The following list of the Mayors of Dover has been compiled from several sources. Some entries, especially during the earlier years, may show more than one Mayor. This is due to conflicting research, or a mayor leaving the job whilst still in office.

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1500 : William Stone
1501 : John Pocock
1502 : Richard Fyneaux (Fineax/Finneas)
1503 : Richard Fyneaux (Fineax/Finneas)
1504 : Oliver Lythgo
1505 : Robert Nethersole
1506 : Edward Hexstall
1507 : Richard Fyneaux (Fineax/Finneas)
1508 : Robert Nethersole
1509 : Richard Monin
1510 : Nicholas Templeman
1511 : John Broke
1512 : Robert Nethersole
1513 : Nicholas (Richard) Aldy
1514 : Richard Fyneaux (Fineax/Finneas)
1515 : Thomas Vaughan
1516 : Nicholas (Richard) Aldy & John Gregorie
1517 : Nicholas (Richard) Aldy
1518 : Robert Weltden
1519 : Thomas Vaughan
1520 : John Elam
1521 : John Elam & Robert Stelman
1522 : Robert Stelman
1523 : Robert Dyer
1524 : John Broke
1525 : John Warren
1526 : Richard Crouch
1527 : Thomas Vaughan
1528 : Robert Fluce & Rouse Buskins
1529 : Robert Fluce
1530 : Robert Nethersole
1531 : Robert Nethersole
1532 : Thomas Vaughan & Thomas Foxley
1533 : Edward May
1534 : Edward May
1535 : John Paynter
1536 : John Warren
1537 : Ralph Buffkin
1538 : Edward May
1539 : John Bowles
1540 : John Warren & John Bowles
1541 : Thomas Foxley
1542 : Thomas Foxley & Robert Justice
1543 : John Elam
1544 : William Fisher
1545 : Thomas Collye
1546 : Richard Fyneaux (Fineax/Finneas) & Thomas Collye
1547 : Richard Fyneaux (Fineax/Finneas) & Hugo (Hugon) Brackett & Thomas Mauncell
1548 : Hugo (Hugon) Brackett & Thomas Warren
1549 : Thomas Mauncell & Thomas Warren
1550 : Thomas Warren & Thomas Portway (Portways)
1551 : Robert Justice & Thomas Portway (Portways) & Robert Justin
1552 : Thomas Fynnett (Finnett)
1553 : Thomas Fynnett (Finnett)
1554 : Richard Elam & William Hannyngtone (Hannington)
1555 : Adrian (Adrianne) Whitt & Richard Elary
1556 : Adrian (Adrianne) Whitt
1557 : Thomas Warren
1558 : Thomas Collye
1559 : Thomas Pepper
1560 : Richard Gibbs (Jebbes)
1561 : William Hannyngtone (Hannington)
1562 : William Hannyngtone (Hannington) & John Robbyns (Robbins)
1563 : Thomas Pepper & John Robbyns (Robbins)
1564 : William Burden (Burder)
1565 : Thomas Pepper
1566 : Thomas Watson
1567 : Thomas Pepper
1568 : John Edwards
1569 : Richard Elam
1570 : Thomas Burnell
1571 : Thomas Andrews
1572 : Thomas Andrews
1573 : Thomas Andrews
1574 : Thomas Andrews & Thomas Warren
1575 : Thomas Warren
1576 : John Lucas
1577 : Robert Fynnett (Finnett)
1578 : Robert Fynnett (Finnett)
1579 : Thomas Allyn
1580 : John Garrett
1581 : John Garrett
1582 : Thomas Andrews & Thomas Warren
1583 : Thomas Andrews & William Willis
1584 : Thomas Watson
1585 : William Willis
1586 : Thomas Brodgatte (Bredgatte)
1587 : Thomas Brodgatte (Bredgatte)
1588 : John Tench
1589 : Henry Leonard (Lennard)
1590 : Jeffery Glydd
1591 : Humphrey Meade
1592 : Thomas Elwood
1593 : Robert Burnett
1594 : John Skaythe (Skeythe)
1595 : George Bynge
1596 : George Bynge
1597 : William Leonard
1598 : Jeremy Garrett
1599 : Edward Kempe

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