Administrator. He was secretary to King Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, and treasurer of the household. In 1517, he was appointed to the office of Governor of the King's Posts, a precursor to the office of Postmaster General of the United Kingdom. This office lasted until the 1969 reorganisation of the governance of the Post Office.
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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Brian Tuke
Painted in the authentic green then in use, this is a reproduction of the Pen...
Second baronet. Welsh. Occupied 69 Meard Street, 1755–73.
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
Merged with Woodford Urban District Council in 1934. Merged with Ilford and in 1963 became the London Borough of Redbridge.
Co-Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers in 1724.
Lord Mayor in 1985.
