Sir Thomas Blanke (died 1588) was an English politician who served as Lord Mayor of London.
[1][2] Like his father, Thomas Blanke followed the trade of a haberdasher.
He had the misfortune to be elected during a severe outbreak of the plague;[4] due to the pestilence, there was no pageant celebrating his election, and he was not presented to the queen until the next May.
[5] Much of his mayoralty was spent dealing with the effects of the plague, and his efforts earned him the appellation of "The Good Knight".
[8] As he had died without issue, his estate at Abbott's Inn passed into the Altham family, who retained it until it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.