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Spencer was a member of the Clothworkers' Company, and was elected alderman of Langbourn ward on 9 August 1587. He served the office of Sheriff of the City of London in 1583–4, and that of Lord Mayor of London in 1594–5. During his shrievalty he was engaged in hunting down papists in and around Holborn and the adjoining localities, and had ...
Apr 28, 2022 · About John Spencer, Lord Mayor of London. Sir John Spencer (died 1610) was a successful English merchant and lord mayor of London. He was the son of Richard Spencer of Waldingfield [1] in Suffolk, came to London, and as a merchant was nicknamed "Rich Spencer". His trade with Spain, Turkey, and Venice was substantial, and he was accused in 1591 ...
- Alice Spencer
- Northamptonshire, England
- 1538
- March 3, 1610
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John Spencer was born before 1544, and was the son of Richard Spencerof Waldingfield in Suffolk. John made his way to London, was a member of the Clothworkers Company, and made his fortune during the profitable Cloth trade, in Europe, which, as it happens, was also, in high demand in London, during the same period , and also, obviously, when close ...
To add to the mystery, John is also named as Roger Spencer, Lord Mayor of London in 1594, and was probably born in Great Waldingfield.I have found reference here, to Alice Wyncoll, who was either the mother of John, or the second wife of Richardand therefore, John's step-mother.The reference to "children of my daughter Alice Spencer" who dies in 1544, makes it obvious that John had other siblings or half siblings, and was definitely born before 1544.Urquhart-9300:28, 30 O...Canonbury Tower passed to Elizabeth and his husband and still remains in the Compton family.https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/219521-canonbury-towerhttps://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/bk9/pp15-32Wikipedia, Worshipful Company of Clothworkers: Crest pic.The Manor of Canonbury: Impressionist by Art UK.Burial Monument, Sir John Spencer Family. Flickr Photo.- Male
- March 3, 1610
- Alice (Bromfield) Spencer
Lord Mayor of London 1594-1595. His daughter eloped to marry Lord Compton and was banished, but later forgiven by Queen Elizabeth I.
By his wife, Alice Bromfield, Spencer had an only child, Elizabeth, who in 1598 was sought in marriage by William, second lord Compton (afterwards first Earl of Northampton). Spencer strongly disapproved of the match, but Compton's influence at court enabled him to procure Spencer's imprisonment in the Fleet in March 1599 for ill-treating his daughter ( State Papers , Dom. 1598–1601, p. 169).
Merchant and lord mayor of London. Bibliography DNB. 4 related objects. drawing. ... Sir John Spencer, Knt | Museum number 1865,0114.578 | ...
In Canonbury, a residential square was laid out in 1963 and is named after Sir John Spencer. He, at the time, was Lord Mayor of London and had a country retreat at Canonbury in the early 17th Century. John Spencer Square’s former residents include Labour Party Cabinet Minister Barbara Castle and her husband Ted Castle, journalist and GLC ...
