John Mortlock
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John Mortlock was a British banker, Member of Parliament
and 13 times mayor of Cambridge
. In 1778 Mortlock bought himself the Freedom of Cambridge for £40. In 1780 he founded the first bank in Cambridge, later one of the banks that founded Barclays Bank. In 1782 he became an alderman. He first became mayor, and an MP, in 1784.
Mortlock, who was a great friend and supporter of Pitt the Younger, was called corrupt by his political opponents, though as the plaque suggests he had a different view of things :"without influence, which you call corruption, men will not be induced to support government, though they generally approve of its measures"
and
John Mortlock's family seat was Abington Hall in Abington Magna outside of Cambridge. His grandson John Frederick Mortlock wrote an account of his transportation to Australia. His great-grandson, also John, was knighted. A grandson Frederick William Mortlock worked in customs in Jamaica
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and 13 times mayor of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. In 1778 Mortlock bought himself the Freedom of Cambridge for £40. In 1780 he founded the first bank in Cambridge, later one of the banks that founded Barclays Bank. In 1782 he became an alderman. He first became mayor, and an MP, in 1784.
Mortlock, who was a great friend and supporter of Pitt the Younger, was called corrupt by his political opponents, though as the plaque suggests he had a different view of things :"without influence, which you call corruption, men will not be induced to support government, though they generally approve of its measures"
and
- "his bitterest political opponents never impeached his business honesty".
John Mortlock's family seat was Abington Hall in Abington Magna outside of Cambridge. His grandson John Frederick Mortlock wrote an account of his transportation to Australia. His great-grandson, also John, was knighted. A grandson Frederick William Mortlock worked in customs in Jamaica
External links
- http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/ckh/camdoc.html
- http://web.singnet.com.sg/~tonym/mortl002.html