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List of mayors of Penzance

Index List of mayors of Penzance

The office of Mayor of Penzance was established under the Penzance Charter of incorporation of 1614 granted by James I. This charter allowed for the appointment of 12 assistants and eight aldermen to govern the town one of whom who would be chosen as Mayor at the start of each civic year. [1]

21 relations: Alderman, Andrew Ketcham Barnett, Borough, Charles Campbell Ross, Gulval, Heamoor, Humphry Davy, James VI and I, John Colenso, John Robyns, Local Government Act 1972, Madron, Mousehole, Municipal clerk, Municipal Corporations Act 1835, Newlyn, Penwith, Penzance, Smuggling, St Ives (UK Parliament constituency), William Colenso.

Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law.

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Andrew Ketcham Barnett

Andrew Ketcham Barnett (1852 – 1914) was a mineral collector and dealer in Penzance, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.

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Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.

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Charles Campbell Ross

Charles Campbell Ross (born London 1849; died 9 July 1920, Whitechapel) was a British politician and banker based in Penzance, Cornwall.

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Gulval

Gulval (Lannystli) is a village in the former Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Heamoor

Heamoor (formerly Hea) (An Hay) is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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Humphry Davy

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet (17 December 177829 May 1829) was a Cornish chemist and inventor, who is best remembered today for isolating, using electricity, a series of elements for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1807 and calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron the following year, as well as discovering the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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John Colenso

John William Colenso (24 January 1814 – 20 June 1883) was a British mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar and social activist, who was the first Church of England Bishop of Natal.

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John Robyns

Major General John Robyns (13 May 1780 – 22 March 1857) was a sneior officer of the Royal Marines who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and earned historically noteworthy military distinctions on the North America and West Indies Station during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.

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Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

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Madron

Madron (Eglos Madern) is a civil parish and village in west Cornwall, Great Britain.

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Mousehole

Mousehole (Porthenys) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Municipal clerk

A clerk is a senior official of many municipal governments in the English-speaking world.

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Municipal Corporations Act 1835

The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Wm. IV., c.76), sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales.

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Newlyn

Newlyn (Lulyn: Lu 'fleet', Lynn/Lydn 'pool') is a seaside town and fishing port in south-west Cornwall, UK.

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Penwith

Penwith (Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located on the peninsula of the same name.

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Penzance

Penzance (Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, in England, United Kingdom.

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Smuggling

Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.

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St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)

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William Colenso

William Colenso (7 November 1811 – 10 February 1899) was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Penzance

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