There has been a Town Council in Fordwich since the 13th century. Below is a list of Mayors form 1292 – 1884.
No Date Name Comments
1 1292 John Maynard
2 1303 Richard Atchurch
3 1308 Ranulf Baker
4 1309 John Le Knyght
4 1310 John Milett
5 1311 Alexander Curteys
6 1312 Alexander Reys
7 1313 Alexander Curteys
8 1314 Adam Shotryk
9 1315 John Knyght
10 1317 Adam Shotryk
1318 John Milett
11 1320 John Knyght
12 1327 John Knyght
13 1330 John Knyght
14 1331 John Moys
15 1368 John Clarke
1368 John Larker till1374?
16 1374 John Larker
17 1376 John Calewe
18 1398 William Tanton
19 1399 John Calewe
20 1424 William Edmund
21 1444 Thomas Southland
1453 James Hope
1456 John Fantyng
22 1457 John Gye
1459 G Coldom
23 1461 John Fantyng
24 1464 Christopher Beverley
25 1465 John Gye
26 1466 John Fantyng
1467 John Fantyng
1469 Christopher Beverley
1470 Charles Beverley
1472 John Fantyng
1474 Charles Beverley
27 1476 William Stokes
1479 William Stokes
28 1480 Christopher Beverley
1486 Robert Cooke
1493 John Martyn
29 1496 Robert Cooke
1496 John Martyn
30 1499 William Maycott
31 1501 William Martyn
32 1502 John Martyn
1503 John Maycott
1504 John Calwell
1505 William Martyn
1506 John Cosyn
1507 Mr Boyes
1507 John Calwell
33 1509 John Cawell
34 1510 Thomas Caswell
35 1511 John Darrell
36 1512 William Hylde
37 1513 John Cosyn
38 1514 Christopher Beverley
39 1516 George Roberd
40 1517 George Roberd
41 1518 John Cosyn
42 1519 John Cosyn
43 1520 William Clifton
44 1521 Robert Hylde
45 1522 John Cosyn
46 1524 George Roberd
47 1525 John Norton
48 1526 John Hylde
1527 John Chirke
49 1527 John Hylde
1530 Mr Keyndan
50 1534 Stephen May
51 1535 Stephen May
52 1536 Stephen May
53 1537 Stephen May
54 1538 Walter Bigge
55 1539 Thomas Norton
56 1540 Thomas Norton
57 1542 George Caldam
58 1544 George Caldam
59 1547 Robert Dorant
60 1548 Robert Dorant
61 1549 John Lukine
62 1550 Valentine Norton
63 1552 Valentine Norton
64 1553 John Fisher
65 1555 Valentine Norton
66 1556 Edward Jacob
67 1557 Walter Bigge
68 1559 Anthony May
69 1560 George Caldam
70 1561 John Johnson
71 1562 Valentine Norton
72 1563 John Lukine
1564 Mr Franklin
73 1566 George Caldam
74 1567 John Williamson
75 1568 William Lawes
76 1570 George Bigge
77 1571 Valentine Norton
78 1572 Thomas Contrey
79 1573 Thomas Contrey
80 1574 Paul Johnson
81 1575 Anthony May
82 1576 Valentine Norton
83 1577 Thomas Contrey
84 1578 Thomas Masters
85 1579 George Bigge
86 1580 John Williamson
87 1581 Anthony May
88 1582 Paul Johnson
89 1583 John Elmer
90 1584 Thomas Contrey
91 1585 Anthony May
92 1586 Anthony May
93 1587 Paul Johnson
94 1588 John Lukine
1590 G Bigge
95 1591 Thomas Long
96 1592 John Williamson
97 1593 Thomas Norton
1595 Thomas Contrey
98 1596 Paul Johnson
99 1597 John Lukine
1598 G Bigge
100 1599 Valentine Norton
1601 G Bigge
101 1602 Thomas Contrey
102 1603 Henry Johnson
103 1604 Richard Lukine
104 1605 Henry Johnson
105 1606 Walter Bigge
106 1607 Henry Johnson
107 1608 Richard Leukenor
108 1609 Richard Leukenor
1610 John Lukine
109 1611 Henry Johnson
110 1612 William Johnson
111 1613 Walter Bigge
112 1614 Thomas Norton
113 1616 Henry Johnson
114 1617 Thomas Norton
1618 Thomas Norton
1619 Thomas Norton
115 1620 Simon Harlestone
116 1621 Walter Bigge
117 1624 John Lukine
118 1626 Walter Bigge
119 1627 John Lukine
120 1629 John Lukine
121 1630 Thomas Harlestone
122 1631 Thomas Harlestone
123 1632 Simon Harlestone
124 1633 Thomas Harlestone
125 1634 Thomas Harlestone
