Herefordshire County Council

This article is about the historic council. For the modern day council, see Herefordshire Council.

Herefordshire County Council
Coat of arms
History
Founded	1 April 1889 (1889-04-01)
Disbanded	31 March 1974 (1974-03-31)
Succeeded by	Hereford 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. It was based at the Shirehall in Hereford.

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.

The first elections to Herefordshire County Council took place on 17 January 1889.

The first Chairman of the County Council was Andrew Rouse Boughton-Knight and the first clerk to the council was John Frederick Symonds.

The coat of arms used by Herefordshire County Council (and subsequently adopted by Herefordshire Council) was not granted until 1946.

References

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

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