List of mayors of Fremantle


was initially incorporated as a Town Trust with limited powers on 17 April 1848. The Municipal Institutions Act 1871 empanelled the Town Council with a Mayor, and it was made a Municipal Council in 1883. On 3 June 1929, Fremantle was declared a city — Western Australia's second after Perth, which was declared in 1856.

Fremantle Town Trust

Summary of Members of the Fremantle Town Trust, 1848-1871.
Compiled from letters to the Colonial Secretary up to 1856, and thereafter from the Minutes of the Fremantle Town Trust.
MayorTerm
Capt. Daniel Scott1848–1851
J.W. Davey1851–1852
Capt. Daniel Scott1853–1854
Thomas Carter1855
Capt. Daniel Scott1856–1858
Charles Alexander Manning1859–1867
Edward Newman1868–1869
William Silas Pearse1870–1871

Town of Fremantle

Summary of Office-bearers of the Fremantle Town Council.
Compiled from the Minutes of the Fremantle Town Council which are intact from 1871-1873
MayorTerm
William Silas Pearse1871–1872
J. Thomas1873
William Marmion1874
J. Thomas1875
Henry Maxwell Lefroy1876
James Manning1877
Edward Higham1878–1880
Elias Solomon1881
Edward Higham1882
Barrington Wood1883

Municipality of Fremantle

Summary of Members of the Fremantle Municipal Council 1883-1929.
Compiled from the Minutes of the Fremantle Municipal Council.
MayorTermNotes
Barrington Clarke Wood1883–1885
Daniel Keen Congdon1886–1888
Elias Solomon1889–1891Also member for South Fremantle 1892–1901;
Federal member for Fremantle 1901–1903
William Frederick Samson1892–1893Uncle of Sir Frederick Samson
Daniel Keen Congdon1894
George Alfred Davies1895Brother of Edward William Davies
Elias Solomon1896–1898
James McHenry Clark1899
Elias Solomon1900–1901
Edward William Davies1901Removed on the grounds of insanity; died 1904; brother of George Davies
Lawrence Alexander1901–1902
Tom Smith1903
Frank Cadd1904–1905
Michael Samson1905–1907Father of Sir Frederick Samson; died in office.
William Murphy1907–1909
Edward Henry Fothergill1909–1910
Joseph Holmes1911Elected but did not occupy the chair
Frederick James McLaren1912–1914
William Ernest Wray1914–1918
William Montgomery1919
Frank Gibson1919–1923
John Cooke1924–1926
Frank Gibson1927–1929

City of Fremantle

Summary of Members of the Fremantle City Council, 1929–present.
MayorTermNotes
Sir Frank Gibson1929–1951
Sir Frederick Samson1951–1972Grandson of Lionel Samson, early settler
Bill McKenzie1972–1984
John Cattalini1984–1994
Jenny Archibald1994–1996
Richard Utting1997–2001
Peter Tagliaferri2001–2009
Brad Pettitt2009–present