Printed and Published at the Dover Express Works. 1916.

TO BE FORMATTED

ANNALS OF DOVER.
SECTION SIX.
THE MAYORS AND THEIR TIMES.
VIII. FROM THE CHARTER OF CHARLES II. 1683 TO 1777.

The Charter of Charles II. was granted in 16S3 (in
place of one granted by Elizabeth) with the hope of trans-
forming the Dover Corporation, then leaning towards
Nonconformity, into a tool that would send members to
Parliament to support the Government. That Charter did
not answer the purpose of its authors, and it remained
practically a dead letter, being eventually repealed by Pro-
clamation in the first year of the reign of William III. More
particulars of this Charter will be found in the " History
of the Corporation," in Section Five.

1683 William Stokes 1683 George West

1684 Thomas Teddiman (157)

(157) Thomas Teddiman, who was Mayor in 1684, was a son
of Admiral Teddiman, a Mayor of the time of Charles I.

1685 Robert Jacob (158)

(158) Robert Jacob, chosen Mayor in 1685, was elected to the
office three times. In his first Mayoralty the Corporation resolved
to revive the decree of 1587, that the Common Prayers of the Church
of England, including the prayers for the King and the Royal
Family, should be read at the beginning of every Common Council.
He was a member of the French Protestant Church, which then haxi
a meo'iing place in Dover, and in his second Mayoralty he was re-
moved from office by the Privy Council, in the reign of James II.
His third Mayoralty was in the reign of Queen Anne, when he was
advanced in years, still a staunch Huguenot.

1686 Richard Cook (159)

(i:;9) Richard Cooke, Mayor in 1686, found the Corporation
money chest so bare owing to expenditure connected with the Charter,
that it became necessary to sell some Corporation property, includ-
ing a piece of land near " Day Stone," end the Chamber over
Biggin Gate, which the Corporation Minutes state was sold " by
the Candle."

1687 George West 1688 Robert Jacob

1688 Edward Roberts (160)

(160) Edward Roberts, who only held the office of Mayor six
weeks, was a stop-gap. Robert Jacob, who had been elected on
8th September, 1688, was removed by the Privy Council, and
Edward Roberts put in his place, but after six weeks, the Privy
Council removed him to allow one of the old Jurats. Captain
William Stokes, to be elected Mayor. This was a few days before
the abdication of James II.



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1688 William Stokes 1689 John Bullarke

1690 Thomas Scott (161)

(161) Thomas Scott, Mayor in 1690 and 1691, was the father-
in-law of Michael Russell, a later Mayor. This Mayor ordered the
ringing of the Cxirfew BeU to be revived, and the three silver maces
to be sold.

1691 Thomas Scott 1692 Clement Bucke (162)

(162) Clement Bucke, Mayor in 1692 and 1693, was a resi-
dent of St. James's Parish, and his tomb is in St. James's Old
Church. In his Mayoralty Edward Boyter was elected Town Sergeant
in the room of Thomas Pepper, deceased.

1693 Clement Bucke 1694 John Hollingbery (163)

(163) John Hollingbery, first chosen Mayor in 1694, was in
the office eight times during a period of twenty-seven years. He
was a Maltster, and a Colonel in the Dover Trained Bands. He
presented to the Corporation the portraits of Charles II. axid
William in.

1695 John Hollingbery 1696 Edward Franklyn (164^

(164) Edward Franklyn was a naturalized Dutchman and a
friend of Mr. Isaac Minet, yet in his Mayoralty it was ordered that
Isaac Minet's permit to "keep shcp " did not give him a vote.

1697 Edward Franklyn 1698 Edward Wivell (165)

(165) Edward Wivell was the head of the Dover Victualling
Department. He was Mayor six times from 1698. He obtained the
Freedom of Dover by marriage with the daughter of Captain William
Stokes, a former Mayor. His wife died before his first Mayoralty,
but the Common Assembly resolved, "That the death of his wife,
Margery, did not make void his being a Jurate, Justice of the Peace,
and Mayor; he being a freeman of the Corporation by marriage with
the said Margery, who was the daughter of William Stokes de-
ceased." In Mr. Wivell's second Mayoralty, 20th January, 1799,
it was resolved to present the freedom to Mr. Isaac Minet.

1699 Edward Wivell 1700 Edward Wivell

1 701 John Hollingbery 1702 John Hollingbery

1703 John Hollingbery 1704 John Hollingbery

1705 Peatley Sturgesss (166)

(166) Peatley Sturgess, Mayor in the yars 1705 and 1706, is
not otherwise mentioned.

1706 Peatley Sturgess 1707 Edward Wivell
1708 Edward Wivell 1709 Edward Wivell

1710 Richard Bax (167)

(167) Richard Bax was Mayor in 1710 — the year in which
the Statutory Regulation was made that a Mayor shmjld not be
re-elected until he had been one whole year out of office.

