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Former Mayors and Lord Mayors

From 1842 to 1891, the position of Mayor was referred to as Mayor of Belfast. From 1892 onwards, the position became known as Lord Mayor of Belfast.

Former Mayors

Mayors of Belfast (1842 to 1891)

Mayor	Year of office	Other awards
George Dunbar	1842
George Dunbar	1843
John Dunbar	1844
Andrew Mulholland	1845
John Kane	1846
John Harrison	1847
George Suffern	1848
William Gilliland Johnston	1849	Knighted in 1849
James Sterling	1850
James Sterling	1851
Samuel Graeme Fenton	1852
William McGee, MD	1853
Frederick Harry Lewis	1854
Thomas Verner	1855
Samuel Gibson Getty	1856
Samuel Gibson Getty	1857
Samuel Gibson Getty	1858
William Ewart Jr	1859
William Ewart Jr	1860
Edward Coey	1861	Knighted in 1861
Charles Lanyon	1862	Knighted in 1868
John Lyttle	1863
John Lyttle	1864
John Lyttle	1865
William Mullan	1866
David Taylor	1867	Knighted in 1884
Samuel McCausland	1868
Frederick Harry Lewis	1869
Samuel Browne, MD	1870
Philip Johnston	1871
John Savage	1872	Knighted in 1872
James Alexander Henderson	1873
James Alexander Henderson	1874
Thomas Graham Lindsay	1875
Robert Boag	1876	Knighted in 1877
John Preston	1877
John Preston	1878	Knighted subsequently
John Browne	1879
John Browne	1880
Edward Porter Cowan	1881	Knighted in 1881
Sir Edward Cowan	1882
Sir David Taylor	1883
Sir David Taylor	1884
Edward J Harland	1885	Created Baronet of the UK in 1885
Sir Edward Harland, Bart	1886	Knighted
James Horner Haslett	1887	Knighted
Sir James Horner Haslett	1888
Charles C Connor	1889
Charles C Connor	1890
Charles C Connor	1891

Former Lord Mayors

Lord Mayors of Belfast (1892 to 2011)

