About William Staines
Lived 1725 – 1807 (aged 81–82). William Staines was a sculptor.
Sir William Staines (1731 - 11 September 1807) was a builder and Lord Mayor of London for the year 1800 to 1801.
Staines began life as a bricklayer's labourer and in time accumulated a vast fortune. He became a Freeman of the Carpenter's Company. In 1783, he became a Common Councillor of Cripplegate ward of which he was Deputy from 1791 to 1793. He was elected Alderman of Cripplegate on 10 April 1793, and also became Master of the Carpenters Company from 1793 to 1794. In spite of being illiterate and a sort of butt amongst his fellow Aldermen, A painting of Staines by William Beechey hangs in the Guildhall Art Gallery.
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Lord Mayor of London
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William Staines was born in 1725.
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William Staines died on 11 September 1807.
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William Staines was a sculptor.
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