James Harvey (merchant)

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Sir James Harvey (died 1583) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1581.

Harvey was the son of William Harvey of Cotwalton (aliter Cott Walton [1] / Walton-in-Stone), near Stone, Staffordshire. [2] He purchased Wangey House, Dagenham from Clement Sysley of Eastbury House in 1571, [3] and the manor of Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire in 1577. [4]

He was an ironmonger in the city of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers. In 1572, 1576, 1580, and 1582, he was Master of the Ironmongers Company. In 1571, he was elected an alderman of the City of London. He was High Sheriff of London in 1573. [5] In 1581 he was elected Lord Mayor of London. [6]

Sir James Harvey married Agnes Gent, the daughter of Count Sebastian Gent of Antwerp. They had three sons and three daughters: [7]

He died in 1583 and was buried at St Dionis Backchurch, London.

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References

  1. Collections for a History of Staffordshire, Vol.VII, 1904, p.211
  2. Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers by John Nicholl p.116
  3. Powell, W. R., ed. (1966). "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5 pp267-281 - Dagenham: Introduction and manors". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. Baggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1983). "Parishes: Winterbourne Monkton". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 12. University of London. pp. 192–198. Retrieved 20 February 2021 via British History Online.
  5. "Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey - CORNELIUS BURNHAM HARVEY". JerseyCityHistory.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. A Brief History of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, T. C. Noble, p.31
  7. Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, John Nicholl, p.548
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of the City of London
1581
Succeeded by