John Staples (Lord Mayor)

British Leatherseller and politician

Sir John Staples (4 December 1815 – 16 January 1888) was a British Leatherseller and politician.^[1] He served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1885,^[2] and Sheriff of the City of London in 1877.^[3]

Staples was born 4 December 1815. His father John was a native of Laverstock, Wiltshire.^[4]

He was a Master of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers. The Federation by the Governors of the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools established the Sir John Staples Society in his honour.^[5]

He was a Member of the Metropolitan Board of Works for the City of London (1884-1885).^[6]

Staples died on 16 January 1888, aged 73^[7] and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.^[8]

References

↑ "John Staples, Right Hon, Lord Mayor". London Picture Archive. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
↑ The Constitutional Year Book. Harrison & Sons. 1889.
↑ "Biography". www.london-city-history.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
↑ "'Real Liberals' and Conservatives in the City of London, 1848-1886" (PDF). The Open University.
↑ "Sir John Staples Society Patrons and Events - Leathersellers Federation of Schools". www.leathersellers-federation.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
↑ "Court of Common Council". Morning Post. 20 November 1885. p. 2.
↑ "DEATH OF ALDERMAN STAPLES". South Australian Register. 1888-01-18. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
↑ Staples, John. "Highgate Cemetery". Burial Grounds. Retrieved 19 October 2025.

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