CORPORATION OF LONDON: COMMITTEE FOR CONDUCTING THE RE-ELECTION OF THE LORD MAYOR
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 CLC/291 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : CORPORATION OF LONDON: COMMITTEE FOR CONDUCTING THE RE-ELECTION OF THE LORD MAYOR |
Date(s) | : 1861 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 2 production units. |
Name of creator(s) | : Committee for Conducting the Re-election of the Lord Mayor |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
William Cubitt (1791-1863) was a building contractor and Member of Parliament. He also became involved in the City of London, where his building firm had offices. He was sheriff in 1847, followed by alderman for Langbourn ward in 1851. In 1860-1 Cubitt was elected Lord Mayor of London. He was so popular that he was re-elected for a second term. He was noted for generous hospitality and dedication to fundraising for charities supporting working people, including coal miners and those affected by the problems to the cotton trade caused by the American Civil War.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Books and papers relating to the re-election of Lord Mayor William Cubitt, September-October 1861.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
2 volumes in chronological order.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
August to October 2010.
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