Sir John Baddeley, 1st Baronet
Sir John James Baddeley, 1st Baronet JP (22 December 1842 – 28 June 1926)[1] was a British magistrate and baronet.
Background
He was the eldest son of John Baddeley and his wife Frances Beresford, fifth daughter of James Beresford.[2] Baddeley was educated at Cambridge House School in Hackney.[2]
Career
Baddeley was alderman of Farringdon Within and a member of the Court of Common Council from 1886.[3] He was nominated Sheriff of the City of London in 1908 and was made a Knight Bachelor in the following year.[4][5] In 1921, Baddeley was appointed the 593rd Lord Mayor of London.[5] After the end of his tenure in the following year, he was created a baronet, of Lakefield, in the Parish of St Mary, Stoke Newington, in the County of London on 24 November.[6] Baddeley was a Commander of the Swedish Royal Order of Vasa and of the Russian Order of St Anna.[3] He served as Justice of the Peace for the County of London.[5]
Family
On 13 August 1868, he married firstly Mary Elizabeth Locks, daughter of William Locks, and had by her nine children, four daughters and five sons.[7] After her death in 1906, Baddeley remarried Florence Bertha Mathews, daughter of Joseph Douglas Mathews on 25 July 1912.[7] He died in 1926 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son John.[8]
Works
- A History of St Giles's Church (1880)
- The Aldermen of the City of London from 1276 (1900)
- A History of the Guildhall (1912)
- Cripplegate: One of the Twenty-Six Wards of the City of London (1921)
References
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- 1 2 Walford, Edward (1919). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd.
- 1 2 Who is Who 1914. London: Adam & Charles Black. 1914. p. 75.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28275. p. 5805. 30 July 1909.
- 1 2 3 Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companioage. J. Whitaker & Sons. 1923. p. 132.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32779. p. 9029. 22 December 1922. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- 1 2 "ThePeerage - Sir John James Baddeley, 1st Bt". Retrieved 24 January 2007.
- ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial Families. vol. I. London: Hurst & Blackett. p. 68.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Roll |
Lord Mayor of London 1921 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Edward C. Moore |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Lakefield) 1922 – 1926 |
Succeeded by John William Baddeley |