Roland Glave Saunders CBE MRVCS, (12 March 1873[1] — 10 December 1952(1952-12-10) (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

Early life

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

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

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

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

Glave Saunders died at his home in Exmouth on 10 December 1952, aged 79.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Births". Western Times. 13 March 1873.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Former Veterinary Surgeon to be Sheriff". Western Times. 11 October 1935.
  3. ↑ "Local and District News". Exeter Flying Post. 25 May 1895.
  4. 1 2 "Former veterinary surgeon dies". Western Morning News. 11 December 1952.
  5. ↑ "Personal". The Veterinary Record. 21 (1050): 127.
  6. ↑ "Pretty Wedding at Penzance". The Cornishman. 30 July 1908.
  7. ↑ "Devon's new civic chiefs take office". Western Times. 11 November 1938.
  8. ↑ "Mayor's Peace Hope". Express and Echo. 9 November 1940.
  9. ↑ "Eight Hundred Years of Exeter's Mayors and Lord Mayors". Exeter Memories.
  10. ↑ "Third Time at Palace". Western Morning News. 31 October 1945.
  11. ↑ United Kingdom and British Empire: "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1945. pp. 2933–3032.
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