Mayor Collection

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON (1836 - 1917), physician, womens rights supporter & the first woman to be elected mayor. She was the sister of Millicent Fawcett

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 75th ascent, from Stockport, under the patronage of Henry Hodgkinson, the Mayor, with a second ascent from Castle Yard, a band of music in attendance

Marquess and Marchioness of Anglesey
Sir Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey GCVO (1885-1947) and his bride, Lady Victoria Manners, a daughter of the 8th Duke of Rutland

Thomas Hawksley (1666-1749), Mayor of Nottingham (1715)
British (English) School Oil on Canvas 76.2 x 63.5

Titus Salt, English textile manufacturer
Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876), English textile manufacturer and social reformer. Salt took over the running of his fathers textile mill in Bradford in 1833

Michel De Montaigne
MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE French writer. Famous for his philosophical Essais. He was also mayor of Bordeaux

First airmail letter delivered, Windsor Castle
The first airmail letter ever to be delivered is handed to the Postmaster of Windsor, to whom it is addressed, on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle

William Felkin (1795-1874) - Sylvanus Redgate
Oil on Canvas 45.7 x 36.8

Nottingham Market Place - William Goodacre

Printed souvenir paper napkin in commemoration of the opening of the aerodrome at Hanworth Park, 16 October 1917, by the Lord Mayor. Date: 1917

The Great Western Railway service from Penzance
The inaugural trip of the Great Western Railway service from Penzance. The new express service, which shortens the journey by forty minutes

Majorca, Spain - Town of Soller and the Puig Major
View down to the town of Soller and up to the distant form of the Puig Major, the highest peak on the Spanish island of Majorca. Date: circa 1930s

Opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery
Ceremonial scene at the opening of the annual Colchester Oyster Fishery. On the first Friday of September the Mayor of Colchester, the Town Clerk

Sir Thomas Leigh
SIR THOMAS LEIGH London merchant, alderman and Lord Mayor in 1558

Reconstruction of the Templo Mayor complex in the city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, founded in 1325. It was the capital of the Aztec Empire until its occupation in 1521 by Hernᮠ Cort鳠 during

Sir Andrew Judde, Lord Mayor of London
Sir Andrew Judd (or Judde, c.1492-1558), merchant, six times Master of the Skinners Company, Mayor of Calais and Lord Mayor of London. He founded a school in Tonbridge, Kent. Date: circa 1600

View of London from St. Pauls, on Lord Mayors Day
Incredible panoramic view of London from the roof of St. Pauls Cathedral, looking west. The Lord Mayors Procession can be seen heading up Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill past the cathedral. Date: 1889

Bullfight in Plaza Mayor bullfighting ring in
" Bullfight in Plaza Mayor bullfighting ring in Madrid. In the background, " Casa de la Panader� quot; ". 19th century. Costumbrism. Painting. Private Collection."

The marriage of Rosie Dolly and Irving Netcher in New York 16/3/32 with New York Mayor Walker Date: 1932

Aerial View of Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton
An aerial View of Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, Hampshire. Date: circa 1930s

Sir Polydore de Keyser, Vanity Fair, Spy
Sir Polydore de Keyser (18321898) - a lawyer and the first Roman Catholic since the Reformation to be elected Lord Mayor of London (October 1887 to November 1888)

Captured Aircraft
9th November 1918: Captured German aircraft at the Lord Mayors show, London. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Alderman J C Buckwell, Mayor of Brighton (1902-3). circa 1902

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1900 - Mayor and city keys
Queen Victorias visit to Ireland: the Lord Mayor of Dublin presenting the keys. Date: April 1900

LCC-LFB in Lord Mayors Show, City of London
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters with appliances taking part in the annual Lord Mayors Show through the City of London. A Bedford heavy pump unit with crew leads the LFB contingent

Mexico - Mexico City - The Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary of Mexico City, Mexico - situated atop the former Aztec sacred precinct near the Templo Mayor on the northern side of the Plaza de la