1711 Robert Jacob 1712 Thomas Broadley (168)

(168) Thomas Broadley, Mayor in 1712 and 1728, was a
Surgeon who resided in a large house near the top of Snargate
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1 7 13 James Flinder (169)

(169) James Flinder wae Mayor in the years 1713, 1717 and
1720. In his first election to the Mayoralty he was opposed by
Robert Daines, who was proposed by the Freemen without being on
the list nominated by the Bench of Jurats. Daines obtained the
majority of votes, but the Court of Common Pleas declared Flinder
duly elected. In Mr. Flinders first Mayoralty Hubert Randolph was
appointed Recorder.

1 7 14 John Knott (170)

(170) John Knott, Mayor in the years 1714 and 1721, was
elected on the second occasion to fill the vacancy caused by the
removal of John Hollingbtry from office because George I. disliked
Tories.

1 7 15 Samuel Walton (171)

(171) Samuel Walton, Mayor in 1715 was a Carpenter and
Builder in Walton's Lane, a thoroughfare that used to be near
Finnis's Hill, with a workshop adjoining St. James's Passage, in St.
James's Street.

1716 John Cannon (172)

(172) John Cannon was an owner of property on both sides
of Cannon Street at the time when he was Mayor in 17 16. His
father was Captain Cannon, who was Deputy Governor of the Castle
during the Commonwealth. John Cannon was a baker and a farmer.
His residence and bakery was on the east side of the street and
his farmyard on the west. He was, after the Kennetts, owner of
Queen's Garden.

17 1 7 James Flinder 1718 John Hollingbery

1 7 19 Henry Blindstone (173)

(173) Henry Blindstone was a Captain of a Mail Packet on
the Dover Station. He was chosen Mayor in 1719 and 1729, but
died soon after his second election.

1720 James Flinder 1721 John Hollingbery

1721 John Knott 1722 Henry Blindstone

1723 John Perkins (174)

(174) John Perkins was chosen Mayor in 1723; Dover was
then in a very depressed condition owing to disturbances by the
Jacobites.

1724 Matthew Kennett (175)

(175) Matthew Kennett, was a .son of Basil Kennett, 'Vicar
of Postling, and brother of White Kennett, who was Bishop of Peter-
borough. The Kennetts continued to hold municipal offices in Dover
down to Matthew Kennett, Clerk to the Justices, who died in 1857.

1725 Charles Smith (176)

(176) Charles Smith, Mayor in 172^ and 1729, in his fir.<!t
Mayoralty ordered the Corporation's old Store House, standing on
the low cliff on the west side of Limekiln Street, to be leased to the
Overseers of St. Mary's Parish, to be converted into a Poor House.



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1726 James Lamb (177)

(177) James Lamb, who was Mayor in 1726 was a Brandy
Merchant.

1727 John Perkins 1728 Thomas Broadley

1729 Henry Blindstone, ob. 1729 Charles Smith

1730 Goddard Gay (178)

(178) Goddard Gay was of a Kentish family of French origin
and wrote their name Le Gay. They owned the Manor of Evington
in Elmsted Parish. Richard Gay, a descendant of this family, had
a Mustard Mill above Worthington's Lane, in Biggin Street, which
was destroyed by fire in 1849.

1 73 1 Thomas Underdown (179)

(179) Thomas Underdown, a merchant and ship owner, was
Mayor in 1731 and 1733.

1732 James Hammond (180)

(180) James Hammond, who was Mayor in 1732 was Clerk
of the Cheques of Dover Harbour and a son of James Hammond, the
owner of Hammond's Quay in 1670. In 1727 he bought some old
property that had been St. Martin's Churchyard, where the Carlton
Club now is, and built a house there which encroached on land where
stocks, cage, and pillory used to stand. On this encroacliment an
action was fought at the Kent Assizes in 1735, 'when the Court
allowed Mr. Hammond's house to remain, but ordered him to pay
a rent to the Corporation of 5s. a year for the ground for 900 years.
That time has not yet expired, but the rent does not survive.

1733 Thomas Underdown i734 Thomas Wicks (181)

(181) Thomas Wicks was a wig-maker.

1735 John Matson (182)

(182) John Matson, Mayor in 1735, was Agent Victualler at
Dover. His salary from the Crown was £200. In October, 1745,
while he held that office a great part of the Victualling Office on the
premises of the Maison Dieu was destroyed by fire. It was recon-
structed at a cost of £1719, and John Matson's salary was reduced
to £150. He died four years after the fire.

1736 Peter Monin (183)

(183) Peter Monin, who was Mayor in 1736, gave a new clock
which was set up in St. Mary's Tower in place of the old Town
Cloc'^. r''inove<l from St. Martin's Church in 1539- In this Mayoralty
the Common Council granted a new lease to James Willes (in place
of one granted in 1711;, to James and Joan Willes), for twenty-one
years at 4s. a year, of the cow house and three pieces of land, at a
place called "Upmarket," in the parish of St. James's.

