John Mundy (mayor)


Sir John Mundy was a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and was Lord Mayor of London in 1522.

Career

John Mundy was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, the son of Sir John Mundy and Isabel Ripes. In 1515 Mundy served as a Sheriff of London. In 1522 he became Lord Mayor of London. He was knighted by King Henry VIII in 1529.
In 1516 he purchased from Lord Audley the manors of Markeaton, Mackworth and Allestree, all now part of the city of Derby.
He built a Tudor House and his descendants replaced the old manor house with a new mansion in about 1750 Markeaton Hall.
Sir John Mundy was buried in the church of St Peter, Westcheap in the City of London.

Marriages and children

Mundy married twice, firstly to a lady named Margaret, whose surname is unknown. His second marriage was to Juliana Browne, the daughter of his mayoral predecessor, Sir Sir William Browne, and the granddaughter of two mayors, Sir John Browne and Sir Edmund Shaa. By Juliana, Mundy had five sons and four daughters.

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