Mayors of Bedford: 18th Century

1800                John Day (8th December)

1799                Edward Chapman

1798                Charles Webb

1797                John Cooke

1796                John Day

1795                Peregrine Nash

1794                Thomas Cockman

1793                John Wing

1792                William Parker

1791                Thomas Small

1790                Thomas Clayton

1789                William Smith

1788                William Parker

1787                William Smith

1786                Thomas Partridge

1785                William Palmer

1784                John Cave

1783                John Pheasant

1782                William Pateman

1781                Thomas Howard

1780                Anthony Barton

1779                William Parker, Junior

1778                John Palmer

1777                Gidney Phillips

1776                Anthony Barton

1775                John Parker

1774                Gidney Phillips (22nd November)

1774                John Cawne (died in office)

1773                Gidney Phillips

1772                Edward Chapman

1771                William Parker, Senior

1770                Richard Cave

1769                John Cawne

1768                John Heaven

1767                Gidney Phillips

1766                John Howard

1765                Thomas Knight

1764                James Chamberlain

1763                John Cave

1762                William Parker, Junior

1761                William Webb

1760                Samuel Richardson

1759                John Hill

1758                Richard Cave

1757                John Howard

1756                William Parker, Senior

1755                Richard Gave

1755                Gidney Phillips (21st August)

1754                Robert Richards (died in office)

1753                William Palmer

1752                Thomas Cave

1751                James Chamberlain

1750                Gidney Phillips

1749                James Bailey

1748                Samuel Richardson

1747                William Webb

1746                John Hill

1745                John Webb

1744                John Russell

1743                John Hornbuckle

1742                Isaac Hayes

1741                Robert Battison

1740                Samuel Richardson

1739                John Grey

1738                Gidney Phillips

1737                Thomas Maddey

1736                Thomas Edwards

1735                Robert Battison

1734                Francis Walker

1733                Peter Haslewood

1732                Thomas Hawes

1731                Thomas Cave

1730                William Staines

1729                George Hawkins

1728                David Ovray

1727                John Bardolph

1726                William Lake, Senior

1725                William Bromsall

1724                Thomas Day

1723                Henry Fleming

1722                Thomas Battison, Junior

1721                John Pulley

1720                Thomas Wilkes

1719                Francis Okeley

1718                William Staines

1717                George Hawkins

1716                David Ovray

1715                Thomas Battison (8th February)

1715                Alexander Read

1714                John Kidd (died in office)

1713                George Maddey

1712                Richard Willis

1711                William Faldo

1710                Thomas Underwood (24th April)

1710                John Hornbuckle

1709                Robert Crawley (died in office)

1708                Philip Negus

1707                Thomas Day

1706                Thomas Underwood (24th January)

1706                Francis Walker

1705                John Fenn (died in office)

1704                John Peck

1703                Henry White

1702                George Wagsuffe

1701                Thomas Battison