The Whityngton Stone, Holloway, London, 1854
Engraving showing the Whityngton Stone, a memorial to Sir Richard Whittington (1358-1423), London, 1854. This stone was placed on the spot in Upper Holloway where he was traditionally supposed to

Sir Samuel George Johnson (1831-1909), KT
Artist: Lorimer, John Henry - Title: Sir Samuel George Johnson (1831-1909), KT - Date: 1891 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 127 x 101.6

Hunger Strike 1920
Terence MacSwiney, Mayor of Cork, goes on hunger strike and dies

Victoria Knights Morris
After unveiling a statue of Prince Albert, donated by the people of Wolverhampton, Queen Victoria knighted the Mayor, John Morris, in recognition of his warm welcome

Hall Place, Bexley, Kent, England, was built in the reign of Henry VIII for the Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Champneis

The last Mayoral banquet to be held in the Royal Borough of Sutton Coldfield took place in the Council House last night. Among guests of the Mayor and Mayroess, Ald

Billy Bragg Singer at war demonstration along with Ken Livingstone MP

Spain - Hondarribia - Fuenterrabia - Calle Mayor
Spain - Hondarribia (Fuenterrabia) - Calle Mayor (Rue Principale, High Street). Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Territorials Blessed at St. Pancras Church, London
WW1 - London Territorials are blessed as they pass St. Pancras Church, London, where they deposited their colours Date: 1914

Captured Plane
9th November 1918: On display at the Lord Mayors Show - a German Pfalz plane, shot down near Arras on 17th October 1918. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Meeting at the Guildhall on Behalf of the Jews in Russia, 18
Engraving showing a meeting held at the Guidhall, London, in 1890 to raise funds on behalf of Russian Jews. The prominent figures shown are (from left to right)

Sir Robert Ladbroke
SIR ROBERT LADBROKE Alderman, Lord Mayor of London Date: 1713 - 1773

Whittington (Benoist)
SIR RICHARD (DICK) WHITTINGTON Merchant, Lord Mayor of London and cat-lover

Lord Mayor Hale Laying Foundation Stone of New Blackfriars Bridge, London, Uk, 1865

Time capsule at St Davids School, Acklam, with Mayor Ron Regan (centre) and headmaster Philip Tucker (right). 25th September 1996

The Lord Mayors Procession, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Lord Mayors Procession, (1897). A mayoral procession entering Cheapside in the City of London in the 18th century. A scene inspired by Industry and Idleness by William Hogarth

Johann Kaspar Baron von Seiller, 1857 (engraving)
8914846 Johann Kaspar Baron von Seiller, 1857 (engraving) by Axmann, Joseph (1793-1873); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Seiller, Johann Kaspar Baron von)

Michel-Etienne Turgot, Mayor of Paris, from Histoire de France, published c. 1880 (print)
1547399 Michel-Etienne Turgot, Mayor of Paris, from Histoire de France, published c. 1880 (print) by French School, (19th century)

Portrait of Ruprecht Stüpf, 1528. Creator: Barthel Beham
Portrait of Ruprecht Stupf, 1528

President William Howard Taft with Mayor Frank K. Mott. at the laying of the cornerstone... 1911
President William Howard Taft with Mayor Frank K. Mott. at the laying of the cornerstone for the Oakland City Hall, Oakland, California on October 13, 1911

New York City Mayor William J. Gaynor reviewing parade, between 1910 and 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
New York City Mayor William J. Gaynor reviewing parade, between 1910 and 1913

Adm. Ching Kwong and Mayor Gaynor, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Adm. Ching Kwong and Mayor Gaynor, 1911. Shows Rear Admiral Chin Pih Kwang of the Imperial Chinese Navy and New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor, with their hats off

Chinese sailors, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Chinese sailors, 1911. Shows Chinese marines, with (on right) Rear Admiral Chin Pih Kwang of the Imperial Chinese Navy and New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor

Baron D'Estournelles De Constant and Seth Low, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Baron D'Estournelles De Constant and Seth Low, between c1910 and c1915

Cornerstone laying 6/7/11; N.M. Butler; Seth Low, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Cornerstone laying 6/7/11; N.M. Butler; Seth Low, 1911. Shows Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947), president of Columbia University and Seth Low, former Columbia president and former Mayor of New York

Gaynor with others in cornfield, St. James, L.I. 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Gaynor with others in cornfield, St. James, L.I. 1910

Gaynor in the cornfields, St. James, L.I. 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Gaynor in the cornfields, St. James, L.I. 1910

Sir J.V. Strong, Lord Mayor, 55 Baker St. 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Sir J.V. Strong, Lord Mayor, 55 Baker St. 1910

J.P. Mitchell [i.e. John Purroy Mitchel] & Ardolph Kline, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
J.P. Mitchell [i.e. John Purroy Mitchel] & Ardolph Kline, 1914. Mayor Ardolph Loges Kline (1858-1930), a Republican politician who became acting Mayor of New York City after the death of Mayor

Carter Harrison, portrait, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Carter Harrison, portrait, 1911

John Purroy Mitchel, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
John Purroy Mitchel, 1914. John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) who served as mayor of New York City from 1914 to 1917

Emil Seidel and Family, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Emil Seidel and Family, between c1910 and c1915

Rolla Wells, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rolla Wells, between c1910 and c1915. Shows politician Rolla Wells (1856-1944), who served two terms as Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri

Mayor Gaynor, (Polo Grounds) Col. John Whalen, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Gaynor, (Polo Grounds) Col. John Whalen, 1913. Shows (left to right) Captain Hill, New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor, unidentified man, and Col. John Whalen

Uskub - King Servia - Welcomed by mayor, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Uskub - King Servia - Welcomed by mayor, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Peter I, King of Serbia, (right) in Skopje, Macedonia

Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913

Gov. Foss & Mayor Gaynor, Polo Grounds, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gov. Foss & Mayor Gaynor, Polo Grounds, 1912

Gaynor & Waldo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gaynor & Waldo, between c1910 and c1915

Gaynor, Sullivan, McDonald & Rose, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gaynor, Sullivan, McDonald & Rose, between c1910 and c1915

Gaynor addressing Olympic Athletes, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gaynor addressing Olympic Athletes, 1912. Showing Mayor William J. Gaynor and others at a parade greeting the U.S. athletes who competed in the 5th Olympic Games, held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912

Mayor reviews Olympic Athletes, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor reviews Olympic Athletes, 1912. Showing Mayor William J. Gaynor and others at a parade greeting the U.S. athletes who competed in the 5th Olympic Games, held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912

The Right Hon. Benjamin Samuel Phillips, the new Lord Mayor of London, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. Benjamin Samuel Phillips, the new Lord Mayor of London, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Mayall. Mr

Opening of the Birmingham Central Free Library, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Birmingham Central Free Library, 1865. The Central Free Library (the second institution of this kind established, under Mr)

Entertainment to four thousand school children at Dudley, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Entertainment to four thousand school children at Dudley, 1865. Mr. Frederick Smith, of The Priory, was unanimously elected first Mayor. To mark his appreciation of the honour conferred upon him, Mr

The Lord Mayor of London laying the Foundation-Stone of the new bridge at Blackfriars, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Lord Mayor of London laying the Foundation-Stone of the new bridge at Blackfriars, 1865. The bridge was designed by Joseph Cubitt. From "Illustrated London News", 1865

The Prince and Princess of Wales landing at Penzance, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Prince and Princess of Wales landing at Penzance, [Cornwall]. 1865. The Prince and Princess [future King Edward VII and queen Alexandra], having reached the top of the stairs

The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: Mr. E. F. Flower, the Mayor of Stratford, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: Mr. E. F. Flower, the Mayor of Stratford, 1864. Portrait of...Edward Fordham Flower, the Mayor of Stratford-on-Avon

