List of Lord Mayors of London
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List of all Mayors and Lord Mayors of London (head of the City of London Corporation and first citizen of the City of London
). Until 1354, the title
was Mayor of London. The dates are those of Election to Office (Michaelmas Day 29 September, excepting those years when it fell on the Sabbath) and office is not actually entered until the second week of November. Therefore the years 'Elected' below do not represent the main calendar year of service. Since 2006, the formal title has been Lord Mayor of the City of London.
City of London
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). Until 1354, the title
Title
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was Mayor of London. The dates are those of Election to Office (Michaelmas Day 29 September, excepting those years when it fell on the Sabbath) and office is not actually entered until the second week of November. Therefore the years 'Elected' below do not represent the main calendar year of service. Since 2006, the formal title has been Lord Mayor of the City of London.
before 1300
Elected | Name | |
1189-1212 | Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone was the first Mayor of London . He held office from 1189 until his death in 1212.-History:... First Mayor of London (24 terms) |
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1212-1214 | Roger Fitzalan | |
1215 | Serlo le Mercer (1st term) | |
1215 | William Hardell | |
1216 | James Alderman | |
1217 | Salomon de Basing | |
1218-1221 | Serlo le Mercer (terms 2-5) | |
1222-1226 | Richard Renger (terms 1-5) | |
1227-1230 | Roger le Duke (4 terms) | |
1231-1237 | Andrew Buckerel (7 terms) | |
1238 | Richard Renger {6th term) | |
1239 | William Joynier | |
1240 | Gerard Bat | |
1240 | Reginald de Bungheye | |
1241-1243 | Ralph Ashwy (3 terms) | |
1244-1245 | Michael Tovy (terms 1-2) | |
1246 | John Gisors (1st term) | |
1246 | Peter Fitzalan | |
1247-1248 | Michael Tovy (terms 3-4) | |
1249 | Roger Fitzroger | |
1250 | John Norman |
Elected | Name | |
| 1251 | Adam de Basing | |
| 1252 | John Tulesan | |
| 1253 | Nicholas Bat | |
| 1254-1257 | Ralph Hardel (4 terms) | |
1258 | William Fitzrichard (1st term) | |
1258 | John Gisors (2nd term) | |
1259-1260 | William Fitzrichard (terms 2-3) | |
1261-1264 | Thomas Fitzthomas (4 terms) | |
1265 | Hugh Fitzotho (1st term) | |
1265 | John Walerand | |
1265 | John de La Linde | |
1266 | William Fitzrichard (4th term) | |
| 1267 | Alan la Zuche | |
1268 | Thomas de Ippegrave | |
| 1268 | Stephen de Eddeworth | |
| 1269 | Hugh Fitzotho (2nd term) | |
| 1270 | John Adrien | |
1271-1272 | Walter Hervey (2 terms) | |
| 1273 | Henry le Walleis (1st term) | |
| 1274-1280 | Gregory de Rokesley (terms 1-7) | |
| 1281-1283 | Henry le Walleis (terms 2-4) | |
| 1284 | Gregory de Rokesley (8th term) | |
1285-1289 | Ralph de Sandwich (terms 1-5) | |
| 1289 | John le Breton (1st term) | |
| 1289-1292 | Ralph de Sandwich (terms 6-9) | |
1293-1298 | John le Breton (terms 2-7) | |
| 1298 | Henry le Walleis (5th term) | |
1299-1301 | Elias Russell |
14th century
Elected | Name | |
1301-1307 | John le Blund | |
1308 | Nicholas de Farndone (1st term) | |
1309 | Thomas Romeyn | |
1310 | Richer de Refham | |
1311-1312 | John de Gisors (terms 1-2) | |
1313 | Nicholas de Farndone (2nd term) | |
1314 | John de Gisors (3rd term) | |
1315 | Stephen de Abyndon | |
1316-1318 | John de Wengrave (2 terms) | |
1319 | Hamo de Chigwell (1st term) | |
1320 | Nicholas de Farndone (3rd term) | |
1321 | Robert de Kendale | |
1321-1322 | Hamo de Chigwell (terms 2-3) | |
1323 | Nicholas de Farndone (4th term) | |
1323-1325 | Hamo de Chigwell (terms 4-6) | |
1326 | Richard de Betoyne | |
1327 | Hamo de Chigwell (7th term) | |
1328 | John de Grantham | |
1329 | Simon Swanlond |
Elected | Name | |
1330-1331 | John de Pulteney (terms 1-2) | |
1332 | John de Prestone | |
1333 | John de Pulteney (3rd term) | |
1334-1335 | Reginald de Conduit (2nd term) | |
1336 | John de Pulteney (4th term) | |
1337-1338 | Henry Darci (2 terms) | |
1339-1340 | Andrew Aubrey (terms 1-2) | |
1341 | John de Oxenford | |
1342 | Simon Frauncis (1st term) | |
1343-1344 | John Hamond (2 terms) | |
1345 | Richard le Lacer Richard le Lacer Richard le Lacer of Bromley, Kent, was an English mercer and Mayor of London.He was appointed Sheriff of the City of London in 1329 and elected Mayor of London in 1345.He was married to Juliana, daughter of Steven de Asshewy and Margaret de Apuldrefield... |
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1346 | Geoffrey de Wichingham | |
1347 | Thomas Leggy (1st term) | |
1348 | John Lovekyn John Lovekyn Sir John Lovekyn was a City of London fishmonger who was three times Lord Mayor of London.He served as Sheriff of the City of London in 1342 and first became Lord Mayor in 1348, and was elected to a second term in 1358. His third term was more unexpected. On 28 October 1365, Adam de Bury was... (1st term) |
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1349 | Walter Turke | |
1350 | Richard de Kislingbury | |
1351 | Andrew Aubrey (3rd term) | |
1352-1353 | Adam Fraunceys (2 terms) |
14th century
Elected | Name | |
1354 | Thomas Leggy (2nd term); First Lord Mayor | |
1355 | Simon Frauncis (2nd term - 1st term as Lord Mayor) | |
1356 | Henry Picard Henry Picard (Lord Mayor of London) Sir Henry Picard was Lord Mayor of London in 1356-57.He was made Sheriff of the City of London in 1348 and elected Lord Mayor in 1356.In 1363 he organised the meeting of the king of England Edward III with the kings of Scotland, France, Denmark and Cyprus.... |
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1357 | John de Stodeye | |
1358 | John Lovekyn (2nd term - 1st term as Lord Mayor) | |
1359 | Simon Dolseley | |
1360 | John Wroth | |
1361 | John Pecche | |
1362 | Stephen Cavendisshe | |
1363 | John Nott | |
1364-1365 | Adam de Bury (terms 1-2) | |
1366 | John Lovekyn (3rd term - 2nd term as Lord Mayor) | |
1367 | James Andreu | |
1368 | Simon de Mordone | |
1369 | John de Chichester | |
1370-1371 | John Bernes (2 terms) | |
1372 | John Pyel | |
1373 | Adam de Bury (3rd term) | |
1374 | William Walworth William Walworth Sir William Walworth , was twice Lord Mayor of London . He is best known for killing Wat Tyler.His family came from Durham... (1st term) |
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1375 | John Warde | |
1376 | Adam Stable | |
1377 | Nicholas Brembre Nicholas Brembre Sir Nicholas Brembre was a wealthy magnate and a chief ally of King Richard II in 14th c-entury England. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1377, and again from 1383-5. Named a "worthie and puissant man of the city" by Richard Grafton he was a son of Sir John Brembre, and, becoming a citizen and... (1st term) |
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1378 | John Philipot | |
1379 | John Hadle (1st term) | |
1380 | William Walworth (2nd term) | |
Elected | Name | |
1381-1382 | John de Northampton (2 terms) | |
1383-1385 | Sir Nicholas Brembre (terms 2-4) | |
1386-1387 | Nicholas Exton (2 terms) | |
1388 | Sir Nicholas Twyford | |
1389 | William Venour | |
1390 | Adam Bamme | |
1391 | John Heende (1st term) | |
1392 | Sir Edward Dalyngrigge | |
1392 | Sir Baldwin Radyngton | |
1392 | William Staundon (1st term) | |
1393 | John Hadle (2nd term) | |
1394 | John Fresshe | |
1395 | William More | |
1396 | Adam Bamme Died in office | |
1397 | Richard Whittington Richard Whittington Sir Richard Whittington was a medieval merchant and politician, and the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington. Sir Richard Whittington was four times Lord Mayor of London, a Member of Parliament and a sheriff of London... Appointed by Richard II |
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1397 | Richard Whittington Richard Whittington Sir Richard Whittington was a medieval merchant and politician, and the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington. Sir Richard Whittington was four times Lord Mayor of London, a Member of Parliament and a sheriff of London... (2nd term; elected) |
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1398 | Drugo Barentyn (1st term) | |
1399 | Thomas Knollys Thomas Knollys Sir Thomas Knollys was Sheriff of London in 1395 and Lord Mayor of London in 1399 and 1410.-Biography:Lord-mayor Knollys was a member of the Grocers' Company. He directed in 1400 the rebuilding of the Guildhall, and he also rebuilt St. Antholin's Church in Watling Street, where he was buried with... (1st term) |
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1400 | John Fraunceys |
15th century
Elected | Name | |
1401 | John Shadworth | |
1402 | John Walcote | |
1403 | William Askham William Askham -Career:Askham was an apprentice of the famous City of London fishmonger and Lord Mayor Sir William Walworth. He prospered in his trade and eventually followed in his master's footsteps as Sheriff of London in 1398 and Lord Mayor in 1403.-Coat of arms:... |
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1404 | John Heende (2nd term) | |
1405 | John Wodecok | |
1406 | Richard Whittington Richard Whittington Sir Richard Whittington was a medieval merchant and politician, and the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington. Sir Richard Whittington was four times Lord Mayor of London, a Member of Parliament and a sheriff of London... (3rd term) |
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1407 | William Staundon (2nd term) | |
1408 | Drugo Barentyn (2nd term) | |
1409 | Richard Merlawe (1st term) | |
1410 | Thomas Knollys Thomas Knollys Sir Thomas Knollys was Sheriff of London in 1395 and Lord Mayor of London in 1399 and 1410.-Biography:Lord-mayor Knollys was a member of the Grocers' Company. He directed in 1400 the rebuilding of the Guildhall, and he also rebuilt St. Antholin's Church in Watling Street, where he was buried with... (2nd term) |
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1411 | Robert Chichele (1st term) | |
1412 | William Walderne (1st term) | |
1413 | William Crowmere (1st term) | |
1414 | Thomas Fauconer | |
1415 | Nicholas Wotton (1st term) | |
1416 | Henry Barton Henry Barton Henry Barton was appointed Sheriff of London in 1406 and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1416.... (1st term) |
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1417 | Richard Merlawe (2nd term) | |
1418 | William Sevenoke | |
1419 | Richard Whittington Richard Whittington Sir Richard Whittington was a medieval merchant and politician, and the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington. Sir Richard Whittington was four times Lord Mayor of London, a Member of Parliament and a sheriff of London... (4th term) |
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1420 | William Cauntbrigge | |
1421 | Robert Chichele (2nd term) | |
1422 | William Walderne (2nd term) | |
1423 | William Crowmere (2nd term) | |
1424 | John Michell (1st term) | |
1425 | John Coventre | |
1426 | John Reynwell John Reynwell -Career:Askham was a City of London fishmonger. He prospered in his trade, became a Sheriff of London in 1412, Lord Mayor of London in 1426 - 1427 and was knighted.-Coat of arms:Askham's arms were a chevron between three dolphins embowed... |
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1427 | John Gedney (1st term) | |
1428 | Henry Barton Henry Barton Henry Barton was appointed Sheriff of London in 1406 and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1416.... (2nd term) |
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1429 | William Estfeld (1st term) | |
