Former Elected Members and Commissioners

All past Elected Members and Commissioners of Hobart City Council are presented below in alphabetical order.

Surname Names Occupation Aldermanic Period of Office Mayor/Lord Mayor Deputy Mayor/Deputy Lord Mayor (from 1932-)

Abbott

Dr. Nigel D.

Medical Practitioner

1962-1964

Addison

John Elliott

Builder Contractor

1875-1880

Allen

T. Charles

Registrar

1966-1974

1970- 1974

Allom

Jamieson S.

Architect

1999-2002

Alty

Dee

Scbientist

1982-1996

Amott

Thomas

Butcher

1886-1891, 1908-1918, 1918-1928

1911

Anderson

Iliffe Gordon

Architect

1950-1954

Andrews

Frank Tasman

Grocer

1901

Archer

Elise N.

Barrister Solicitor

2007-2010

Archer

Geoffrey Lyndon

Company Director

1986-2007

Atkins

Charles J.

Stock & Share Broker

1907-1912

1910

Atkins

Dr. Susanne

Medical Practitioner

1974-1978

Baily

John

General Merchant

1890-1892

Barrett

Hugh Sunderland

Baker, Grocer

1858-1860, 1864-1866

Beck

Arthur James

Importer

1939-1946

Behrakis

Simon

Researcher

2018-2023

Belbin

William

Timber Merchant, Shipowner

1867-1875, 1881-1886

1883-1884

Bell

Robert

Teacher

1988-1992

Benjamin

Samuel

Boot Manufacturer

1897-1902

Bennett

Thomas

Builder

1920

Bennison

Thomas

Accountant

1901-1906

1903-1904

Bloomfield

Louise

Accountant

2022-

Bonham

Pru I.

Marine Biologist

1990-2002

1994-2002

Bonney

James

1853-1854

Bottrill

William Evans

Barrister

1917-1919

Boxall

JP

Grocer

1885-1887

Bradley

John

Sharebroker

1893-1901

Breen

Joseph James

Company Manager

1922-1926, 1939-1944

Briscoe

Jeff R.

Teacher

1994-2022

Broadby

Brian T.A.

Law Clerk

1972-1986

1984-1986

1976-1982

Broadby

E. Margot

Secretary

1974-1978

Broadby

Rod

Self-employed

1978-1982

Brownell

Alan B.

Bank Officer

1959-1970

Brownell

William Freeman

Draper

1874-1876, 1881-1883

Burgess

William Henry Jnr

Grocer & Merchant

1876-1881

1879-1880

Burnet

Helen C.

Podiatrist

2005-2024

2009-2011, 2018-2024

Butler

Walter

Innkeeper

1858-1861

Cane

Frank B.

Company Manager

1933-1934

Carter

William

Storekeeper, Merchant

1846-1847, 1853-1854

1853-1854

Chesterman

Maxwell Foster

Timber Merchant

1955-1966

1960-1964

Cheyne

Alexander

Engineer

1857-1860

Christie

Ronald G,

Radio Celebrity

1999-2000, 2002-2018

2018

2011-2018

Clark

Donald Jack

Accountant

1959-1966

Cleburne

Richard

Storekeeper, Factory Owner

1846-1847

Clemente

Dr. John

Medical Practitioner

1968-1976

Coats

Will

Business Analyst

2020-2022, 2023-

Cocker

Philip S.

Public Servant

2005-2018

Connor

William Henry

Secretary

1927-1932

Cook

Henry

Tailor

1858, 1860-1862, 1867-1869, 1872-1874

1860-1861, 1869

Cooper

Suzy

Communications Consultant

2014-2016

Cooper

Sydney Ernest

1951

Cooper

William

Builder Contractor

1911-1914

Copley

William Edward

Manager

1962-1970

Crisp

Alfred

Timber Merchant

1885-1894, 1905-1913

1888-1889, 1906, 1912-1913

Crisp

George

Timber Merchant

1860-1868, 1870-1875

1873-1875

Crisp

Samuel

Gentleman

1933-1951

1938-1940

Crouch

George Stanton

Auctioneer

1884-1893, 1902-1904

1893

Cuthbertson

J. Eric

Footwear Retailer

1943-1949

1944-1946

Cuthbertson

James Alexander

Footwear Retailer

1917-1919, 1923-1928

Daly

Michael Francis

Shopkeeper

1878-1880

Davies

John George

Newspaper Proprietor

1883-1887, 1890-1892, 1895-1897, 1899-1901

1885-1886, 1897, 1899-1901

Davis

Arthur C.

