |
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Allen |
T. Charles |
Registrar |
1966-1974 |
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1970- 1974 |
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Allom |
Jamieson S. |
Architect |
1999-2002 |
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Alty |
Dee |
Scientist |
1982-1996 |
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Amott |
Thomas |
Butcher |
1886-1891, 1908-1918, |
1911 |
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Anderson |
Iliffe Gordon |
Architect |
1950-1954 |
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Andrews |
Frank Tasman |
Grocer |
1901 |
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Archer |
Elise N. |
Barrister Solicitor |
2007- |
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Archer |
Geoffrey Lyndon |
Company Director |
1986-2007 |
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Atkins |
Charles J. |
Stock & Share Broker |
1907-1912 |
1910 |
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Atkins |
Dr. Susanne |
Medical Practitioner |
1974-1978 |
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Baily |
John |
General Merchant |
1890-1892 |
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Barrett |
Hugh Sunderland |
Baker, Grocer |
1858-1860, 1864-1866 |
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Beck |
Arthur James |
Importer |
1939-1946 |
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Belbin |
William |
Timber Merchant, Shipowner |
1867-1875, 1881-1886 |
1883-1884 |
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Bell |
Robert |
Teacher |
1988-1992 |
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Benjamin |
Samuel |
Boot Manufacturer |
1897-1902 |
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Bennett |
Thomas |
Builder |
1920 |
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Bennison |
Thomas |
Accountant |
1901-1906 |
1903-1904 |
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Bonham |
Pru I. |
Marine Biologist |
1990-2002 |
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1994-2002 |
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Bonney |
James |
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1853-1854 |
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Bottrill |
William Evans |
Barrister |
1917-1919 |
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Boxall |
JP |
Grocer |
1885-1887 |
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Bradley |
John |
Sharebroker |
1893-1901 |
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Breen |
Joseph James |
Company Manager |
1922-1926, 1939-1944 |
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Briscoe |
Jeff R. |
Teacher |
1994- |
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Broadby |
Brian T.A. |
Law Clerk |
1972-1986 |
1984-1986 |
1976-1982 |
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Broadby |
E. Margot |
Secretary |
1974-1978 |
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Broadby |
Rod |
Self-employed |
1978-1982 |
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Brownell |
Alan B. |
Bank Officer |
1959-1970 |
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Brownell |
William Freeman |
Draper |
1874-1876, 1881-1883 |
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Burgess |
William Henry Jnr |
Grocer & Merchant |
1876-1881 |
1879-1880 |
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Burnet |
Helen C. |
Podiatrist |
2005- |
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Butler |
Walter |
Innkeeper |
1858-1861 |
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Cane |
Frank B. |
Company Manager |
1933-1934 |
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Carter |
William |
Storekeeper, Merchant |
1846-1847, 1853-1854 |
1853-1854 |
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Chesterman |
Maxwell Foster |
Timber Merchant |
1955-1966 |
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1960-1964 |
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Cheyne |
Alexander |
Engineer |
1857-1860 |
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Christie |
Ronald G, |
Radio Celebrity |
1999-2000, 2002- |
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Clark |
Donald Jack |
Accountant |
1959-1966 |
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Cleburne |
Richard |
Storekeeper, Factory Owner |
1846-1847 |
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Clemente |
Dr. John |
Medical Practitioner |
1968-1976 |
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Cocker |
Philip S. |
Public Servant |
2005- |
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Connor |
William Henry |
Secretary |
1927-1932 |
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Cook |
Henry |
Tailor |
1858, 1860-1862, 1867-1869, 1872-1874 |
1860-1861, 1869 |
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Cooper |
Sydney Ernest |
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1951 |
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Cooper |
Willilam |
Builder Contractor |
1911-1914 |
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Copley |
William Edward |
Manager |
1962-1970 |
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Crisp |
Alfred |
Timber Merchant |
1885-1894, 1905-1913 |
1888-1889, 1906, 1912-1913 |
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Crisp |
George |
Timber Merchant |
1860-1868, 1870-1875 |
1873-1875 |
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Crisp |
Samuel |
Gentleman |
1933-1951 |
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1938-1940 |
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Crouch |
George Stanton |
Auctioneer |
1884-1893, 1902-1904 |
1893 |
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Cuthbertson |
J. Eric |
Footwear Retailer |
1943-1949 |
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1944-1946 |
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Cuthbertson |
James Alexander |
Footwear Retailer |
1917-1919, 1923-1928 |
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Daly |
Michael Francis |
Shopkeeper |
1878-1880 |
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Davies |
John George |
Newspaper Proprietor |
1883-1887, 1890-1892, |
1885-1886, 1897, 1899-1901 |
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Davis |
Arthur C. |
Company Manager |
1917-1921 |
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Dillon |
Thomas |
Builder Contractor |
1887-1889, 1891, 1895-1897 |
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Duff |
John |
Builder |
1893-1898 |
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Duncan |
William |
Builder |
1906-1908 |
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Dunn |
James |
Builder Contractor |
1913-1914 |
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Elliston |
William Gore |
Teacher, Printer, Auctioneer |
1846-1847, 1853-1856 |
1855-1856 |
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Espie |
Edward |
Property Manager |
1877-1882 |
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Evans |
Hubert Beard |
Ship Owner, Merchant, Sawmiller |
1875-1876 |
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Excell |
Ronald B. |
Clerk |
1968-1988 |
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Facy |
Hedley Hastings |
Accountant |
1924-1927, 1929 |
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Fisher |
Barry D.H. |
Architect |
1976-2000 |
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Fisher |
Edward Michael |
Ship Owner, Sawmiller |
1883 |
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Fraser |
Alexander |
Coachmaker, businessman |
1846-1847 |
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Freeman |
Daniel |
Builder |
1903-1914 |
1908 |
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Freeman |
Dr. John W. |
Medical Practitioner |
1988-1999, 2000- |
1996-1999 |
1990-1994 |
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Freeman |
Richard W. |
Bank Manager |
