Richard Tylman

Richard Tylman was an English food merchant and exporter from Faversham, a port “well peopled and flourished in wealth” in the early years of the Queen Elizabeth’s reign.

Born in Pluckley, Kent in 1546 Tylman became a leading corn, wheat and malt exporter to London. In 1580 all corn sold by Faversham dealers to the London merchants came from Richard Tylman, including 17 cargoes of wheat, delivered in 33 ship voyages carrying grain. In that same year, Tylman along with Nicholas Freeman exported 745 quarters of malt to the capital.

His commercial ventures brought him a substantial income and in 1581 Tylmann was able to buy three houses with two gardens, two additional storerooms and one granary, as well as two wharfs in the harbor paying 124 pounds of silver for this purchases.

In 1580 he was also appointed Lord Mayor of Faversham.