Herefordshire County Council

Herefordshire County Council
Coat of arms
History
Founded1 April 1889 (1889-04-01)
Disbanded31 March 1974 (1974-03-31)
Succeeded byHereford and Worcester County Council
Meeting place
Shirehall, Hereford

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]

  1. ^ Local Government Act 1972. 1972. c. 70
  2. ^ "Herefordshire County Council members and employees". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1888". 13 August 1888. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "County Council Addresses". Ross Gazette. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ^ The Jubilee of County Councils Herefordshire. The County Councils Association. 1939. p. 65.
  6. ^ "Local Government Act 1972". 28 October 1972. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Herefordshire". Retrieved 15 May 2021.