Edward Lewis Cullwick, 1907 - 1908 (April)
Cullwick was born in St.James Ward to a prominent religious Wolverhampton family. He was linked with the area both in business and public life. A saddler by trade, he was elected to Wolverhampton Council in 1901, and was a member of the Lighting, Sewerage, Streets, Electricity, Tramways and Water committees. He became an overseer to the poor and took an active part in the Fresh Air Funds, a London scheme that enabled town children to spend time in the countryside. He was associated with the Wesleyan Methodist Church and for twenty-five years was manager and treasurer of the Wesleyan Day School, although his family had links to the Anglican church. Cullwick was married with two children. Shortly after becoming mayor, in 1908, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. A ten-week confinement to bed limited his public appearances, and the escalation of his illness forced him to step down as mayor. His predecessor, Fred Evans, concluded his term of office. At the time of his death, on the 1st April 1909, Cullwick lived at Compton.

Death Wolverhampton Chronicle 7th April 1909
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