John Mortlock
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John Mortlock (1755-1816) was a British draper, banker, Member of Parliament and 13 times mayor of Cambridge. In 1778 Mortlock bought himself the Freedom of Cambridge for £40. In 1780 he founded the first bank in Cambridge. In 1782 he became an alderman. He first became mayor, and an MP, in 1784.
Mortlock was blatantly corrupt, though as the plaque suggests he had a different view of things
- "without influence, which you call corruption, men will not be induced to support government, though they generally approve of its measures"[1]
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- "his bitterest political opponents never impeached his business honesty" [2].
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