William McArthur (Lord Mayor of London) William McArthur (Lord Mayor of London) Sir William McArthur, (6 July 1809 – 16 November 1887) was an Irish businessman and Lord Mayor of London, and a Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885. McArthur was born at Malin, County Donegal, the son of Rev. John McArthur, a Methodist minister in Londonderry. In 1821 he was apprenticed to a woollen draper in Enniskillen. He moved to Lurgan in 1825 where he was a merchant and in 1831 established a drapery business in Derry initially in a partnership, but later on his own. In
Henry Tulse (Lord Mayor) Henry Tulse (Lord Mayor) Sir Henry Tulse was an alderman of the City of London and was Lord Mayor of London in 1684. Tulse was elected alderman for Bread Street Ward in the City of London in 1673. He was knighted at the Guildhall on 18 October 1673. In 1674 he was Sheriff of London. He became Lord Mayor in 1684. Tulse owned estates in South London which were named Tulse Hill after him. His daughter Elizabeth married Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow, and the Onslow family subsequently owned the estates. Tulse was the cousin of Henry Tulse, MP for