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Brentford Local Board Members and Councillors

From a researcher's point of view you are fortunate if your family includes a councillor: there are likely to be group photos of councillors (Chiswick Library holds several) and local newspapers will often include an obituary, which may provide details of their family and forebears, and details of their funeral, including lists of mourners. See the 'in progress' A-Z of councillor names which includes links to further material provided by Janet.

A brief history of Brentford local government

In 1894 the Local Board was replaced by Brentford Urban District Council and in 1927 this joined with Chiswick to become the Brentford & Chiswick UDC. In 1932 this body became a Municipal Borough, with a mayor and aldermen: the first (charter) mayor was James Clements.

In 1965 Brentford became part of the London Borough of Hounslow.

Local Board Members / Councillors 1874

• HS Barnes
• William Barnes
• Henry Besley
• John Carpenter
• George Clarke
• Charles Cross
• John Figg
• William Gomm
• George H Jupp
• Thomas Layton: Thomas Layton website
• John Meyers
• James Montgomrey

Committees in 1882

FINANCE COMMITTEE

• Honeybone
• Clarke
• Lewis
• Nash

• Walker
• Gomm
• Croxford
• Goddard
• Braden
• Jackson

• Honeybone
• Goddard
• Bignell
• Nash
• Lewis

• Gomm
• Walker
• Lewis
• Bignall

• Honeybone
• Goddard
• Nash
• Braden

1883 Local Board

In 1883 the following names went on the Sewage Pumping Station plaque: Robert R Bignell Charles Braden George Clarke Henry Croxford Samuel Goddard William Gomm Thomas Honeybone Walter H Jackson Thomas Layton (chairman) Joseph B Lewis Frederick Nash Stephen Walker and Stephen Woodbridge was the Clerk

1884 Local Board

On 5 April 1884 the following nominations for Local Board were reported in the local newspaper:

• Charles Braden, miller, Holly House, Boston Road (nom. by Mr Gomm (the late), Mr Bradbury & Mr Nash)
• George Charles Collier, spirit merchant, 194 High Street (Mr J O Neville)
• Joseph Bridges Lewis, draper, 129 & 130 High Street (Mr Gomm, Mr Bradbury & Mr Nash)
• W Merriman, soap-maker, Beaufort House, Butts (Mr Montague Ballard, Mr G H Jupp and Mr G Smith)
• James Stevens, gentleman, Pembroke Cottage Enfield Road (Mr W G Brown, Mr H Smith and Mr Reeves)
• Stephen Walker, timber merchant, Park Lodge, Boston Road (Mr Gomm, Mr Bradbury & Mr Nash)
• Simon Hirst Watkins, merchant, Brentford End, Isleworth (Mr J T G Morris, Mr W H Jackson & Mr B Gregory)
• Henry Willey WIlliams, gentleman, Park House, Boston Road (Mr J F Adcock) A note followed that 'Mr Williams ... withdraws from the contest'

1886 Brentford District Council

In 1896 the Members, Clerk, Surveyor, and Medical Officer of the Brentford District Council were:

• George Band
• Dr Henry Bott (Medical Officer)
• Mr Chovil
• James Clements
• George Charles Collier
• Charles J Cross
• John J Dorey
• W J Gomm
• Walter H Jackson
• Thomas Layton
• Nowell Parr (Surveyor)
• Henry Taylor
• Joseph Thomas Taylor
• Edwin Underwood
• Stephen Woodbridge (Clerk) .

1899-1905 Brentford Elections

This article by John Grigg was originally published in the Brentford & Chiswick Local History Journal 4 (1985).

1908 Brentford Councillors

• Councillors
• W Bradley
• James Clements
• John Dorey (vice chairman)
• G Lamb
• J B Milburn
• H Newens
• W J Noy
• Evan Phillips JP (chairman)
• C E Saunders
• J T Taylor JP CC
• Dr W H Walter
• Officials
• Harry Coleman (sanitary inspector)
• J W Croxford (surveyor)
• James Prince (rate collector)
• Stephen Woodbridge (clerk)

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Published March 2011; updated April 2012