1430 | Nicholas Wotton Nicholas Wotton Nicholas Wotton was an English diplomat-Life:He was a son of Sir Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe, Kent, and a descendant of Nicholas Wotton, lord mayor of London in 1415 and 1430, and member of parliament for the city from 1406 to 1429.He early became vicar of Boughton Malherbe and of Sutton... (2nd term) |
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1431 | John Welles | |
1432 | John Perneys | |
1433 | John Brokley | |
1434 | Robert Otele | |
1435 | Henry Frowyk (1st term) | |
1436 | John Michell (2nd term) | |
1437 | William Estfeld (2nd term) | |
1438 | Stephen Broun (1st term) | |
1439 | Robert Large Robert Large Robert Large was a London merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers. He was served as one of the Mercers' four yearly wardens in 1427, was sheriff of London in 1430-1431. In 1437/8 he was the wealthy master to whom the young William Caxton was apprenticed. Robert Large also served... |
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1440 | John Paddesle | |
1441 | Robert Clopton | |
1442 | John Hatherle | |
1443 | Thomas Catworth | |
1444 | Henry Frowyk (2nd term) | |
1445 | Simon Eyre | |
1446 | John Olney | |
1447 | John Gedney (2nd term) | |
1448 | Stephen Broun (2nd term) | |
1449 | Thomas Chalton | |
1450 | Nicholas Wyfold |
Elected | Name | |
1451 | William Gregory | |
1452 | Geoffrey Feldynge | |
1453 | John Norman John Norman, Lord Mayor of London (1453) John Norman was a 15th century draper, sheriff, alderman and for a term the Lord Mayor of London . He is known as being the first lord mayor to take a boat to Westminster to pledge his allegiance... |
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1454 | Stephen Forster | |
1455 | William Marowe | |
1456 | Thomas Canynges Thomas Canynges Thomas Canynges was Lord Mayor of London in 1456-7, having been elected Alderman for Aldgate ward in 1445, and was a Grocer.-Background:... |
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1457 | Geoffrey Boleyn Geoffrey Boleyn Sir Geoffrey Boleyn was a London merchant and Lord Mayor.-Life:Geoffrey Boleyn, the son of Sir Thomas Boleyn and Alice Bracton, was a wealthy London mercer. He served as a Sheriff of London in 1447, as alderman of the City of London in 1452, and Lord Mayor of London in 1457/8, and was knighted by... |
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1458 | Thomas Scott | |
1459 | William Hulyn | |
1460 | Richard Lee (1st term) | |
1461 | Hugh Wiche | |
1462 | Thomas Cooke | |
1463 | Matthew Philip | |
1464 | Ralph Josselyn (1st term) | |
1465 | Ralph Verney | |
1466 | John Young | |
1467 | Thomas Oulegrave | |
1468 | William Taillour William Taillour Sir William Taillour sometimes spelt Taylor or Taylour was a wealthy grocer and Alderman who became Lord Mayor of London in 1468 .... |
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1469 | Richard Lee Richard Lee Richard Lee may refer to:*Richard Lee , herald and Clarenceux King of Arms in the reign of Elizabeth I of England*Sir Richard Lee , British military engineer... (2nd term) |
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1470 | John Stockton | |
1471 | William Edward | |
1472 | Sir William Hampton | |
1473 | John Tate | |
1474 | Robert Drope | |
1475 | Robert Bassett or Bessett | |
1476 | Sir Ralph Josselyn (2nd term) | |
1477 | Humphrey Hayford | |
1478 | Sir Richard Gardiner Richard Gardiner Sir Richard Gardiner, Knight, was, in 1478, Lord Mayor of London. He was Alderman of Walbrook Ward, and had been Sheriff of the City of London in 1469.... |
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1479 | Sir Bartholomew James | |
1480 | John Browne | |
1481 | William Haryot | |
1482 | Sir Edmund Shaa Edmund Shaa Sir Edmund Shaa was a goldsmith, Sheriff of London in 1475 and Lord Mayor of London in 1482. Shaa lent money to Edward IV and, as mayor , was extensively involved in the coronation of Edward IV’s brother Richard III... |
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1483 | Robert Billesden (or Billesdon) | |
1484 | Thomas Hill (died in office) | |
1485 | Sir William Stokker (died in office) | |
1485 | John Warde | |
1485 | Sir Hugh Bryce | |
1486 | Henry Colet (1st term) | |
1487 | William Horne Sir William Whorne Sir William Whorne was Lord Mayor of London in 1487. He is sometimes also reported as William Horne or William Littlebury.He erected a house, Whorne's Place, on the north bank of the River Medway at Cuxton, Kent, between Halling and Strood... (né Littlebury) |
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1488 | Robert Tate | |
1489 | William White | |
1490 | John Mathewe (first bachelor Mayor) | |
1491 | Hugh Clopton Hugh Clopton Hugh Clopton was a Lord Mayor of the City of London.He was born at Clopton House, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.He was appointed a Sheriff of London in 1487 and elected Lord Mayor of London for 1491.... |
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1492 | Sir William Martyn | |
1493 | Ralp Astry | |
1494 | Richard Chawry | |
1495 | Sir Henry Colet (2nd term) | |
1496 | John Tate (1st term) | |
1497 | William Purchase | |
1498 | Sir John Percyvale | |
1499 | Nicholas Ailwyn | |
1500 | William Remyngton |
16th century
Elected | Name | |
1501 | Sir John Shaa | |
1502 | Bartholomew Rede | |
1503 | Sir William Capel William Capel William Capel was Lord Mayor of London and an MP.He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, served as Sheriff of the City of London for 1496 and was elected was elected Lord Mayor in 1503. He was elected a member of Parliament for the City of London from 1511 to 1515.His mansion stood... (1st term) |
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1504 | John Wynger | |
1505 | Thomas Kneseworth | |
1506 | Sir Richard Haddon (1st term) | |
1507 | William Browne Died in office | |
1508 | Sir Lawrence Aylmer | |
1508 | Stephen Jenyns Stephen Jenyns Sir Stephen Jenyns was a wool merchant from Wolverhampton who became Lord Mayor of London.He was a Sheriff of London in 1499, before becoming Lord Mayor in 1509. He founded Wolverhampton Grammar School in 1512.-References:... Wool merchant |
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1509 | Sir Thomas Bradbury Thomas Bradbury -Life:Bradbury was born in Yorkshire, and was educated for the congregational ministry Attercliffe Academy; Oliver Heywood gave him books. He preached his first sermon on 14 June 1696, and went to reside as assistant and domestic tutor with Thomas Whitaker, minister of the independent congregation,... |
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1510 | Sir William Capel (2nd term) | |
1510 | Henry Kebyll | |
1511 | Roger Achleley | |
1512 | William Copynger | |
1513 | Sir Richard Haddon (2nd term) | |
1513 | William Browne Died in office | |
1514 | Sir John Tate (2nd term) | |
1514 | George Monoux George Monoux Sir George Monoux , born in Walthamstow, Essex, England, was made Sheriff of London in 1509 and became the Lord Mayor of London in 1514.On 15 June 1527 Monoux purchased land for almshouses and a school in Walthamstow... |
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1515 | William Boteler | |
1516 | John Rest | |
1517 | Thomas Exmewe Thomas Exmewe Sir Thomas Exmewe was born in Ruthin, Denbighshire c. 1454 and was elected Sheriff of London in 1509 and Lord Mayor of London in 1517. He became the first Lord Mayor of London whose portrait is known to have been painted. The portrait is now in the collection of the Guildhall Art Gallery and has... |
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1518 | Thomas Mirfyn | |
1519 | James Yarford | |
1520 | John Brugge | |
1521 | John Milborne | |
1522 | John Mundy John Mundy (mayor) Sir John Mundy was a London goldsmith and Lord Mayor of London.He was born in Wycomb, son of William Munday He purchased the manor of Markeaton in 1516 as well as Mackworth and Allestree, which are all now parts of Derby from Lord Audley.... Later knighted |
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1523 | Thomas Baldry | |
1524 | William Bayley | |
1525 | John Aleyn (1st term) | |
1526 | Sir Thomas Semer | |
1527 | James Spencer | |
1528 | John Rudstone | |
1529 | Ralph Dodmer | |
1530 | Thomas Pargeter | |
1531 | Nicholas Lambarde | |
1532 | Stephen Pecocke | |
1533 | Christopher Ascue | |
1534 | Sir John Champneys | |
1535 | Sir John Aleyn (2nd term) | |
1536 | Ralph Warren Ralph Warren (Lord Mayor) Sir Ralph Warren was twice Lord Mayor of London, for the first time in 1536 and the second in 1543.Sir Ralph was son of Sir Thomas Warren of Fering, Essex and grandson of William Warren.... (1st term) |
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1537 | Sir Richard Gresham Richard Gresham Sir Richard Gresham was an English merchant, Lord Mayor of London, and member of parliament. He was the father of Sir Thomas Gresham.-Family:... |
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1538 | William Forman | |
1539 | Sir William Hollyes William Hollyes Sir William Holles rose from apprenticeship to a mercer to become master warden of his company and Lord Mayor of London.He was the son of Thomas Holles of Stoke, Coventry.... |
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1540 | William Roche | |
1541 | Michael Dormer | |
1542 | John Cotes | |
1543 | William Bowyer | |
1544 | Sir Ralph Warren (2nd term) | |
1544 | William Laxton | |
1545 | Sir Martin Bowes Martin Bowes Sir Martin Bowes , was a sixteenth-century English politician.Bowes made a career at the Royal Mint, as a master-worker and under-treasurer, and personally contributed to the debasement of English currency. He was a Sheriff of London for 1540 and the Lord Mayor of London for 1545... |
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1546 | Henry Huberthorn | |
1547 | Sir John Gresham John Gresham Sir John Gresham was an English merchant, courtier and financier who worked for King Henry VIII of England, Cardinal Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell. He was Lord Mayor of London and founded Gresham's School.-Life:... |
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1548 | Henry Amcotts | |
1549 | Sir Rowland Hill Rowland Hill (MP) Sir Rowland Hill, of Soulton was the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London. He was a merchant, statesman and philanthropist.-Early Life:... First Protestant Lord Mayor |
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1550 | Sir Andrew Judde |
Elected | Name | |
1551 | Richard Dobbis | |
1552 | Sir George Barne II George Barne II Sir George Barne II was the Sheriff of London between 1545–1546, Lord Mayor of London in 1552, Alderman of the London wards Portsoken between 1542–1546 and Coleman Street between 1546–1558, a chief proponent of trade with Russia, and son of George Barne, a citizen of London and alderman... |
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1553 | Thomas Whyte | |
1554 | John Lyon | |
1555 | Sir William Garrard William Garrard Sir William Garrard was a merchant of London and a royal financier.-Early life:Garrard was born in 1518, the son of John Garrard, a grocer and descendant of Sir Simon Attegare; Attegare being origin of the surname Garrard. He grew up in the parish of St. Magnus the Martyr near London Bridge... |
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1556 | Thomas Offley | |
1557 | Thomas Curtes | |
1558 | Sir Thomas Leigh | |
1559 | Sir William Huett | |
1560 | Sir William Chester Stepson of John Milborne (1521) | |
1561 | William Harpur William Harpur Sir William Harpur was a merchant from Bedford who moved to London, amassed a large fortune, and became Lord Mayor of London. In 1566 he and his wife Dame Alice gave an endowment to support certain charities including education... |
