Lord Mayor of London. Born and buried at Bexley, Kent. One of the commissioners sent to Breda to request Charles II to return to England immediately. Began the construction of The Monument in 1671.
Involved in the slave trade.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Richard Ford
Commemorated ati
The Monument - east and south
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Other Subjects
Sir Paul Henry Newall
Lord Mayor in 1993-4, when the picture was taken.
1 memorial
Sir Joseph Renals
Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. Â Lord Mayor of London 1894-5. Partner in the firm of Renals & Co, merchants.
1 memorial
Sir George Waterman
Lord Mayor of London 1671-2. Â Son of a Southwark vintner. Â AÂ wholesale ironmonger. Â The picture source has some information about him and his family. Involved in the slave trade.
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
Sir Thomas Bloodworth
As Lord Mayor of London 1665-6 he was sorely tested and found wanting.  As the fire advanced he alone had the authority to create fire-breaks by demolishing buildings but he refused to make such an...
1 memorial
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