Sir John Pound, 1st Baronet was a businessman, the owner of luggage manufacturer and retailer John Pound & Co. of London, and Lord Mayor of London 1904-5. The business was then run by his sons until it was taken over by the John Lewis Partnership in the early 1950s.
Pound became a director of the London General Omnibus Company, and was its chairman for over 30 years.
Died at his home in Highbury New Park.
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John Pound
This foundation stone was laid by the Right Honorable John Pound, Lord Mayor ...
Lord Mayor of London from 1879 to 1880. Â Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. Â His son, George, was Lord Mayor from 1908 to 1909 and was the 1st Baronet Truscott of Oakleigh.
Lord Mayor of the City of London 1899-1900 and in that role instrumental in the creation of The City of London Imperial Volunteers who fought in the South African War. Â Alderman on the Bridge House...
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Born Clapton. Â Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. Â Lord Mayor of London 1890-1. Â
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