John Ansley (1774 – 23 September 1845) served as Lord Mayor of London from 1807 to 1808.[1]
Ansley was a Merchant Taylor.[2] [3] He was appointed an alderman in the City of London's Bread Street ward in 1800 at the age of 26,[1] and subsequently elected one of the Sheriffs of the City of London in 1805, before being elected Lord Mayor in 1807.[1]
Ansley served as vice-president of the Royal Literary Fund for many years, and was a patron of the Merchant Taylors' School.[4]