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William Hardell was a
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
12th-century births 13th-century deaths 13th-century mayors of London Sheriffs of the City of London Magna Carta barons English feudal barons {{Lord-Mayor-of-London-stub
William Hardell was a Mayor of London
The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum, Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first Directly elected may ...
and a ''Magna Carta
(Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called (also ''Magna Charta''; "Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the ...
'' surety.
He was appointed Sheriff of the City 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 ...
in 1207 and elected Mayor of London (a century later known as 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 powe ...
) in 1215.
After the sealing of ''Magna Carta'' by King John in 1215, he was appointed to be one of the Enforcers, sometimes called Sureties, of Magna Carta. The list of enforcers does not appear on ''Magna Carta'' itself and the first surviving list of these was by Matthew Paris
Matthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris ( la, Matthæus Parisiensis, lit=Matthew the Parisian; c. 1200 – 1259), was an English Benedictine monk, chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer, based at St Albans Abbey ...
the chronicler of St Albans.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
12th-century births 13th-century deaths 13th-century mayors of London Sheriffs of the City of London Magna Carta barons English feudal barons {{Lord-Mayor-of-London-stub