Born Stockport. Founded a tea trading company. Sheriff of the City of London, 1894. Lord Mayor of London 1898.
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Alderman Sir John Voce Moore
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Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening
In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...
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Sir T. Vezey Strong
Lord Mayor of London, 1911. Married Lillie Hartnoll in 1900.
1 memorial
Patience Ward
Merchant and early Whig politician. He was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1680. Named Patience by a father disappointed that he was not a girl (now, that's unusual). From Wikipedia: "The extreme...
1 memorial
Sydney Harold Gillett
Sydney Harold Gillett, MC, Alderman, and Sheriff in the City of London in 1952. And Lord Mayor of London in 1958. Awarded the MC in 1916 and knighted in 1953.
1 memorial
George Broadbridge, 1st Baron Broadbridge
Conservative politician in the City of London, associated with the Candlewick Ward and the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. Lord Mayor of London 1936-7. MP for the City of London 1938 -1945. Also ...
1 memorial
Robert Besley
Alderman and Lord Mayor of London, 1869 - 70. Typefounder and and punchcutter, credited with cutting the first Clarendon, a fat typeface with thick slabs, the first ever registered typeface. The ...
2 memorials
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