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Sir George Whitmore
Sir George Whitmore (died 12 December 1654) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1631.E.I. Carlyle, 'Whitmore, Sir George (died 1654)', ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (1885-1900)vol. 61 He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Whitmore was the third son of William Whitmore (d. 1593), citizen and Haberdasher of London, lessee of Balmes Manor in Hackney and owner of Apley Hall in Shropshire. His mother Anne (died 1615), a benefactor of the Haberdashers' Company, was the daughter of William Bonde, Haberdasher, Sheriff of London in 1567-68, and alderman of London from 1567 to 1576.A.B. Beaven, ''The Aldermen of the City London, temp. Henry III.-1908'', 2 vols (The City Corporation, London 1913), IIp. 38(Internet Archive). William Bonde died in 1576. George was the younger brother of Sir William Whitmore of Apley, Shropshire, and they were brothers-in-law of Sir William Craven, Lord Mayor in 1611. George Whitmore was a city of London mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Mayor Of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powers, rights, and privileges, including the title and style ''The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London''. One of the world's oldest continuously elected civic offices, it is entirely separate from the directly elected mayor of London, a political office controlling a budget which covers the much larger area of Greater London. The Corporation of London changed its name to the City of London Corporation in 2006, and accordingly the title Lord Mayor of the City of London was introduced, so as to avoid confusion with the mayor of London. However, the legal and commonly used title remains ''Lord Mayor of London''. The Lord Mayor is elected at ''Common Hall'' each year on Michaelmas, and takes office on the Friday before the second Saturday i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
