This is a list of all mayors and lord/lady mayors of London (leaders of the City of London Corporation, and first citizens of the City of London). Until 1354, the title held was mayor of London. The dates are those of being elected to office on 29 September, excepting those years when it fell on the Sabbath; the office is not actually entered until the second week of November. Therefore, the years elected below do not represent the main calendar year of service. 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/Lady Mayor of London.
Mayors This list details which livery company each Lord Mayor was associated with.
Before 1300 Term Name Mother Livery Company Notes 1189–1212 Henry FitzAilwin (Draper) First Mayor of London. Died in his twenty-fourth term. 1212–1214 Roger FitzAlan (Mercer) 1214 Serlo le Mercer (Mercer) First of five terms. 1215 William Hardell (Draper) 1216 Jacob Alderman unknown Served until Trinity Sunday, when he died in office. His successor served as Mayor for the rest of the year.H.T. Riley, Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, A.D. 1188 to A.D. 1274 (Trübner and Co., London 1863), pp. 4-5 (Internet Archive). 1216 Salomon de Basing unknown Succeeded Jacob Alderman on or shortly after Trinity Sunday, and continued in office till the end of the year. 1217–1221 Serlo le Mercer (Mercer) Second to fifth terms of five. 1222–1226 Richard Renger unknown First five terms of six. 1227–1230 Roger le Duke unknown Four terms. 1231–1237 Andrew Buckerell (Pepperer) Seven terms; died in office 1237-1238 Richard Renger unknown Sixth and final term; died in office 1238-1239 William Joynier unknown 1239-1240 Gerard Bat unknown First term began 13 Jan 1239. Re-elected but not admitted to office in 1240 1240 Reginald de Bungay unknown 1241–1243 Ralph Ashley (Mercer) Three terms. Was a Grocer when Sheriff. Also "Eswy" 1244–1245 Michael Tovey unknown First and second terms of four. 1246 John Gisors I (Pepperer) First of two terms. 1246 Peter FitzAlan unknown 1247–1248 Michael Tovey unknown Third and fourth terms of four. 1249 Roger FitzRoger unknown 1250 John le Norman unknown 1251 Adam de Basing (Mercer) 1252 John Tulesan (Draper) 1253 Nicholas de La Beche unknown 1254–1257 Ralph Hardell (Draper) Served four terms; deposed. 1258 William FitzRichard (Draper)First of four terms as Royal Nominee. 1258 John Gisors (Pepperer) Second of two terms. 1259–1260 William FitzRichard (Draper) Second and third terms of four as Royal Nominee. 1261–1264 Thomas Fitzthomas unknown Four terms; deposed and imprisoned. 1265 Hugh FitzOtho n/a First of two terms as Royal Warden. 1265 John Walerand n/a Royal Warden. 1265 John de La Lynde n/a Royal Warden. 1266 William FitzRichard (Draper) Fourth and final term as Royal Nominee.1267 Alan la Zouche (Pepperer)Royal Warden. 1268 Thomas de Ippegrave n/a Royal Warden.1268 Stephen de Eddeworth n/a Royal Warden.1269 Hugh FitzOtho n/a Second of two terms as Royal Warden.1270 John Adrien (Draper) 1271–1272 Walter Hervey unknown Two terms; deposed.1273 Henry le Walleis unknown First of five terms.1274–1280 Gregory de Rokesley (Goldsmith) First seven terms of eight.1281–1283 Henry le Walleis unknown Second to fourth of five terms.1284 Gregory de Rokesley (Goldsmith) Eighth and final term. 1285–1289 Sir Ralph Sandwich n/a First five terms of nine as Royal Warden. 1289 John le Breton n/a First of seven terms as Royal Warden. 1289–1292 Sir Ralph Sandwich n/a Sixth to ninth terms as Royal Warden. 1293–1298 John le Breton n/a Second to seventh terms of seven as Royal Warden. 1298 Henry le Wallis unknown Fifth and final term. 1299–1301 Elias Russell (Draper)
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14th century Elected Name Mother Livery Company Notes 1301–1307 Sir John le Blund (Draper) 1308 Sir Nicholas de Farndone (Goldsmith) First of four terms. 1309 Thomas Romayn (Pepperer) 1310 Sir Richard de Refham (Mercer) Deposed. 1311–1312 Sir John de Gisors (Pepperer) First and second terms of three. 1313 Sir Nicholas de Farndone (Goldsmith) Second of four terms. 1314 Sir John de Gisors (Pepperer) Third and final term. 1315 Stephen de Abyngdon (Draper) 1316–1318 Sir John de Wengrave n/a Royal Warden; two terms. 1319 Sir Hamo de Chigwell Fishmonger First of seven terms. 1320 Sir Nicholas de Farndone (Goldsmith) Third of four terms. 1321 Robert de Kendale n/aRoyal Warden 1321–1322 Sir Hamo de Chigwell Fishmonger Second and third of seven terms. 1323 Sir Nicholas de Farndone (Goldsmith) Fourth and final term. 1323–1325 Sir Hamo de Chigwell Fishmonger Fourth to sixth terms of seven. 1326 Sir Richard de Betoyne (Pepperer) 1327 Sir Hamo de Chigwell Fishmonger Seventh and final term. 1328 Sir John de Grantham (Pepperer) 1329 Sir Simon Swanland (Draper) 1330–1331 Sir John de Pulteney (Draper) First and second of four terms. 1332 Sir John de Preston (Draper) 1333 Sir John de Pulteney (Draper) Third of four terms. 1334–1335 Sir Reginald de Conduit (Vintner) Two terms. 1336 Sir John de Pulteney (Draper) Fourth and final term. 1337–1338 Sir Henry Darcy (Draper) Two terms. 1339–1340 Sir Andrew d'Aubrey (Pepperer) First and second of three terms. 1341 John d'Oxenford (Vintner) Died in office. 1342 Simon Francis (Mercer) First of two terms; the latter was in 1355 as Lord Mayor. 1343–1344 Sir John Hammond (Pepperer) Two terms. 1345 Richard le Lacer (Mercer) 1346 Sir Geoffrey de Wychingham (Mercer) 1347 Sir Thomas Legge Skinner First of two terms; the latter was in 1354 as the first Lord Mayor. 1348 Sir John Lovekyn Fishmonger First of three terms; the latter two were Lord Mayorships. 1349 Sir Walter Turke Fishmonger 1350 Richard de Kislingbury (Draper) 1351 Sir Andrew d'Aubrey (Pepperer) Third and final term. 1352–1353 Sir Adam Fraunceys (Mercer) Two terms.
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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. 1355 Simon Fraunceys (Mercer) Second of two terms, having initially served as Mayor of London. 1356 Sir Henry Picard (Vintner) 1357 John de Stodeye (Vintner) 1358 Sir John Lovekyn FishmongerSecond of three terms, having initially served as Mayor of London. 1359 Simon Dolseley (Pepperer) 1360 Sir John WrothFishmonger 1361 Sir John PeccheFishmonger 1362 Stephen Cavendisshe(Draper) 1363 John Nott(Pepperer) 1364–1365 Sir Adam de Bury Skinner First two terms of three; impeached. 1366 Sir John Lovekyn FishmongerThird and final term. 1367 James Andrewes (Draper) 1368 Simon de MontfortFishmonger 1369 Sir John de ChichesterGoldsmith 1370–1371 Sir John Bernes (Mercer)Two terms. 1372 John Pyel(Mercer) 1373 Sir Adam de Bury SkinnerThird and final term. 1374 Sir William Walworth Fishmonger First of two terms. 1375 John Warde Grocer 1376 Adam Stable(Mercer) 1377 Sir Nicholas Brembre Grocer First of four terms. 1378 Sir John Philpot Grocer 1379 John Hadley Grocer First of two terms. 1380 Sir William Walworth Fishmonger Second of two terms. 1381–1382 John de Northampton (Draper) Two terms. 1383–1385 Sir Nicholas Brembre Grocer Second to fourth terms of four. 1386–1387 Sir Nicholas Exton Fishmonger Two terms. 1388 Sir Nicholas TwyfordGoldsmith 1389 William Venour Grocer 1390 Adam BammeGoldsmith First of two terms. 1391 Sir John Hende (Draper) First of two terms; deposed and imprisoned. 1392 Sir Edward Dalyngrigge n/a Royal Warden. 1392 Sir Baldwin Radyngton knightAnglo-American Legal Tradition. Documents from Medieval and Early Modern England from the National Archives in London. University of Houston. Royal Warden. 1392 Sir William de Staunton Grocer First of two terms. 1393 John Hadley Grocer Second of two terms. 1394 John Fresshe Mercer 1395 Sir William More Vintner 1396 Adam Bamme Goldsmith Second of two term; died in office. 1397 Sir Richard Whittington Mercer First of four terms; appointed by Richard II. 1397 Sir Richard Whittington Mercer Second of four terms; elected. 1398 Sir Drugo Barentyn Goldsmith First of two terms. 1399 Sir Thomas Knollys Grocer First of two terms. 1400 John Fraunceys Goldsmith
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