William Bolton (Lord Mayor)

Sir William Bolton (died 1680) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1666.

In 1659 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Castle Baynard ward and became Master of the Merchant Taylors Company.

[1] However he was unable to account for £1,800 of the collections made for those who suffered in the Great Fire of London and was accused of cheating the poor of the City.

[2] As a result, he was barred from attending the Court of Aldermen while an inquiry took place and eventually had to resign his seat.

He became very poor and on 19 March 1677 the Court of Common Council voted him a pension of £3 per week.