Sir Nicholas Rainton was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...

 in 1632.

Rainton was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers

Worshipful Company of Haberdashers

The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers is one of the senior Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, following on from the Mercers' Company, another Livery Company connected with clothing and haberdashery, received a Royal Charter in 1448...

. He was elected Sheriff of London in 1617 but did not serve immediately. On 22 June 1621 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Tower

Tower (ward)

Tower is a ward of the City of London and is named from its propinquity to the Tower of London. The ward covers the area of the City that is closest to the Tower....

 ward. He was Sheriff of London from 1621 to 1622 and Master of the Haberdashers Company from 1622 to 1623. In 1632, he was elected Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...

 and was Master of the Haberdashers Company again from 1632 to 1633. He was knighted on 5 May 1633 . In 1634 he became alderman for Cornhill

Cornhill

Cornhill is a ward, and one of the principal streets of the City of London, the historic nucleus of modern London. The hill from which it takes its name is one of the three ancient hills of London; the others are Tower Hill, site of the Tower of London, and Ludgate Hill, crowned by St Paul's...

 and president of St Bartholomew's Hospital

St Bartholomew's Hospital

St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as Barts, is a hospital in Smithfield in the City of London, England.-Early history:It was founded in 1123 by Raherus or Rahere , a favourite courtier of King Henry I...

 until his death. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London

Tower of London

Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...

 in May 1640 with three other aldermen - 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...

, Thomas Soame

Thomas Soame

Sir Thomas Soame was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Soame was the son of Sir Stephen Soame and his wife Anne Stone daughter of William Stone, haberdasher of London and his wife Mercy Gray daughter of John Gray of Barley, Hertfordshire. His father was Lord...

 and 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....

- for refusing list the inhabitants of his ward who were able to contribute £50 or more to a loan for King Charles.