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The Lord Mayor of York is the chairman of City of York Council, first citizen and civic head of York. The appointment is made by the council each year in May, at the same time appointing a sheriff, the city's other civic head. York's lord mayor is second only to the Lord Mayor of London in precedence. [1]
Among the earliest family was Thomas Harrison (1504–1595) who was the Mayor of York, England. [4] The two Virginia Harrison lines share similar coats of arms, both issued in English heraldry. They feature helmets and shields emblazoned by gold eagles on a dark field with supporters.
Terry was elected Lord Mayor for the fourth and final time in 1891, and remained popular among York residents, with arranged activities such as citywide galas, picnics and church services at the York Minster all funded by the Lord Mayor. [14] York City Council (1980) writes that his name "appeared at the head of every charitable subscription ...
Mary was 37 when she married the former president, who was 62, on April 6, 1896 at St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City. Harrison's grown children were so opposed to the ...
Ron Belmont, former Republican Supervisor/Mayor of Harrison ran for his former seat as a write-in candidate in Harrison on Nov. 7, 2023. Belmont, pictured here on Oct. 30 in downtown Harrison ...
Thomas Harrison was baptised 16 July 1616, second of four children and only son of Richard Harrison, four times mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and his wife Mary.In 1646, he married his cousin Catherine Harrison; they had three children, all of whom died as infants.
In 2012, Hull City Council issued a "loyal address" to mark Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee asking for permission to revive the offices of High Sheriff and High Steward. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] When this was granted in 2013, the council refurbished the Sheriff's pre-1974 chain of office. [ 3 ]
He was again Lord Mayor in 1672. [2] By his first wife, Mary Thompson, he had no children. By his second, Jane Newton (d. 1661), he had one son, Henry Thompson (1659–1700), to whom he left Escrick. By his third wife, Susannah Lovell (d. 1701), he had several children, including Edward Thompson (1670–1734), who would inherit Long Marston.