Roger Gifford
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Sir Michael Roger Gifford KStJ KNO was a British banker in London who served as the 685th Lord Mayor of London from 2012 to 2013.
Portrait of Gifford at Chatham House in 2013
Lord Mayor of London
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The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London, England, and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powers, rights, and privileges, including the title and style The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London.
Lord Mayor of London
Sir William McArthur, Lord Mayor of London, caricatured by Leslie Ward, 1881
Stained glass in Guildhall, London, showing Henry fitz Ailwin
In 1747, the Lord Mayor proceeded to Westminster Hall via barge on the River Thames.