The position of Mayor of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England was established in 1332, being established by Edward III; the first mayor being William de la Pole.[1]
26 June 1914 it was declared that the Chief Magistrate and Officer of the City would bear the style and title of Lord Mayor due to "the city's high position in the roll of ports of [the] kingdom".[2] The honour was confirmed to non-metropolitan district by letters patent dated 18 March 1975.[3]
- ^ Kingsford, Charles Lethbridge (1896), "Pole, William de la (d.1366)", Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, vol. 46, p. 49, via wikisource
- ^ "No. 28845". The London Gazette. 30 June 1914. pp. 5066–5067.
- ^ "No. 46522". The London Gazette. 20 March 1975. p. 3729.