- first meeting (of provisional council) held at Reading 31 January 1889. Lord Wantage, LL of Berks in chair. 17 aldermen elected.[1]
- Second meeting held on 23 February 1889. William George Mount MP elected chairman.[2] He remained chairman until 1902, and a member of the council until his death in 1906.[3] [4]
- Came into powers and held first statutory meeting on 1 April 1889.[5]
Chairman edit
- William George Mount MP 1889-1902[4]
- Albert Richard Tull
- William Hew Dunn 1906-1911[6][7][8] [9]
- Sir Robert Mowbray –1916 "owing to his continued illness Sir Robert Mowbray has resigned his position as chairman..."[10]
- James Herbert Benyon 1916–1926[11]
- Sir William Arthur Mount, Bt 1926–1930.[12]
- Vacant 1930–1931
- Thomas Skurray 1931–1938 [13] [14]
- Arthur Thomas Loyd 1938–1944 [15]
- Sir George Mowbray, 5th Bt 1944–1946 [16] (in 1946)[17] [18]
- Sir Henry Benyon, Bt. 1948–1949[19]
- Herbert James Thomas 1947–1954[20]
- Sir George Mowbray, 5th Bt 1960–1965 (2nd term) [18]
- Air Commodore Louis Walter Dickens. (Knighted 1968) 1965–1968[21][22] [23]
- Derrick Aylmer Frederick Henry Howard Hartley Russell (in 1969 and 1971)[24] [25] 1967-1970??[26]
- Alderman Richard Seymour (in 1973)[27]
Headquarters edit
Meeting originally held at the Assize Courts in Reading. In 1909 it was decided to build offices for the county council at The Forbury to the ddesigns of Messrs Warwick and Hall.[8]
- ^ "The County Councils". The Times. 1 February 1889. p. 10.
- ^ "The County Councils". The Times. 25 February 1889. p. 10.
- ^ "William George Mount MP". Berkshire Record Office. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Times. 16 January 1906. p. 7.
- ^ "County Councils". The Times. 2 April 1889. p. 10.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 16 August 1906. p. 7.
...in the place of Mr A. R. Tull of Crookham House, Newbury, who resigned owing to ill-health
- ^ William Page and P.H. Ditchfield, ed. (1924). "Parishes: Kintbury". A History of the County of Berkshire. Vol. 4. pp. 205–217.
- ^ a b "New County Council Offices At Reading". The Times. 6 September 1909. p. 7.
- ^ "Obituary: Mr. W. Hew Dunn". The Times. 29 May 1911. p. 12.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 8 February 1916. p. 11.
- ^ "James Herbert Benyon". Berkshire Record Office. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir William Mount". The Times. 9 December 1930. p. 16.
- ^ "News in Brief". The Times. 17 March 1931. p. 11.
...has been elected chairman of the Berkshire County Council in succession to the late Sir William Mount.
- ^ "Obituary: Mr. T. Skurray. Public Life In Berkshire". The Times. 23 June 1938. p. 18.
- ^ "News in Brief". The Times. 2 August 1938. p. 7.
...has been elected chairman of the Berkshire County Council in succession to the late Mr T. Skurray.
- ^ "News in Brief". The Times. 4 March 1944. p. 2.
...has been elected chairman of the Berkshire County Council in succession to Mr A.T. Loyd.
- ^ "Baronet's Conviction Quashed". The Times. 16 October 1946. p. 2.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Sir George Mowbray". The Times. 12 November 1969. p. 12.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Henry Benyon. Public Life In Berkshire". The Times. 16 June 1959. p. 12.
- ^ "THOMAS, Herbert James". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "DICKENS, Sir Louis (Walter)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 29 October 1965. p. 14.
- ^ "New Year Honours List of awards in full, Prime Minister's List, Life Peers, Barons". The Times. 1 January 1968. p. 6.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 3 December 1969. p. 13.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 321 January 1971. p. 16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bucklebury House and Estate - History". Bucklebury Estate. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ Howard, Philip (1 January 1968). "A horse you cannot take anywhere". The Times. p. 18.