Christened on 8 March 1577/8, Gurney was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers. He was Master of the Clothworkers Company in 1633 and Sheriff of London for 1633 to 1634. On 26 August 1634 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Bishopsgate ward. He was elected instead as alderman for Dowgate ward in 1637. In 1641 he was elected Lord Mayor of London. He was knighted on 25 November 1641 and created a baronet, of London, on 14 December 1641. He was president of Christ's Hospital from 1641 to 1643.[1]
Gurney was a strong supporter of the King and published the King's commission of array. As a result, he was removed from the Mayoralty and impeached by the House of Commons. He refused to surrender the City's sword to anyone but the King.[2]
The coat of arms of Sir Richard Gurney are blazoned: Paly of six or and azure counterchanged per fess. This is a shield that has been differenced from "Paly of six, or and azure--GOURNAY, or GURNEY, Devon."[4] Sir Richard's family is likely a cadet branch. Crest: A Lion’s Head erased Or, gorged with a Palisado Coronet composed of Spear Heads Azure.
The earlier, now alternate blazon is: Per fess or and azure, paly of six counterchanged. The alternate blazon is exactly of Sir Richard Gurney, alias Gurnard, Lord Mayor of London 1642. (Examined by Sir William Segar Garter Herald, 26 July 1634, when Sir Richard was Sheriff.[5])
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^'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
^ ab'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, gurney, baronet, died, october, 1647, english, merchant, lord, mayor, london, supported, royalist, cause, english, civil, christened, march, 1577, gurney, city, london, merchant, member, worshipful, company, clothworkers, master, clothworkers, company. Sir Richard Gurney 1st Baronet died 6 October 1647 was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War Christened on 8 March 1577 8 Gurney was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers He was Master of the Clothworkers Company in 1633 and Sheriff of London for 1633 to 1634 On 26 August 1634 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Bishopsgate ward He was elected instead as alderman for Dowgate ward in 1637 In 1641 he was elected Lord Mayor of London He was knighted on 25 November 1641 and created a baronet of London on 14 December 1641 He was president of Christ s Hospital from 1641 to 1643 1 Gurney was a strong supporter of the King and published the King s commission of array As a result he was removed from the Mayoralty and impeached by the House of Commons He refused to surrender the City s sword to anyone but the King 2 Gurney s daughter Anne married Thomas Richardson 2nd Lord Cramond 2 and his daughter Elizabeth married John Pettus 3 Heraldry EditThe coat of arms of Sir Richard Gurney are blazoned Paly of six or and azure counterchanged per fess This is a shield that has been differenced from Paly of six or and azure GOURNAY or GURNEY Devon 4 Sir Richard s family is likely a cadet branch Crest A Lion s Head erased Or gorged with a Palisado Coronet composed of Spear Heads Azure The earlier now alternate blazon is Per fess or and azure paly of six counterchanged The alternate blazon is exactly of Sir Richard Gurney alias Gurnard Lord Mayor of London 1642 Examined by Sir William Segar Garter Herald 26 July 1634 when Sir Richard was Sheriff 5 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 a b 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 Lee Sidney ed 1896 Pettus John Dictionary of National Biography Vol 45 London Smith Elder amp Co A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by James Parker 1894 The Herald and Genealogist Volume 1 page 383 by John Gough Nichols 1863 Civic officesPreceded byEdmund Wright Lord Mayor of the City of London1641 Succeeded byIsaac PeningtonBaronetage of EnglandNew creation Baronet of London 1641 1647 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Richard Gurney 1st Baronet amp oldid 1168834236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
