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Sir William de la Pole

1290/95 - 1366
wealthy wool merchant in Hull; royal moneylender and, briefly, Chief Baron of the Exchequer
(Wikipedia)

William Day Keyworth Jr.
1870

Description

Marble statue of De la Pole.

Inscription(s)

SIR WILLIAM DE-LA-POLE
knight-banneret
first mayor of hull, a.d. 1332-1335,
an eminent and munificent merchant,
his sovereign's friend, this town's benefactor,
lord of myton and of holderness,
baron of the exchequer,
founder of the charter-house, hull,
ancestor of the noble family of suffolk,
he died 21 april, 1366

presented to the corporation of kingston-upon-hull,
by alderman robert jameson, j.p.,
sheriff 1868-1869,
mayor 1870-1871, 1871-1872, 1872-1873.

Sculptor

William Day Keyworth Junior (Hull 1843 - Spring Banks, Sculcoats, East Yorkshire 1902), British sculptor (Mapping of Sculpture).

Sources & Information

Hull Daily Mail, 17 February 2019, The fascinating stories behind some of Hull's most famous statues.
Hull Packet - Friday 12 August 1870 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 53°44'17" - W 0°19'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh028; Photograph: 25 July 2019
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