Herefordshire County Council was the county council of Herefordshire from 1 April 1889 to 31 March 1974.[1] It was based at the Shirehall in Hereford.[2]
It was created under the Local Government Act 1888 and took over many of the powers that had previously been exercised by the Hereford Quarter Sessions.[3]
The first elections to Herefordshire County Council took place on 17 January 1889.[4]
The first Chairman of the County Council was Andrew Rouse Boughton-Knight and the first clerk to the council was John Frederick Symonds.[5]
It was replaced in 1974 by Hereford and Worcester County Council.[6]
The coat of arms used by Herefordshire County Council (and subsequently adopted by Herefordshire Council) was not granted until 1946.[7]
References
- ^ Local Government Act 1972. 1972. c. 70
- ^ "Herefordshire County Council members and employees". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1888". 13 August 1888. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "County Council Addresses". Ross Gazette. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ The Jubilee of County Councils Herefordshire. The County Councils Association. 1939. p. 65.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1972". 28 October 1972. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Herefordshire". Retrieved 15 May 2021.