Cheshire County Council

Cheshire County Council
Coat of arms
History
Founded 1 April 1889
Disbanded 31 March 2009
Succeeded by Cheshire East Council
Cheshire West and Chester Council

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 Founded on 1 April 1889, it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009, when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.

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.

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.


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