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LORD MAYOR STATUS

~ The King, on the recommendation of the Home Secretary, has been graciously pleased to command that in commemoration of His Majesty's Silver Jubilee, the Chief Magistrate, now and for the time being, of the City of Plymouth, shall bear the style and title Lord Mayor. ~

This was the announcement made on May 6th 1935, the date of King George V's Silver Jubilee.  It took effect immediately.

On May 9th, in a crowded Guildhall Square, the then Mayor of Plymouth, Alderman J E Pillar, listened while the Town Clerk, Mr R J Fittall, read out the proclamation that had been received from London that morning, and the first Lord Mayor of Plymouth accompanied by his Deputy, Lieutenant-Commander E W Rogers, and their wives then proceeded into the Council Chamber for a special Council meeting.

Credit for achieving this status was due to Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha, Member of Parliament and Minister of Transport, and the Town Clerk, Mr R J Fittall, with the support of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in his capacity as Lord High Steward of Plymouth.

 

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