Rowland Hayward

Sir

Rowland Hayward
Arms of Hayward of Essex: Gules, a lion rampant argent crowned or[1]
Bornc. 1520
Died5 December 1593
BuriedSt Alphage London Wall
Spouse(s)Joan Tillesworth
Katherine Smythe
IssueSir George Hayward
Sir John Hayward
four sons who died as infants
Elizabeth Hayward
Susan Hayward
Joan Hayward
Alice Hayward
Katherine Hayward
Mary Hayward
Anne Hayward
three daughters who died as infants
FatherGeorge Hayward
MotherMargaret Whitbrooke

Sir Rowland Hayward (c. 1520 – 5 December 1593) was a London slave merchant,[2] and Lord Mayor of the City in both 1570 and 1591. Through his commercial activities he acquired considerable wealth, and was able to loan money to Queen Elizabeth I and purchase properties in several counties as well as houses in and near London. He entertained the Queen at King's Place in 1587.

  1. ^ Gentleman's Magazine, Vol.64, 1794, Part I, pp.313-14, Monument of Thomas Lord Knyvett at Stanwell [1]
  2. ^ Donnan, Elizabeth. Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930). pp. 66–71.