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Whittington, Sir Richard

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Lord Mayor of London, born at Pauntley, Gloucestershire; came to London, prospered in business, was elected Lord Mayor thrice over, and knighted; this is the Whittington of the nursery tale, "Dick Whittington and his Cat" (1538-1623).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Whittington, Sir Richard'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​w/whittington-sir-richard.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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