sir 1st sir 1st august october lord mayor london humble beginnings farming family successful merchant politician relation wealth support burns orphaned children lord mayor london led funeral procession lord nelson having established right created twice later chamberlain london lost fortune investments died early life career born august scotland son respectable farmer family farmed area years death father family moved studied local grammar school age followed elder brother america seek work returning years position company london offices junior partner firm wealthy merchant financially assisted children burns death elected sheriff london middlesex lord mayor london developed reputation gentleman citizen sponsored office lord mayor london second member guild achieve honour having taken office determined establish tradition lord mayor took precedence public reigning monarch took opportunity funeral lord nelson according account discussed matter prime minister lord liverpool aware prince regent attending funeral willing action offered visit king windsor castle resolve matter liverpool said following day granted duly led procession later career created created second patent include future interest nephew appointed member parliament london sat resigned appointed chamberlain london ruined inadvertently invested huge sum city funds fake bills discovering error began property repay sum cleared commission resigned positions long term illness died months later october unmarried normally extinct death second patent title passed nephew president president legacy commemorated town centre statue marble feet tall base granite executed sculptor cost public subscription raised unveiled august originally located march statue moved area london road increase traffic centre town described noble work art worthy creative genius sculptor worthy commemorates believe faithful likeness symmetry form truly admirable mild features sir james finely developed animation intellectual expression mark superior powers sculptor object high permanent interest portrait pictured shown london
Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet