"Cambridge 16 May 1649. The fund was immediately afterwards sequestrated by parliament, and on 7 May 1651 a petition was presented for the payment of the scholarships. In 1654 the sequestration was discharged. The bequest was maintained at both universities. Earl of Craven William Craven (Lord Mayor of London) Sir William Craven (1548 – 18 July 1618) was an English merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1610 (some sources say also in 1618). It has been noted that the story of Dick Whittington has some similarities to Craven's career, though the story was first published before Craven became Lord Mayor."
"(H)), summoned the besmirched scullion Dick Whittington to the parlour (H) (or compting-room (C)) and sat him in a seat, addressing him in dignified fashion as Master (H) or Mr. Whittington. Dick was upset at first that this was being done in mockery, but Fitzwarren insisted it was all in earnest, explaining that the profits from the ship now made Dick a richer man than himself (C, H). Dick married his former master's daughter Alice Fitzwarren (C, H), and joined his father-in-law in his business (H). In time, Whittington became the Lord Mayor of London three times, just as the"
"She married William IV Aguillon and in 1235 was the mother of Sir Robert II Aguillon. Henry fitz Ailwin Henry fitz Ailwin de Londonstane (1135– 19 September 1212) was an English businessman and landowner who served as the first Mayor of the City of London (the title becoming Lord Mayor of London from 1347 and then Lord Mayor of the City of London from 2006). In office from about 1189 until his death in 1212, he was the only mayor to hold the post for life. Of English rather than Norman descent, fitz Ailwin's family had been active in the"
"Adrian FitzGerald Sir Adrian James Andrew Denis FitzGerald, 6th Baronet, 24th Knight of Kerry (born 24 June 1940) is a baronet, hereditary knight, a Conservative Party politician in the UK, and former Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He is the current ""Green"" Knight of Kerry, and thus has been the only holder of an active hereditary knighthood in Britain or Ireland since the 2011 death of his distant cousin Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin. The eldest son and heir of Sir George FitzGerald M.C., 5th Baronet, 23rd Knight of Kerry, by his wife Angela (Lady"
"Alice married Christopher Wandesford, Lord Deputy of Ireland by whom she had several children, including Sir Christopher Wandesford, 1st Baronet, and the writer Alice Thornton. Hewett Osborne Sir Hewett Osborne (1567-1599) was an English landowner and soldier who served in Ireland in the late sixteenth century. He owned lands at Kiveton in Yorkshire and Wales, but lived in Essex. He was the son of Edward Osborne, a Lord Mayor of London and his wife Anne, the daughter of the merchant Sir William Hewett who had also served as Lord Mayor. He married Joyce Fleetwood, daughter of Thomas Fleetwood, Master of"
"Robin Gillett Sir Robin Danvers Penrose Gillett, 2nd Baronet (9 November 1925 – 21 April 2009), was Lord Mayor of London 1976-77. He was also Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod 1985 – 30 November 2000. Born in London on Lord Mayor's Day, as it then was, on 9 November 1925, Robin Gillett was the only child of Captain Sir Harold Gillett, 1st Baronet MC FCA, who was Lord Mayor of London, 1958-59. He was educated at Pangbourne 1939-43, and Hill Crest School. He married in 1950, Elizabeth Marion Grace (died 1997), the elder daughter of John Findlay, JP, of"
"war in 1945. He served in the military government of Schleswig-Holstein, and was demobbed as a lieutenant-colonel aged 25. He married Dorothy Mary Warwick (later known as Dame Mary Donaldson), in 1945, having met her at Middlesex Hospital where she was working as a nurse. She later became the first woman to be a Member of the City of London Court of Common Council, the first female Alderman, the first female Sheriff and, finally, in 1983, the first female Lord Mayor of London. Together, they had two daughters and a son; his wife predeceased him in October 2003. Donaldson was"
"Stephen Foster (Lord Mayor of London) Sir Stephen Foster (fl. 1454) was a fishmonger and later Lord Mayor of London. He was the son of Robert Foster of London, a stockfish merchant. Elected Sheriff of London in 1444, he became Lord Mayor of London in 1454, and served as the city's Member of Parliament in King Henry VI's 13th parliament. According to historian John Strype, Foster married a widow named Agnes, who enlarged Ludgate prison (where Foster had at one time been imprisoned for debt) and improved conditions for those incarcerated therein. Agnes and Stephen Foster appear as characters in"
"Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria. On 10 December 1927 he married The Hon. Ursula Margaret Dawson (1907 - 16 November 1999), they had four children; three daughters and a son. Bowater is the grandfather of actor Damian Lewis. Ian Bowater Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ian Frank Bowater (16 December 1904 – 1 October 1982) was Lord Mayor of London from 1969 to 1970, the youngest son of Sir Frank Bowater, 1st Baronet (Lord Mayor from 1938 to 1939), and Ethel Anita Fryar. Bowater was educated at Eton, and at Magdalen College, Oxford. He held the office of Lord"
"the only female Lord Mayor of the City of London until the election of Fiona Woolf in 2013. Donaldson was the wife of John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, who was Master of the Rolls (1982–92); they married in 1945 and had two daughters and a son. Mary Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Lymington Dorothy Mary Donaldson, The Lady Donaldson of Lymington, (née Warwick, 29 August 1921 – 4 October 2003), previously known as Dame Mary Donaldson, was the first female Lord Mayor of London (1983–84). Born at Wickham, Hampshire, the daughter of an ironmonger and a school teacher, Donaldson trained"
"Lord Mayor of London and then retired to the family home, Hill Green House, in the village of Stockbury near Maidstone. The elder, Charles, followed his father into the army where he was very active in the Zulu wars in South Africa and rose to the rank of Major-General. He did not marry until he was 49; his bride was a descendant of the Scottish Anstruther clan. James left the army in 1833, probably because of ill health, and died six years later. Sophia married again the following year Frederick George Hamond (spelt thus. Some sources give it incorrectly as"
"Edward Osborne Sir Edward Osborne (1530?–1591), was one of the principal merchants of London in the later sixteenth century, and Lord Mayor of London in 1583. Osborne was the eldest son of Richard Osborne of Ashford, Kent, by his wife, Jane Broughton. In May 1547—although another account makes the date three years later—he was apprenticed to Sir William Hewett, clothworker, one of the principal merchants of London and lord mayor in 1559. His admission to the freedom of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers is assigned to 8 May 1554, although it possibly took place in 1551. According to a romantic"
"a large hospital on Highgate Hill, named the Whittington Hospital, after this supposed episode. A traditional rhyme associated with this tale is: On returning to London, Dick embarks on a series of adventures. In one version of the tale, he travels abroad on a ship, and wins many friends as a result of the rat-catching activities of his cat; in another he sends his cat and it is sold to make his fortune. Eventually he does become prosperous, marries his master's daughter Alice Fitzwarren (the name of the real Whittington's wife), and is made Lord Mayor of London three times."
"the Duke of Leeds. A copy of this portrait is in Clothworkers' Hall. The article in the ""Dictionary of National Biography"" was written by . It cites the following: Edward Osborne Sir Edward Osborne (1530?–1591), was one of the principal merchants of London in the later sixteenth century, and Lord Mayor of London in 1583. Osborne was the eldest son of Richard Osborne of Ashford, Kent, by his wife, Jane Broughton. In May 1547—although another account makes the date three years later—he was apprenticed to Sir William Hewett, clothworker, one of the principal merchants of London and lord mayor in"
"between 1574-1584. He married Elizabeth Barne, daughter of Sir George Barne II, and they had Sir George Rivers, who was a Member of Parliament and progenitor of the Rivers baronetcy. Rivers was lay rector at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent. John Rivers Sir John Rivers (died 27 February 1584) was a Tudor-era businessman who became Lord Mayor of London. He was born to Richard Rivers, steward of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham's lands. Alternate spelling includes John Ryvers. He was a grocer and member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, Sheriff of London in 1566, and Lord Mayor of"
"John Kendrick (Lord Mayor) Sir John Kendrick (or Kendricke; d. 1661) was an English merchant and politician who was Lord Mayor of London in 1652. John Kendrick was the son of Hugh Kendrick, of Chester, and his wife Anne Moulson. His paternal family was kin to the Kendrick baronets as well as the merchant John Kendrick. His maternal grandfather, Sir Thomas Moulson, was Lord Mayor of London in 1634, while his maternal grandmother, Ann (Radcliffe) Mowlson, was the namesake of Radcliffe College. He seems to have had five sisters. Kendrick married Katherine Evelyn, a cousin of the noted author John"
