Lord Mayor of London been mandatory for election to the Lord Mayoralty. Two Sheriffs are selected annually by Common Hall, which meets on Midsummer's Day for this purpose. By an ordinance of 1435, the Lord Mayor must be chosen from amongst the Aldermen of the City of London. Those on the electoral roll of each of the City's 25 Wards select one Alderman, who formerly held office for life or until resignation. Now each Alderman must submit for re-election at least once in every six years. The Lord Mayor is then sworn in November, on the day before the Lord Mayor's Show ("see below").
John Gore (Lord Mayor) he was elected Lord Mayor of London. He was knighted on 4 June 1626. In 1634 he was elected president of Christ's Hospital. Gore married as his second wife, a daughter of Sir Thomas Cambell (Lord Mayor in 1609–10). His eldest daughter married John Cotton, alderman in 1649. He was the brother of Richard Gore MP for the City of London, and of William Gore, alderman and Sheriff in 1615/16. John Gore (Lord Mayor) Sir John Gore (died December 1636) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1624. Gore was a son of Gerard Gore, alderman