No. 2490
Sir Thomas Bennett
died 1627Merchant and officialEurope · 1627Most named place: London
Sir Thomas Bennett was an English merchant who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1603.
A merchant of the city of London, Bennett was a member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers elected as its master on three occasions between 1595 and 1610. His engagement in public life started with the post of an alderman and it was followed by election for Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London. In 1603 he was knighted. He was president of Bethlem and Bridewell from 1606 to 1613.
