LORD MAYOR OF LONDON
A ROMAN CATHOLIC. , IBj Tetrßraoti. l -I'rei. Aftsoclatlna.—Ootirrlclit.l , (Rec. September 30, 11 p.m.) , .- . London, September 30. ' Sir John Knill,' who has. been an . alderman of the' City, of' London since 1807, has been elocted Lord Mayor of. London in succession to Sir Geo, Truscott, after„having given , satisfactory assurances, in reply to a .question,'that he will , not toast the Pope before the King, on ceremonial occasions, - and denominational considerations will affect ; Mansion House charities during.his year.of"oiHco. ' Ho. also; promised; to attend, St.' Paul's and other churches.'according to ancient. custom lvheii the ' Sovereign is present \ (Sir John Knill. is' the second baronet, 1 and ?S5-' ,orn , in 185S -' Ho succeeded his father in 1680, and was Sheriff of tho City of London in 1003. lie was Master of the Plumbers' Company m 1902-3. and 1303-4.] •' ,? ', -. ■ : ;
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19091001.2.43
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 7
Word Count
137LORD MAYOR OF LONDON Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in