Nicholas Wotton

Nicholas Wotton (or Wootton; d. 1448) was an English merchant and official who twice served as Lord Mayor of London, in 1415 and 1430.

Family Wotton was the son of William Wotton (d. 1391), a wealthy wool merchant, and his wife Margaret (d. 1404). His father may be the same William Wotton who was alderman of Dowgate Ward. He married Joane Corbie, only daughter and heiress of Robert Corbie. This marriage brought with it the estate of Boughton Malherbe, which would remain in the Wotton family for generations. After Joan's death in 1413, he remarried to a woman named Margaret. As the younger son, Richard, was a clergyman, his inheritance ultimately reverted back to his brother's family. Among Wotton's descendants were the diplomat Nicholas Wotton, privy councilor Edward Wotton, MP Henry Wotton, Margaret Wotton, Marchioness of Dorset, and the Barons Wotton.