Thomas Exmewe

Posthumous portrait of Sir Thomas Exmewe, attributed to John Bettes the Elder, c. 1550, Guildhall Art Gallery.

Sir Thomas Exmewe was born in Ruthin, Denbighshire c. 1454 and was a member of the Goldsmiths Company. He was elected Sheriff of London in 1508 and Lord Mayor of London on 5 December 1517.[1] He became the first Lord Mayor of London whose portrait is known to have been painted. The posthumous portrait, dated c. 1550, is now in the collection of the Guildhall Art Gallery and has been attributed to John Bettes the Elder.[2]

Exmewe died in 1529. Thomas Exmewe was married to Elizabeth, formerly the wife of John West.

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References

  1. ↑ Baddeley, John James (1900). The Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward from A.D. 1276 to A.D. 1900. London. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "BBC - Your Paintings - Sir Thomas Exmewe, Lord Mayor of London (1517)". BBC Online. Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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