Person Cutler; Sir; John (c 1608 - 1693); merchant and financier Cutler John Sir merchant and financier c 1608 - 1693 British Male 0 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, England, Europe 15 April 1693 16930415 Burial: St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England, Europe (28 April 1693)

Gawthorpe Hall, Yorkshire; Upper Brockley, Deptford, Kent; Tothill Street, Westminster (-1693)

Merchant; Financier Career: Common Councilman of the City of London (1654-1655, 1658-1659, 1661-1662); Commissioner for Assessment for London (1657, 1660-1661), for Kent and Westminster (1678-1680), for Middlesex (1689), for Cambridgeshire, Kent, Middlesex and West Riding of Yorkshire (1689-1690); Deputy-Lieutenant of London (1662-1688, 1690-death); Treasurer of St Paul's (1663); founded Lectureship on Mechanics at Gresham College (held by Robert Hooke); benefactor of the Grocers' Company, the Royal College of Physicians and St Margaret's, Westminster; rebuilt the Grocers' Company Hall at his own expense after the Fire of London Honours: Kt 1660; Bt 1660 Memberships: Grocers' Company (Master 1652-1653, 1685-1686); Honourable Artillery Company (1663) Parents: Thomas Cutler Married: 1) Elizabeth Foote; 2) Alicia Tipping Children: Elizabeth Cutler; Elizabeth Cutler Additional relatives: son-in-law Sir William Portman (FRS 1664); son-in-law Charles Bodvill Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor (FRS 1663) Cutler was not noted for any strong political convictions and was not a particularly active member of parliament. His designation as an Honorary Fellow of the Society likely stemmed from his annual fund towards Hooke's lectureship at Gresham College. At the time of his death, his wealth is estimated at £30,000, which he mostly amassed by lending money to landowners on the security of their estates. This way, he acquired the Harewood estate in Yorkshire, from a creditor Lord Strafford. His will included instructions for many charitable bequests, including to the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich, and poorer parishioners and relatives. Royal Society roles: Council: 1674 Fellow 09/11/1664 Funded Robert Hooke (FRS 1663) annually for the reading of the Histories of Trades in Gresham College (1664); Proposed as an honorary member of the Society on 2 November 1664 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Henning; ODNB References: Hall, M B. 1990. 'The Early Years of the Royal Society, review of Michael Hunter, Establishing the New Science: the Experience of the Early Royal Society', in Notes and Records, vol. 44, pp. 265-268 Cutler J, IM001029.jpg International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH2170 c 1608 - 15 Apr 1693 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 01/04/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7301 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/76268464 b9673bea-d41a-41c9-ba75-f2d4b63426d3