"Henry fitz Ailwin Henry fitz Ailwin de Londonstane (1135– 19 September 1212) was an English businessman and landowner who served as the first Mayor of the City of London (the title becoming Lord Mayor of London from 1347 and then Lord Mayor of the City of London from 2006). In office from about 1189 until his death in 1212, he was the only mayor to hold the post for life. Of English rather than Norman descent, fitz Ailwin's family had been active in the commercial and civic life of London for generations. His grandfather Leofstan (died about 1115) was probably"
"Frank Bowater Major Sir Frank Henry Bowater, 1st Baronet, TD, CStJ (3 April 1866 – 10 November 1947) was Lord Mayor of London from 1938 to 1939, son of William Vansittart Bowater and his wife Eliza Jane ""née"" Davey. In 1905, Bowater was commissioned in the service of the 4th London Howitzer Brigade Royal Field Artillery (Royal Artillery, Territorial Army), rose to the rank of Major in 1908, rank gained at its service, and fought in World War I. He also held the office of Lord Lieutenant of the City of London in 1914 and was awarded the Territorial Decoration"
"1662, and Greatrakes assisted Kendrick's heirs in their efforts to keep their inheritance intact. John Kendrick (Lord Mayor) Sir John Kendrick (or Kendricke; d. 1661) was an English merchant and politician who was Lord Mayor of London in 1652. John Kendrick was the son of Hugh Kendrick, of Chester, and his wife Anne Moulson. His paternal family was kin to the Kendrick baronets as well as the merchant John Kendrick. His maternal grandfather, Sir Thomas Moulson, was Lord Mayor of London in 1634, while his maternal grandmother, Ann (Radcliffe) Mowlson, was the namesake of Radcliffe College. He seems to have"
"In 1972 he married Juliet ""née"" Wilson, daughter of John, 2nd Baron Moran, , and lives at Kensington, London. Lord and Lady Mountevans have two sons: The Hon. Alexander Evans (born 1975), heir apparent to the family title, and The Hon. Julian Evans (born 1977). Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans Jeffrey Richard de Corban Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, (born 13 May 1948) is a London shipbroker and UK hereditary peer, who served as Lord Mayor of London from 2015 to 2016. Lord Mountevans was elected a City Alderman in 2007, served as Sheriff in 2012–13 and was Lord Mayor for"
"pacifist and pro-women's-suffrage MP. Sir James Lawrence, 1st Baronet Sir James Clarke Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1820 - 21 May 1897) was Lord Mayor of London and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885. Lawrence was the son of William Lawrence, an alderman of the City of London, and his wife Jane Clarke, daughter of James Clarke. Lawrence was an alderman and Deputy Lieutenant for the City of London and a J.P. for Middlesex, Surrey and the city of Westminster. From 1862 to 1863 he was Sheriff of London and Middlesex. He was also"
"death. Bidwell was buried with his first wife in the cemetery of Holy Cross Church, Goodnestone, Kent. Hugh Bidwell Sir Hugh Charles Philip Bidwell (1 November 1934 – 7 December 2013) was a British businessman and the Lord Mayor of London in 1990. Prior to his election as mayor Bidwell was an alderman of the Billingsgate ward from 1979 to 1996, and a sheriff of the City of London in 1986. Bidwell was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire on his election as mayor. Bidwell was born in 1934, the son of a wine"
"in 1964, and as a Conservative in 1966 and 1970. He retired at the February 1974 general election. In his last two years, he was appointed as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and Western European Union. He married Veronica Nell Fraser-Phipps (1920–2005), a Roman Catholic, in 1946. She was the daughter of the 16th Lord Lovat and widow of naval hero Lt. Alan Phipps, who was killed ashore at Leros in 1943. Sir Fitzroy and Lady Maclean had two sons: Charles Edward (born 1946) and Alexander James Simon Aeneas (""Jamie""; born 1949), who were"
"Sir William Whorne Sir William Whorne was Lord Mayor of London in 1487. He is sometimes also reported as William Horne or William Littlebury. William Whorne was Lord Mayor at the time of the coronation of Elizabeth of York as the queen of King Henry VII of England, and was knighted in the course of the preparations. He rode ahead of the queen's litter, in company with the two Esquires of Honour, Verney and Nicholas Gaynesford, in her procession from the Tower of London to Westminster. He erected a house, Whorne's Place, on the north bank of the River Medway"
