Thomas White (merchant)

Thomas White
Portrait of Sir Thomas White by "Sampson the paynter"[1] (1597). In the collection of the City of Oxford.
Lord Mayor of London
In office 1553–1554
Preceded by	George Barne
Succeeded by	John Lyon
Sheriff of London
In office 1547–1548
Personal details
Born	1492 Reading, Berkshire, England
Died	12 February 1567
Parent(s)	William White; Mary Kibblewhite

Sir Thomas White (1492 – 12 February 1567) was an English cloth merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1553, and a civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford and Merchant Taylors' School.