Crisp Gascoyne

Sir Crisp Gascoyne
Born	1700 Chiswick
Died	28 December 1761 (aged 60–61) London
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Margaret, daughter and coheiress of Dr. John Bamber
Children	Bamber, Joseph, Ann, Margaret

Sir Crisp Gascoyne (1700 – 28 December 1761) was an English businessman who became Lord Mayor of London.

The youngest son of Benjamin and Anne Gascoyne was born at Chiswick, and baptised in its parish church on 26 August 1700. He set up in business as a brewer in Gravel Lane, Houndsditch. His residence was at Barking in 1733, and the baptisms of his four youngest children are recorded there between 1733 and 1738. In 1755 he is described as of Mincing Lane, where he probably lived in the house of his father-in-law, Dr. Bamber, though still carrying on the brewhouse in Houndsditch in partnership with one Weston. Gascoyne was admitted a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Brewers by redemption (purchase) 17 December 1741, he took the clothing of the livery 8 March 1744, fined for the offices of steward and the three grades of wardenship 19 August 1746, and was elected an assistant 11 October 1745, and master of the company for 1746–1747.

Gascoyne was elected alderman of Vintry ward 20 June 1745, and sworn into office on 2 July. He served the office of sheriff of London and Middlesex in 1747–1748. In December 1748 he took a prominent part, at the head of the committee of city lands, in passing through the common council an act for the relief of the orphans of the City of London, whose estates, vested in the guardianship of the corporation, had greatly suffered through the exactions of the Civil War period and the illegal closing of the exchequer by Charles II. Gascoyne became Lord Mayor in 1752, and was the first chief magistrate who occupied the present Mansion House, the building of which had been commenced in 1739 on the site of Stocks Market. Owing to the change of style, the date of the mayoralty procession was this year altered from 29 October to 9 November.

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