1737 James Gunman (184)

(iSi) James Gunman, who was Mayor in 1737, wn<! a retired
Commanrl'^r of the N?vy. He made a survey of the Channel and
at one ti;ne the Varn bank was named after him "Gunman's Shoal."
He married Elizabeth Wivell, daughter of a former JIayor, and
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was Gunman's Mansion in Biggin Street. His wife predeceased him
and he, being a rich widower, there was a rumour that he was
about to marry a young widow. This rumour, reaching the ears of
his friend, Lord Chancellor Hardwick, his lordship wrote to Captain
Gunman a letter, which is curious reading, begging him, for the
sake of his family, not to take that step, and Captain Gunman
replied that the report was without foundation. The original of
that letter is in the possession of Mr. Martyn Mowll, of Dover, and
it is printed in Mr. C. York's "Life and Correspondence," of Lord
Hardwicke.

1738 John Dalgliesh (185)

(185) John Dalgliesh was a Captain of a Naval Packet on the
Dover Station.

1739 Goddard Gay 1740 Richard HoUingbery (186)

(186) Richard Hollingl:)€ry was a malster, a Colonel of the
Dover Trained Band, and a Barrack Master at the Castle.

1741 Robert Wellard (187)

(187) Robert Wellard was a descendant of William and Alice
Wellard, who owned the " Cock " Brewhouse, which in 1650 stood on
the site of Trinity Church. Before being elected Mayor, Robert
Wellard had been for twenty-one years Town Clerk, and he held
that office during his Mayoralty.

1742 Nathaniel Smith (188)

(188) Nathaniel Smith was the "Stormy Petrel" of the Jurats'
Bench, and frequently was clever enough to upset the plans of the
ruling clique.

1743 Vincent Underdown (189)

(189) Vincent Underdown, Mayor in 1743 and 1745, at the
end of his second Mayoralty, owing to some unpleasantness, continually
absented himself from the Jurats' Bench, for which he was expelled
from the Corporation.

1744 Cuthbert Hodgson (190)

(190) Cuthbert Hodgson, a Huguenot, and a Captain of one
of the Mail Packets at Dover, was a friend of Isaac Minet.

1745 Vincent Underdown 1746 John Dalgliesh

1747 Robert Walker (191)

(191) Robert Walker, who was Mayor in 1747, afterwaixJs took
but little interest in the Corporation.

1748 Richard Rouse (192)

(192) Richard Rouse wae a wine merchant, and resided at
Archer's Court.

1749 Thomas Bean (193)

(192) Thomas Bean was a brewer (with Richard Rouse
as his partner), having his place of business where Messrs. A.
Leney and Co.'s brewery now is. The place was then called
" Bean's Corner." The business passed from Bean and Rouse to
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1750 Henry Jelly (194)

(194) Henry Jelly was the land surveyor of the Dover Customs
House. The building of the Castle Jetty was commenced in his first
Mayoralty.

1 75 1 Christopher Gunman (195)

(195) Christopher Gunman was the son of James Gunman, and
filled the of&ce of Collector of Cxistoms at Dover.

1752 John Broadley (196)

(196) John Broadley, surgeon, another of the family residing
at Broadley's Mansion, near the top of Snargate Street, was Mayor
in 1752- He acted as Judge of the Cinque Ports Admiralty Court, in
1754-

1753 Nathaniel Smith 1754 Henry Jelly

1755 Michael Russell (197)

(197) Michael Russell, elected Mayor in 1755, was not acceptable
to the '"ruling clique," because he was a "linen draper." They had
striven to prevent his election as a Jurat with the object of keeping
him out of the Mayoralty. But he had powerful supporters, and by
the influence of the Earl of Hardwicke and Lord Anson, ne was
appointed Agent Victualler in the Maison Dieu, to the disappointment
of many other Dover men who sought the appointment. Having
found his way to the Mayoralty, he acquitted himself well. His son,
Henry, entered the legal profession, in which he was helped forward
by Lord Hardwicke, and eventually Henry Russell became Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Bengal. Michael Russell died at
Dover in 1793, and Henry Russell, the Chief Justice, retiring in 1812,
was created a Baronet and a Privy Councillor. He settled at
Swallowfield, in Berkshire, and distinguished men have from time to
time succeeded to that baronetcy, one of whom was Sir George Russell,
a County Court Judge, who vised to sit as Judge in the Maison
Dieu, where his great-grandfather superintended H.M. Victualling
Department.

