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Provosts of the Corporation of Belturbet

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Provosts of the Corporation

The provost was elected by the Burgesses each year on June 24, Feast of St. John the Baptist and installed on September 29, Michaelmas.

Butler Stephen 1613 First Provost

1614-1657 Town Book records did not survive

West Richard 1661

Phillips Thos 1661

Phillipo Thos (or Phillips) 1661/62

Bignall Phebus 1662/63

French Mathew 1662/63

1663/64

1664/65

Vause John 1665/66

French Matthew 1665/66

French Matthew 1666/67

Culme Hugh 1667/68

Coote Capt Thos 1668/69

French Richard Provost 1669/70

French Matthew 1670/71

French Richard 1671`/72

French Richard 1672/73

Worshipp Thos kt 1673/74

Gwyllim Thos 1674/75

French Matthew 1675/76

Vause John 1676/77

West Richard Provost 1677/78

French Matthew 1678/79

West Richard Provost 1679/80

French Matthew junior 1680/81

French Daniell 1682/83

French Matthew 1685/6

French Matthew 1686/7 1686/7

Geogh. . . Capt. Meredith 1687/8

1687-1693 No Provost Williamite Wars

Clarke William 1699/00

French Daniell 1700/01

Robison John 1701/02

Cottnam Abraham 1703/4

Jones John 1704/5

Stanford Luke 1705/6

Jarman Francis 1706/7

Cottnam Thomas 1707/8

Jones John 1708/9

Jones John 1710/11

Jones John 1711/12

Jarman Francis 1712/13

Ingham Joseph 1713/14

Jones John 1714/15

Jones John 1715/16

? 1716/17

? 1717/18

Cottnam Thomas Esq. 1718/19

Jones John 1719/20

Jarman Francis 1720/21

Jones John 1721/22

Cottnam Brockhill? 1722/23

Ingham Joseph 1723/24

Jones John Jun. 1724/25

Cottnam Thos 1725/26

Jones John Jun . 1726/27

Jones John Sen 1727/28

Johnson Thos 1728/29

Jones John Jun . 1729/30

Cochran William 1730/31

Jones Jon=hn 1731/32

Cottnam Thos 1732/33

Jones John 1733/34

Cochran William 1734/5

Cochran William 1735/6

Lanesborough ? 1735/36 resigned?

Cramer Balthazar John 1735/36 replaced Lanesborough ?

Lanesborough ? 1737/38 again ?

? 1737/38

Cochran William 1760/41

Jones John 1741/42

Butler Hon John 1742/43

Jones John 1743/44

Jones John 1744/45

? 1745/46

? 1746/47

Jones John 1747/48

Ellis Thos. 1748/49

Jones John 1749/50 or Ellis ?

Ellis Thos 1750/51

Ingham 1751/52

Jones David 1752/53

Ellis Thos 1753/54

Jones david 1754/55

Jones david 1755/56

Jones david 1756/57

Ellis Thos 1757/58 died in office?

Jones Humphrey 1758/59

Jones Humphrey 1759/60

? 1760/61

Cochran James 1761/62

Jones Humphrey 1762/63

Cochran Jmaes 1763/64

Jones Humphrey 1764/65

Cochran James 1765/66

Jones Humphrey 1766/67

Cochran James 1767/68

Jones Humphrey 1768/69

? 1769/70

Jones Humph.? 1770/71 or Revd Andrew Nixon

? 1771/72

Cottingham Revd James 1772/73

Fenner Laurence 1773/74

Cochran George 1774/75

Nixon Humphrey 1775/76

Gumly John 1776/77

Knipe John 1777/78

Cottinghm Revd Dr. 1778/79

Nixon Humphrey 1779/80

Nixon ? 1780/81

Mears Revd. Charles 1781/82

Nixon Revd Brinsley 1782/83

Mears Revd Ch. 1783/84

1784/85

1785/86

Nixon Revd Brinsley 1786/87 David Jones died

? 1784-89 Why?the gap

Jones John Moultray 1787/88

King Charles ? 1788/89 or Withers ?

Withers Humphrey 1790/91 or Jones

Jones John Moultray 1791/92

Withers Humphrey 1792/93

Jones John Moultray 1793/94 or Withers ?

Jones John Moultray 1794/95

Jones John Moultray 1795/96

Jones John Moultray 1796/87

Jones John Moultray 1797/98

Withers Humphrey 1798/99

Jones John Moultray 1799/00

Withers Humphrey 1800/01

Jones John Moultray 1801/02

Withers Humphrey 1802/03

Jones John Moultray 1803/04

Withers Humphrey 1804/05

Jones John Moultray 1805/06

Withers Humphrey 1806/07

Jones John Moultray 1807/08

Withers Humphrey 1808/09

Jones John Moultray 1809/10

Withers Humphrey 1810/11

Jones John Moultray 1811/12

Withers Humphrey 1812/13

Jones John Moultray 1813/14

Withers Humphrey 1814/15

Jones John Moultray 1815/16

Withers Humphrey 1816/17

Jones John Moultray 1817/18

Withers Humphrey 1818/19

Jones John Moultray 1819/20

Withers Humphrey 1820/21

Jones John Moultray 1821/22

Jones John Moultray 1822/23

Dane James 1823/24

Dane Richard 1824/25

Jones John Moultray 1825/26

1826/27

1827/28

1828/29

Jones John Moultray 1829/30

1830/31

1831/32

Dane Richard 1832/33

1833/34

1834/35

1835/36

1836/37

Jones John Moultray 1837/38

Dane Richard 1838/39

1839/40

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