Mayors of Cobourg

The first Mayor, Ebenezer Perry, was elected in 1837.  The current Mayor is John Henderson  The list includes all those in between with photos of some but most have no publicly available photo.

Mayor Tenure
Ebenezer Perry 1837 – President Board of Police
Wilson S. Conger 1839 – President Board of Police
William Weller Mayor 1850 – 1851 / 1863

President Board of Police 1838, 1843, 1844
See the History of William Weller and his Stage Coach Line.

Andrew Jeffrey Mayor 1852
S.E. Mackechnie Mayor 1853
D.E. Boulton
(D’Arcy)
Mayor 1854 – 1857

President Board of Police 1840, 1841, 1842, 1846. A major figure in Cobourg’s early history. Many references to him on this site. Notably in connection with the Cobourg – Peterborough Railway. Search this site for more references.

John Beatty Mayor 1858 – 1860 / 1866 – 1867
Asa A. Burnham Mayor 1861 – 1862
President Board of Police 1845, 1847-1849
G.S. Daintry
(George Smith)
1864 – 1865
The Daintry family played a major role in Cobourg’s History. Search the site to find references.
W. Kerr 1868 – 1873
William Hargraft 1874
John Sutherland 1875
George Guillet 1876 – 1879
J. Vance Graveley 1880 – 1885
C.C. Field
(Corelli Collard)
1886
Sam Clarke 1887 – 1890
William Battell 1891 – 1892
Richard Wilson 1893 – 1895
J.D. Hayden 1896 – 1898
E.C.S. Huycke 1899 – 1902
William H. Floyd 1903
W.J. Maher 1904 – 1905 / 1922
David Ewing 1906
Charles A. Munson 1907 – 1908
Harry Field 1909 – 1910
George Gummow 1911 – 1914
Edward Duncan 1915 – 1916
George Greer 1917 – 1918
Daniel Denton 1919 – 1920
William W. Hooey 1923 – 1924
Frederick D. Boggs 1923 – 1924
Fred J. McArthur 1925 – 1926 / 1929
Harry McGuire 1927
William E. Cooper 1928
A. Roy Willmott 1930
George Thompson 1931 – 1932
John P. Delanty 1933 – 1936
Maurice Booth 1937 – 1939
John B. Ewart 1940
John D. Burnet 1941 – 1944 / 1951 – 1960
Roy D. Dodge 1945 – 1947
Joseph S. Smith 1948 – 1950
J.A. Heenan
J.M. Lees 1981 – 1985
A.V. Read
(Angus)
1986 – 1994
J.E. Chalovich
(Joan)
1995 – 2000
Peter G. Delanty 2000 – 2010
Shown with Tom MacMillan, Town Crier, at one of the many openings of offices.
Gil Brocanier 2010 – 2018
John Henderson 2018 – 2022
Lucas Cleveland 2022 – present