The date of the election is the end of June, and the term of office is one year.
In 1665 Sir Daniel Bellingham became the first Lord Mayor of Dublin.
The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 comes into force.
Under this Act, all ratepayers with a yearly valuation of £10 could vote in civic elections and sit on the council.
Daniel O'Connell was elected to the new Dublin Corporation and took office as Lord Mayor of Dublin, the first Roman Catholic to be Lord Mayor since 1690.