Jacob Alderman was a
Sheriff of London
Two sheriffs are elected annually for the City of London by the Liverymen of the City livery companies. Today's sheriffs have only nominal duties, but the historical officeholders had important judicial responsibilities. They have attended the ju ...
in 1200 and
Mayor of London
The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom.
The current ...
during 1216 from Easter to the Feast of Pentecost when he died in office.
[The records are contradictory as to whether Jacob was Sheriff in 1199 or 1200. All they are clear about is that it was after King John's coronation.]
"Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs: 1188-1239"
in ''Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London 1188-1274'', ed. H.T. Riley. London: Trübner, 1863. pp. 1-8. British History Online. Retrieved 24 April 2016. He was succeeded by
Salomon de Basing
Salomon de Basing ( 13th century) was an English politician of medieval London. He served alongside Hugh Basing as a Sheriff of London in 1214, and was elected Lord Mayor in 1216 after the deposition of Jacob Alderman on Trinity Sunday. Riley, ...
.
See also
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List of Lord Mayors of London
List of all mayors and lord mayors of London (leaders of the City of London Corporation, and first citizens of the City of London, from medieval times). Until 1354, the title held was Mayor of London. The dates are those of election to of ...
References
Sheriffs of the City of London
13th-century mayors of London
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
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