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Municipality of Ryde: election, 1891
Election date: 7 February 1891. Poll required for Central and East Wards only. Number of nominations equaled the number of positions for West Ward. (1)
Aldermen elected: (2)
Central Ward: William SMALL
East Ward: Peter McGREGOR
West Ward: Edward ATKINS jnr (elected unopposed)
Aldermen who served during 1891-1892: (3)
Edward ATKINS jnr; Alfred BEST; John FORSYTH (4); Walter HIBBLE (5); Samuel JORDAN; George LOVELL (6); Peter McGREGOR; James MARTIN; James ROSS; William SMALL
Mayor: (7)
Samuel JORDAN
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References:
(1) Sydney Morning Herald 9 February 1891 p6; Council minutes: meeting of 3 February 1891
(2) Sydney Morning Herald 9 February 1891 p6; Special meeting of 13 February 1891
(3) Council minutes
(4) Meeting held on 17 September 1891 for nomination and election of an alderman in stead of Ald. Forsyth whose office was rendered vacant through non-attendance for three consecutive months. As there was only one nomination, John Forsyth, he was elected for Central Ward
(5) Replaced Ald. Lovell. Poll taken 1 August 1891. First meeting he attended was 7 August 1891
(6) Council minutes: Special meeting of 29 July 1891; Ald. Lovell had resigned; poll date set as 1 August 1891 for new aldermen for West Ward. Replaced by Walter Hibble
(7) Ald. Jordan was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 13 February 1891
At meeting of 13 November 1891, as a result of tenders being opened and read with some of the public remaining in the Chambers, the Mayor said that it was not consistent with him occupying the Chair, and while such a course was being pursued, he would resign from the office of the Mayor.
At a Special meeting of 20 November 1891 Ald. Jordan who had resigned, espoused his willingness to perform the duties of Mayor for remainder of current municipal year. He was re-elected
Compiled by Local Studies and Family History Librarian, City of Ryde Libraries, 2019
The Municipality of Ryde and the Municipality of Eastwood amalgamated on 1 January 1949.
Aldermen were elected for three years but in the first few years of the Council one alderman from each ward was obliged to resign, determined by who had received the least votes at the first election. Thereafter, as their three year term expired, the aldermen would retire but could seek re-election.