Company Manager

1917-1921

Denison

Tanya M.

Engineer

2014-2020

Dillon

Thomas

Builder Contractor

1887-1889, 1891, 1895-1897

Duff

John

Builder

1893-1898

Duncan

William

Builder

1906-1908

Dunn

James

Builder Contractor

1913-1914

Dutta

Michael Surendra Chandra

Businessman

2018-

Elliot

Louise

Human Resources Manager, Advocate and Mother

2022-

Elliston

William Gore

Teacher, Printer, Auctioneer

1846-1847, 1853-1856

1855-1856

Espie

Edward

Property Manager

1877-1882

Evans

Hubert Beard

Ship Owner, Merchant, Sawmiller

1875-1876

Excell

Ronald B.

Clerk

1968-1988

Facy

Hedley Hastings

Accountant

1924-1927, 1929

Fisher

Barry D.H.

Architect

1976-2000

Fisher

Edward Michael

Ship Owner, Sawmiller

1883

Foley

Leo D.

Occupational Health & Safety Consultant

2011-2014

Fox
(formerly Ewin)

Jax
(formerly Holly)

Small Business Owner

2018-2022

Fraser

Alexander

Coachmaker, businessman

1846-1847

Freeman

Daniel

Builder

1903-1914

1908

Freeman

Dr. John W.

Medical Practitioner

1988-1999, 2000-2009, 2012-2014

1996-1999

1990-1994

Freeman

Richard W.

Bank Manager

1960-1964

Fysh

Phillip Oakley

Merchant

1868

Gilles

Osmond Horne

Shipowner

1858

1858

Gilmore

George Crosby

Barrister

1931-1937

Gould

Henry T.

Chemist

1901-1903, 1907-1909

Grant

Peter M.

Manager

1923-1930

Gray

George Herbert

Road Transport Operator

1949-1958

Gray

William Harold

Secretary

1929-1932

1950-1952

Green

William Patrick

Miller

1863-1868, 1872-1878

1878

Gregory

James

Builder

1881-1885

Haigh

Anthony D.

Computer Systems Analyst

1974-1986

1982-1984

Haigh

Darlene A.

Secretary

1988-2011

Haller-Griffits

Alexander E.

Engineer

1966-1972

Harbottle

Charles

Painter & Paperhanger

1885-1887

1887

Harcourt

James

Ironmonger

1877-1882

1881-1882

Harris

Sir Richard Oliver

Hardware Merchant

1945-1956

1948-1950, 1952-1954

1946-1948

Harvey

(Bill) W.F.

Teacher

2007-2014, 2016-

Harvey

Robert J.

Accountant

1933-1938, 1943-1946

Hawker

Ellison O.

Company Director

1976-1980

Hayes

Eric J.

Businessman

1998-2007, 2010-2011

Haywood

Charles Duncan

Biscuit Manufacturer, Baker

1905-1910

1907

Henry

Robert

Public Servant

1898-1900

Hickey

Sue L.

Business Woman and Board Member

2011-2018

2014-2018

Hines

Matthew J.

Student

2002-2005

Hoggins

John William

Confectioner

1904-1912

1909

Howard

Thomas

Businessman

1889-1891

Hughes

Percy

Director of Education

1955-1961

1958-1960

Hurburgh

Andrew D.

Barrister

1982-1999

Hurst

Henry Stevenson

Merchant

1857

Jackson

Ralph Norman

Businessman

1955-1958

Johnson

James William

Grocery Trade

1892-1894, 1898-1900

Jones

Patsy C.

Librarian

2000-2005

Kelly

John

Self-employed

2022-

Kennedy

John

Company Manager

1970-1982

Kennedy

Lorna Doone

Housewife

1982-1999

1986-1996

Kennerley

Alfred

Farmer

1861-1865, 1870-1872

1862-1863, 1871-1872

Kerr

George

Draper

1897-1914

1902, 1905

Kilburn

Douglas Thomas

Photographer

1862

Kitsos Gemma Researcher 2024-    

Lamprill

Charles H.

