Sir George Robert Tyler, 1st Baronet (26 August 1835–26 November 1897) was a Baronet

Baronet

A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...

 and Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...

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Career

Tyler was a founder of the firm of Venables, Tyler and Son, papermakers of 17 Queenhithe

Queenhithe

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He was a councilman and alderman from 1887 to his death, a Sheriff of London for 1891-2, and Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...

 for 1893-4. After a state visit to Antwerp they named a street Rue lord mayor Tyler in his honour. He was Master of the Stationers' Company for 1893-4. He was made Baronet

Tyler Baronets

The Tyler Baronetcy, of Queenhithe in the City of London and of Penywern Road in Kensington in the County of London, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1894 for Sir George Tyler, Lord Mayor of London from 1893 to 1894...

of Queenhithe in 1894.