Sir John Frederick

Sir John Frederick was an English merchant, MP and Lord Mayor of London.

Frederick was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Barber-Surgeons. He rose to position of Master of the Barber-Surgeons in 1654 and 1658. He was also a member of the Committee of the East India Company from 1657 to 1658 and from 1660 to 1661. From 1677 to 1678 he held a position of Master of the Grocers Company that was in charge for maintaining standards for the purity of spices and for the setting of certain weights and measures.

Frederick was elected an alderman of the City of London for Vintry ward and Coleman Street, a Lord Mayor of London in 1661 and Sheriff of London for 1655 to 1656. In 1662 he became president of Christ’s Hospital and held that post until his death.

He was knighted in 1660.