Rushden Research Group: Chairmen of the Council

Chairmen 1895 - 1985

Rushden Urban District Council

Gladys Marriott - Chairman of the Council in 1960

Rushden Argus, 7^th May 1897, transcribed by Kay Collins

The New Local Magistrate—At a committee meeting of the Rushden Urban Council on Wednesday evening, Mr John Claridge, the Chairman of the Council, was requested to qualify as a magistrate as soon as possible for the convenience of those who wishes to take out summonses.

Initials	Surname	Year	Initials	Surname	Year
W H	WILKINS	1895-1897	Dr R W	DAVIES	1944
J	CLARIDGE	1897	H	WARING	1945
F	KNIGHT	1898-1902	Mrs A U	MUXLOW	1946
G	DENTON	1902	A H	BAILEY	1947
J	CLARIDGE	1903	J H J	PARAGREEN	1948
J S	CLIPSON	1904-1906	W E	CAPON	1949
T	SWINDALL	1906	F E	BROWN	1950
F	BALLARD	1907	C G	FAULKNER	1951
W	BAZELEY	1908	J	ALLEN	1952
G H	SKINNER	1909	A A	ALLEBONE	1953
F	KNIGHT	1910	E A	SUGARS	1954
J	CLARIDGE	1911	Mrs A U	MUXLOW	1955
G	MILLER	1912	E E	NEWELL	1956
C	BATES	1913	Mrs W M	LEAN	1957
J S	CLIPSON	1914	F E	BROWN	1958
T	SWINDALL	1915	C	GINNS	1959
J	SPENCER	1916-1918	Mrs G	MARRIOTT	1960
T	WILMOTT	1918	C G	FAULKNER	1961
F	KNIGHT	1919	C	FREEMAN	1962
J	CLARIDGE	1920	R R	GRIFFITHS	1963
W	BAZELEY	1921	A	ALLEBONE	1964
T	SWINDALL	1922	Mrs D E	SHRIVE	1965
L	PERKINS	1923	Mrs A	PERKINS	1966
C	BATES	1924	R H S	GREENWOOD	1967
C W	HORRELL	1925	E E	NEWELL	1968
C	CLARIDGE	1926	R H	MARRIOTT	1969
J	HORNSBY	1927	H W	CATLIN	1970
T	SWINDALL	1928	J E	WILLS	1971
Dr D G	GREENFIELD	1929	A	GOULSBRA	1972
G W	COLES	1930	Mrs E M	DICKS	1973
L	PERKINS	1931	Chairmen of East Northants District Council
J	ROE	1932	Mrs A	PERKINS M.B.E.	1973-74
J	SPENCER	1933	F C L	CARRESS	1975
J	ALLEN	1934	W H	PEASGOOD	1976
A	ALLEBONE	1935	H O	BINDER	1977
J T	RICHARDSON	1936	J W	WILD	1978
W E	CAPON	1937	G F	HUNT	1979
F	GREEN	1938	G S	OSBORNE	1980
E A	SUGARS	1939	Mrs P A M	SYKES	1981
J	ALLEN	1940	J	FINDING	1982
T W	COX	1941	J J	RICHARDSON	1983
W J	SAWFORD	1942	C	WOOD	1984
A F	WEALE	1943	Mrs E M	DICKS J.P.	1985

Note: From 1973-2000 the town only had a sub-committeee of a committee of the district.
In 2000 the government allowed certain towns to become Town Councils and these new town councils
were allowed to decide whether they wanted to headed by a chairman or a town mayor.

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