Edward Ironside (Lord Mayor of London) he died on 27 November 1753 and was buried in the chancel of the church of St Edmund, King and Martyr, Lombard Street. He had four sons and a daughter. His son Edward was a topographer. and his son Gilbert was a Colonel in the Bengal army. Edward Ironside (Lord Mayor of London) Edward Ironside (25 Feb 1705 – 1753) was a British banker and Lord Mayor of London in 1753. Ironside was born in the parish of St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, the son of Edward Ironside and his wife Mary Gatton. He was apprenticed to his father
Lord Mayor of London which proclaims the accession of new Sovereigns. The Council includes the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London, as well as members of the House of Lords and Privy Counsellors. At the coronation banquet which followed, the Lord Mayor of the City of London had the right to assist the Royal Butler. The same privilege is held by the Lord Mayor of Oxford; the Mayor of Winchester may assist the Royal Cook. Such privileges have not been exercised since 1821, when the last coronation banquet (celebrating the coronation of George IV) was held. On formal occasions the Lord Mayor wears traditional