Sir William Capell, MP, Lord Mayor of London

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Family and Education

b. by 1448, 2nd s. of John Capell of Stoke Nayland, Suff. by Joan. m. by 1485, Margaret, da. of Sir John Arundell of Lanherne, Cornw., 1s. 2da. Kntd. 6 Jan. 1487. d. 6 Sept. 1515.

Offices Held

Warden, Drapers’ Co. 1475-6, 1484-5, master 1487-8, 1491-2, 1496-7, 1499-1500, 1504, 1504-5, 1509-10, 1511-12; auditor, London 1483-5, 1495-7, alderman 1485-d., sheriff 1489-90, mayor 1503-4, Jan.-Oct. 1510; commr. subsidy 1512, 1514, 1515.4

Biography

William Capel (died 1515) was Lord Mayor of London and an MP.

He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, served as Sheriff of the City of London for 1496 and was elected Lord Mayor in 1503. He was elected a member of Parliament for the City of London from 1511 to 1515.

His mansion stood on the current site of the London Stock Exchange and No. 3 Capel Court, in the City is named for him. He added a south chapel to the church of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange.

His daughter Elizabeth was the first wife of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester.

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Birth & Death - St Bartholomew Church

St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange & St Bartholomew the Less (Little) are one and the same

St Bartholomew Church

Links and Sources

• History of Parliament
• wikipedia.org
• thepeerage.com
• The Aldermen of the City of London
• The Visitations of Essex