Sir David Burnett, 1st Baronet (22 August 1851 – 7 July 1930) was a Lord Mayor of London. Knighted in 1908 and created Baronet Burnett, of Selborne House, in the Borough of Croydon in 1913, he was a surveyor and local politician active in the City of London.

A Fellow of the Surveyors Institute from 1881, he became a member of the Common Council of London representing Candlewick Ward in 1888, rising to be an alderman in 1902. He was Sheriff of the City of London in 1907-08, and Lord Mayor of London in 1912-13.[1]

Family

He married Emily Sleap, daughter of Thomas Sleap, on 28 August 1875. The couple had six children.

See also

References

  1. Biography, ukwhoswho.com. Accessed 27 December 2022.(subscription required)


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