Person    | Male  Born 1631  Died 2/9/1688

Sir Robert Viner (or Vyner)

Categories: Lord Mayor, Race Issues

Lord Mayor of London, 1674-5. Born Warwick. Goldsmith and banker. Lived at  Swakeleys House in Ickenham, where a school is named for him. Died Windsor.

Involved in the slave trade.

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Sir Robert Viner (or Vyner)

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The Monument - east and south

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