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1562 | Thomas Lodge Thomas Lodge (Lord Mayor of London) Sir Thomas Lodge , was lord mayor of London.-Life:Lodge was the son of William Litleton, alias Lodge, of Cresset in Shropshire, born at Cound in Shropshire. He became a member of the Grocers' Company, serving the office of warden in 1548, and of master in 1559... |
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1563 | John Whyte | |
1564 | Richard Malorye | |
1565 | Richard Champyon | |
1566 | Christopher Draper | |
1567 | Roger Martyn | |
1568 | Thomas Rowe | |
1569 | Alexander Avenon | |
1570 | Rowland Heyward (1st term) | |
1571 | William Allen | |
1572 | Lionel Duckett Lionel Duckett Lionel Duckett was one of the Merchant adventurers of the City of London. He was four times Master of the Mercers' Company, and Lord Mayor of London .... Mercer |
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1573 | Sir John Rivers John Rivers Sir John Rivers was born to Richard Rivers, steward of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham's lands. Alternate spelling includes John Ryvers.... |
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1574 | James Hawes | |
1575 | Ambrose Nicholas | |
1576 | John Langley | |
1577 | Thomas Ramsay | |
1578 | Richard Pype | |
1579 | Nicholas Woodroffe | |
1580 | John Branche | |
1581 | James Harvye | |
1582 | Thomas Blanke | |
1583 | Edward Osborne Edward Osborne Sir Edward Osborne , was one of the principal merchants of London in the later sixteenth century, and Lord Mayor of London in 1583.-Early life:Osborne was the eldest son of Richard Osborne of Ashford, Kent, by his wife, Jane Broughton... |
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1584 | Thomas Pullyson Thomas Pullyson Thomas Pullyson was an English politician and Lord Mayor of London.He was Sheriff of London in 1574 and then Lord Mayor for 1584, during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was succeeded by Wolstan Dixie.... |
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1585 | Wolstan Dixie Wolstan Dixie Sir Wolstan Dixie, , was a merchant and administrator, and Lord Mayor of London in 1585.-Life:He was the son of Thomas Dixie and Anne Jephson, who lived at Catworth in Huntingdonshire. Wolstan was the fourth son of his father, and went into business... |
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1586 | Sir George Barne III George Barne III Sir George Barne III was a prominent merchant and public official from London during the reign of Elizabeth I, and the son of Sir George Barne II, and Alice Brooke.-Life:... |
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1587 | Sir George Bonde | |
1588 | Martin Calthorp | |
1589 | Richard Martin Richard Martin (Lord Mayor of London) Sir Richard Martin was an English goldsmith and Master of the Mint who served as Sheriff and twice as Lord Mayor of the City of London during the reign of Elizabeth I.-Early career:... (1st term) |
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1589 | John Harte | |
1590 | Sir John Allot Died in office | |
1591 | Sir Rowland Heyward (2nd term) | |
1591 | William Webbe | |
1592 | Sir William Rowe | |
1593 | Cuthbert Buckell | |
1594 | Sir Richard Martin (2nd term) | |
1594 | John Spencer | |
1595 | Stephen Slanye | |
1596 | Thomas Skinner Thomas Skinner (Lord Mayor of London, 1596) Thomas Skinner was a master of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers and a London Alderman. He was elected Sheriff in 1587 and Lord Mayor of London in 1596... Died in office |
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1596 | Henry Billingsley Henry Billingsley Sir Henry Billingsley was Lord Mayor of London and the first translator of Euclid into English.-Early Life:He was a son of William Billingsley, haberdasher and assaymaster of London, and his wife, Elizabeth Harlowe. He entered St... |
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1597 | Richard Saltonstall | |
1598 | Stephen Soame Stephen Soame Sir Stephen Soame was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601. He was Lord Mayor of London.... Levant Company charter member |
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1599 | Nicholas Mosley Nicholas Mosley (mayor) Sir Nicholas Mosley , also spelt Mosly and Moseley, was a manufacturer of woollen cloth, lord of the manor of Manchester, and Lord Mayor of London.... |
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1600 | William Ryder |
17th century
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1601 | Sir John Garrard Haberdasher | |
1602 | Robert Lee Robert Lee (Lord Mayor) Sir Robert Lee was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1602.Lee was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. On 18 December 1593, he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Dowgate ward. He was Sheriff of London from 1594 to... |
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1603 | Sir Thomas Bennett Thomas Bennett (Lord Mayor) Sir Thomas Bennett was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1603.Bennett was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers. On 7 February 1594, he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Vintry ward. He was Sheriff of London in 1594 to 1595... |
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1604 | Sir Thomas Lowe Thomas Lowe (Lord Mayor) Sir Thomas Lowe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1606 and 1622. He was an alderman of the City of London and became Lord Mayor of London in 1604.... Haberdasher |
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1605 | Sir Leonard Holliday Leonard Holliday Sir Leonard Holliday was a founder of the East India Company, and a Lord Mayor of London.-Life:... Merchant Taylor |
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1606 | Sir John Watts John Watts (merchant) Sir John Watts was an English merchant and shipowner, active in the East India Company and Virginia Company and Lord Mayor of London in 1606.-Life:... |
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1607 | Sir Henry Rowe Henry Rowe (Lord Mayor) Sir Henry Rowe was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1607.Rowe was the son of Sir Thomas Rowe who was Lord Mayor from 1568 to 1569 and grandson of Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor from 1547 to 1548.... |
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1608 | Sir Humphrey Weld Humphrey Weld Humphrey Weld was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1608.Weld was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. On 9 May 1598, he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Farringdon Within ward. He was Sheriff of London from 1599 to 1600.... |
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1609 | Sir Thomas Cambell Thomas Cambell Sir Thomas Cambell was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1609.Cambell was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers. He was auditor for the city from 1584 to 1586, from 1588 to 1590 and from 1596 to 1598. He was a member of the committee of... |
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1610 | Sir William Craven William Craven (Lord Mayor of London) Sir William Craven was an English merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1610 . It has been suggested that the story of Dick Whittington is based on Craven's career, and he is sometime referred to as "Aptrick's Dick Whittington".-Life:He was the second son of William Craven and Beatrix, daughter of... |
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1611 | Sir James Pemberton James Pemberton Sir James Pemberton was an English goldsmith who was Lord Mayor of London in 1611.Pemberton was born in Wrightington, probably the son of a farmer of Heskin, Eccleston, Lancashire. He went to London in 1567 to take an apprenticeship with Francis Heaton... |
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1612 | Sir John Swynnerton John Swynnerton Sir John Swynnerton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1611. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1612.... |
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1613 | Sir Thomas Myddelton Thomas Myddelton Sir Thomas Myddelton was the fourth son of Richard Myddelton, Governor of Denbigh, and Jane Dryhurst.As a youth, he was apprenticed to a grocer in London, and made his fortune in trade... |
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1614 | Sir Thomas Hayes Thomas Hayes (Lord Mayor) Sir Thomas Hayes was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1614.Hayes was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. On 22 December 1603 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Bishopsgate ward. He was knighted on 26 July 1603. He was... |
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1615 | Sir John Jolles John Jolles Sir John Jolles was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1615. John married Alice the daughter of Richard Wright of London on 1 December 1572 at All Hallows, Lombard Street, London.... |
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1616 | John Leman John Leman Sir John Leman was a tradesman from Beccles, England who became Lord Mayor of London.-Career:Leman's business interests grew across the district of Waveney, which spans the Norfolk-Suffolk border. In the 1580s he moved to London and extended his business interests to trading in dairy products... |
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1617 | George Bolles George Bolles Sir George Bolles or Bolle was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1617.Bolles was from Gosberton in Lincolnshire. He became a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. He was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1602 to 1607,... |
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1618 | Sir Sebastion Harvey | |
1619 | Sir William Cockayne William Cockayne Sir William Cockayne , London, England, was a seventeenth-century London merchant, alderman, and, in 1619, Lord Mayor.-Life:... |
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1620 | Sir Francis Jones Francis Jones (Lord Mayor) Francis Jones was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1620.Jones was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. On 18 July 1610, he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Aldgate ward. He was Sheriff of London for the period 1610... |
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1621 | Edward Barkham Edward Barkham (Lord Mayor) Sir Edward Barkham was and English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1621.Barkham was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers. He was Master of the Leathersellers Company for 1605 to 1606, and for 1608 to 1609. On 28 February 1611, he was elected... |
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1622 | Peter Probie Peter Probie Sir Peter Probie was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at times between 1593 and 1598. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1622.... |
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1623 | Martin Lumley Martin Lumley (Lord Mayor) Sir Martin Lumley was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1623.Lumley was a grandson of a Genoese who settled in England in the time of King Henry VIII. He was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. On 15 September 1614 he was elected an... |
