Former Mayors (1842 to 1891)

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.


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