Bartholomew Reade

Sir Bartholomew Reade (or Rede; died 1505) was an English goldsmith and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London.

His parents were Roger Reade (d. 1470) and his wife Catherine, and he had at least two siblings, John and Simon.

[4] He was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1502, succeeding fellow goldsmith John Shaa.

[6] He and his wife were interred at the church of St John Zachary, the burial place of many of the city's prominent goldsmiths.

[7] In his will, he established a free school in his home town of Cromer, under the management of the Goldsmiths' Company.