"a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (KStJ). He succeeded his father to the title of 2nd Baronet Bowater, of Friston, Suffolk (U.K., 1939) on 10 November 1947 and was held the office of Lord Mayor of London in 1953. Upon his retirement a year later, he was invested as a Knight Grand Cross (GBE) of the Order of the British Empire and became Master of the Worshipful Company of Vintners. He also held the office of Lord Lieutenant of the City of London. On 1 February 1921, he married Constance Bett"
"to 1598. In 1599 he was Master of the Mercers Company. He was knighted on 26 July 1603. In 1607, he was elected Lord Mayor of London. He was Master of the Mercers Company in 1608 and became alderman for Cornhill ward in 1611. He married Susan Keighlie [who + Jan 1611] in St. Mary Woolchurch Haw, London on 13 Dec 1573 [IGI & Middlesex Pedigrees, p. 8] Henry Rowe (Lord Mayor) Sir Henry Rowe (died 12 November 1612) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1607. Rowe was the son of Sir Thomas Rowe who"
"the Governor-General of the Irish Free State and the Governor of Northern Ireland. The day after his appointment as Lord Lieutenant he was raised to the Peerage as Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent, of Derwent in the County of Derby. In addition, during the minority of his nephew the 16th Duke of Norfolk, who succeeded to the dukedom in 1917, he served as Deputy Earl Marshal. FitzAlan married Lady Mary Bertie (1859–1938), daughter of Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon, on 5 August 1879. They lived at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park and had two children: FitzAlan died on 18"
"Cuthbert Ackroyd Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Baronet DL, JP (4 September 1892 – 11 April 1973) was a Lord Mayor of London. The son of Benjamin Bately Ackroyd and Emily Armitage, he was created a Baronet 'of Dewsbury' on 8 May 1956. On his death in 1973 he was succeeded in the baronetage by his eldest son. He attended school in Dewsbury, and the University of London. He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery. He fought in the First World War. In 1940 he was a Common Councillor of the City of London. In 1945 he"
"(d. 27 May 1993), daughter of David Gordon Bett, of Woodbridge, Suffolk, and they had three children: Bowater died on 22 January 1984 and he was succeeded by his son Euan David Vansittart Bowater as the third baronet. Noël Bowater Sir Noël Vansittart Bowater, 2nd Baronet (25 December 1892 – 22 January 1984) was Lord Mayor of London from 1953 to 1954, the eldest son of Sir Frank Bowater, 1st Baronet and his wife Ethel Anita ""née"" Fryar. He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, and later fought in First World War between 1914 and 1919, being awarded the"
"December 1945, following an accident, who was invested as a Companion of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (CStJ), daughter of Mark Lindsay Fryar, of Rangoon, Burma, who was in the Indian Civil Service, and they had four children: Frank Bowater Major Sir Frank Henry Bowater, 1st Baronet, TD, CStJ (3 April 1866 – 10 November 1947) was Lord Mayor of London from 1938 to 1939, son of William Vansittart Bowater and his wife Eliza Jane ""née"" Davey. In 1905, Bowater was commissioned in the service of the 4th London Howitzer Brigade Royal Field"
"and is buried in Norwood cemetery Francis Wyatt Truscott Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott (24 November 1824 – 3 March 1895) was Lord Mayor of London in 1879–80, a member of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and the father of George Wyatt Truscott, the Lord Mayor of London in 1908–09. Truscott was born in Truro, Cornwall in 1824 to James Truscott and educated at King's College London. In 1847 he married Eliza Freeman and they had two sons and a daughter, Homes included an estate at East Grinstead, West Sussex, Essex Lodge, Norwood, and at Victoria Street, London Truscott was a"
"children: Cuthbert Ackroyd Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Baronet DL, JP (4 September 1892 – 11 April 1973) was a Lord Mayor of London. The son of Benjamin Bately Ackroyd and Emily Armitage, he was created a Baronet 'of Dewsbury' on 8 May 1956. On his death in 1973 he was succeeded in the baronetage by his eldest son. He attended school in Dewsbury, and the University of London. He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery. He fought in the First World War. In 1940 he was a Common Councillor of the City of London. In 1945"
"John Jolles Sir John Jolles (died 31 May 1621) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1615. John married Alice the daughter of Richard Wright of London on 1 December 1572 at All Hallows, Lombard Street, London. Jolles was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. On 11 June 1605 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Tower ward. He was Sheriff of London from 1605 to 1606 and was the dedicatee as Sheriff of a poem ""England's Farewell to Christian the Fourth, Famous King"