Lord Mayor 1571-2.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir William Allen
Commemorated ati
St Botolph's information board
The church has two information boards, both of a standard design, which we wo...
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Sir John Bell, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London in 1907.
Robert Clayton
Born Northamptonshire. Apprenticed as a scrivener (like a secretary). Entered business and then set up a bank. Made a fortune from his connections with the slave trade and entered politics. Lord Ma...
Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
Sir Polydore de Keyser
Born Belgium. The family moved to London in 1842 and his father established De Keyser's Royal Hotel on the site of what is now Unilever House. The son joined the business and the hotel became the l...
Person, Commerce, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Belgium
Sir Joseph Sheldon
Lord Mayor of London, 1675-6. Â Nephew of Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury. Â Master of the Drapers' Company 1676. Â Built a church in Paddington which was taken down in 1787. Â Sheldon Square...
William Beckford, Alderman
Lord Mayor of London 1762 and 1769. Born Jamaica. Inherited a fortune from the family slave-based business. Lived at 22 Soho Square (the house has been demolished) from 1751 until his death while t...
Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Jamaica
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