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The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] Designed by George Dance in the Palladian style, it was built primarily in the 1740s. The Mansion House is used for some of the City of London 's most formal official functions, including two annual white tie dinners.
Born. c. 1400. Mildenhall, England. Died. 1467. London, England. Children. Two daughters. Sir William Gregory (c. 1400 in Mildenhall - 1467 in London) was Lord Mayor of London [1] from 1451 to 1452.
He was knighted on 26 July 1603. He transferred as alderman to Walbrook ward in 1604. In 1608, he was elected Lord Mayor of London. During his mayoralty, the reconstruction of the Aldgate, one of the four principal gates of the City of London, was completed. [4] Weld's name as Mayor appeared on the gate itself, and in connection with an ...
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The Greater London Authority ( GLA ), colloquially known by the metonym City Hall, is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London, England. It consists of two political branches: an executive Mayor (currently Sadiq Khan) and the 25-member London Assembly, which serves as a means of checks and balances on the Mayor.
The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect the Mayor of London, on the same day as the London Assembly election. It was the fifth election to the position of mayor, which was created in 2000 following a referendum in Greater London .
Joseph Savory. Sir Joseph Savory, 1st Baronet (23 July 1843 – 1 October 1921) was a Sheriff of London, Lord Mayor of London and MP. He was born in Clapton, London, the eldest son of Joseph Savory of Buckhurst Park and Mary Caroline née Braithwaite, at Winkfield in Berkshire which he inherited in 1879. He was educated at Harrow School .
A Deputy Mayor is a member of the London Mayoral cabinet, in the executive arm of the Greater London Authority. They serve as political advisors with responsibilities and powers corresponding to portfolios delegated by the Mayor. One of them must be designated as the Statutory Deputy Mayor, a member of the London Assembly who serves as the ...