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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.
Glossary of abbreviations
MD Medical Doctor DL Deputy Lieutenant MA Master of Arts JP Justice of Peace LLD Doctorate in Laws KVOC Knight of the Royal Victorian Order HML Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant MP Member of Parliament Bt or Bart Baronet BA Bachelor of Arts FAI Fellow of the (chartered) Auctioneers' Institute FCIS Fellow Chartered Institute of Secretaries ERD Army Emergency Reserve Decoration ODAS Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service (Salvation Army) -
Former Lord Mayors from 1892
Mayor Year of office Other awards Daniel Dixon 1892 Knighted in 1892 Sir Daniel Dixon 1893 William McCammond 1894 William McCammond 1895 Knighted in 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 1899 Otto Jaffe 1899 RJ 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, MP 1906 The Right Hon. The Earl of Shaftesbury, KVOC, 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 Crawford McCullagh, elected 1 April Crawford McCullagh 1915 Knighted in 1915 Sir Crawford McCullagh 1916 James Johnson, JP 1917 James Johnson, 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 Sir William Coates, Bart, DL 1921 Created Baronet of the UK in 1921 Sir William Coates, Bart, DL 1922 William George Turner 1923 Sir William Turner 1924 Knighted in 1924 Sir William Turner 1925 Sir William Turner 1926 Sir William Turner DL 1927 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 Rodgers 2007 Councillor Tom Hartley 2008 Councillor Naomi Long 2009 Councillor Pat Convery 2010 Councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile 2011 Alderman Gavin Robinson 2012 Councillor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 2013 Councillor Nichola Mallon 2014 Councillor Arder Carson 2015 Alderman Brian Kingston 2016 Councillor Nuala McAllister 2017 Councillor Deirdre Hargey 2018 Councillor John Finucane 2019 Councillor Daniel Baker -
Former Mayors (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 Medical Doctor 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 in 1878 John Browne 1879 John Browne 1880 Edward Porter Cowan 1881 Knighted in 1881 Sir Edward Porter Cowan 1882 David Taylor 1883 Sir David Taylor 1884 Knighted in 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, Bart 1888 Charles C Connor 1889 Charles C Connor 1890 Charles C Connor 1891
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