Richard Whittington

Richard Whittington

male, deceased (1423)
knight at arms, Kinver, staffordshire, From gloucester, mercer, Member of the pre-1707 English Parliament…LordMayorofLondon, city of london, Lord of the Manor
Richard Whittington (c. 1350-1423) was a medieval merchant and politician, the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character Dick Whittington....
John Stuttard

John Stuttard

male
Sheriff of the City of London, LordMayorofLondon, King Edward's School, Witley, Worshipful Company of Plumbers, Worshipful Company of Glaziers, Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountant…Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge
John Boothman Stuttard is the current Lord Mayor of London. Stuttard was educated at Shrewsbury School and Churchill College, Cambridge, before...
John Wilkes

John Wilkes

male, deceased (1797)
British Parliament, Parliament of Great Britain, British House of Commons, House of Commons, English, From London…Member of the Parliament of Great Britain, LordMayorofLondon
John Wilkes was an English radical, journalist and politician. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of voters - rather than...

William Beckford

male, deceased (1770)
Enslaved, Business Person, English, plantation, Jamaican, slavery…LordMayorofLondon, city of london, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain, member of parliament
William Beckford (19 December 1709 - 21 June 1770) was a well-known political figure in 18th century London, and twice held the office of Lord...

Thomas White

male, deceased (1567)
British, King Henry VIII School, University of Oxford, coventry, knight, Reading, Berkshire…LordMayorofLondon, Founder of English schools and colleges, Sheriff of London, Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, Nine Worthies of London
Sir Thomas White was an English cloth merchant, civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford. He was born in Reading, Berkshire, the...
Thomas Gresham

Thomas Gresham

male, deceased (1579)
Old Pauline, from the City of London, LordMayorofLondon, tudor, Founder of English schools and colleges, Financier…Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Sir Thomas Gresham (c. 1519 - 21 November, 1579) was an English merchant and financier who worked for King Edward VI of England and for Edward's...
William Walworth

William Walworth

male, deceased (1385)
Nine Worthies of London, pension, Richard Johnson, Smithfield, London, English peasants' revolt of 1381, historic counties of England…From London, Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, LordMayorofLondon, london bridge, Lord Mayor of the City of London
Sir William Walworth (d. 1385), Lord Mayor of London, came from a Durham family. He was apprenticed to John Lovekyn, a member of the Fishmongers...
David Salomons

David Salomons

male, deceased (1873)
Sir David Salomons, 1st Baronet, banker, LordMayorofLondon, Emancipation of the Jews in England, ramkesh, barrister…member of the United Kingdom Parliament, From London, Sheriff of the City of London, British House of Commons, Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Sir David Salomons, 1st Baronet (22 November 1797 - 18 July 1873) was a leading figure in the 19th century struggle for Jewish emancipation in the...
John Boydell

John Boydell

male, deceased (1804)
shropshire, Hawarden, English publisher, Flintshire, English, shakespeare…LordMayorofLondon
John Boydell (b. 19 Jan 1719, d. 12 December 1804) was an English publisher, noted for his reproductions of engravings. He also became Lord Mayor...