Sir John de Pulteney
| Sir John de Pulteney | |
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| Spouse(s) | Margaret de Bereford |
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Issue
William de Pulteney
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| Father | Adam de Pulteney |
| Mother | Matilda |
| Died | 8 June 1349 |
Sir John de Pulteney or Sir John Poultney (died 8 June 1349) was a major English entrepreneur and property owner, who served four times as Mayor of London.
A biography of Sir John, written by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford, that was published in the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 47 contains much well-referenced information. However, it is inaccurate in stating the Sir John’s wife was a daughter of John de St John of Lageham, for reasons that are set out in detail in two articles by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr.
His will identifies Sir John's parents as Adam and Matilda.
Sir John married Margaret, daughter of John de Bereford, citizen of London and his wife Roesia. The marriage evidently took place by 13 December 1330, when they arranged for perpetual masses for themselves and “for the souls of John de Bureford late citizen of London and Roesia his wife” to take place at St Nicholas Shambles, London. His association with the de Bereford family went back significantly before 1330, as in July 1318 he was recorded as executor of the will of Roesia de Bureford, late the executrix of John de Bureford, citizen of London.
The couple had one known child:
Shortly after Sir John’s death, his widow married Sir Nicholas de Loveyne
As with most Lord Mayors, he was buried in Old St Paul's Cathedral, but consequently the grave and monument were destroyed along with the cathedral in the Great Fire of London in 1666. A modern monument in the crypt lists him among the important graves lost.
Sir John was a citizen of London and a member of the Drapers’ Company.
His business activities included the lending of money. For instance, in July 1325, Robert Burdet of Sheepy, Leicestershire acknowledged that he owed £100 to John de Pulteney. In the following month, the Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England acknowledged that he owed John the sum of £800. John also lent money to the King, such as an unstated sum that in June 1329 was outstanding but secured on the customs revenue of Southampton.
He served as Mayor of London in 1331, 1332, 1334 and 1336 and also held the office of Escheator of the City of London. Other roles that he undertook included membership of commissions of oyer and terminer in a number of counties, guardian of the peace for Middlesex and roles in negotiations with Flanders.
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