Person    | Male  Born 1820  Died 21/5/1897

James Clarke Lawrence

MP for Lambeth from 1865, and Lord Mayor 1868-9. In 1887 he and his brother Edwin funded a new building in Kensington for the Unitarians, see Essex Street Chapel. His nephew was Frederick Pethick-Lawrence.

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James Clarke Lawrence

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Bunhill burial ground - 3 & 4

It would be nice if the two Lord Mayor Lawrences were related but we can't co...

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Sir Horatio David Davies

Sir Horatio David Davies

Lord Mayor of London (1897), Army officer and businessman. Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.  Listed on the "opening" plaque as "Lieutt.Col."  He was very successful running a n...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Sydney Harold Gillett

Sydney Harold Gillett

Sydney Harold Gillett, MC, Alderman, and Sheriff in the City of London in 1952. And Lord Mayor of London in 1958. Awarded the MC in 1916 and knighted in 1953.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Richard Browne

Sir Richard Browne

Parliamentarian army officer and Lord Mayor of London.  Born London (according to the ODNB though the picture source disagrees).  Died Essex.

Person, Armed Forces, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Gerard Conyers

Gerard Conyers

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.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial