Thomas Danby (1631–1667) of
Farnley and
Thorpe Perrow was the first
Mayor of Leeds (1661–62).
[Kirby, J.W. (1986) ''Northern History'' p 123 "Restoration Leeds and the Aldermen of the Corporation 1661–1700"][Leeds Civic Trust]
Leeds Coat of Arms
He was born in 1631, the son of
Sir Thomas Danby (1610–1660) of
Farnley Hall (West Yorkshire), and his wife Katherine Wandesford, and married Margaret Eure in 1659.
In 1660 he became
Member of Parliament for
Malton, and in 1661 (via a charter for the city of
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
from
King Charles II) he became the first Mayor of Leeds. The mayoral duties were actually carried out by his deputy Edward Atkinson, but Danby's symbols were added to the Leeds coat of arms.
[
He died on 31 July 1667 in a sword fight in a London tavern.][Middlesex Sessions Rolls 1667]
31 July and 1 August
Thomas Danby College was named after him.
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1667 deaths
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