Born Wrexham. A self-made man, a linen-draper who rose to the highest position in the City.
Lord Mayor: 1823 - 4
Sheriff: 1820 - 1
Member of Parliament: 1818 - 20, 1826 - 33
Died at home, 7 Woburn Place.
London Details have a lot more information about Waithman and his drapers shop, and about the nearby street named after him and some lovely tile work.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert Waithman
Originally erected near Waithman's shop in Fleet Street at its junction with ...
Lord Mayor in 1967. Born Gloucestershire but brought up in Fulham. Left school aged 14 to work hard and go to college in the evenings. In the picture we think Bellinger is the man with the spade.
A champion of English freedom, establishing the campaigning newspaper "The North Briton". In his 1754 'Essay on Woman' he wrote: 'Life can little more supply than just a few good f**ks and then w...
Alderman and Lord Mayor Of London 1881-2. A dignitary local to Richmond, Byfleet and Petersham.
Banker. Lived in Sheen. As Lord Mayor he decreed that on London Bridge carriages should drive on the left whereas, prior to this sensible ordnance, it was a free for all.
Sir John Lyon was a wealthy City merchant and a grocer, and Lord Mayor of London 1554-5. He was first cousin to John Lyon who founded The John Lyon School.
Coal merchant and co-founder of Rotary International.
This strangely monikered garden was named for Dr William Heath Strange who, in 1882, founded the Hampstead General Hospital that went on ...
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Designed in 1962 by AC Cars in collaboration with Carroll Shelby, this was generally acknowledged to be one of the fastest two-seater production sports cars in the world. It went on to achieve fam...
Singer and songwriter. Born Farrokh or Faroukh Bulsara in Government Hospital, Zanzibar, Tanzania. His family moved to Britain in 1964, settling in Feltham. After graduating from college, he tried ...
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