Sir Thomas Gabriel, 1st Baronet (5 November 1811 – 23 February 1891), was a British timber merchant.
Sir Thomas Gabriel's grave at West Norwood Cemetery, London
Gabriel was the grandson of Christopher Gabriel, a distinguished plane maker.[1]
Admission ticket to Lord Mayor Thomas Gabriel's reception of H.I.M. The Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz Khan at The Guildhall, 18 July 1867 issued to the Chairman of P. & O. Navigation Company.
He was a partner of Thomas Gabriel and Sons and Burtons, timber importers and merchants, of Gabriels Wharf.[2] He served as Sheriff of London and Middlesex for 1859–60 and Lord Mayor of London for 1866–67. Soon after his term as Lord Mayor he was created a baronet (of Edgecombe Hall in the County of Surrey),[3] the customary honour given to holders of that office.
Gabriel was buried at West Norwood Cemetery after he died in February 1891, aged 79. The baronetcy died with him.
Gabriel is the great-great-great-uncle of singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel (Sir Thomas Gabriel's brother, Christopher Trowell Gabriel, was Peter Gabriel's great-great-grandfather).[4]
Coat of arms of Sir Thomas Gabriel, 1st Baronet
Crest
On a mount Vert a boar's head erased Sable billety Or.
Escutcheon
Sable on a pile Or ten billets four three two and one of the field.
Motto
In Prosperis Time In Adversis Spera (Fear In Prosperity, Hope In Adversity) [5]
Referencesedit
^"CHRISTOPHER GABRIEL". www.pasttools.org. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^"AIM25 collection description". www.aim25.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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