About George Tyler
Lived 1835 – 1897 (aged 62). George Tyler was a politician.
Sir George Robert Tyler, 1st Baronet (26 August 1835 – 26 November 1897) was a baronet and Lord Mayor of London.
Career Tyler was a founder of the firm of Venables, Tyler and Son, papermakers of 17 Queenhithe. He was a councilman and alderman from 1887 to his death, a Sheriff of London for 1891–2, and Lord Mayor of London for 1893–4. After a state visit to Antwerp they named a street Rue lord mayor Tyler in his honour. He was Master of the Stationers' Company for 1893–4. He was made a baronet, of Queenhithe, in 1894.
Death He died at his home at Earls Court and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.
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Who was George Tyler?
Lord Mayor of London
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George Tyler was born on 26 August 1835.
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George Tyler died on 26 November 1897 in London.
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George Tyler was a politician.
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· DBpedia: Sir George Tyler, 1st Baronet
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