In 2006 the title Lord Mayor of the City of London was devised, for the most part, to avoid confusion with the office of
Mayor of London. However, the
legal and commonly used title and
style remains Lord Mayor of London.
Mayors
This list details which
livery company each Lord Mayor was associated with.
^
abcdefghiThe Drapers are recorded as forming a fraternity by 1180, were formally incorporated in 1361, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1438.
^
abcdThe Goldsmiths originated in the 12th century, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1327.
^
abcdefghThe Grocers were the Guild of Pepperers from 1180 until 1373, but did not incorporate under Royal Charter until 1428.
^
abcdeThe Mercers incorporated under Royal Charter in 1394.
^
abThe Vintners probably originated in the 12th century, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1364.
Lord mayors
14th century
Elected
Name
Mother Livery Company
Notes
1354
Sir Thomas Legge
Skinner
First Lord Mayor of London. Second of two terms, having initially served as Mayor of London.
^
abcdefghThe Drapers are recorded as forming a fraternity by 1180, were formally incorporated in 1361, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1438.
^
abcdefThe Grocers did not incorporate under Royal Charter until 1428.
^
abcThe Ironmongers did not incorporate under Royal Charter until 1463.
^The Haberdashers are on record as having formed a fraternity before 1371 and first received a Royal Charter in 1448.
^'Mathew (Braddon, Co. Northampton)', in J.B. Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time (Harrison, London 1884),
p. 669 (Internet Archive).
^H. Miller, 'Seymour, Sir Thomas I (by 1476-1535/36), of London, Saffron Walden, Essex and Hoxton, Mdx.', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 (from Boydell and Brewer, 1982),
History of Parliament online (accessed 1 October 2022).
^'Notes to the Diary: 'Funeral of alderman Sir Ralph Warren', in J.G. Nichols (ed.), The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London, Camden Society (London 1848), Original Series Vol. XLII,
p. 330; and see 'Funeral of Sir Henry Huberthorne',
at p. 352 (Internet Archive).
^H. Miller, 'Hill, Sir Rowland (by 1498–1561), of London and Hodnet, Salop.', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 (from Boydell and Brewer, 1982),
History of Parliament Online (accessed 1 October 2022).
^'The Temporall Government of this Citie', in A. Munday (ed.), The Survey of London; contayning the Orignall, Increase, Moderne Estate and Government of that Citie, begun by Iohn Stow (Elizabeth Purslow for Nicholas Bourne, London 1633), pp. 535-98,
at p. 590, col. b (Internet Archive).
^W. Foster (ed.), The Travels of John Sanderson in the Levant 1584–1602 (Hakluyt Society, London 1931),
pp. 1-8 (Internet Archive).
^A.M. Mimardiere, 'Saltonstall, Richard (d.1601), of London and South Ockendon, Essex', in P.W. Hasler (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603 (from Boydell and Brewer, 1981),
History of Parliament Online (accessed 1 October 2022).
^J.B. Burke, The General Armory (1884),
p. 372 (Internet Archive).
^J. Burke and J.B. Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland, 2nd Edition (for Scott, Webster and Geary, London 1841),
p. 180 (Google).
^Hibbert, Christopher; Weinreb, Ben (1993). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Macmillan. p. 44.
^P. Salmon, H. Spencer, 'Carter (afterwards Bonham Carter), John (1788-1838), of 19 High Street, Portsmouth, Hants and 16 Duke Street, Mdx.', in D.R. Fisher (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (from Cambridge University Press 2009),
History of Parliament Online (accessed 1 October 2022).
^Unattributed (30 September 1867). "Election Of Lord Mayor". The Times. No. 25929. p. 4.
^'Knights Bachelors: Polydore de Keyser', in W.A. Shaw and G.D. Burtchaell, The Knights of England. A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day (etc.), 2 vols (Lord Chamberlain's Office, St James's Palace, by Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906), II,
p. 385 (Internet Archive).
