Nicholas Faringdon

Nicholas Faringdon Mayor

(fl. 1308-61)
Mayor of London 1308-1309, 1313-1314, and 1320-1324. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Principle owner of Farringdon Ward. Son of William Faringdon. Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.