William Atherton (mayor of Preston)

William Atherton (c.1705-5 August 1745), of Greenbank and Pendleton Hall, was a Preston Guild merchant and landowner.^[1] He was twice elected as Mayor of Preston; once in 1732, and again in 1738.^[2] A silk mercer by trade, he became a successful Lancashire guild merchant,^[3] woollen draper, and was an influential figure in Preston's business community, which was focused on textile manufacturing and commerce.^[4]^[5]

^ "Entry for William Atherton". Atherton One Name Study.
^ "List of Guild Mayors of Preston since 1327" (PDF). Visit Preston.
^ "The Rolls of the Freemen of the Borough of Lancaster (1688 to 1840)" (PDF). The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire Volume 87. 1935. p. 2,7.
^ Retford, Kate (2000). "Family and Familiarity: The Domestic Sphere in Eighteenth-Century English Visual Culture" (PDF). University of Warwick.
^ "Release for £10: William Atherton of Preston, mercer". nationalarchives.gov.uk. 1726.

[1] "Entry for William Atherton". Atherton One Name Study.

[2] "List of Guild Mayors of Preston since 1327" (PDF). Visit Preston.

[3] "The Rolls of the Freemen of the Borough of Lancaster (1688 to 1840)" (PDF). The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire Volume 87. 1935. p. 2,7.

[4] Retford, Kate (2000). "Family and Familiarity: The Domestic Sphere in Eighteenth-Century English Visual Culture" (PDF). University of Warwick.

[5] "Release for £10: William Atherton of Preston, mercer". nationalarchives.gov.uk. 1726.

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