Samuel Watlington (
fl.
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...
1688-1711) was a
cloth merchant
In the Middle Ages or 16th and 17th centuries, a cloth merchant was one who owned or ran a cloth (often wool) manufacturing or wholesale import or export business. A cloth merchant might additionally own a number of draper's shops. Cloth was ext ...
and leading citizen of the town of
Reading in the English county of
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...
. He held the office of
Mayor of Reading in 1695 and 1711. In 1688, he and his wife Anne had
Watlington House, reputed to be the oldest surviving secular building in Reading, built.
References
Mayors of Reading, Berkshire
17th-century English politicians
18th-century English politicians
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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