Mayor	Year of office	Other awards
Daniel Dixon	1892	Knighted
Sir Daniel Dixon	1893
William McCammond	1894	Knighted in 1895
William McCammond	1895
W J Pirrie	1896	Appointed a member of HM Privy Council in Ireland in 1897. Created Baron of the UK in 1906, KP in 1908 and Viscount in 1921.
W J Pirrie	1897
James Henderson, DL, MA	1898	Knighted in 1898
Otto Jaffe	1899	Knighted in 1900
R J McConnell	1900	Created Baronet of the UK
Sir Daniel Dixon, DL	1901
Sir Daniel Dixon, DL	1902	Appointed a member of HM Privy Council in Ireland in 1902
The Right Hon. Sir Daniel Dixon DL	1903	Created Baronet of the United Kingdom in 1903
Sir Otto Jaffe, LLD, JP	1904
The Right Hon. Sir Daniel Dixon Bart, DL	1905
The Right Hon. Sir Daniel Dixon, Bart, DL	1906	MP
The Right Hon. The Earl of Shaftesbury, KVCO, HML	1907
Sir Robert Anderson, JP	1908
Sir Robert Anderson, JP	1909
R J McMordie, MA, MP	1910
R J McMordie, MA, MP	1911
R J McMordie, MA, MP	1912
R J McMordie, MA, MP	1913
R J McMordie, MA, MP until his death, March 25	1914
Sir Robert Anderson, appointed 27 March	1914
Crawford McCullagh, elected 1 April	1914
Crawford McCullagh	1915	Knighted in 1915
Sir Crawford McCullagh	1916
James Johnston, JP	1917
James Johnston, JP	1918	Knighted in 1918. Appointed a member of HM Privy Council in Ireland in 1919.
John C White	1919	Appointed a member of HM Privy Council in 1919
William Frederick Coates, DL	1920	Created Baronet of the UK in 1921
Sir William Coates, Bart, DL	1921
Sir William Coates, Bart, DL	1922
William George Turner	1923	Knighted in 1924
Sir William Turner	1924
Sir William Turner	1925
Sir William Turner	1926
Sir William Turner	1927	DL. Appointed a member of HM Privy Council.
The Right Hon. Sir William Turner, DL	1928
Sir William Coates, Bart, DL	1929
Sir William Coates, Bart, DL	1930
Sir Crawford McCullagh, JP	1931
Sir Crawford McCullagh, DL, JP	1932
Sir Crawford McCullagh, DL, JP	1933
Sir Crawford McCullagh, DL, JP	1934
Sir Crawford McCullagh, DL, JP	1935	Created a Baronet of the UK in 1935
Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1936
Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1937
Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1938
Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1939
Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1940
Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1941
George R Black, JP, May 22 until December 28	1942
The Right Hon. Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1943
The Right Hon. Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1944
The Right Hon. Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP	1945
William Frederick Neill, JP, FAI, MP	1946
William Frederick Neill, JP, FAI, MP	1947
William Frederick Neill, JP, FAI, MP	1948	Knighted in 1948
William Ernest George Johnston, BA	1949
William Ernest George Johnston, BA	1950	Knighted in 1951
James Henry Norritt, JP, FCIS	1951
James Henry Norritt, JP, FCIS	1952	Knighted in 1953
Percival Brown, CBE, FAI	1953	Knighted in 1953
Sir Percival Brown, CBE, FAI	1954
Robert John Rolston Harcourt, JP	1955
Robert John Rolston Harcourt, JP	1956	Knighted in 1959
Major William Cecil McKee, ERD	1957
Major William Cecil McKee, ERD	1958	Knighted in 1959
Robert George Caldwell Kinahan, ERD, JP	1959
Robert George Caldwell Kinahan, ERD, JP	1960	Knighted in 1961
Martin Kelso Wallace, JP	1961
Martin Kelso Wallace, JP	1962	Knighted in 1963
William Jenkins, JP	1963
William Jenkins, JP	1964
William Jenkins, JP	1965
William Duncan Geddis, JP	1966
William Duncan Geddis, JP	1967
William Duncan Geddis, JP	1968	Knighted in 1969
Joseph Foster Cairns, JP	1969
Joseph Foster Cairns, JP	1970
Joseph Foster Cairns, JP	1971	Knighted in 1972
William Christie, MBE, JP, ODAS	1972
William Christie, MBE, JP, ODAS	1973
William Christie, MBE, JP, ODAS	1974	Knighted in 1975
Miles Humphreys	1975
Miles Humphreys	1976
James Stewart	1977
David Cook	1978
William Bell	1979
John Carson	1980
Grace Bannister	1981
Thomas William Sanderson Patton	1982
Councillor A Ferguson	1983
Councillor A Ferguson	1984
Alderman John Carson	1985
Alderman Sammy Wilson	1986
Alderman John J D Gilmore	1987
Councillor Nigel A Dodds	1988
Councillor Reginald Empey	1989
Councillor Fred Cobain	1990
Councillor Nigel A Dodds	1991
Councillor Herbert Ditty	1992
Councillor Reginald Empey	1993
Councillor Hugh Smyth	1994
Councillor Eric Smyth	1995
Councillor Ian Adamson	1996
Councillor Alban Maginness	1997
Councillor David Alderdice	1998
Councillor Robert Stoker	1999
Councillor Sammy Wilson MLA	2000
Councillor Jim Rodgers	2001
Councillor Alex Maskey MLA	2002
Councillor Martin Morgan	2003
Councillor Tom Ekin	2004
Councillor Wallace Browne	2005
Councillor Pat McCarthy	2006
Councillor Jim Rogers	2007
Councillor Tom Hartley	2008
Councillor Naomi Long	2009
Councillor Pat Convery	2010
Councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile	2011