Rowland Glave Saunders
Roland Glave Saunders CBE MRVCS, (12 March 1873[1] — 10 December 1952 (aged 79)) was a veterinary surgeon from Exeter, Devon, who was later elected as Sheriff of Exeter and then six-times Mayor of Exeter.
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Glave Saunders was born Fore Street, Exeter, to the founder of successful local drapery business, Saunders and Mumford.[2]
Having completed school in Exeter, he became a pupil of local veterinary surgeon, Mr James Heath.[2]
Veterinary practice[edit]
He graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 1895,[3] and then spent 2.5 years teaching at the Colonial College in Suffolk.[2]
Glave Saunders then relocated to Penzance, where he also served as a veterinary inspector for the Ministry of Agriculture.[4]
In 1908, he married Gladys Martin of Penzance.[5][6]
He worked in Penzance until 1926, when he retired on grounds of ill health.[2]
Return to Exeter[edit]
He returned to his hometown of Exeter, and became quickly involved in local politics, firstly as a Liberal councillor for the Exwick ward.[2]
In 1935, he was elected as Sheriff of Exeter, by which time he was already the acting-Chairman on the Public Assistance Committee, Chairman of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, and Deputy-Chairman of the City Mental Hospital Committee.[2]
Mayoralty[edit]
Glave Saunders was elected as Mayor of Exeter in 1938,[7] and due to the demands of the Second World War continued in that position,[8] being re-elected five times, and serving six terms, being the first mayor to do so since William Hurst who last served in 1561.[9]
In 1945, Glave Saunders was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his service.[10][11]
Death[edit]
Glave Saunders died at his home in Exmouth on 10 December 1952, aged 79.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Births". Western Times. 13 March 1873.
- ^ a b c d e f "Former Veterinary Surgeon to be Sheriff". Western Times. 11 October 1935.
- ^ "Local and District News". Exeter Flying Post. 25 May 1895.
- ^ a b "Former veterinary surgeon dies". Western Morning News. 11 December 1952.
- ^ "Personal". The Veterinary Record. 21 (1050): 127.
- ^ "Pretty Wedding at Penzance". The Cornishman. 30 July 1908.
- ^ "Devon's new civic chiefs take office". Western Times. 11 November 1938.
- ^ "Mayor's Peace Hope". Express and Echo. 9 November 1940.
- ^ "Eight Hundred Years of Exeter's Mayors and Lord Mayors". Exeter Memories.
- ^ "Third Time at Palace". Western Morning News. 31 October 1945.
- ^ United Kingdom and British Empire: "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1945. pp. 2933–3032.