John Rivers
Sir John Rivers | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of London | |
| In office 1573–1574 | |
| Preceded by | Lionel Duckett |
| Succeeded by | |
| Sheriff of London | |
| In office 1565–1566 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1584 |
| Occupation | grocer |
Sir John Rivers (died 27 February 1584) was a Tudor-era businessman who became Lord Mayor of London.
He was born to Richard Rivers, steward of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham's lands. Alternate spelling includes John Ryvers.[1]
He was a grocer and member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers,[2] Sheriff of London in 1566, and Lord Mayor of London in 1573. He was knighted in 1574 and served as President of St. Thomas' Hospital between 1580 and 1584. He also served as an Alderman for the London wards of Farringdon between 1565 and 1568, Broad Street between 1568 and 1574, and Walbrook between 1574 and 1584.[3]
He married Elizabeth Barne, daughter of Sir George Barne II, and they had Sir George Rivers, who was a Member of Parliament and progenitor of the Rivers baronetcy.[4] Rivers was lay rector at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Sir John Ryvers", History of the ward of Walbrook in the city of London: together with an account of the aldermen of the ward and of the two remaining churches, S. Stephen, Walbrook, & S. Swithin, London Stone, with their rectors, p. 209, Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Sir John Rivers", Some account of the worshipful company..., p. 252, Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Aldermen of London"[unreliable source], Tudor Place, Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Barne", Visitation of England and Wales, p. 122, Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ Dumbreck, William Vincent (1983). A short history of St. Mary's, Hadlow. Hadlow: St Mary's Church.
External links[]
- Hutchinson, John (1892). . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. p. 116.
- 1584 deaths
- People from Hadlow
- Sheriffs of the City of London
- 16th-century lord mayors of London
- English knights