Sir Joseph Savory, 1st Baronet
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Sir Joseph Savory, 1st Baronet (23 July 1843–1 October 1931) 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
.
He joined the family business of A.H. Savory and Sons and became an alderman of the City of London for the Bridge Without ward. He was appointed Sheriff of London and Middlesex for 1882 and elected Lord Mayor of London for 1890. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Berkshire and for Westmorland, where he was Lord of the Manors of Wharton and Nateby. He was made baronet in September 1891. In 1892 he was returned as MP for Appleby
until 1900.
He was involved in the management of the New River Company and the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
.
He made several improvements to the Buckhurst Park estate and was a lay preacher who took morning services at nearby Chavey Down and preached in South Ascot.
He married Helen Pemberton Leach, daughter of Col. Sir George Archibald Leach, in 1888.
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 MP.
He was born in Clapton, London, the eldest son of Joseph Savory of Buckhurst Park, Berkshire and educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
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He joined the family business of A.H. Savory and Sons and became an alderman of the City of London for the Bridge Without ward. He was appointed Sheriff of London and Middlesex for 1882 and elected Lord Mayor of London for 1890. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Berkshire and for Westmorland, where he was Lord of the Manors of Wharton and Nateby. He was made baronet in September 1891. In 1892 he was returned as MP for Appleby
Appleby (UK Parliament constituency)
Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918....
until 1900.
He was involved in the management of the New River Company and the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was a British shipping company founded in London in 1839 by Scot James Macqueen. After good and bad times it became the largest shipping group in the world in 1927 when it took over the White Star Line....
.
He made several improvements to the Buckhurst Park estate and was a lay preacher who took morning services at nearby Chavey Down and preached in South Ascot.
He married Helen Pemberton Leach, daughter of Col. Sir George Archibald Leach, in 1888.