Thomas Lodge (Lord Mayor of London) Lodge had six sons and two daughters of their own: Dame Anne Lodge, to whom Edward White dedicated in 1579 his "Myrror of Modestie," died in 1579. "An Epitaph of the Lady Anne Lodge" is described in the Stationers' Register as by T. Lodge, but no copy is known. Thomas Lodge (Lord Mayor of London) Sir Thomas Lodge (c.1509 – 28 February 1584), was Lord Mayor of London. Thomas Lodge was the son of William Littleton "alias" Lodge. His paternal grandfather was Sir William Littleton (d. 8 November 1508), knighted after the Battle of Stoke, eldest son and heir of
Sheriffs of the City of London the Lord Mayor's use, with the Sword of the City hanging behind the bench. It is an invariable custom that the Lord Mayor of London must previously have served as a Sheriff. By a "custom of immemorial usage in the City", the two Sheriffs are elected at the Midsummer Common Hall by the Liverymen by acclamation, unless a ballot is demanded from the floor, which takes place within fourteen days. The returning officers at the Common Hall are the Recorder of London (senior Judge of the 'Old Bailey') and the outgoing Sheriffs. , the current Sheriffs are Alderman Peter Kenneth