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1624 | John Gore John Gore (Lord Mayor) Sir John Gore was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1624.Gore was a son of Gerard Gore, alderman of the City of London. He was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. He was elected Sheriff of London in 1614 but did not take office... |
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1625 | Allan Cotton Allan Cotton Sir Allan Cotton was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1625.Cotton was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. On 9 July 1616 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Dowgate ward. He was Sheriff of London and Master of the Drapers... |
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1626 | Cuthbert Hacket Cuthbert Hacket Sir Cuthbert Hacket was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1626.Hacket was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Dyers. On 26 September 1616 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Portsoken ward. He was Sheriff of London for the year... |
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1627 | Hugh Hamersley Hugh Hamersley Sir Hugh Hamersley was a 17th century merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1627.-Business interests:... |
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1628 | Sir Richard Deane Richard Deane (Lord Mayor) Sir Richard Deane was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1628.Deane was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners. He was Sheriff of London from 1619 to 1620 and was Master of the Skinners Company in 1619. On 17 February 1620, he was elected an... |
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1629 | Sir James Cambell | |
1630 | Sir Robert Ducie, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Ducie, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Ducie, 1st Baronet was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1631. He was banker to King Charles I.Ducie was the eldest surviving son of Henry Ducie, merchant of London and his wife Mary Hardy. He was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of... |
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1631 | George Whitmore George Whitmore (Lord Mayor) Sir George Whitmore was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1631. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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1632 | Nicholas Rainton Nicholas Rainton Sir Nicholas Rainton was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1632.Rainton was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. He was elected Sheriff of London in 1617 but did not serve immediately. On 22 June 1621 he was elected an alderman of... |
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1633 | Ralph Freeman Ralph Freeman (Lord Mayor) Ralph Freeman was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1633.Freeman was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers. He was on the committee of the East India Company from 1608 to 1611 and from 1612 to 1615... |
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1634 | Thomas Moulson Thomas Moulson Sir Thomas Moulson , an alderman and member of the Grocers' Company, was a Sheriff of London in 1624 and Lord Mayor of London in 1634.... |
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1634 | Robert Parkhurst Robert Parkhurst (Lord Mayor) Sir Robert Parkhurst was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London.Parkhurst was the son of Henry Parkhurst and his wife Alice Hills. He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers and became an Alderman of the City of London. In 1628, he acquired estates at Pyrford... |
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1635 | Christopher Clitherow Christopher Clitherow Sir Christopher Clitherow was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1635.... |
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1636 | Edward Bromfield Edward Bromfield Sir Edward Bromfield was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1636.Bromfield was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers. He was Master of the Leathersellers Company from 1625 to 1626. On 14 March 1626 he was elected an alderman of the... |
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1637 | Richard Venn Richard Venn Sir Richard Venn or Fenn was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1637.Venn was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. He was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1619 to 1626 and Master of the Haberdashers Company from... (aka Fenn) |
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1638 | Sir Maurice Abbot Maurice Abbot Sir Maurice Abbot was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1626. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1638.... |
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1639 | Henry Garraway Henry Garraway Sir Henry Garraway was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1639.Garaway was the son of Sir William Garaway, farmer of the customs. Garraway was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers... |
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1640 | Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet was an English merchant who was elected Lord Mayor of London but never took office.Acton was the son of Richard Acton of London. He was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. On 12 February 1628 he was elected an... Elected but displaced by Parliament |
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1640 | Sir Edmund Wright Edmund Wright (Lord Mayor) Sir Edmund Wright was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London.Wright was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. On 23 June 1629 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Cordwainer ward. He was Sheriff of London in 1629 and 1630... |
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1641 | Sir Richard Gurney, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Gurney, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Gurney, 1st Baronet was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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1642 | Isaac Penington | |
1643 | Sir John Wollaston John Wollaston (Lord Mayor) 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... |
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1644 | Thomas Atkins Thomas Atkins (Lord Mayor) Thomas Atkins was Lord Mayor of London and an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1647 to 1653 and was Lord Mayor of London in 1644. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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1645 | Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet was the Lord Mayor of the City of London and a Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1654–1655 and 1656-1658.-Early life:... |
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1646 | Sir John Gayre John Gayre John Gayre or Gayer was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1646.Gayre was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. He was one of the Court Assistants from 1617 to 1618, from 1622 to 1623, and from 1624 to 1626... |
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1647 | John Warner John Warner (Lord Mayor) John Warner was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1647.Warner was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. He was Sheriff of London from 1639 to 1640. On 12 March 1640, he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Queenhithe ward. From... |
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1648 | Abraham Reynardson Abraham Reynardson Abraham Reynardson was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1649.Reynardson was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. He was a member of the committe of the East India Company from 1630 to 1631 and a Court Assistant from 1630 to 1632... Deposed, April 1649 |
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1649 | Thomas Andrewes Thomas Andrewes Sir Thomas Andrewes was a London financier who supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil Wars, and sat as a commissioner at the High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I. During the Third English Civil War, as Lord Mayor of London, he made sure that there was no trouble in... |
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1649 | Thomas Foot | |
1650 | Thomas Andrewes Thomas Andrewes Sir Thomas Andrewes was a London financier who supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil Wars, and sat as a commissioner at the High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I. During the Third English Civil War, as Lord Mayor of London, he made sure that there was no trouble in... |
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1651 | John Kendricke | |
1652 | John Fowke John Fowke John Fowke was an English merchant and politician. He served as a Sheriff of London for 1644 and Lord Mayor of London for 1652.He was the Member of Parliament for City of London 1661 - 1662.-Early life:... |
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1653 | Thomas Vyner | |
1654 | Christopher Pack | |
1655 | John Dethick | |
1656 | Robert Tichborne Robert Tichborne Sir Robert Tichborne , was an English soldier who fought in the English Civil War and a regicide of Charles I.Before the war he was a linen-draper by trade. In 1643 he was a captain in the London trained bands. He was lieutenant of the Tower of London in 1647. He was an extreme republican and... |
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1657 | Richard Chiverton | |
1658 | Sir John Ireton John Ireton John Ireton was Lord Mayor of London in 1658 and brother of General Henry Ireton.John Ireton was knighted by Oliver Cromwell, and purchased the estate of Radcliffe-on-Soar, in Nottinghamshire from Colonel Hutchinson... |
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1659 | Sir Thomas Allen, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Allen, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Allen, 1st Baronet also spelt Aleyn or Alleyn, was an English politician and grocer.He was the son of William Aleyn and his wife Elizabeth Compton, daughter of William Compton. Allen was alderman of Cheap Ward from 1652 until 1660 and subsequently of Aldgate Ward until 1679... |
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1660 | Sir Richard Browne, Bt | |
1661 | Sir John Frederick John Frederick (Lord Mayor) Sir John Frederick was an English merchant, MP and Lord Mayor of London.Frederick was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Barber-Surgeons. On 22 September 1653, he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Vintry ward... |
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1662 | Sir John Robinson, Bt Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1667. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1662.... |
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1663 | Sir Anthony Bateman | |
1664 | Sir John Lawrence | |
1665 | Sir Thomas Bloodworth Thomas Bloodworth Sir Thomas Bloodworth was Lord Mayor of London from October 1665 to October 1666. His inaction during the early stages of the Great Fire of London was widely criticized as one of the causes for the great extent of the damage to the city.Prior to his time as mayor, Bloodworth was a wealthy... |
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1666 | Sir William Bolton | |
1667 | Sir William Peake William Peake William Peake , painter and printseller, was the son of the painter Robert Peake the Elder, and father of the printseller and royalist army officer, Sir Robert Peake.... |
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1668 | Sir William Turner | |
1669 | Sir Samuel Starling | |
1670 | Sir Richard Ford Richard Ford Richard Ford is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, and the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories.-Early... |
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1671 | Sir George Waterman | |
1672 | Sir Robert Hanson | |
1673 | Sir William Hooker | |
1674 | Sir Robert Viner, 1st Baronet | |
1675 | Sir Joseph Sheldon | |
1676 | Sir Thomas Davies | |
1677 | Sir Francis Chaplin Francis Chaplin Sir Francis Percy Drummond Chaplin served as administrator for the British South Africa Company in Southern Rhodesia from 1914 to 1923. He succeeded William Milton.... |
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1678 | Sir James Edwards | |
1679 | Sir Robert Clayton Robert Clayton Sir Robert Clayton was a British merchant banker, politician and Lord Mayor of London.Robert Clayton was born in Northamptonshire, England. He became an apprentice to his uncle, a London scrivener, where he met a fellow apprentice, Alderman John Morris... |
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1680 | Sir Patience Ward | |
1681 | Sir John Moore | |
1682 | Sir William Prichard | |
1683 | Sir Henry Tulse Henry Tulse (Lord Mayor) Sir Henry Tulse was an alderman of the City of London and was Lord Mayor of London in 1684.Tulse was elected alderman for Bread Street Ward in the City of London in 1673. He was knighted at the Guildhall on 18 October 1673. In 1674 he was Sheriff of London. He became Lord Mayor in 1684.Tulse... |
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1684 | Sir James Smyth | |
1685 | Sir Robert Geffrye Robert Geffrye Sir Robert Geffrye was an English merchant and Lord Mayor of London.He was born at Landrake, near Saltash, Cornwall and moved to London where he became an eminent East India merchant and was knighted in 1673... |
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1686 | Sir John Peake John Peake John Morris Peake was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all five matches as forward.-External links:*... |
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1687 | Sir John Shorter | |
1688 | Sir John Eyles | |
1688 | Sir John Chapman | |
1689-1690 | Thomas Pilkington | |
1691 | Sir Thomas Stampe | |
1692 | Sir John Fleet | |
1693 | Sir William Ashurst William Ashurst William "Bill" Ashurst was an English football player who played for Lincoln City and Notts County, as well as the English national side. He later played for Newark Town and Bestwood Colliery.-External links:**... |
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1694 | Sir Thomas Lant Thomas Lant Thomas Lant was a draftsman and long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Lant was born in Gloucester and was one of seven children of Thomas and Mary Lant. When Lant was twelve years old, he became a page to Richard Cheney, the Bishop of Gloucester. When Cheney died in 1579,... |
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1695 | Sir John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger... |
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1696 | Sir Edward Clarke | |
1697 | Sir Humphrey Edwin Humphrey Edwin -Early life:Edwin was born at Hereford, the only son of William Edwin, twice mayor of Hereford, by his wife, Anne, of the family of Mansfield. He came to London, and in or before 1670 married Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel Sambrooke, a wealthy London merchant of the ward of Bassishaw, and sister... |
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1698 | Sir Francis Child Francis Child Francis Child may refer to:*Francis Child , Lord Mayor of London* Francis James Child... |
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1699 | Sir Richard Levett Richard Levett Sir Richard Levett , Sheriff, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London, was one of the first directors of the Bank of England, an adventurer with the London East India Company and the proprietor of the trading firm Sir Richard Levett & Company. He had homes at Kew and in London's Cripplegate, close by... |
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1700 | Sir Thomas Abney Thomas Abney Sir Thomas Abney was Lord Mayor of London.Abney was born in Willesley, which at the time was in Derbyshire but is now in Leicestershire. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where a house is named after him.... |
18th century
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1701 | Sir William Gore | |
1702 | Sir Samuel Dashwood | |
1703 | Sir John Parsons | |
1704 | Sir Chnen Buckingham | |
1705 | Sir Thomas Rawlinson | |
1706 | Sir Robert Bedingfeld | |
1707 | Sir William Withers William Withers Sir William Withers was Lord Mayor of London from 1707 to 1708.-Family background:He was born in 1657, a descendant of Sir Thomas Wyther. Sir William Withers' father was believed to be the first family member to spell the name Wyther as Withers.Withers married Margaret Hayes, daughter of Thomas... |
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1708 | Sir Charles Duncombe | |
1709 | Sir Samuel Garrard, 4th Baronet | |
1710 | Sir Gilbert Heathcote (Later Bt) | |
1711 | Sir Robert Beachcroft | |
1712 | Sir Richard Hoare Richard Hoare Sir Richard Hoare was the founder of C. Hoare & Co, one of the United Kingdom's oldest private banks.-Career:Having been raised near Smithfield Market in London, Richard Hoare began his working life apprenticed to a goldsmith. He was granted the Freedom of the Goldsmiths' Company on 5 July 1672.... |
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1713 | Sir Samuel Stanier | |
1714 | Sir William Humfreys | |
1715 | Sir Charles Peers | |
1716 | Sir James Bateman | |
1717 | Sir William Lewen | |
1718 | Sir John Ward | |
1719 | Sir George Thorold, Bt | |
1720 | Sir John Fryer, Bt | |
1721 | Sir William Stewart | |
1722 | Sir Gerard Conyers | |
1723 | Sir Peter Delmé Peter Delmé Sir Peter Delmé was a notable English figure in commerce and banking in the early 18th century.Delmé was the third son of Pierre Delmé and Sibella Nightingale... |
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1724 | Sir George Merttins | |
1725 | Sir Francis Forbes | |
1726 | Sir John Eyles, 2nd Baronet Sir John Eyles, 2nd Baronet Sir John Eyles, 2nd Baronet of Gidea Hall, Essex was a British financier. Eyles was the eldest surviving son of Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet. He was married to his cousin, Mary Haskin Styles. Together they had two children, a girl and a boy... |
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1727 | Sir Edward Becher | |
1728 | Sir Robert Baylis | |
1729 | Sir Robert Brocas | |
1730 | Humphrey Parsons (1st term) | |
1731 | Francis Child | |
1732 | John Barber | |
1733 | Sir William Billers | |
1734 | Sir Edward Bellamy | |
1735 | Sir John Williams | |
1736 | Sir John Thompson | |
1737 | Sir John Barnard John Barnard (British politician) Sir John Barnard was a British Whig politician and Lord Mayor of London.He was a son of John Barnard of London, a Quaker merchant, and his wife Sarah, daughter of Robert Payne of Play Hatch in Sonning on the border of Berkshire and Oxfordshire.He was a Sheriff of London in 1736 and elected Lord... |
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1738 | Micajah Perry | |
1739 | Sir John Salter | |
1740 | Humphrey Parsons (2nd term); died in office | |
1741 | Daniel Lambert | |
1741 | Sir Robert Godschall | |
1742 | George Heathcote George Heathcote George Heathcote was an eighteenth century English politician and philanthropist who was a Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of London.He was a nephew of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, Governor of the Bank of England... |
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1742 | Robert Willimott | |
1743 | Robert Westley | |
1744 | Henry Marshall | |
1745 | Richard Hoare | |
1746 | William Benn | |
1747 | Sir Robert Ladbroke | |
1748 | Sir William Calvert | |
1749 | Sir Samuel Pennant Samuel Pennant Sir Samuel Pennant was a Lord Mayor of London.He was appointed a Sheriff of London for 1745 and then elected Lord Mayor of London for 1749 but died the following year in office, and was succeeded by John Blachford. There is a monument to him in the church of St Michael Paternoster Royal.Sir... Died in office |
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1750 | John Blachford | |
1750 | Francis Cockayne |
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1751 | Thomas Winterbottom | |
1752 | Robert Alsop | |
1752 | Crisp Gascoyne | |
1753 | Edward Ironside | |
1753 | Thomas Rawlinson | |
1754 | Stephen T. Janssen | |
1755 | Slingsby Bethell | |
1756 | Marshe Dickinson | |
1757 | Sir Charles Asgill, Bt Sir Charles Asgill, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Asgill, 1st Baronet , merchant banker, was the third son of Henry Asgill, silkman, of St Clement Danes, Middlesex and was educated at Westminster School.... |
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1758 | Sir Richard Glyn, Bt Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Ewell Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet was a British banker and politician.Together with Joseph Vere and Thomas Hallifax he founded the bank of Vere, Glyn & Hallifax, which evolved into Williams & Glyn's Bank.... |
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1759 | Sir Thomas Chitty | |
1760 | Sir Matthew Blakiston | |
1761 | Sir Samuel Fludyer, Bt Sir Samuel Fludyer, 1st Baronet Sir Samuel Fludyer, 1st Baronet , of Lee Place in Kent, was an English merchant and banker who served as a Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of London.... |
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1762 | William Beckford William Beckford (politician) William Beckford was a well-known political figure in 18th century London, who twice held the office of Lord Mayor of London . His vast wealth came largely from his plantations in Jamaica... (1st term) |
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1763 | William Bridgen | |
1764 | Sir William Stephenson | |
1765 | George Nelson | |
1766 | Sir Robert Kite Robert Kite Robert Kite was knighted on October 16, 1760. Sir Robert was appointed Sheriff of London for 1761 and Lord Mayor of London for 1766.- References :* Shaw, William A. . London: Sherratt and Hughes, 1906.* Graves, Lucia . cityoflondon.gov.uk... |
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1767 | Thomas Harley Thomas Harley The Honourable Thomas Harley was a British politician.Harley was a younger son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He became an alderman of London, Sheriff of London in 1764 and Lord Mayor of London in 1767... |
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1768 | Samuel Tumer | |
1769 | William Beckford (2nd term) | |
1770 | Barlow Trecothick | |
1770 | Brass Crosby Brass Crosby Brass Crosby was an English radical lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of London.-Life:Brass Crosby was born in Stockton-on-Tees in 1725. He qualified in law and came to London to practise his chosen profession. In 1758 he was elected to the City Council and elected 'lay' Sheriff in 1764... |
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1771 | William Nash | |
1772 | James Townsend | |
1773 | Frederick Bull | |
