Peter Laurie

Sir Peter Laurie (3 March 1778 – 3 December 1861) was a British politician who served as Lord Mayor of London.

This article is about the British politician. For the American actor, see Peter Lorre. For the Irish golfer, see Peter Lawrie.

He was appointed Sheriff of the City of London for 1823 and elected Lord Mayor for 1832. From 1838 until his death, he was Chairman of the Union Bank. He also worked as a saddler, who supplied saddles for the Indian army, and wrote two books on prison reform. He was knighted in 1824.[1]

See also

• The Chimes, a Dickensian parody of Laurie's political positions.

References

1. "No. 18017". The London Gazette. 10 April 1824. p. 580.

• Welch, Charles (1892). "Laurie, Sir Peter" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• McConnell, Anita (2004). "Laurie, Sir Peter (1778–1861)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16133. Retrieved 23 December 2009. (subscription or UK public library membership required)