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Bristol City Council is the local authority for the city of Bristol, in South West England. Bristol has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the
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Old Council House: Council's meeting place 1827–1952
Mayor of Bristol
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The Mayor of Bristol has existed since the 13th century. Bristol's first mayor was probably Roger Cordewainer, a confident of King John, and likely appointed by him in 1216. Cordwainer was followed by
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…was an ancient borough. Its date of becoming a borough is not known; its earliest known charter was issued by Henry II around 1164. The borough had a mayor from at least 1216. The early borough was entirely in Gloucestershire, being on the north side of the original course of the River Avon, which formed…
William Killigrew Wait, who served as Mayor of Bristol in 1869.