1774 | John Wilkes John Wilkes John Wilkes was an English radical, journalist and politician.He was first elected Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of voters—rather than the House of Commons—to determine their representatives... |
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1775 | John Sawbridge John Sawbridge John Sawbridge was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1780.Sawbridge was the eldest son of John Sawbridge of Olantigh and his wife Elizabeth Wanley, daughter of George Wanley.... |
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1776 | Sir Thomas Hallifax | |
1777 | Sir James Esdaile James Esdaile (lord mayor) Sir James Esdaile was the Lord Mayor of London in 1777. His grandfather was Baron d'Esdaile who fled from France in an attempt to avoid persecution by Louis XIV.He was Sheriff of London in 1767.... |
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1778 | Samuel Plumbe | |
1779 | Brackley Kennett Brackley Kennett Brackley Kennett was a British merchant who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1779-1780. During his time in office the Gordon Riots broke out and his response to the rioting proved controversial... |
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1780 | Sir Watkin Lewes Watkin Lewes Sir Watkin Lewes was a Welsh politician in England.Lewes was the second son of Reverend Watkin Lewes, Pen-Y-Benglog, Melinau, and Ann Williams, Treamlod , Pembrokeshire. He was educated in Shrewsbury School and in Magdalene College, Cambridge where he graduated in 1763... |
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1781 | William Plomer William Plomer William Charles Franklyn Plomer CBE was a South African author, known as a novelist, poet and literary editor. He was educated mostly in the United Kingdom... |
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1782 | Nathaniel Newnham | |
1783 | Robert Peckham | |
1784 | Richard Clark | |
1785 | Thomas Wright | |
1786 | Thomas Sainsbury | |
1787 | John Burnell | |
1788 | William Gill | |
1789 | William Pickett | |
1790 | John Boydell John Boydell John Boydell was an 18th-century British publisher noted for his reproductions of engravings. He helped alter the trade imbalance between Britain and France in engravings and initiated a British tradition in the art form... |
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1791 | John Hopkins | |
1792 | Sir James Sanderson | |
1793 | Paul le Mesurier | |
1794 | Thomas Skinner | |
1795 | Sir William Curtis, 1st Baronet | |
1796 | Sir Brook Watson Brook Watson Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet was a British merchant, soldier, and later Lord Mayor of London, perhaps most famous as the subject of Watson and the Shark , a painting by John Singleton Copley which depicted a shark attack on Watson as a boy, as a result of which he lost his right leg below the... |
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1797 | Sir John Anderson, Bt | |
1798 | Sir Richard Glyn, Bt Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Gaunt's House Sir Richard Carr Glyn, 1st Baronet was a British banker and politician.Glyn was the son of Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, by his second wife Elizabeth... |
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1799 | Harvey Christian Combe Harvey Christian Combe Harvey Christian Combe was an English Whig politician.He was Lord Mayor of London in 1799.At the 1796 general election he was elected as a Member of Parliament for the City of London. He held the seat for 21 years, until he resigned from the House of Commons in 1817 by taking the Chiltern Hundreds... |
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1800 | Sir William Staines |
19th century
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1801 | Sir John Eamer | |
1802 | Charles Price Sir Charles Price, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Price, 1st Baronet was a merchant in the City of London, Lord Mayor of London and politician.Price was the son of the Rev. Ralph Price, incumbent of Farnborough, Berkshire, and his wife Sarah Richardson. He was sent to the city of London, at a young age under the care of an uncle, who... |
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1803 | John Perring | |
1804 | Peter Perchard | |
1805 | James Shaw Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet , became Lord Mayor of London in 1805. From humble beginnings in a farming family in Ayrshire he became a successful merchant and politician; he was a relation of Robert Burns and used his wealth to support Burns's orphaned children... |
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1806 | Sir William Leighton | |
1807 | John Ansley | |
1808 | Charles Flower | |
1809 | Thomas Smith | |
1810 | Joshua Smith | |
1811 | Claudius Hunter Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, 1st Baronet Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, 1st Baronet , lawyer and Lord Mayor of London.-Biography:Hunter, who was born at Beech Hill, near Reading, 24 February 1775, was the youngest son of Henry Hunter of Beech Hill, Berkshire, a barrister, by Mary, third daughter of William Sloane, the great-nephew of Sir... |
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1812 | George Scholey | |
1813 | William Domville William Domville William Domville was a leading Irish politician and barrister of the Restoration era. Due to the great trust which the Crown had in his ability, he remained Attorney General for Ireland throughout the reign of Charles II, and it has been argued that it was in his term of office that the Attorney... |
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1814 | Samuel Birch | |
1815–1816 | Matthew Wood Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet was a British Whig politician.-Life:Matthew Wood was the son of William Wood, a serge maker from Exeter and Tiverton, and his wife Catherine Cluse . He was educated briefly at Blundell's School, before being obliged to help his ailing father... |
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1817 | Christopher Smith | |
1818 | John Atkins | |
1819 | George Bridges | |
1820 | John Thomas Thorp | |
1821 | Christopher Magnay | |
1822 | William Heygate | |
1823 | Robert Waithman Robert Waithman Robert Waithman , Lord Mayor of London, was born at Wrexham.After being employed for some time in a London linen draper's, he opened, about 1786, a draper's shop of his own, and made a considerable fortune. In 1818 he was returned to Parliament, as a liberal, for the City of London... |
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1824 | John Garratt | |
1825 | William Venables | |
1826 | Anthony Brown | |
1827 | Matthias Prime Lucas | |
1828 | William Thompson | |
1829 | John Crowder | |
1830-1831 | John Key Sir John Key, 1st Baronet Sir John Key, 1st Baronet was a Whig politician in England.He was elected Sheriff of the City of London in 1824 and Lord Mayor of London for two years, from 1830 to 1832.... |
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1832 | Sir Peter Laurie Peter Laurie Sir Peter Laurie was a British politician who served as Lord Mayor of London.He was appointed Sheriff of the City of London for 1823 and elected Lord Mayor for 1832. From 1838 until his death, he was Chairman of the Union Bank. He also worked as a saddler, who supplied saddles for the Indian... |
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1833 | Charles Farebrother | |
1834 | Henry Winchester | |
1835 | William Taylor Copeland William Taylor Copeland William Taylor Copeland, MP, Alderman was a British businessman and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London and a Member of Parliament.- Family and business :... |
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1836 | Thomas Kelly | |
1837 | John Cowan John Cowan John Cowan is an American soul music and progressive bluegrass vocalist and bass guitar player. He was the lead vocalist and bass player for the New Grass Revival... |
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1838 | Samuel Wilson | |
1839 | Sir Chapman Marshall | |
1840 | Thomas Johnson | |
1841 | John Pirie John Pirie Sir John Pirie was an alderman, and Lord Mayor , of the city of London. He was the largest shipbroker in London.In the 1830s he started to uphold Wakefield's principles and became a founding director, and one of the largest financiers, of the South Australian Company.He was also a director of the... |
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1842 | John Humphery | |
1843 | William Magnay | |
1844 | Michael Gibbs | |
1845 | John Johnson | |
1846 | Sir George Carroll | |
1847 | John Kinnersley Hooper | |
1848 | Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1848–49, and sat in the House of Commons from 1837 to 1865.... |
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1849 | Thomas Farncomb | |
1850 | John Musgrove |
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1851 | William Hunter | ||
1852 | Thomas Challis | ||
1853 | Thomas Sidney | ||
1854 | Francis Moon | ||
1855 | David Salomons David Salomons Sir David Salomons, 1st Baronet was a leading figure in the 19th century struggle for Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom... |
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1856 | Thomas Finnis | ||
1857 | Sir Robert Carden | ||
1858 | David Wire | ||
1859 | John Carter | ||
1860-1861 | William Cubitt | ||
1862 | William Rose | ||
1863 | William Lawrence William Lawrence (London MP) Sir William Lawrence was an English builder and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1865 and 1885.... |
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1864 | Warren Stormes Hale Warren Stormes Hale Warren Stormes Hale was Lord Mayor of London and founder of the City of London School.Born on 2 February 1791 he was orphaned and became an apprentice candlemaker or chandler; he was later twice Master of the Tallow Chandlers' Company.... |
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1865 | Benjamin Phillips | ||
1866 | Thomas Gabriel | ||
1867 | William Ferneley Allen | ||
1868 | James Lawrence Sir James Lawrence, 1st Baronet Sir James Clarke Lawrence, 1st Baronet was Lord Mayor of London and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885.... |
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1869 | Robert Besley | ||
1870 | Thomas Dakin | ||
1871 | Sills Gibbons | ||
1872 | Sir Sydney Waterlow | ||
1873 | Andrew Lusk Sir Andrew Lusk, 1st Baronet Sir Andrew Lusk, 1st Baronet was a Scottish born businessman and Liberal politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1885.Lusk was the son of John Lusk of Barr, Ayrshire and his wife Margaret Earl... |
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1874 | David Stone David Henry Stone Alderman David Henry Stone born in 1812, died 26 February 1890. His family were the owners of a large amount of land near Lewes for at least three centuries. He was the nephew of Thomas Farncomb the Lord Mayor of London of 1849. Educated at St Olave's Grammar School, in Southwark... |
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1875 | William Cotton William James Richmond Cotton Sir William James Richmond Cotton was an English merchant and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.... |
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1876 | Sir Thomas White | ||
1877 | Thomas Owden | ||
1878 | Sir Charles Whetham | ||
1879 | Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott | ||
1880 | William McArthur William McArthur (1816-1887) Sir William McArthur was an Irish businessman and Lord Mayor of London, and a Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885.... |
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1881 | John Ellis | ||
1882 | Henry Knight | ||
1883 | Robert Fowler Sir Robert Fowler, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler, 1st Baronet DL JP was an MP and Lord Mayor of London.... (1st term) |
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1884 | George Nottage | (died in office) | |
1885 | Robert Fowler Sir Robert Fowler, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler, 1st Baronet DL JP was an MP and Lord Mayor of London.... (2nd term) |
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1885 | John Staples | ||
1886 | Sir Reginald Hanson Reginald Hanson Sir Reginald Hanson 1st Baronet, Kt, JP, DL, FSA was Lord Mayor of London and a British Conservative Party politician.... |
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1887 | Polydore de Keyser Polydore de Keyser Sir Polydore de Keyser , was a lawyer and the first Roman Catholic since the Reformation to be elected Lord Mayor of London . He was born in the Belgian city of Dendermonde, near Ghent, Belgium.... |
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1888 | James Whitehead Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet DL was a British merchant and Liberal Party politician.-Early life:Whitehead was born at Bramhall, near Sedbergh in Yorkshire. He was educated at the grammar school in Appleby-in-Westmorland, and was apprenticed as a draper in Kendal. He made his way to Bradford... |
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1889 | Sir Henry Isaacs | ||
1890 | Sir Joseph Savory, 1st Baronet Sir Joseph Savory, 1st Baronet Sir Joseph Savory, 1st Baronet was a Sheriff of London, Lord Mayor of London and MP.He was born in Clapton, London, the eldest son of Joseph Savory of Buckhurst Park, Berkshire and educated at Harrow School.... |
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1891 | David Evans | ||
1892 | Stuart Knill | ||
1893 | George Tyler George Robert Tyler Sir George Robert Tyler, 1st Baronet was a Baronet and Lord Mayor of London.-Career:Tyler was a founder of the firm of Venables, Tyler and Son, papermakers of 17 Queenhithe.... |
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1894 | Sir Joseph Renals | ||
1895 | Sir Walter Wilkin | ||
1896 | George Faudel-Phillips | ||
1897 | Lt. Col. Horatio Davies Horatio Davies Lieutenant Colonel Sir Horatio David Davies KCMG was a London businessman, politician, magistrate and a driving force behind the establishment of Pimms as an international brandname.-Early life:... |
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1898 | Sir John Voce Moore John Voce Moore Sir John Voce Moore was an English businessman and Lord Mayor of London.He was born in Stockport in 1826, the son of James Moore.He founded a tea trading company at age 22 and retired as the senior partner of Moore Brothers Tea Merchants.... |
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1899 | Alfred Newton | ||
1900 | Frank Green |
20th century
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1901 | Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, 1st Baronet, PC, KCVO, Bt was a distinguished public figure in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.He was born on 19 January 1849 and educated at Eton.... |
Grocer Worshipful Company of Grocers The Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London. It is ranked second in the order of precedence of the Companies and, having been established in 1345, is one of the original Great Twelve City Livery Companies.... |
1902 | Sir Marcus Samuel Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted JP , known as Sir Marcus Samuel, 1st Baronet between 1903 and 1921 and subsequently as The Lord Bearsted until 1925, was the founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, a precursor to Royal Dutch Shell.-Career:Samuel was born into a Jewish family in... |
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1903 | Sir James Ritchie | |
1904 | John Pound | |
1905 | Sir Walter Vaughan Morgan | |
1906 | Sir William Treloar William P. Treloar Sir William Purdie Treloar, 1st Baronet , was a manufacturer and philanthropist and Lord Mayor of the City of London.-Career:... |
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1907 | Sir John Bell | |
1908 | Sir George Truscott | |
1909 | Sir John Knill, Bt | |
1910 | Sir Thomas V. Strong | |
1911 | Sir Thomas B. Crosby | |
1912 | Col. Sir David Burnett | |
1913 | Sir Vansittart Bowater (later Bt) | |
1914 | Colonel Sir Charles Johnston | |
1915 | Col. Sir Charles Wakefield | |
1916 | Sir William Dunn, Bt William Henry Dunn Sir William Henry Dunn, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.Dunn was born in Clitheroe, in Lancashire. He was married to Ellen Pawle in 1885 and they had one son and a daughter.... |
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1917 | Charles Hanson | |
1918 | Sir Horace Brooks Marshall Horace Brooks Marshall, 1st Baron Marshall Horace Brooks Marshall, 1st Baron Marshall of Chipstead KCVO PC was an English publisher and newspaper distributor and Lord Mayor of London, 1918–1919.Marshall was born in Streatham, Surrey, a suburb of London... (later Bt) |
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1919 | Sir Edward Cooper | |
1920 | James Roll | |
1921 | Sir John Baddeley, Bt Sir John Baddeley, 1st Baronet Sir John James Baddeley, 1st Baronet JP was a British magistrate and baronet.-Background:He was the eldest son of John Baddeley and his wife Frances Beresford, fifth daughter of James Beresford... |
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1922 | Edward C. Moore | |
1923 | Colonel Sir Louis Newton | |
1924 | Sir Alfred Bower | |
1925 | Sir William Pryke | |
1926 | Sir George R. Blades (later Bt) | |
1927 | Sir Charles Batho | |
1928 | Sir Kynaston Studd Kynaston Studd Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd, 1st Baronet OBE , known as "JEK", was a British cricketer, businessman and Lord Mayor of London.-Family:... |
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1929 | Sir William Waterlow (later Bt) | |
1930 | Sir William P. Neal | |
1931 | Sir Maurice Jenks | |
1932 | Sir Percy Greenaway | |
1933 | Sir Charles Collett | |
1934 | Sir Stephen Killik | |
1935 | Sir Percy Vincent | |
1936 | Sir George Broadbridge | |
1937 | Sir Harry Twyford | |
1938 | Major Sir Frank Bowater | |
1939 | Sir William Coxen | |
1940 | Sir George Wilkinson | |
1941 | Lt. Col. Sir John Laurie | |
1942 | Sir Samuel Joseph Sir Samuel Joseph, 1st Baronet Sir Samuel George Joseph, 1st Baronet was the 615th Lord Mayor of London.-Career:Samuel Joseph made a name for himself when in 1908, together with his cousin, Sydney Gluckstein, he acquired C. W. Bovis & Co., then a local builder, and expanded it into a major construction business... (later Bt) |
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1943 | Sir Frank Newson-Smith | |
1944 | Sir Frank Alexander | |
1945 | Sir Charles Davis | |
1946 | Sir Bracewell Smith Bracewell Smith Sir Bracewell Smith, Bt was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.-Biography:Born in Keighley, Yorkshire, he attended Wesley Place Primary School in the town. He started as a pupil teacher and attended Leeds University before entering business... |
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1947 | Sir Frederick Wells | |
1948 | Sir George Aylwen | |
1949 | Sir Frederick Rowland | |
1950 | Denis Lowson (later Bt) | Grocer Worshipful Company of Grocers The Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London. It is ranked second in the order of precedence of the Companies and, having been established in 1345, is one of the original Great Twelve City Livery Companies.... |
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1951 | Sir Leslie Boyce | |
1952 | Sir Rupert de la Bère, 1st Baronet | |
1953 | Sir Noël Bowater, 2nd Baronet | |
1954 | Harold W. S. Howard (later Bt) | |
1955 | Cuthbert Ackroyd | |
1956 | Sir Cullum Welch | |
1957 | Sir Denis Truscott | |
1958 | Sir Harold Gillett (later Bt) | |
1959 | Sir Edmund Stockdale | |
1960 | Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen Bernard Waley-Cohen Sir Bernard Nathaniel Waley-Cohen, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1960. He was educated at Clifton College where he was a member of Polacks.... |
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1961 | Sir Frederick Alfred Hoare | |
1962 | Sir Ralph Perring | |
1963 | Sir James Harman | |
1964 | Sir James Miller | |
1965 | Sir Lionel Denny | |
1966 | Sir Robert Bellinger Robert Bellinger Sir Robert Ian Bellinger, GBE was a British politician and Lord Mayor of London.Born in Gloucestershire, he was raised in Fulham, London where he attended All Saints church school. Following his father's death he started work at the age of 14 as an office boy... |
Broderer Worshipful Company of Broderers The Worshipful Company of Broderers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Broderers were workers in embroidery; the organization of Broderers existed in at least 1376, and was officially incorporated by a Royal Charter in 1561. As the craft of embroidery has lost its importance as a... |
1967 | Sir Gilbert Inglefield | |
1968 | Sir Charles Trinder | |
1969 | LtCol Sir Ian Bowater Ian Frank Bowater Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ian Frank Bowater, GBE, DSO, TD was Lord Mayor of London from 1969 to 1970, the youngest son of Sir Frank Bowater, 1st Baronet , and Ethel Anita Fryar.-Career:... |
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1970 | Sir Peter Studd Peter Malden Studd Sir Peter Malden Studd GBE KCVO MA DSc DL - was an English cricketer and the 643rd Lord Mayor of London.-Biography:... |
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1971 | Sir Edward Howard, 2nd Baronet | |
1972 | Lord Mais Alan Mais, Baron Mais Alan Raymond Mais, Baron Mais, GBE, TD, ERD, JP was a British peer and former Lord Mayor of the City of London between 1972 and 1973.... |
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1973 | Sir Hugh Wontner Hugh Wontner Sir Hugh Walter Kingwell Wontner GBE, CVO, was an English hotelier and politician. He was managing director of the Savoy hotel group from 1941 to 1979 and its chairman from 1948 to 1984, continuing as president until his death. He was also chairman of the Savoy Theatre from 1948 until his death... |
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1974 | Sir Murray Fox | |
1975 | Sir Lindsay Ring | |
1976 | Sir Robin Gillett Robin Gillett Sir Robin Danvers Penrose Gillett, 2nd Baronet, GBE, RD , was Lord Mayor of London 1976-77. He was also Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod 1985 – 30 November 2000.-Family and education:... |
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1977 | Sir Peter Vanneck Peter Vanneck Air Commodore Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck, GBE, CB, AFC, AE, DL was a British Royal Navy officer, jet pilot, engineer, stockbroker and politician... |
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1978 | Sir Kenneth Cork Kenneth Cork Sir Kenneth Russell Cork GBE was a British accountant and insolvency expert, and the Lord Mayor of London from 1978-1979. He is best known for chairing a major review of UK insolvency law .He was a partner in Cork Gully, a well-known firm of insolvency... |
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1979 | Sir Peter Gadsden Peter Gadsden Sir Peter Drury Haggerston Gadsden, GBE, AC, JP was a Canadian born British chartered engineer and globe-trotting trader. He was the 652nd Lord Mayor of London in 1979 and 1980.-Background:... |
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1980 | Sir Ronald Gardner-Thorpe | |
