Sheriff of the City of London, 1894. Born Cornhill. Lord Mayor 1901-2. MP for the City of London from 1900 to 1906. Married Beatrice Eliza Bower Holdsworth in 1873.
Our correspondent, Alicia Collinson, for some years in the early 1990s a Common Councilman on the City of London Corporation, points out how odd it seems today, that the a-political City Corporation selected a sitting MP to hold the office of Lord Mayor, even if he was the next Alderman in order.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Alderman Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale
In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...
Born William Purdie Treloar at 7 Holland Street, Blackfriars. Joined his father's business Treloar's Carpet Co. Also head of a firm of haberdashers, Treloar and Sons. Lord Mayor of London 1906-7....
Lord Mayor of London 1762 and 1769. Born Jamaica. Inherited a fortune from the family slave-based business. Lived at 22 Soho Square (the house has been demolished) from 1751 until his death while t...
Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Jamaica
Carpenter and Lord Mayor in 1956.
Lord Mayor of London in 1995, from the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.
The plaque is inside the school building. The photograph was taken at the unveiling (2024: dead link).
Vicar of Islington, active 1894. From The Eagle, 1891 "The Christian of May 2, 1890, gives an excellent portrait and a biographical sketch of the Rev W. H. Barlow, B.D. Vicar of Islington, formerly...
Unveiled by the Lord Mayor, James Roll.
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