William Craven (Lord Mayor of London) 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. He was the second son of William Craven and Beatrix, daughter of John Hunter, and grandson of John Craven, was born at Appletreewick, a village in the parish of Burnsall, near Skipton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, about 1548. The date is
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