1981 | Sir Christopher Leaver | |
1982 | Sir Anthony Jolliffe | |
1983 | Dame Mary Donaldson Mary Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Lymington Dorothy Mary Warwick, Baroness Donaldson of Lymington, GBE DStJ , better known as Dame Mary Donaldson, was the first, and to date the only, female Lord Mayor of London .... |
Gardener Worshipful Company of Gardeners The Worshipful Company of Gardeners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. An organisation of Gardeners existed in the middle of the fourteenth century; it received a Royal Charter in 1605. The Company no longer exists as a regulatory authority for the sale of produce in London;... |
1984 | Sir Alan Traill | Cutler Worshipful Company of Cutlers The Worshipful Company of Cutlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The trade of knife making and repairing was organised in the thirteenth century; the organisation received a Royal Charter later in 1416... |
1985 | Sir Allan Davis | |
1986 | Sir David Rowe-Ham | |
1987 | Sir Greville Spratt | Ironmonger Worshipful Company of Ironmongers The Worshipful Company of Ironmongers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Ironmongers, who were originally known as the Ferroners, were incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1463... |
1988 | Sir Christopher Collett | Glover Worshipful Company of Glovers The Worshipful Company of Glovers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Glovers were originally classified as Cordwainers, but eventually separated to form their own organization in 1349. They received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1639... |
1989 | Sir Hugh Bidwell | Grocer Worshipful Company of Grocers The Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London. It is ranked second in the order of precedence of the Companies and, having been established in 1345, is one of the original Great Twelve City Livery Companies.... |
1990 | Sir Alexander Michael Graham | |
1991 | Sir Brian Jenkins | Merchant Taylor Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London.The Company, originally known as the Guild and Fraternity of St... |
1992 | Sir Francis McWilliams | Engineer Worshipful Company of Engineers The Worshipful Company of Engineers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was founded and became a Livery Company in 1983 and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 2004... |
1993 | Sir Paul Newall | Baker Worshipful Company of Bakers The Worshipful Company of Bakers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Bakers' Guild is known to have existed in the twelfth century. From the Corporation of London, the Guild received the power to enforce regulations for baking, known as the Assize of Bread and Ale. The... |
1994 | Sir Christopher Walford | Playing Card Maker Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was incorporated by Royal Charter granted by Charles I with effect from 22 October 1628, and was granted Livery status on 27 November 1792 with a limit of a hundred members. On 21... |
1995 | Sir John Chalstrey | Barber Worshipful Company of Barbers The Worshipful Company of Barbers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation's records date as early as 1308, recording Richard le Barber as the first to hold the office of Master.... |
1996 | Sir Roger William Cork | |
1997 | Sir Richard Nichols | Salter Worshipful Company of Salters The Worshipful Company of Salters is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, 9th in order of precedence. The Company originated as the Guild of Corpus Christi, which was granted a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1559... |
1998 | Lord Levene of Portsoken Peter Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken Peter Keith Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken KBE is chairman of NBNK Investments plc and was Lord Mayor of London 1998 to 1999.-Life:Lord Levene has enjoyed a long and varied career in business, government and banking... |
Carman Worshipful Company of Carmen The Worshipful Company of Carmen is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Carmen, or drivers of carts, caused upset in 1481. The King conscripted carts to carry his wine allowing rural carters to force food prices up. By offering to provide the King's carriage and clean the streets the... |
1999 | Sir Clive Martin Clive Martin Sir Clive Martin, OBE, DL, TD, is a British businessman and a former Lord Mayor of London from 1999-2000.Martin was born in London and educated at Haileybury and the London College of Printing.... |
Stationer and Newspaper Maker Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Stationers' Company was founded in 1403; it received a Royal Charter in 1557... |
2000 | Sir David Howard, 3rd Baronet Howard Baronets There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Howard, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extinct while one is still extant.... |
Gardener Worshipful Company of Gardeners The Worshipful Company of Gardeners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. An organisation of Gardeners existed in the middle of the fourteenth century; it received a Royal Charter in 1605. The Company no longer exists as a regulatory authority for the sale of produce in London;... |
21st century
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2001 | Sir Michael Oliver Michael Oliver (Lord Mayor) Sir James Michael Yorrick Oliver was an investment banker and Lord Mayor of London.Educated at Wellington College, he started his working life in Stockbrokers Kitcat & Aitken and became a member of the London Stock Exchange. He subsequently became both a partner of the firm and later Managing... |
Ironmonger Worshipful Company of Ironmongers The Worshipful Company of Ironmongers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Ironmongers, who were originally known as the Ferroners, were incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1463... |
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2002 | Sir Gavyn Arthur | Wax Chandler Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers The Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation was established in 1358 by the granting of by-laws and ordinances by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen. New ordinances were issued in 1371... |
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2003 | Sir Robert Finch Robert Finch (Lord Mayor) Sir Robert Finch is a British businessman, former lawyer, and former Lord Mayor of the City of London.Born in British India, Finch was educated at Felsted School and the College of Law. He joined Linklaters in 1969, progressed to partner in 1974, and head of real estate from 1997 to 1999... |
Solicitor City of London Solicitors' Company The City of London Solicitors' Company is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was formed in 1908; the City granted it Livery status in 1944. The Company received a Royal Charter in 1958. Prior to 1969, when the City of London Law Society was formed, the Company functioned... |
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2004 | Sir Michael Savory | Poulter Worshipful Company of Poulters The Worshipful Company of Poulters is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. In 1368, the organisation received the power to regulate the sale of poultry, swans, pigeons, rabbits and small game... |
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2005 | Sir David Brewer David William Brewer Sir David William Brewer CMG JP is the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, appointed by Queen Elizabeth II in May 2008. He was Lord Mayor of London between 2005 and 2006.-Early life:... |
Merchant Taylor Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London.The Company, originally known as the Guild and Fraternity of St... |
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2006 | Sir John Stuttard John Stuttard Sir John Boothman Stuttard is an English chartered accountant and was the Lord Mayor of the City of London in 2006/2007.-Early life:... |
Glazier Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass The Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Guild of Glaziers, or makers of Glass, the Company's forerunner, existed as early as 1328. It received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1638... |
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2007 | Sir David Lewis David Lewis (Lord Mayor) Sir David Thomas Rowell Lewis was the Lord Mayor of the City of London for 2007–08.Lewis was born in Hong Kong. He is the grandson of a sheep-farmer from Carmarthenshire, Wales and regards himself as Welsh. He was educated at the Dragon School and St Edward's School, Oxford before studying... |
Solicitor City of London Solicitors' Company The City of London Solicitors' Company is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was formed in 1908; the City granted it Livery status in 1944. The Company received a Royal Charter in 1958. Prior to 1969, when the City of London Law Society was formed, the Company functioned... |
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2008 | Ian Luder Ian Luder Ian David Luder CBE was the 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London, serving from 2008 to 2009.Luder attended Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree then studied economics and economic history at University College London before working as a tax accountant for Arthur Andersen and later Grant... |
Cooper Worshipful Company of Coopers The Worshipful Company of Coopers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation of Coopers existed in 1422; it received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1501... |
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2009 | Nick Anstee Nick Anstee Nicholas John Anstee was the 682nd Lord Mayor of the City of London, from 2009 to 2010. He continues as the Alderman of the Ward of Aldersgate and has served as a representative in the City since his election as a Common Councillor in 1987.-Early life:Alderman Anstee was born in Moreton-in-Marsh,... |
Butcher Worshipful Company of Butchers The Worshipful Company of Butchers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. Records indicate that an organization of Butchers existed as early as 975; the Butchers' Guild, the direct predecessor of the present Company, was granted the right to regulate the trade in 1331. The... |
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2010 | Michael Bear Michael Bear (Lord Mayor) Michael Bear was the 683rd Lord Mayor of London, whose one-year term began on 12 November 2010 and ended 11 November 2011. He is the Alderman of the ward of Portsoken and previously represented that Ward as Common Councilman and Deputy... |
Pavior Worshipful Company of Paviors The Worshipful Company of Paviors is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Paviors were formed at some point prior to 1276; they were responsible for the paving and maintenance of London's streets. It received a Royal Charter in 1672... |
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2011 | David Wootton David Wootton David Wootton is the 684th Lord Mayor of London, from 2011 to 2012. He is the Alderman of the Ward of Aldersgate.-Early life:... |
Fletchers Worshipful Company of Fletchers The Worshipful Company of Fletchers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. Originally, the Bowyers and Fletchers formed one organisation. However, in 1371, the Fletchers petitioned the Lord Mayor of the City of London to divide into their own Company... |