Andrew Aubrey (died 1356) was an English merchant and politician, who served three terms as

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during the reign of

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. Born the son of Roger and Denise Aubrey, he became a pepper factor and a member of the

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, later the

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. Aubrey was elected one of the Sheriffs of London in 1331, served as an alderman from 1333 to 1355, and was elected mayor in 1339, 1340, and 1351. As alderman, he first represented

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Ward, but in 1345 he removed to

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, where he served until his resignation in 1355. He was elected Member of Parliament for the

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, as one of the two aldermanic representatives, in 1338 and 1340. During one of his terms as mayor, while he was charged with keeping the peace during the king's absence abroad, Aubrey put down a riot that had broken out due to conflict between the fishmongers and skinners. During the tumult, one of the ringleaders wounded one of the mayor's officers, while another seized Aubrey himself and threatened him with a sword. Aubrey had both men, along with five other rioters, beheaded without trial and their heads mounted on

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. Not only was Aubrey not punished for his actions, he was congratulated by the king, on the grounds that an assault on the king's officers was the same as an assault on the king's own person. Andrew Aubrey married a daughter of Robert le Bret, a London goldsmith who served as alderman in the 1330s. One of his children, John Aubrey, married

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, daughter of Adam Fraunceys, who was Lord Mayor ten years after Andrew Aubrey. After John's death, his widow married John Montacute, who later became the Earl of Salisbury.White, Willia

"Notes and Queries" pp. 36 - 37

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aubrey, Andrew Sheriffs of the City of London 14th-century lord mayors of London Members of the Parliament of England for the City of London 1350s deaths Year of death uncertain Year of birth unknown

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