Lionel Duckett

Biography:

Lionel Duckett was one of the Merchant adventurers of the City of London. He was four times Master of the Mercers' Company and Lord Mayor of London. He was born in 1511 to William Duckett of Flintham Nottinghamshire and his wife Jane of Harwood Castle Yorkshire. He served an apprenticeship with John Colet of the Mercers' Company of the City of London and was granted the freedom of the Company in 1537.