Cheshire County Council

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Cheshire County Council
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
History
Founded1 April 1889; 132 years ago (1889-04-01)
Disbanded31 March 2009; 12 years ago (2009-03-31)
Succeeded byCheshire East Council
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Meeting place
Cheshire County Council's County Hall - geograph.org.uk - 674033.jpg
County Hall, Chester

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 Founded on 1 April 1889, it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009, when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.[1]

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.[2]

Chairmen: 1889–1974[]

  • 1889–1893: .
  • 1893–1922: Col. , JP, DL.
  • 1922–1935: Sir , JP.
  • 1935–1940: Maj. .
  • 1940–1944: .
  • 1944–1948: Maj. Hewitt Pearson Montague Beames, CBE.
  • 1948–1951: Sir .
  • 1952–1967: Lt-Col. Sir John Wesley Emberton.
  • 1968–1974: Sir , CBE, JP, DL.

References[]

  1. ^ "Cheshire County Council". Cheshire Archives. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Cheshire County Council". What do they know. Retrieved 15 September 2019.


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