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NameSir George Barne 
[54, His own article], [56, Lincolns Peds, pub Harleian 1903, Barne, Vol I, p. 101]
[54, His own article], [56, Lincolns Peds, pub Harleian 1903, Barne, Vol I, p. 101]Birthca 1550
Death1558
GeneralMerchant, Alderman and Lord Mayor, 1552-3, of London. Kt: 1553
Notes for Sir George Barne
m. Alice Brooke of Salop.
DNB Main notes for Sir George Barne
Barne, Sir George c.1500-1558
Name: Barne, Sir George
Dates: c.1500-1558
Active Date: 1540
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Business and Industry, Public and Social Service, Civil Administration
Occupation: Merchant and alderman of London
Place of
Burial: St Bartholomew the Little, London
Spouse: Alice Brooke
Sources: T. S. Willan, The Muscovy Merchants of 1555, 1953; J. G...
Contributor: Paul Slack
Article
Barne, Sir George c.1500-1558, merchant and alderman of London, was the son of George Barne, grocer of London, though the family seems also to have had connections in Wells, Somerset. He was a member of the Haberdashers’ Company, and prospered from various sectors of English commerce, both traditional and novel. He exported cloth and imported wine from Spain, and he was a leading figure in new enterprises. With William Garrard [q.v.], he was a ‘principal doer’ in promoting the first voyage to Muscovy of 1553, a founder and active member of the Russia Company, and a promoter of voyages to West Africa in 1553 and 1554. At the time of his death he had property in London, Southwark, and Hertfordshire.
Barne also took a full part in City politics. He was alderman from 1542 and lord mayor in 1552-3, when the Crown passed precariously from Edward VI to Mary. He was knighted on 11 April 1553 and was one of the City fathers signing the letters patent of Edward which made Lady Jane Grey queen. Though consequently treated with some suspicion by the Marian regime, there is no evidence that he had strong Protestant convictions: his loyalties were to the City and other members of its élite.
He married Alice Brooke of Shropshire and had at least three sons and two daughters, all of them involved directly or by marriage in London commerce. His heir, George, married William Garrard’s daughter, Anne, and was subsequently governor of the Russia Company, mayor in 1586-7, and MP. Of his daughters, Anne married Alexander Carleill, another Muscovy merchant, (and then Sir Francis Walsingham, q.v.); and Elizabeth married John Rivers, lord mayor in 1573-4. Barne died 18 February 1558 and was buried at St Bartholomew the Little, London.
Sources
T. S. Willan, The Muscovy Merchants of 1555, 1953; J. G. Nichols (ed.), Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary, Camden Society, vol. xlviii, 1850.
Contributor: Paul Slack
published 1993
Name: Barne, Sir George
Dates: c.1500-1558
Active Date: 1540
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Business and Industry, Public and Social Service, Civil Administration
Occupation: Merchant and alderman of London
Place of
Burial: St Bartholomew the Little, London
Spouse: Alice Brooke
Sources: T. S. Willan, The Muscovy Merchants of 1555, 1953; J. G...
Contributor: Paul Slack
Article
Barne, Sir George c.1500-1558, merchant and alderman of London, was the son of George Barne, grocer of London, though the family seems also to have had connections in Wells, Somerset. He was a member of the Haberdashers’ Company, and prospered from various sectors of English commerce, both traditional and novel. He exported cloth and imported wine from Spain, and he was a leading figure in new enterprises. With William Garrard [q.v.], he was a ‘principal doer’ in promoting the first voyage to Muscovy of 1553, a founder and active member of the Russia Company, and a promoter of voyages to West Africa in 1553 and 1554. At the time of his death he had property in London, Southwark, and Hertfordshire.
Barne also took a full part in City politics. He was alderman from 1542 and lord mayor in 1552-3, when the Crown passed precariously from Edward VI to Mary. He was knighted on 11 April 1553 and was one of the City fathers signing the letters patent of Edward which made Lady Jane Grey queen. Though consequently treated with some suspicion by the Marian regime, there is no evidence that he had strong Protestant convictions: his loyalties were to the City and other members of its élite.
He married Alice Brooke of Shropshire and had at least three sons and two daughters, all of them involved directly or by marriage in London commerce. His heir, George, married William Garrard’s daughter, Anne, and was subsequently governor of the Russia Company, mayor in 1586-7, and MP. Of his daughters, Anne married Alexander Carleill, another Muscovy merchant, (and then Sir Francis Walsingham, q.v.); and Elizabeth married John Rivers, lord mayor in 1573-4. Barne died 18 February 1558 and was buried at St Bartholomew the Little, London.
Sources
T. S. Willan, The Muscovy Merchants of 1555, 1953; J. G. Nichols (ed.), Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary, Camden Society, vol. xlviii, 1850.
Contributor: Paul Slack
published 1993