Venn was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. He was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1619 to 1626 and Master of the Haberdashers Company from 1625 to 1626. On 4 May 1626, he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Castle Baynard ward and was Sheriff of London from 1626 to 1627. He was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1627 to 1629 and from 1631 to 1637. In 1631 he became Colonel of the Trained Bands until his death, and was president of the Honourable Artillery Company from 1633 to 1634. He was elected alderman for Tower ward in 1634. In 1637, he was elected Lord Mayor of London and was again Master of the Haberdashers Company. He was knighted on 27 May 1638. He was a member of the committee of the East India Company again in 1639 until his death that year.[1]
Venn married a daughter of James Collymore who was an alderman in 1610.[2]
Referencesedit
^'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
^'Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 168-195. Date accessed: 15 July 2011
richard, venn, fenn, died, august, 1639, english, merchant, lord, mayor, london, 1637, life, editvenn, city, london, merchant, member, worshipful, company, haberdashers, member, committee, east, india, company, from, 1619, 1626, master, haberdashers, company, . Sir Richard Venn or Fenn died 18 August 1639 was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1637 Life editVenn was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers He was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1619 to 1626 and Master of the Haberdashers Company from 1625 to 1626 On 4 May 1626 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Castle Baynard ward and was Sheriff of London from 1626 to 1627 He was a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1627 to 1629 and from 1631 to 1637 In 1631 he became Colonel of the Trained Bands until his death and was president of the Honourable Artillery Company from 1633 to 1634 He was elected alderman for Tower ward in 1634 In 1637 he was elected Lord Mayor of London and was again Master of the Haberdashers Company He was knighted on 27 May 1638 He was a member of the committee of the East India Company again in 1639 until his death that year 1 Venn married a daughter of James Collymore who was an alderman in 1610 2 References edit Chronological list of aldermen 1601 1650 The Aldermen of the City of London Temp Henry III 1912 1908 pp 47 75 Date accessed 16 July 2011 Notes on the aldermen 1502 1700 The Aldermen of the City of London Temp Henry III 1912 1908 pp 168 195 Date accessed 15 July 2011 Civic officesPreceded bySir Edward Bromfield Lord Mayor of the City of London1637 Succeeded bySir Maurice Abbot nbsp nbsp This article about an English politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Venn amp oldid 1093705795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