1756 John Bazely (198)

(198) John Bazely, previous to his first Mayoralty, made himself
famous as the captain of the privateer, "The Eagle." He had adopted
this career owing to a Royal Proclamation, issued in 1743, which
sanctioned and encouraged privateering as a help to the nation's
cause. When John Bazely was chosen Mayor in 1756 he was an
important man, and five years later, when he was again Mayor, his
good reputation had ripened. In his first Mayoralty he took the lead
in sending a petition to Parliament, to secure a larger share of the
tonnage dues to carry out necessary Harbour works at Dover. The
petition, which, has since become historical under the title of "The
Case of Dover Harbour stated, 1756," resulted in securing to Dover
one half of the tonnage dues instead of one-third. In his second
Mayoralty Captain Bazely succeeded in piloting through Parliament
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turnpike road to Dover from Folkestone— the one that entered Dover
by Archcliffe Road and Limekiln Street, the Pier being at that time
the busiest part of Dover.

1757 Alexander Wellard (199)

(199) Alexander Wellard bad been Town Clerk for thirteen
years, and continued to hold the office of Town Clerk while he was
Mayor. His residence was in Bench Street, at the corner of Chapel
Lane, but he sold it in 1754 to the Churchwardens of St. Mary's
Church, and it was used as a minister's house.

1758 Thomas Richards (200)

(200) Thomas Richards was a captain of a Mail Packet at
Dover. His appointment to that post in 1751 was the first time a
Dover man had been placed in command of a Dover Mail Packet since
the accession of George I.

1759 Richard Rowse 1760 Christopher Gunman

1 76 1 John Bazely 1762 Michael Russell

1763 James Hammond (201)

(201) This James Hammond, chosen Mayor in 1763, was Mayor
three times. He may be calletl James Hammond III. His grand-
father was the original owner of a quay at the Crosswall in the
year 1676. His father was the Clerk of the Cheque of Dover
Harbour, and this James Hammond in his youth had control of
Harbour works on behalf of his father. He placed on record many
facts concerning old Dover, partly from his own observations and
partly extracts which he took from records at the Haihour, the
Castle, and St. Mary's Vestry. During his Mayoralty, in 1763, the
Three Gun Battery, which stood on the margin of the Pent where
New Bridge now is, was repaired for the use of the Dover Volunteers.

1764 Robert Wellard (202) 1765 Hughes Minet (203)

(202) Robert Wellard was a retired captain uf the Navy, who
had charge of a Mail Packet at Dover. He resided at the top of
Biggin Street, where the " Prince Albert " Inn and the houses below
it stand.

(203) Hughes Minet, elected Mayor in 1765, was a grandsSn
of Isaac Minet, and the son of the Rev. John Minet, the Rector of
Eythorne. He was named Hughes after his mother, who was of the

Hughes family of the Manor of Capel-le-Ferne. He was a partner in
the Bank of Minet and Fector.

1766 David Sutton (204) 1767 John Latham (205)

(204) David Sutton was a captain in the Dover Mail Packet
Service.

(205) John Latham, Mayor in 1767, 1779, and 1788, was the
first of the Latham family who took part in Dover Corporation affairs.
Samuel Latham, who came from Lewes, settled in Dover in 1664. His
son became a Freeman of Dover, and his grandson, John, was the
Mayor above mentioned. Like the Minets, the Lathams first started
in the shipping businoas and then became bankers.



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1768 Thomas Broadley (206) 1769 John Coleman (207)

(205) Thomas Broadley, Mayor in 1768, was the son of John
Broadley, and grandson of Thomas Broadley, former Mayors, and
they all three were successively " Doctor Broadley," of Broadley's
Mansion, Snargaie Street.

(207) John Coleman, Mayor in 1769, was a well known surgeon,
whose residence was in Stroud Street, where the Harbour Railway
Station now stands.

1770 T. Bateman Lane (20S) 1771 Edmund Barham (209)

(208) Thomas Bateman Lane had the distinction of being the
first Mayor on the roll who had two Christian names. He was Deputy
Lieutenant of Dover Castle.

(209) Edmund Barham, a member of the Kentish Barham family,
was the son of John Barham, and brother of Richard Barham, the
father of Thomas Harris Barham, who wrote the " Ingoldsby Legends."

1772 Sampson Farbrace (210)

(210) Sampson Farbrace, Mayor in 1772, was the owner of
Buckland Manor, the Manor House at that time being north of the
river, opposite Buckland Ford.

1773 Christopher Gunman 1774 Henry Jelly (211)

(211) Henry Jelly, Mayor in the years 1774, 1781, and 1790,
was the son of a former Mayor of that name.

1775 James Hammond 1776 James Gunman (212)

(212) James Gunman was a son of Christopher Gunman, and
a grandson of Captain James Gunman, all of whom were Mayors,
and resided at Gunman's Mansion, Biggin Street. They were
Hanovarians, and their ancestors came over with George I.



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