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 Kendrick (Lord Mayor) 1662, and Greatrakes assisted Kendrick's heirs in their efforts to keep their inheritance intact. John Kendrick (Lord Mayor) Sir John Kendrick (or Kendricke; d. 1661) was an English merchant and politician who was Lord Mayor of London in 1652. John Kendrick was the son of Hugh Kendrick, of Chester, and his wife Anne Moulson. His paternal family was kin to the Kendrick baronets as well as the merchant John Kendrick. His maternal grandfather, Sir Thomas Moulson, was Lord Mayor of London in 1634, while his maternal grandmother, Ann (Radcliffe) Mowlson, was the namesake of Radcliffe College. He seems to have