Draper

1919-1921, 1925-1927

Layton

Thomas

Secretarial College Owner

1949-1951

Lewis

Davis

Warehouseman, Merchant

1858-1871

1858-1859

Lewis

Richard

Auctioneer, Merchant

1846-1847

Lighton

Samual R.

Architect

1960-1964, 1966-1970

Lipscombe

Frederick

Nurseryman

1855-1856, 1858-1861

Lipscombe

Thomas Meredith

Builder

1955-1961

Loftus-Hills

Clive

Geologist

1950-1954

Lohberger

Ben

Charity Worker

2022-

Lohrey

Anne I.

Student Teacher

1970-1974

Long

Vincent Reginald

Director of Education

1966-1974

Lord

Raymond Harry

Retired

1937-1944

Lord

Richard David

Pastoralist

1915-1922

1917

MacLeod

Loudoun H.

Accountant

1808-1910, 1914-1919

1916

Maher

Edward

Plumber

1874-1884

Malcolm

Ian C.

Accountant

1992-1998

Male

G.E.

Bank Officer

1947-1950

Marsh

H.J.

Ironmonger & Importer

1882-1884

Martin

Richard Robert

Secretary

1922-1924, 1927-1928

McCann

Bernard Aloysius

Music Retailer

1943-1956

McHugo

William

Secretary

1928-1936

McKenzie

James A.

Builder

1921-1923, 1927-1932

1922-1923

Meagher

Richard J.

Public Servant

1910-1914

1914

Medhurst

Edney E.

1962-1966

Meikle

Robert

Mechanic

1857

Miller

Mabel Flora

Lawyer

1952-1972

1954-1956, 1964-1970

Mitchell

Percival Harris

Headmaster

1947-1957

1952-1954

Moir

Joseph James

Businessman, Manufacturer of Shot

1846-1847, 1871-1873

Moore

George Edward

Civil Engineer, Farmer

1902-1904

Morrison

Askin

Merchant, Businessman

1846-1847

Murdoch

John

Produce Merchant

1858-1864

Murray

William

Merchant

1846-1847

Neave

Thomas G.

Builder

1956-1960

Nettlefold

Alfred John

Estate Agent

1923

Nettlefold

Thomas S.

Tailor

1914

Nicol

Alexander Mackenzie

Builder

1871-1872

O'Connor

David

Busker

1980-1982

O'Conor

Bruce

Company Director

1964-1992

1984-1990

Officer

Dr. Robert

Medical Practitioner

1846-1847

Oldham

Nathan

Bookseller

1920-1921, 1925-1926

Oldham

Peter

Merchant

1853

O'Reilly

Philip

Draper, Clothier

1854-1856

Osborne

Sir Basil

Hardware Salesman

1952-1976

1959-1970

1956-1958

Osborne

Wilfred W.

Secretary

1935-1949

1946-1948

Palfreyman

Douglas H.

Company Director

1960-1966

Park

Sir Archibald R.

Cartage Contractor

1933-1940, 1945-1959

1950-1952, 1954-1959

1948-1950

Paton

James Craig

Builder

1901-1906

Pearce

Henry

Merchant

1861-1867, 1869-1874

Peck

Douglas G.

Electrical Contractor

1972-1976, 1978-1986

Peck

James

Draper

1866

Perkins

John Jnr

Draper

1875-1877

1876-1877

Philp

Colin E.

Architect

1956-1958

Pike

Francis J.

Shopkeeper

1876-1881

Plaister

Douglas R.

Swimming Instructor

1970-1990

1976-1984

1974-1976

Posselt

Ryan

Paramedic

2022-

Propsting

Henry

Butcher

1857-1860

Rait

John

Architect

1887-1889

Reeves

Isaac Godfrey

Tanner

1853

Rennie

William

Investor

1935-1947

1940-1942

Reynolds

Anna M.

