John Staples (Lord Mayor)

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John Staples (4 December 1815 – 16 January 1888) was a British leatherseller and politician. He served as Sheriff of the City of London in 1877 and as Lord Mayor in 1885. Born to a John Staples from Laverstock, Wiltshire, he became Master of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers. The Leathersellers' Federation of Schools established the Sir John Staples Society in his honour. He sat on the Metropolitan Board of Works for the City of London from 1884 to 1885. He died on 16 January 1888, aged 73, and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.