Richard Whittington
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Richard Whittington of the parish of St Michael Paternoster Royal, City of London, was an English merchant and politician of the late medieval period. He is also the real-life inspiration for the English folk tale Dick Whittington and His Cat.
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Richard Whittington, 19th c. engraving after original c.1590 by Reginald Elstrack (1570 - after 1625).Original engraving depicted a skull, changed to a cat by print-seller Peter Stent to meet popular expectations. Arms: Whittington, FitzWaryn, Worshipful Company of Mercers, Merchant Adventurers Company of London; also two small shields with his merchant mark
Richard Whittington, stained glass in the Guildhall, City of London
![Whittington on his deathbed: at his side the four executors of his will, John Coventre, John White, clerk, John Carpenter, and William Grove,[13] with many of the beneficiaries of his charities at the foot of his bed. A physician examines a bottle of urine.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Sir_R._Whittington_on_his_death_bead_Wellcome_L0007367.jpg/1280px-Sir_R._Whittington_on_his_death_bead_Wellcome_L0007367.jpg)
Whittington on his deathbed: at his side the four executors of his will, John Coventre, John White, clerk, John Carpenter, and William Grove,[13] with many of the beneficiaries of his charities at the foot of his bed. A physician examines a bottle of urine.
"Portraits of Sir Richard Whittington & his cat".Printed in New Wonderful Museum, Vol. III (1805), "from the original painting at Mercers' Hall".In their orbit 4
Politicians born in the 1350s 6
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Richard Whittington of the parish of St Michael Paternoster Royal, City of London, was an English merchant and politician of the late medieval period. He is also the real-life inspiration for the English folk tale Dick Whittington and His Cat. He was four times Lord Mayor of London, a member of parliament and a Sheriff of London. In his lifetime he financed a number of public projects, such as drainage systems in poor areas of London, and a hospital ward for unmarried mothers. He bequeathed his fortune to form the Charity of Sir Richard Whittington which, over 600 years later, continues to assist people in need.
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