Lord Mayor in 1925-6. Born Hoxton. Chairman of Pryke & Palmer Ltd, iron and hardware merchants. Member of the governing body of the Irish Society though we could find no immediate Irish heritage at . The photograph was taken on the day of the Lord Mayor's Show, 9 November 1925.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir William Robert Pryke
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Police station foundation stone
This stone was laid by the Rt. Hon. Sir William Robert Pryke, Lord Mayor, on ...
Other Subjects
Sir Walter Wilkin
Lord Mayor in 1895-6. Â Born London. Â The Museum of London has more info. and a picture of his amazing hat!
Sir Christopher Leaver, GBE DMus
Lord Mayor in 1981-2. Â Alderman on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994. Â A guest on Desert Island Discs in 1982 - at the picture source you can listen to his choices.
John Pound
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 ...
Sir James Duke
Alderman of St Dunstan's ward. Lord Mayor 1848. M.P. London 1849. Born Montrose, Scotland.
Charles Cheers, Baron Wakefield of Hythe CGE, LLD
Charles Cheers Wakefield was born and raised in Liverpool. (Cheers was his mother's maiden name). Became an oil-broker, founding his own firm in 1899, C.C. Wakefield & Co. later Wakefield Oil C...
Person, Commerce, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

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