Robert Waithman

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Robert Waithman

Robert Waithman (1764 – 6 February 1833), Lord Mayor of London, was born at Wrexham.

After being employed for some time in a London linen draper's, he opened, about 1786, a draper's shop of his own, and made a considerable fortune. In 1818 he was returned to Parliament, as a liberal, for the City of London. He lost his seat at the election of 1820, but regained it in 1826, and retained it till his death, taking part vigorously in the parliamentary debates, and strenuously supporting reform.

In 1820 he was appointed Sheriff of the City of London and in 1823 elected Lord Mayor of London. Waithman died in London on the 6 February 1833. An obelisk erected by his friends in Ludgate Circus, London, adjoining the site of his first shop, commemorated his memory. The obelisk has since been moved and is now situated in Salisbury Square.

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• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Waithman

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir William Curtis, Bt Sir James Shaw, Bt John Atkins Sir Matthew Wood, Bt	Member of Parliament for the City of London 1818 – 1820 With: Thomas Wilson Sir Matthew Wood, Bt John Thomas Thorp	Succeeded by Sir William Curtis, Bt Thomas Wilson George Bridges Sir Matthew Wood, Bt
Preceded by Sir William Curtis, Bt Thomas Wilson George Bridges Sir Matthew Wood, Bt	Member of Parliament for the City of London 1826 – 1833 With: Sir Matthew Wood, Bt 1817–43 William Ward 1826–31 William Thompson 1826–32 William Venables 1831–32 Sir John Key, Bt from 1832	Succeeded by George Lyall George Grote Sir John Key, Bt Sir Matthew Wood, Bt