Peter Laurie

This article is about the British politician. For the American actor, see Peter Lorre. For the Irish golfer, see Peter Lawrie.

Sir Peter Laurie (3 March 1778 – 3 December 1861) was a British politician who served as Lord Mayor of London.

Grave of Sir Peter Laurie in Highgate Cemetery (west)

He was appointed Sheriff of the City of London for 1823 and elected Lord Mayor for 1832. From 1838 until his death, he was Chairman of the Union Bank of London. He also worked as a saddler, who supplied saddles for the Indian army, and wrote two books on prison reform. He was knighted in 1824 and is buried at Highgate Cemetery.

See also

• The Chimes, a Dickensian parody of Laurie's political positions.

References

• Welch, Charles (1892). "Laurie, Sir Peter" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• McConnell, Anita (2004). "Laurie, Sir Peter (1778–1861)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16133. Retrieved 23 December 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)