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Sir Ralph Warren (c. 1486 – 11 July 1553) was twice
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, for the first time in 1536 and the second in 1543.


Biography

Ralph Warren was the son of Sir Thomas Warren of
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, Essex, and grandson of William Warren. Warren was a London
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. He served as alderman, as
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in 1528, and as Lord Mayor in 1536 and 1543. He was
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in the first year of his mayoralty by
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, a
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house at 87
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,
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. In 1545 he gave a sword to the
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, which could be the Pearl Sword that is now one of the five ceremonial
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. Warren died on 11 July 1553, and was buried in the chancel of the church of St. Osythe's, (also known as
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).Nichols, Notes "Ibid. ''Funeral of alderman sir Ralph Warren''".


Marriages and issue

Warren married firstly Christiana Warcup, widow of Roger North (d.1509), and daughter of Richard Warcup or Warcop of
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, Yorkshire. By her marriage to Roger North, Christiana (née Warcup) had a son and daughter,
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, and Joan North, who married, and was the
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, Joan Wilkinson. Warren married secondly, Joan Trelake, the daughter of John Trelake ''alias'' Davy, of
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, by whom he had two children, Richard Warren (d.1598) and Joan Warren (d.1584), who married her father's ward, Sir
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, Huntingdonshire, grandfather of the Protector
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. Joan married secondly, on 25 November 1558, Sir Thomas White, alderman of London, founder of
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See also

* List of Sheriffs of the City of London *
List of Lord Mayors of London List of all Lord Mayor of the City of London, mayors and lord mayors of London (leaders of the City of London Corporation, and Citizen, first citizens of the City of London, Middle Ages, from medieval times). Until 1354, the title held was M ...


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