In 2006 the title Lord Mayor of the City of London was devised, for the most part, to avoid confusion with the office of
Mayor of London. However, the
legal and commonly used title and
style remains Lord Mayor of London.
Mayors
This list details which
livery company each Lord Mayor was associated with.
^
abcdefghiThe Drapers are recorded as forming a fraternity by 1180, were formally incorporated in 1361, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1438.
^
abcdThe Goldsmiths originated in the 12th century, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1327.
^
abcdefghThe Grocers were the Guild of Pepperers from 1180 until 1373, but did not incorporate under Royal Charter until 1428.
^
abcdeThe Mercers incorporated under Royal Charter in 1394.
^
abThe Vintners probably originated in the 12th century, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1364.
Lord mayors
14th century
Elected
Name
Mother Livery Company
Notes
1354
Sir Thomas Legge
Skinner
First Lord Mayor of London. Second of two terms, having initially served as Mayor of London.
^
abcdefghThe Drapers are recorded as forming a fraternity by 1180, were formally incorporated in 1361, but did not receive a Royal Charter until 1438.
^
abcdefThe Grocers did not incorporate under Royal Charter until 1428.
^
abcThe Ironmongers did not incorporate under Royal Charter until 1463.
^The Haberdashers are on record as having formed a fraternity before 1371 and first received a Royal Charter in 1448.
^'Mathew (Braddon, Co. Northampton)', in J.B. Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time (Harrison, London 1884),
p. 669 (Internet Archive).
^H. Miller, 'Seymour, Sir Thomas I (by 1476-1535/36), of London, Saffron Walden, Essex and Hoxton, Mdx.', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 (from Boydell and Brewer, 1982),
History of Parliament online (accessed 1 October 2022).
^'Notes to the Diary: 'Funeral of alderman Sir Ralph Warren', in J.G. Nichols (ed.), The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London, Camden Society (London 1848), Original Series Vol. XLII,
p. 330; and see 'Funeral of Sir Henry Huberthorne',
at p. 352 (Internet Archive).
^H. Miller, 'Hill, Sir Rowland (by 1498–1561), of London and Hodnet, Salop.', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 (from Boydell and Brewer, 1982),
History of Parliament Online (accessed 1 October 2022).
^'The Temporall Government of this Citie', in A. Munday (ed.), The Survey of London; contayning the Orignall, Increase, Moderne Estate and Government of that Citie, begun by Iohn Stow (Elizabeth Purslow for Nicholas Bourne, London 1633), pp. 535-98,
at p. 590, col. b (Internet Archive).
^W. Foster (ed.), The Travels of John Sanderson in the Levant 1584–1602 (Hakluyt Society, London 1931),
pp. 1-8 (Internet Archive).
^A.M. Mimardiere, 'Saltonstall, Richard (d.1601), of London and South Ockendon, Essex', in P.W. Hasler (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603 (from Boydell and Brewer, 1981),
History of Parliament Online (accessed 1 October 2022).
^J.B. Burke, The General Armory (1884),
p. 372 (Internet Archive).
^J. Burke and J.B. Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland, 2nd Edition (for Scott, Webster and Geary, London 1841),
p. 180 (Google).
^Hibbert, Christopher; Weinreb, Ben (1993). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Macmillan. p. 44.
^P. Salmon, H. Spencer, 'Carter (afterwards Bonham Carter), John (1788-1838), of 19 High Street, Portsmouth, Hants and 16 Duke Street, Mdx.', in D.R. Fisher (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (from Cambridge University Press 2009),
History of Parliament Online (accessed 1 October 2022).
^Unattributed (30 September 1867). "Election Of Lord Mayor". The Times. No. 25929. p. 4.
^'Knights Bachelors: Polydore de Keyser', in W.A. Shaw and G.D. Burtchaell, The Knights of England. A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day (etc.), 2 vols (Lord Chamberlain's Office, St James's Palace, by Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906), II,
p. 385 (Internet Archive).