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From: "Jeff Coleman" <>
Subject: Re: [GLA] Greyhound St
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 15:58:41 -0000
References: <003b01c4f260$25348e40$0200a8c0@qld.bigpond.net.au>


Swansea was only recognised as a city in 1969, and has only had a Lord Mayor
since1982. Swansea had Mayors from the local government reform about 1835.
Before that the equivalent title in the old Borough of Swansea was the
Portreeve. I think an Alderman PHILLIPS was Mayor one year in the early
1870s, before Frank Ash YEO 1874-5.

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1582 and links apply,
including email links. There used to be a Lord Mayor's secretary who
organised the Mayor's schedule, though I am not certain whether this post
still exists.

I don't know about a statue near the Patti Pavilion. What there may be is
the name of the mayor on some sort of plaque commemorating a building or
other civic enterprise. There are various of these on various libraries,
bridges etc.

Jeff
>
> I have another question for lists, my mother told me a long time ago, that
> one of our ancestors was a Lord Mayor of Swansea, and his statue was down
> by the Patti Pavilion, I can't remember which family member it was, an
> Evans, Harris, Phillips or Gay, can anyone tell me if its still there, and
> if not, is there anywhere I can look up for previous Mayors of Swansea.
> Thanks, Sheila
>
>



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