Thomas White (merchant)

For the early 20th-century Canadian finance minister, see William Thomas White.

Sir Thomas White
Portrait of Sir Thomas White by "Sampson the paynter"[1] (1597). In the collection of the City of Oxford.
Lord Mayor of London
In office
1553–1554
Preceded byGeorge Barne
Succeeded byJohn Lyon
Sheriff of London
In office
1547–1548
Personal details
Born(1492-06-07)7 June 1492
Reading, Berkshire, England
Died12 February 1567(1567-02-12) (aged 74)
Parents
  • William White (father)
  • Mary Kibblewhite (mother)
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Sir Thomas White (7 June 1492 – 12 February 1567) was an English cloth merchant, founder of the Muscovy Company, Lord Mayor of London in 1553, and a civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford and Merchant Taylors' School.

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