Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Aldermen / The "12" (Reformed); 1835-1974
Other form(s) of name
- Aldermen, The twelve, The 12
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Following the Municipal Reform Act, aldermen continued to be at the heart of local government in York, but their status was changed. The number remained the same at twelve, one third of the total body of councillors, but appointments were for 6 years only, rather than life. They were selected by the council, not the electorate (including the outgoing aldermen, until this was ended by national legislation in 1910).
Places
Legal status
Reformed by 5 & 6 Wm. IV., c.76 (Municipal Corporations Act 1835)
Functions, occupations and activities
The councillors and aldermen together formed the new single chamber of the reformed Corporation and had equal authority.
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Following the Municipal Reform Act, aldermen continued to be at the heart of local government in York, but their status was changed. The number remained the same at twelve, one third of the total body of councillors, but appointments were for 6 years only, rather than life. They were selected by the council, not the electorate (including the outgoing aldermen, until this was ended by national legislation in 1910).
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Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
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Sources
JBM, How York Governs Itself