Sir Thomas Exmewe (born in

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) was a member of the Goldsmiths Company. He was elected

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in 1508 and

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on 5 December 1517. He became the first Lord Mayor of London whose portrait is known to have been painted. The posthumous portrait, dated c. 1550, is now in the collection of the

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and has been attributed to John Bettes the Elder. Exmewe died in 1529. Thomas Exmewe was married to Elizabeth, formerly the wife of John West.

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Common Plea Rolls CP 40 / 1023 year 1519
1450s births 1529 deaths Year of birth uncertain People from Ruthin Sheriffs of the City of London Place of death unknown Date of birth unknown 15th-century English people 16th-century lord mayors of London 16th-century English knights {{Lord-Mayor-of-London-stub

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