- Complete list: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/Pages/search.aspx?k=aldermen (or go to Leeds.gov.uk and search on "aldermen").
- Also in Appendices section of The Illustrated History of Leeds by Burt & Grady, LQ 942.819 BUR (copy also held on Quick Ref shelf).
- For portraits of past mayors, contact Art Library and ask for book of Public Art in Leeds, as many mayors' portraits are displayed in the Civic Hall.
- For information about current Lord Mayor and history of role: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/Council_and_democracy/Councillors_democracy_and_elections/Mayor__general_information.aspx
- First Mayor of Leeds: Thomas Danby (1661).
- First women Mayors: Miss Jessie Beatrice Kitson (1942), Mrs Mary Pearce (1958), Mrs Gertrude Annie Stevenson (1959), Mrs Lillian Hammond (1960).
Mayors of Leeds
