John Ansley

John Ansley (1774 – 23 September 1845) served as Lord Mayor of London from 1807 to 1808.

[1] Ansley was a Merchant Taylor.

[2][3] He was appointed an alderman in the City of London's Bread Street ward in 1800 at the age of 26,[1] and subsequently elected one of the Sheriffs of the City of London in 1805, before being elected Lord Mayor in 1807.

[1] Ansley served as vice-president of the Royal Literary Fund for many years,[1] and was a patron of the Merchant Taylors' School.

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