John Wollaston (Lord Mayor)
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Sir John Wollaston was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London
in 1643.
Wollaston was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
. He was deputy-governor of the Irish Society from 1633 to 1634 and from 1636 to 1637. He was Sheriff of London from 1638 to 1639. On 5 February 1639 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Farringdon Without
ward and was Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths Company from 1639 to 1640. He became colonel of the Trained Bands in 1641 and was knighted on 3 December 1641. In 1642 he became alderman for Dowgate
ward and commander of the Yellow Regiment. He also became president of the Bethlem and Bridewell. In 1643, he was elected Lord Mayor of London
. He became alderman for Aldersgate
in 1644 until 1647. In 1649 he became president of Christ's Hospital
. He was elected alderman for Bridge Without ward in 1657.
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
in 1643.
Wollaston was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company, which has origins in the twelfth century, received a Royal Charter in 1327. It ranks fifth in the order of precedence of Livery Companies. Its motto is Justitia Virtutum Regina, Latin for Justice...
. He was deputy-governor of the Irish Society from 1633 to 1634 and from 1636 to 1637. He was Sheriff of London from 1638 to 1639. On 5 February 1639 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Farringdon Without
Farringdon Without
Farringdon Without is a Ward in the City of London, England. The Ward covers the western fringes of the City, including the Middle Temple, Inner Temple, Smithfield Market and St Bartholomew's Hospital, as well as the area east of Chancery Lane...
ward and was Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths Company from 1639 to 1640. He became colonel of the Trained Bands in 1641 and was knighted on 3 December 1641. In 1642 he became alderman for Dowgate
Dowgate
Dowgate is a small ward of the City of London. The ward is bounded by Swan Lane, the River Thames, Cousin Lane and Cannon Street. Dowgate is where the Walbrook watercourse entered the Thames....
ward and commander of the Yellow Regiment. He also became president of the Bethlem and Bridewell. In 1643, he was elected Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
. He became alderman for Aldersgate
Aldersgate
Aldersgate was a gate in the London Wall in the City of London, which has given its name to a ward and Aldersgate Street, a road leading north from the site of the gate, towards Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington.-History:...
in 1644 until 1647. In 1649 he became president of Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
. He was elected alderman for Bridge Without ward in 1657.