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Honorary Aldermen

The admittance of a person to the Roll of Honorary Aldermen of the City of Lancaster, is made in recognition of their eminent service as a past member of Lancaster City Council, providing they have served for at least fifteen years and is made pursuant to Section 249 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Any Honorary Alderman from either the former Lancaster City Council or the former Borough of Morecambe and Heysham, would have carried their honour with the present Local Authority.


The former Lancaster City Council (1966 - 1974)

The Coat of Arms for the old City of Lancaster

Harry Price, O.B.E. (Deceased)

26th January 1966

Norman B. Gorrill (Deceased)

26th January 1966

James Rogerson (Deceased)

26th January 1966

Clara J. Burt, C.B.E. (Deceased)

26th April 1967

Christopher Preston (Deceased)

26th April 1967

Helen Daniel (Deceased)

27th December 1967

Percival John Oliver (Deceased)

28th July 1970

Wilfred S. Perkin (Deceased)

28th July 1970

Thomas S. Hayton (Deceased)

28th July 1971

Alfred Morris (Deceased)

28th July 1971


The former Borough of Morecambe and Heysham (1965 - 1974)

The Coat of Arms for the former Borough of Morecambe and Heysham

James Robinson (Deceased)

25th November 1965

Sarah Lilian Birkett (Deceased)

27th October 1966

Edmund Park (Deceased)

16th May 1967

William Henry Burgess (Deceased)

17th May 1971

George Brown (Deceased)

14th December 1972

Edgar Bell (Deceased)

8th March 1973

Norman Philip Edmondson (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Raymond Courtney Penhale, O.B.E. (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Charles Lonsdale (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Benjamin Armstead (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Harold Mattock Robinson (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Thomas Francis Higginson (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Richard Airey (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Colin Mayor (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Neville Blake Pym (Deceased)

28th March 1974

James Kay (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Thomas Standidge (Deceased)

28th March 1974

Thomas Percy Tiplady (Deceased)

28th March 1974


Lancaster City Council (1974 - present)

The Coat of Arms for the City of Lancaster

Arnold Lindley MBE (Deceased) 4th February 1981
Margery J Lovett-Horn (Deceased) 4th February 1981
Thomas S Hayton (Deceased) 4th February 1981
Roland Jones (Deceased) 4th February 1981
John R Holt 4th February 1981
Samuel John Smith (Deceased) 6th July 1983
Winifred Sweeney (Deceased) 6th July 1983
Peter Sumner 6th July 1983
Joseph Samual Lowthian (Deceased) 6th July 1983
Ivy Weldrake (Deceased) 6th July 1983
Eric Jones (Deceased) 17th August 1983
Geoffrey George Bryan 7th May 1987
John Dean Dawson (Deceased) 7th May 1987
Harry Holgate (Deceased) 7th May 1987
Michael Currie Kennan (Deceased) 7th May 1987
Donald George Kershaw (Deceased) 7th May 1987
William Leslie Rigg (Deceased) 7th May 1987
Thomas Townson Shingler (Deceased) 7th May 1987
John Hastings Ball 15th May 1991
John Downey (Deceased) 15th May 1991
William Mashiter (Deceased) 15th May 1991
Jean Taylor OBE (Deceased) 15th May 1991
Dr Stuart Paul Mews 15th December 1993
Robert Howson Carr 17th May 1995
Henry Towers (Deceased) 17th May 1995
John Ronald Lodge 14th May 1999
Hilda Margaret Shuttleworth 14th May 1999
Jean Race 14th May 1999
Patrick Leonard Rye 14th May 1999
Arthur Briggs MBE (Deceased) 14th May 2003
Sybil Rostron 14th May 2003
Jean Elizabeth Yates 14th May 2003
Patricia Mary Quinton 18th May 2007
Janie E Kirkman 20th May 2011
John Gilbert 20th May 2011
Anthony Wade 20th May 2011
R John Day 20th May 2011

Contacts

Email:

lvines@lancaster.gov.uk

Telephone:

01524 582070

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