Jessie Burgess was a British politician.
[1] Burgess was originally from Brighton and lived in the Peabody Buildings, Camberwell Green.
She was supported by the (then) 17 year old Pamela Phillips as Mayoress.
Pamela was a student of Mary Datchelor School, and was chosen by Burgess to represent young people who had had challenging times during the war years.
Burgess was married to Frederick George Burgess, who was mayor of Camberwell Metropolitan Borough Council from 1947 to 1949.