Garibaldi in England: presentation of the freedom of the City of London...at Guildhall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: presentation of the freedom of the City of London...at Guildhall, 1864. View of...the interior of the Council Chamber at Guildhall

Garibaldi in England: presentation of address of Southampton Town Council...in the Townhall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: presentation of address of Southampton Town Council to Garibaldi, in the Townhall, 1864. A...view of the interior of the Townhall, an apartment over the Bargate

1924 Automotive 1924
JANUARY 01: Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII) visits the 1924 Peterborough Hound Show in his Humber during the Automotive 1924 on January 01, 1924. (Photo by LAT Images)

2019 Mexican GP
MEXICO CITY - OCTOBER 24: Sergio Perez, Racing Point, Claudia Sheinbaum the Mayor of Mexico City and Antonio Perez Garibay in the Racing Point garage during the 2019 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix at

2019 Mexican GP
MEXICO CITY - OCTOBER 24: Sergio Perez, Racing Point and Claudia Sheinbaum the Mayor of Mexico City in the Racing Point garage during the 2019 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix at Autodromo Hermanos

Hevelius comet
5307517 Hevelius comet.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Hevelius comet in 1665. Discovered by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) an astronomer and mayor of Danzig

Hevelius comet
5307514 Hevelius comet.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Hevelius comet in 1665. Discovered by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) an astronomer and mayor of Danzig

Hevelius comet
5307511 Hevelius comet.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Hevelius comet in 1665. Discovered by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) an astronomer and mayor of Danzig

Hevelius comet
5307521 Hevelius comet.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Hevelius comet in 1661. Discovered by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) an astronomer and mayor of Danzig

Jean Sylvain Bailly (engraving)
5669827 Jean Sylvain Bailly (engraving); (add.info.: Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793) French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, political leader of the early part of the French Revolution

Bretagne, La Signature de Monsieur le Maire (colour photo)
8653048 Bretagne, La Signature de Monsieur le Maire (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bretagne, La Signature de Monsieur le Maire)

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"Mayor: A Legacy of Leadership and Community" In the realm of trailblazing women, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson stands tall as she became the first female mayor in British history. Her unwavering determination paved the way for countless others to follow. A whimsical balloon event orchestrated by Charles Green brought joy and wonder to Stockport, captivating both young and old with its colorful display against the clear blue sky. The town united under a shared sense of awe, celebrating their beloved mayor's commitment to fostering community spirit. The Marquess and Marchioness of Anglesey embodied grace and elegance as they graced public events with their presence, supporting various causes close to their hearts. Their collaboration with Thomas Hawksley, Mayor of Nottingham in 1715, brought forth remarkable advancements in infrastructure that still benefit society today. William Felkin left an indelible mark on Nottingham Market Place through his innovative textile manufacturing techniques alongside Sylvanus Redgate. Together, they revolutionized the industry while embodying the spirit of entrepreneurship that defines mayoral leadership. Across borders lies Majorca's picturesque Town of Soller nestled beneath Puig Major's majestic peaks. Its charismatic mayor tirelessly worked towards preserving its natural beauty while embracing progress—a testament to effective governance transcending boundaries. Within every printed souvenir paper napkin from Colchester's Oyster Fishery opening ceremony lies a story waiting to be told. The vibrant colors mirrored the excitement surrounding this momentous occasion—an embodiment of unity among residents who cherished tradition yet embraced change. The Great Western Railway service from Penzance symbolized Sir Thomas Leigh's vision for connectivity between towns—bridging gaps physically and metaphorically. His legacy lives on through improved transportation systems that foster economic growth and cultural exchange. As Michel De Montaigne once said, "I prefer being a good man rather than a great one. " Mayors around the world strive daily to uphold these words by serving their communities selflessly—their dedication and commitment to public service shaping the very fabric of our societies.