Thomas White (merchant)
Thomas White | |
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Portrait of Sir Thomas White by "Sampson the paynter" (1597). In the collection of the City of Oxford. | |
| Lord Mayor of London | |
| In office 1553–1554 | |
| Preceded by | George Barne |
| Succeeded by | John Lyon |
| Sheriff of London | |
| In office 1547–1548 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1492 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 12 February 1567 |
| Parent(s) | William White; Mary Kibblewhite |
Sir Thomas White (7 June 1492 – 12 February 1567) was an English cloth merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1553, and a civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford and Merchant Taylors' School.