biography
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Whittington, Dick
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popular name of Richard Whittington
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1358–1423)
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| biography:
| English merchant, supposed to have been the youngest son of Sir William Whittington of Pauntley in Gloucestershire, SWC England, UK, on whose death he set out at 13 for London, where he found work as an apprentice. He became an alderman and sheriff, and thrice Lord Mayor of London (1397–9, 1406–7, 1419–20). The legend of his cat is an accepted part of English folklore. |
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