George Scholey (died 1839) was a banker who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1812.[1] Scholey was appointed an alderman in the City of London's Dowgate ward in 1804.[1] He had previously been elected one of the Sheriffs of the City of London in 1804.[1] Scholey was born in 1758, the son of the Cock and Bottle's landlord in Sandal, Wakefield. Scholey died in 1839, leaving £10,000 to Sandal, half for the poor of Sandal and half to the trustees of the Sandal Endowed School."Sandal History". "George Scholey Biography".
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- ^ a b c The Gentleman's Magazine. W. Pickering. 1839. pp. 655–.