2014-

2018-

Reynolds

Thomas Augustus

Builder Contractor

1887-1896, 1905-1907

1892

Rheuben

Abraham

Wood, Coal & Corn Merchant

1855-1860, 1869-1873, 1876

Riddoch

Alexander

Farmer

1883-1885

Risby

Joseph Edward

Timber & Coal Merchant

1862-1867, 1869-1874

Robertson

James Thomas

Lawyer, Brewer

1865-1867, 1874-1876

Rogers

Edwin J.

Estate Agent

1921-1932

1926-1927

Ruzicka

Eva R.

Legal Secretary

1999-2018

2002-2009

Saunders

Branwell Ewart

Manager

1941-1958

Saunders

Leonard Hector

Manufacturer

1928-1938

1932-1938

Seabrook

George Smith

Builder Contractor

1879-1888, 1890-1900

Seabrook

Henry William

Carpenter, Builder, Architect

1856-1857, 1859-1863

Seal

Charles

Merchant, Pastoralist, Whaler

1846-1847

Sexton

Dr. Peter T.

Medical Practitioner

1999-2022

2018

Shield

John George

Architect & builder

1915-1923

1918-1919

Sherlock

Dr. Zelinda Eunice

Education Officer

2018-

2024-

Shoobridge

D.M.

Farmer

1946-1947

Shoobridge

Louis Manton

Pastoralist

1924-1938

Shoobridge

Vincent William

Farmer

1938-1942

Sims

Ebenezer William

Builder

1854-1857

Sly

James

Bootmaker, Publican

1855-1856

Smart

Dr. Thomas Christie

Medical Practitioner

1868-1870

1870

Smith

George

Hatmaker

1909-1914

Smith

Ray

Timber Agent

1941-1946

Smith

Willilam

Importer, Commission Agent

1888-1905

Snowden

Robert

Draper, Clothier

1899-1904

Snowden

Robert Eccles

Soldier, Investor

1919-1922

1920-1922

Sorell

Ernest

Retired

1938-1942

Soundy

Sir John

Draper

1918-1934, 1939-1949

1924, 1929-1932, 1938-1946

Soundy

Ronald G,

Managing Director

1966-1982

1970-1976

Sprott

Dr. Gregory

Medical Practitioner

1935-1938

Stabb

R.H.

1911, 1914-1916

Stewart

John Leslie

Brewer

1856-1861

1857

Stopp

Eric J.

Sharebroker

1922

Strickland

W.

Gentleman

1889

Tallboys

Richard Gilbert

Accountant

1959-1962

Tate

Joseph W.

Builder

1964-1968

Taylor

D.

Auctioneer

1846-1847

Thomas

Damon

2009-2022

2011-2014

Thomson

Dora K.B.

Housewife

1976-1988

Thomson

James A.

Surveyor, Architect

1853-1857

Turnbull

John Arthur

1950-1954

Turnor

Ron E.

Retailer

1988-1990

Valentine

Francis D.

Builder

1920-1932

1925-1926

Valentine

Robert H. F.

Computer Analyst

1992-2012

1999-2011

Verrell

Edward

Photographer

1930

Walch

James Henry Brett

Merchant & Importer

1873-1875

Walker

John

Miller, Brewer, Business

1846-1847

1846-1847

Walker

Robert

Brewer, Miller

1861-1869

1864-1867

Walters

Dr. David J.

Medical Practitioner

1990-1994

Warwick

Anne K.

Theatre Manager

1996-1998

Watchorn

John

Publican, Wine Merchant

1876-1896

1890, 1894-1896

Watchorn

W.

Shopkeeper

1846-1847, 1853-1854

Waterhouse

J.T.

Merchant

1846-1847

Watkins

Benjamin

Hotel Manager

1933-1942

Webster

Edwin Herbert

Businessman, Woolseller

1920-1921

Wignall

Joshua J.

Butcher

1922-1940

1927-1929, 1932-1938

Williams

William Micah

Draper

1913-1923

1915

Willing

Charles

Butcher

1911-1918, 1932-1934

Willis

David D.

Accountant

1959-1967

Wilmot

Charles J.

Company Manager

1929-1932

Wilson

James Milne

Engineer, Farmer, Brewer

1868-1870

1868-1869

Worley

Robert

Auctioneer

1853-1854

Yeoland

Graeme A.

Public Servant

1982-1992

Young

Thomas

Lawyer

1846-1853

Zucco

Marti

Restaurant Owner

1992-