126 1635 Thomas Harlestone
127 1636 Anthony May
128 1637 Simon Harlestone
129 1638 John Gosmer
130 1639 Edmund Young
131 1640 Thomas Bix
132 1641 Thomas Harlestone
133 1642 Thomas Harlestone
134 1643 Stephen Thompson
135 1644 Stephen Thompson
136 1645 John Lukine
137 1646 Thomas Bix
138 1647 Thomas Bix
139 1648 Stephen Thompson
140 1649 Stephen Thompson
141 1650 Richard Hall
142 1651 Richard Bates
143 1652 William Boycote
144 1653 Richard Hall S. Thompson in book list ( page 74)
145 1654 Stephen Thompson
146 1655 Richard Hall
147 1656 Thomas Harlestone
148 1657 Thomas Bix
149 1658 Thomas Bix
150 1659 Thomas Bix
151 1660 Thomas Bigge Spelt Bigg on Book List ( page 74)
152 1661 Thomas Bigge Spelt Bigg on Book List ( page 74)
153 1662 Thomas Norton
154 1663 Thomas Norton
155 1664 Thomas Norton
156 1665 Thomas Lukine
157 1666 Thomas Lukine
158 1667 Robert Darell Spelt Darrell on Book List ( page 75)
159 1668 Thomas Johnson
160 1669 Thomas Bigge
161 1670 Thomas Boycote
162 1671 Thomas Boycote
163 1672 Thomas Boycote
164 1673 James Baron
165 1674 James Baron
166 1675 Francis Jull
167 1676 Francis Jull
168 1677 Thomas Boycote
169 1678 Thomas Pilcher
170 1679 Thomas Pilcher
171 1680 Anthony Jennings
172 1682 Thomas Norton
173 1683 Thomas Norton
174 1684 Thomas Norton
175 1685 Thomas Norton
176 1686 Thomas Pilcher
177 1687 Thomas Pilcher
178 1688 Thomas Jennings
179 1689 Thomas Jennings
180 1690 Thomas Jennings
181 1691 Thomas Jennings
182 1692 Thomas Jennings
183 1693 Thomas Jennings
184 1694 Thomas Alleyn
185 1695 Thomas Alleyn
186 1696 Thomas Underdown
187 1697 Thomas Underdown
188 1698 John Graydon
189 1699 John Graydon
190 1700 John Graydon
191 1701 Thomas Jennings
192 1702 Thomas Jennings
193 1703 Thomas Jennings
194 1704 Thomas Underdown
195 1705 Thomas Underdown
196 1706 Thomas Underdown
197 1707 John Bix
198 1708 John Bix
199 1709 Thomas Underdown
200 1710 John Bix
201 1711 Stephen Taylor
202 1712 Henry Brown Spelt “Browne” in book (Page 76)
203 1713 Thomas Younge
204 1714 Thomas Jennings
205 1715 Thomas Jennings
206 1716 Stephen Taylor
207 1717 John Bix
208 1718 John Bix
209 1719 Thomas Younge
210 1720 John Adams
211 1721 John Graydon
212 1722 John Graydon
213 1723 John Graydon
214 1724 Thomas Younge Spelt “Young” in book (Page 76)
215 1725 John Graydon
216 1726 Robert Austin
217 1727 John Nicholls Rector of Fordwich
218 1728 John Nicholls Rector of Fordwich
219 1729 William Spencer
220 1730 The Right Hon. Earl Cowper
221 1731 The Right Hon. Earl Cowper
222 1732 The Right Hon. Earl Cowper
223 1733 The Right Hon. Earl Cowper
224 1734 The Right Hon. Earl Cowper
225 1735 The Right Hon. Earl Cowper
226 1736 Theodore Sydenham
227 1737 Theodore Sydenham
228 1738 Theodore Sydenham
229 1739 Theodore Sydenham
230 1740 Theodore Sydenham
231 1741 John Adams Not on Mayors’ hand-written List
232 1742 Theodore Sydenham
233 1743 Anthony Jennings
234 1744 Anthony Jennings
235 1745 Anthony Jennings
236 1746 Anthony Jennings
237 1747 Anthony Jennings
238 1748 Anthony Jennings
239 1749 Anthony Jennings
240 1750 Anthony Jennings
241 1751 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
242 1752 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
243 1753 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
244 1754 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
245 1755 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
246 1756 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
