Lord Mayor of London, 1676-7. Pepys's bookseller. The first Stationer Lord Mayor, though he had to translate to the Clothworkers to be eligible. During his mayoralty the erection of the Monument was completed. We couldn't find a picture of him but here's his crest.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Thomas Davies
Commemorated ati
The Monument - east and south
{East face - Latin inscription with a bronze plaque below:} Translation of th...
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Sir John Bell, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London in 1907.
2 memorials
Alderman Michael Savory, Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor in 2005.
2 memorials
Sir John Lawrence
Lord Mayor of London 1664-5. 2022: The book 'The Royal African Company' by K. G. Davies (Longmans Green, 1957) contains a list of the directors of the Royal African Company. Referring to Lawrence'...
1 memorial
Henry Reader Williams
JP, chairman of the Hornsey School and Hornsey Local Board. Active in the Poor Schools movement, he was an early campaigner for the education and welfare of children. He also led the campaign to ...
2 memorials
Dick Whittington
Born in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, second son of a wealthy man. Thrice Lord Mayor of London: 1397, 1406 and 1420 (actually four times but two were consecutive). Three times Master of the Mercers' C...
Person, Literature, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Theatre
8 memorials
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Captain James Cook
Maritime explorer and cartographer. Born near Middlesbrough. The first to map Newfoundland, explored around Australia and the Hawaiian Islands and made the first circumnavigation of New Zealand. K...
Person, Exploring, Seriously Famous, Arctic & Antarctic, Australia, Canada, Hawaii, New Zealand
9 memorials
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
W14, Russell Road, 35
Jinnah had come to London to study Law at Lincoln's Inn between 1892 and 1896. A register of readers at the British Museum confirms that ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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