William Craven (Lord Mayor of London) Cambridge 16 May 1649. The fund was immediately afterwards sequestrated by parliament, and on 7 May 1651 a petition was presented for the payment of the scholarships. In 1654 the sequestration was discharged. The bequest was maintained at both universities. Earl of Craven William Craven (Lord Mayor of London) Sir William Craven (1548 – 18 July 1618) was an English merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1610 (some sources say also in 1618). It has been noted that the story of Dick Whittington has some similarities to Craven's career, though the story was first published before Craven became Lord Mayor.
John Gayer (Lord Mayor of London) East India Company from 1641 to 1649 and was knighted on 3 December 1641. In 1646, he was elected Lord Mayor of London. He became president of Christ's Hospital in 1648. He instituted the Lion sermon at St. Katherine Cree Church. The sermon was inspired by his time in Syria, when a lion passed him by without attacking him, leading him to believe that he had had a miraculous deliverance. He married Katherine Hopkins, daughter of Sampson Hopkins of Coventry, by whom he had seven children. One of Gayer's daughters Katherine married Sir Robert Abdy, 1st Baronet, son of Anthony