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Sir Joseph Savory, 1st Baronet (23 July 1843 – 1 October 1921) was a
Sheriff of London
Two sheriffs are elected annually for the City of London by the Liverymen of the City livery companies. Today's sheriffs have only nominal duties, but the historical officeholders had important judicial responsibilities. They have attended the ju ...
,
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 pow ...
and MP.
He was born in
Clapton, London
Clapton is a district of East London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney.
Clapton is divided into Upper Clapton, in the north, and Lower Clapton to the south. Clapton railway station lies north-east of Charing Cross.
Geography and or ...
, the eldest son of Joseph Savory of
Buckhurst Park and Mary Caroline née Braithwaite, at
Winkfield
Winkfield is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest unitary authority of Berkshire, England.
Geography
According to the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 14,998. The parish includes the hamlets of Winkfield, Maidens ...
in
Berkshire which he inherited in 1879. He was educated at
Harrow School.
He joined the family business of A.B. Savory and Sons and became an alderman of the City of London for the
Bridge Without
Bridge Without was a historical ward of the City of London situated to the south of the River Thames, which existed between 1550 and 1899. The area of the Bridge Without ward today forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It was so-called to ...
ward. He was appointed Sheriff of London and Middlesex for 1882 and elected Lord Mayor of London for 1890. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Berkshire and for Westmorland, where he was Lord of the Manors of Wharton and Nateby. He was made
baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14t ...
in September 1891. In 1892 he was returned as MP for
Appleby until 1900.
He was involved in the management of the
New River Company
The New River Company, formally The Governor and Company of the New River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to London, was a privately-owned water supply company in London, England, originally formed around 1609 and incorporated in 1619 by roy ...
and the
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was a British shipping company founded in London in 1839 by a Scot, James MacQueen. The line's motto was ''Per Mare Ubique'' (everywhere by sea). After a troubled start, it became the largest shipping group ...
.
He made several improvements to the Buckhurst Park estate and was a lay preacher who took morning services at nearby
Chavey Down and preached in
South Ascot
South Ascot is a village just south of and down the hill from the small town of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire. It is bounded on the west by the Kingsride area of Swinley Woods, on the north by the Reading to Waterloo railway line an ...
.
He married Helen Pemberton Leach, daughter of Col. Sir George Archibald Leach, in 1888.
He is buried at St Marys Church in
Winkfield
Winkfield is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest unitary authority of Berkshire, England.
Geography
According to the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 14,998. The parish includes the hamlets of Winkfield, Maidens ...
, Berkshire.
References
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1843 births
1921 deaths
People from Upper Clapton
People from Winkfield
People educated at Harrow School
Sheriffs of the City of London
19th-century lord mayors of London
19th-century English politicians
20th-century English politicians
UK MPs 1892–1895
UK MPs 1895–1900
Savory, 1st Baronet
Members of the London School Board
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies