Charles Batho Explained

Sir Charles Albert Batho, 1st Baronet^[1] (7 October 1872 – 29 January 1938^[2]) was Lord Mayor of London from 1927^[3] to 1928.^[4]

Batho was educated at Highgate School. He worked for the ship store and export merchants, Copland and Co. He was elected to the Common Council of the City of London in 1913. He became the Alderman of the Ward of Aldgate in 1921.

Escutcheon:	Gules on a fess Argent two castles of the first over all a sword in pale point upwards Proper.
Crest:	A dragon sejant Or gorged with a mural crown Gules and holding in the dexter claw a sword as in the arms.
Motto:	Nec Parvis Sisto ^[5]

Notes and References

1. Honours conferred by The King The Times (London, England), Thursday, Sep 27, 1928; pg. 12; Issue 45009
2. Sir Charles Batho. The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 31, 1938; pg. 14; Issue 47906
3. The Lord Mayor Elect. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Oct 13, 1927; pg. 5; Issue 44711
4. ‘BATHO, Sir Charles Albert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 30 Nov 2016
5. Book: Burke's Peerage . 1959.