Cheshire County Council | |
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) Coat of arms | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1889 |
| Disbanded | 31 March 2009 |
| Succeeded by | Cheshire East Council Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Chester | |
Cheshire County Council was the county council of Cheshire. Founded on 1 April 1889, it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009, when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.[1]
At the time of its abolition in 2009, it had six districts: Chester, Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Macclesfield, and Vale Royal.[2]
Chairmen: 1889–1974
- 1889–1893: Duncan Graham.
- 1893–1922: Col. Sir George Dixon, 1st Baronet, JP, DL.
- 1922–1935: Sir William Hodgson, JP.
- 1935–1940: Maj. Thomas Clayton Toler.
- 1940–1944: Joseph Cooke.
- 1944–1948: Maj. Hewitt Pearson Montague Beames, CBE.
- 1948–1951: Sir Edward Otho Glover.
- 1952–1967: Lt-Col. Sir John Wesley Emberton.
- 1968–1974: Sir Herbert John Salisbury Dewes, CBE, JP, DL.
References
- ^ "Cheshire County Council". Cheshire Archives. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Cheshire County Council". What do they know. Retrieved 15 September 2019.