Municipality of Ryde: election, 1887

Election date: 5 February 1887 for Central Ward only. For East Ward and West Ward the number of nominations equaled the number of positions (1)

Aldermen elected: (2)

Central Ward: Samuel JORDAN

East Ward: James ROSS (elected unopposed)

West Ward: George LOVELL (elected unopposed)

Aldermen who served during 1887-1888: (3)

Alfred BEST; Thomas EDWARDS (4); James Squire FARNELL (5); John FORSYTH; James GOODSELL (6); William JACKSON (7); Samuel JORDAN; George LOVELL; Charles Edwin MOULTON; James ROSS; Henry William WATTS

Mayor: (8)

William JACKSON / James ROSS

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References:

(1)   Sydney Morning Herald 2 February 1887 p10

(2)   Sydney Morning Herald 2 February 1887 p10; Sydney Morning Herald 7 February 1887 p8 and Special meeting 8 February 1887

(3)   Council minutes

(4)   Resigned. Edwards attended the council meeting of 8 February 1887 but had resigned by April 1887. James Squire Farnell was elected on 13 April 1887 NSW Government Gazette 19 April 1887 p2672

(5)   James Squire Farnell was elected on 13 April 1887 for East Ward to replace Thomas Edwards who had resigned. NSW Government Gazette 19 April 1887 p2672 

Council minutes of 28 October 1887 recorded correspondence to J S Farnell stating that his (Farnell’s) seat on Council had become vacant due to non-attendance

(6)   By 4 November, James Goodsell was on Council due to the fact that J S Farnell’s seat had become vacant due to Farnell’s non-attendance. ‘Mr Goodsell was congratulated as having been elected without opposition as alderman in place of Mr J S Farnell MLA’. Sydney Morning Herald 9 November 1887 p7

(7)   Ald. Jackson resigned office of Mayor by letter of 31 October 1887, minuted 4 November 1887 but he did not resign from Council

(8)   Ald. Jackson was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 8 February 1887 

Ald. Jackson tried to resign as Mayor. A Special meeting was called on 17 May 1887 to elect a new Mayor. However, at that meeting Jackson’s resignation was ruled informal as it was not signed. At a Special meeting of 3 June 1887, correspondence to Ald. Jackson explaining that fact was listed 

Ald. Jackson resigned office of Mayor by letter 31 October 1887; minuted 4 November 1887 

Ald. Ross was elected Mayor at a meeting on 4 November 1887

Compiled by Local Studies and Family History Librarian, City of Ryde Libraries, 2019