Sir John Braddick Monckton
FSA (8 July 1832 – 3 February 1902) was a British lawyer and civil servant, then
Town Clerk of London for 30 years until his death. He was elected Town Clerk of London after the death of
Frederick Woodthorpe on 17 July 1873 and served until 3 February 1902, his death date. The "Remembrancer" officiated during vacancy until the next Town Clerk was elected on 1 May 1902.
He was educated at Rugby School and while living on King Street in 1851 he became a Solicitor's
Articled clerk for the
City of London
The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London fr ...
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He represented the 'Guild of Saddlers of the City of London' in 1875.
He was a Master of '
Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London' in 1893 & 1894.
Family
His parents were John Monckton (born about 1803 in East Peckham (Kent) - died September 1886 in Maidstone, Kent, England and Eliza Whitmore (maiden name unknown). He was one of ten children growing up on King Street, Maidstone, Kent, England.
In 1858 he married an amateur actress Maria Louisa Long (1837–1920).
Their eldest son was composer
Lionel Monckton
Lionel John Alexander Monckton (18 December 1861 – 15 February 1924) was an English composer of musical theatre. He became Britain's most popular composer of Edwardian musical comedy in the early years of the 20th century.
Life and career
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. Their daughter, Mrs. Augusta Moore, who wrote as 'Martin J. Pritchard,' was a popular novelist of the period.
He is buried in
Brompton Cemetery, London
[Brompton Cemeter]
Brompton Cemetery website
in the south-east part of the central enclosed roundel.
See also
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Ralph Crepyn
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The most common forms ...
, town clerk of London
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John Carpenter, town clerk of London
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John Sadler (1615-1674)
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, town clerk of London
References
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1832 births
1902 deaths
Town Clerks of London
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Burials at Brompton Cemetery
People from Maidstone