Thomas Skinner (Lord Mayor of London, 1596) he had been elected 28 September, master of the Clothworkers Company, 1584. Shortly after the month of November, 1588, Alderman Skinner was detained in custody for disobedience to an Order of the Queen-in-Council, and was suspected to be one of those that upon retirement out of the City of London, or some other cause, refused to contribute what was allotted him towards Her Majesty's loan from the City. In 1596 Queen Elizabeth interfered with the ordinary course of election of the Lord Mayor as will be seen by a "Letter (dated 1st Sept., 1596) from the Aldermen to Mr. Alderman
Lord mayor the modern title of Mayor of London governing Greater London. The style of address for the office of the Lord Mayors of Belfast, Cardiff, the City of London, and York is The Right Honourable. All other Lord Mayors are The Right Worshipful. This refers only to the post, rather than the person. The title Sir can be used for salutations when the lord mayor/mayor is being addressed. Lord mayor Lord mayor is a title of a mayor of what is usually a major city in the United Kingdom or Commonwealth realm, with special recognition bestowed by the sovereign. However, the