John Monckton (town clerk)

Sir John Braddick Monckton FSA (8 July 1832 – 3 February 1902)[1] was a British lawyer and civil servant, then Town Clerk of London for 30 years until his death.[2] He was elected Town Clerk of London after the death of Frederick Woodthorpe on 17 July 1873 and served until 3 February 1902, his death date. The "Remembrancer" officiated during vacancy until the next Town Clerk was elected on 1 May 1902.[3]

Sir John Braddick Monckton
Sir John Braddick Monckton, in Masonic costume
Born(1832-07-08)8 July 1832
Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
Died3 February 1902(1902-02-03) (aged 69)
Cranley Gardens, Middlesex, England, UK
Resting placeBrompton Cemetery
NationalityEnglish
Years active1851–1902
Known forlawyer, civil servant, Town Clerk of London
Parent(s)John Monckton, Eliza Whitmore ?
RelativesLionel Monckton (son)

He was educated at Rugby School and while living on King Street in 1851 he became a Solicitor's Articled clerk for the City of London.[4]

He represented the 'Guild of Saddlers of the City of London' in 1875.[5]

He was a Master of 'Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London' in 1893 & 1894.[6]

Funerary monument (detail), Brompton Cemetery, London

Family

His parents were John Monckton (born about 1803 in East Peckham (Kent) - died September 1886 in Maidstone, Kent, England and Eliza Whitmore (maiden name unknown). He was one of ten children growing up on King Street, Maidstone, Kent, England.[7]

In 1858 he married an amateur actress Maria Louisa Long (1837–1920).[8][9]

Their eldest son was composer Lionel Monckton.[10] Their daughter, Mrs. Augusta Moore, who wrote as 'Martin J. Pritchard,' was a popular novelist of the period.

He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London[11] in the south-east part of the central enclosed roundel.

See also
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
  • Ralph Crepyn, town clerk of London
  • John Carpenter, town clerk of London
  • John Sadler (1615-1674), town clerk of London

References
  1. Monckton Genealogy
  2. He is mentioned in the will of his son and his son's obit. Will probated 16 April 1924, CGPLA Eng. & Wales
  3. Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery, "The Town Clerk", p. 74, from the - www.lma.gov.uk London Metropolitan Archives, [City of London, 40 Northampton Road, London EC 1R 0HB
  4. Monckton Genealogy - 1851 English Census Record info.
  5. Sherwell, John William - "Sadler's Company (London, England)" 1889. Full text at: https://archive.org/stream/descriptivehisto00sher/descriptivehisto00sher_djvu.txt
  6. The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers & Coach Harness Makers of London - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Fades Genes - John Monckton Case Ancestry - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. National Portrait Gallery - http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp69947
  9. Oviatt Library - Francis Gilbert Webb Collection of Correspondence, 1769-1934 - Call No. ML90 .F73 1769 - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Hyperion Records - Bio note: http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/c.asp?c=C416
  11. Brompton Cemetery Brompton Cemetery website Archived 2006-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by
Frederick Woodthorpe		 Town Clerk of London
1873 – 1902		 Succeeded by
James Bell
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