247 1757 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
248 1758 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
249 1759 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
250 1760 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
251 1761 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
252 1762 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
253 1763 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
254 1764 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
255 1765 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
256 1766 Anthony Jennings (The Younger)
257 1767 John Blaxland
258 1768 John Blaxland
259 1769 John Blaxland
260 1770 John Blaxland
261 1771 John Blaxland
262 1772 John Blaxland
263 1773 John Blaxland
264 1774 John Blaxland
265 1775 John Woodruff
266 1776 Upton Jennings
267 1777 Upton Jennings
268 1778 Upton Jennings
269 1779 Upton Jennings
270 1780 Upton Jennings
271 1781 Upton Jennings
272 1782 Upton Jennings
273 1783 Upton Jennings
274 1784 Upton Jennings
275 1785 Anthony Jennings
276 1786 Anthony Jennings
277 1787 Anthony Jennings
278 1788 Anthony Jennings
279 1789 Anthony Jennings
280 1790 Anthony Jennings
281 1791 Anthony Jennings
282 1792 Anthony Jennings
283 1793 Anthony Jennings
284 1794 Anthony Jennings
285 1795 Anthony Jennings
286 1796 Anthony Jennings
287 1797 Anthony Jennings
288 1798 Anthony Jennings
289 1799 Anthony Jennings
290 1800 Anthony Jennings
291 1801 Anthony Jennings
292 1802 Anthony Jennings
293 1803 Anthony Jennings
294 1804 Anthony Jennings
295 1805 Anthony Jennings
296 1806 Anthony Jennings
297 1807 Anthony Jennings
298 1808 Anthony Jennings
299 1809 Anthony Jennings
300 1810 Anthony Jennings
301 1811 Anthony Jennings
302 1812 Anthony Jennings
303 1813 Anthony Jennings
304 1814 Anthony Jennings
305 1815 Anthony Jennings
306 1816 Anthony Jennings
307 1817 Anthony Jennings
308 1818 Anthony Jennings
309 1819 Anthony Jennings
310 1820 Anthony Jennings
311 1821 Anthony Jennings
312 1822 Anthony Jennings
313 1823 Anthony Jennings
314 1824 Anthony Jennings
315 1825 Anthony Jennings
316 1826 Anthony Jennings
317 1827 Anthony Jennings
318 1828 Anthony Jennings
319 1829 Anthony Jennings
320 1830 Friend Anthony Tomlin
321 1831 Friend Anthony Tomlin
322 1832 Richard Hambrook
323 1833 Richard Hambrook
324 1834 Charles Mead
325 1835 Charles Mead
326 1836 Charles Mead
327 1837 Charles Mead
328 1838 Charles Mead
329 1839 Charles Mead
330 1840 Charles Mead
331 1841 Charles Mead
332 1842 Charles Mead
333 1843 Charles Mead
334 1844 Charles Mead
335 1845 Charles Mead
336 1846 Charles Mead
337 1847 Charles Mead
338 1848 Thomas Cooper
339 1849 Thomas Cooper
340 1850 Thomas Cooper
341 1851 Thomas Cooper
342 1852 Thomas Cooper
343 1853 Thomas Cooper
344 1854 Thomas Cooper
345 1855 Thomas Cooper
346 1856 Thomas Cooper
347 1857 Thomas Cooper
348 1858 Thomas Cooper
349 1859 Thomas Cooper
350 1860 Thomas Cooper
351 1861 Thomas Cooper
352 1862 Thomas Cooper
353 1863 Thomas Cooper
354 1864 Thomas Cooper
355 1865 Thomas Cooper
356 1866 Thomas Cooper
357 1867 Thomas Cooper
358 1868 Thomas Cooper
359 1869 Thomas Cooper
360 1870 Thomas Cooper
361 1871 Thomas Cooper
362 1872 Thomas Cooper
363 1873 Thomas Cooper
364 1874 Thomas Cooper
365 1875 Denne Denne
366 1876 Denne Denne
367 1877 Denne Denne
368 1878 Denne Denne
369 1879 Denne Denne
370 1880 Denne Denne
371 1881 Denne Denne
372 1882 Denne Denne
373 1883 Denne Denne
374 1884 Charles James Cox Last Mayor before Town Status loss