John Ansley (1774 – 23 September 1845) served as

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from 1807 to 1808. Ansley was a

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. He was appointed an

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in the

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's Bread Street ward in 1800 at the age of 26, and subsequently elected one of the

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in 1805, before being elected Lord Mayor in 1807. Ansley served as vice-president of the

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for many years, and was a patron of the Merchant Taylors' School.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansley, John 1774 births 1845 deaths Aldermen of the City of London 18th-century English politicians 19th-century lord mayors of London 19th-century English politicians Sheriffs of the City of London British philanthropists