East Riding County Council

East Riding County Council (ERCC) was the county council of the East Riding of Yorkshire (excluding the county borough of Kingston upon Hull) from 1 April 1889 to 31 March 1974.[1]

East Riding County Council
Coat of arms
History
Founded	1 April 1889
Disbanded	31 March 1974
Succeeded by	Humberside County Council
Meeting place
County Hall, Beverley

Chairmen

• 1889–1890: David Burton (resigned)
• 1890–1891: Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock (resigned; first time)[2]
• 1891–1901: Sir Charles Legard, 11th Baronet[3]
• 1902–1912: Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock (second time)[4]
• 1912–1936: Robert de Yarburgh-Bateson, 3rd Baron Deramore[5]
• 1936–1968: Sir John Dunnington-Jefferson, 1st Baronet[6]
• 1968–1974: Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax[7]

References

1. "Yorkshire ridings poised for return: Two of the popular 1,000-year-old districts axed in 1974 to be restored - Humberside to be abolished". The Independent. 25 January 1994. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
2. "Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron". Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
3. "Complete baronetage". Retrieved 15 September 2019.
4. "Court Circular". The Times (36676). London. 28 January 1902. p. 7.
5. "Robert de Yarburgh-Bateson, 3rd Baron Deramore". Borthwick Catalogue. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
6. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
7. "Halifax, Earl of (UK, 1944)". Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2016.