William Cubitt (politician)

William Cubitt (1791 – 28 October 1863), lord mayor of London, was an English engineering contractor and Conservative Party politician.

William was a partner in the building firm established by his elder brother, Thomas Cubitt, at Gray's Inn Road but in about 1827 the partnership was dissolved leaving William solely in charge of the business.

[4] He was also responsible for the reclaiming and development of Cubitt Town in southern Poplar on the Isle of Dogs completed in 1850.

He then resigned his seat on 23 July 1861 by accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Hempholme[9] so that he could contest a by-election for the City of London, which he lost.

He was the most recent Lord Mayor to serve more than a single term until William Russell in 2020.