Greetings- A posting I found contained this text, in reference to Elizabeth Whalley: "Her father was Richard Whalley, of London and Nottingham , who was Lord Mayor of London at one time." The listing of Lord Mayors of London below, however, does not include Richard. http://www.steeljam.dircon.co.uk/lordmayorchrono.htm Does anyone know a source indicating Richard was the Lord Mayor of London? (Perhaps he took over for someone who died?) Thanks for any help. -Bob
Bob According to Rev. Mark Noble (Memoirs of the Protectoral House of Cromwell), this Richard was Sheriff of Nottingham, but he doesn't say the year. For many people, the only things they know about the civic offices of Sheriff of Nottingham and Lord Mayor of London are from fairy stories - Robin Hood in one case and Dick Whittington and his Cat in the other. I just wonder whether the writer of your source of information has confused these in their mind and written one when really meaning the other. Noble also says Richard was elected a member of Parliament for Boroughbridge in the 43rd year of Elizabeth 1st (1600). (The only Boroughbridge I know about is in North Yorkshire). Frank ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Hart Bob - Global IT" <hart_bob@bah.com> Reply-To: WHALEY-L@rootsweb.com To: WHALEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WSP] Richard Whalley, the Younger, Lord Mayor of London? Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:07:29 -0400 Greetings- A posting I found contained this text, in reference to Elizabeth Whalley: "Her father was Richard Whalley, of London and Nottingham , who was Lord Mayor of London at one time." The listing of Lord Mayors of London below, however, does not include Richard. http://www.steeljam.dircon.co.uk/lordmayorchrono.htm Does anyone know a source indicating Richard was the Lord Mayor of London? (Perhaps he took over for someone who died?) Thanks for any help. -Bob ==== WHALEY Mailing List ==== Wish to post from more than one address? Contact list administrator at whaley-admin@rootsweb.com ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx