Person    | Male  Born 19/1/1849  Died 9/8/1912

Alderman Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale

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.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Alderman Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale

Creations i

Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening

In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...

Read More

Other Subjects

Sir John Whittaker Ellis

Sir John Whittaker Ellis

Alderman and Lord Mayor Of London 1881-2. A dignitary local to Richmond, Byfleet and Petersham.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Robert Clayton

Robert Clayton

Born Northamptonshire. Apprenticed as a scrivener (like a secretary). Entered business and then set up a bank. Made a fortune from his connections with the slave trade and entered politics. Lord Ma...

Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

1 memorial
Sir Roger William Cork

Sir Roger William Cork

The 669th Lord Mayor of London 1996-7. Roger William Cork was born on 31 March 1947 in Hatch End, Middlesex (now Greater London), the son of Sir Kenneth Russell Cork (1913-1991) and Nina Cork née ...

Person, Liveries & Guilds, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Viscount Wakefield of Hythe, Charles Cheers

Viscount Wakefield of Hythe, Charles Cheers

Businessman. Born Liverpool. His brand name being Castrol he was very successful and set up in the City of London. Lord Mayor in 1915-16. Promoted and funded pioneering aviation and motor sports. 1...

Person, Aviation, Commerce, Lord Mayor, Transport

2 memorials

Previously viewed

William Clifton Vernon Higginson
War dead, WW1
1 memorial