List of mayors of City of Ipswich

This is the list of mayors of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Prior to 1921, mayors were elected on an annual basis from amongst the councillors, as follows:^[1]

Mayor	Term	Photo	Notes
John Murphy	1860–1861
John Johnston	1862
Francis North	1863–1864		died 8 August 1864
John Pettigrew	from September 1864
John Murphy	1865–1867
Henry Caleb Williams	1868		[2]
Harry Hooper	1869
James Foote	1870
Samuel Shenton	1871–1872
Thomas Pryde	1873–1874
Robert Tallon	1875
John MacFarlane	1876
Charles Frederick Chubb	1877		Solicitor and father of Justice Charles E. Chubb
Josiah Francis	1878–1879
Peter Brown	1880
John Swain Willey	1881–1882
Robert Tallon	1883
J. Francis	1884–1886
Peter Brown	1887–1888
Samuel Shenton	1889
Peter Brown	1890
James McGill	1891
Jacob Spresser	1892
Denis Thomas Keogh	1893
Henry E. Wyman	1894
Robert Tallon	1895
William Thomas Deacon	1896–1897
Roderick McLeod	1898
Thomas Baines	1899
Peter Brown	1900		(Deceased 27/6)
Michael Real	1901
C.W.L. (Louis) Heiner	1902
William Summerville	1903
Hugh Reilly	1904
Isaac Ham	1905
Frederick Goleby	1906		[3][4]
Alfred John Stephenson	1907		also Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
William Thomas Deacon	1908
James Cooper	1909
Maurice Bowers	1910
Richard P. Watson	1911
Alfred Tully Stephenson	1912
Rockley Battye	1913
Alfred Tully Stephenson	1914
Frederick George Springall	1915
T.J. Smith	1916
Pearson Welsley Cameron	1917
Frank Barker	1918
Edward John Loftus Easton	1919		[5]
John Francis Lobb	1920		[6]

From 1921, mayors were elected for 3 year terms.^[1]

Mayor	Term	Photo	Notes
Alfred Tully Stephenson	1921–1929		[7][8]
Oliver Perry	1930–1932
Alfred Tully Stephenson	1933–1938		The son of Alfred John Stephenson (mayor in 1907). He died in office.[9][8]
Allan Godfrey Sutton	1938–1939		Sutton was appointed to serve out Stephenson's term after Stephenson's death in October 1938.[9]
James Charles Minnis	1939–1949
James Finimore	1950–1973
Arthur Hastings	1973–1979
Des Freeman	1979–1991
David Underwood	1991–1995
John Nugent	1995–2004
Paul Pisasale	2004–present

References

1. Ipswich City Council (2005). "Mayors of Ipswich 1860–2005 – Chronological List" (PDF). Retrieved 14 March 2008.
2. "TELEGRAPHIC.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 13 February 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
3. Australian History Publishing Co (1936), Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders', Australian History Publishing Co, p. 127, retrieved 1 October 2015 — available online
4. "Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 February 1906. p. 22. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
5. "Mr. E. J. Easton.". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 23 August 1929. p. 9 Edition: CITY EDITION. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
6. "OBITUARY.". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Ipswich) (Qld.: National Library of Australia. 12 October 1944. p. 3 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
7. Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
8. Australian History Publishing Co (1936), Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders', Australian History Publishing Co, p. 270, retrieved 1 October 2015 — available online
9. "Ald. A. G. Sutton New Mayor of Ipswich.". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 11 October 1938. p. 7 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 29 June 2015.