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Brass Crosby

Also known as: Brass Crosby; primary name: Crosby, Brass
Details: individual; politician/statesman; British; Male
Life dates: 1725-1793
Biography: Born in Stockton-on-Tees, trained as a lawyer, became an alderman of the City of London (Bread-street ward), 1765 and MP for Honiton, Devon, 1768, Lord Mayor, 1771. Imprisoned in May 1771 with Richard Oliver (qv) in the Tower.of London for supporting the publication of Parliamentary debates. Allied to John Wilkes (qv), a fellow alderman, he was defeated in the general election of 1774, but continued to play a part in City life. An obelisk to him was erected during his mayoralty in St. George's Circus, Blackfriars Road.

32 related objects

bowl

Museum number: 1969,0302.1 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1771 |
Production place: Made in:Lambeth

print; book-illustration; frontispiece

Title: The Right Honorable Brass Crosby |
Museum number: 1983,U.2409 |
Producer name: Printed by:Charles MottePublished by:Robert Jennings (& Chaplin) |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The right honble Brass Crosby Esqr Lord Mayor, and Richd Oliver Esqr, Alderman of London |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9954 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The convention makers |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9941 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver in the Tower |
Museum number: Y,4.580 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print

Title: Reference to the Swearing In of Aldn. Newnham Lord Mayor on Novr. 8th 1782 |
Museum number: 1983,U.2941 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin SmithAfter:William Miller |
Production date: 1801 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The city race |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9980 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Watkin Lewes Esqr presenting the addresses from the counties of Pembroke, Carmarthen, and Cardigan, |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9976 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Watkin Lewes Esqr presenting the addresses from the counties of Pembroke, Carmathen and Cardigan, to |
Museum number: Y,4.548 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The right honble Brass Crosby Esqr Lord Mayor, and Richd Oliver Esqr, Alderman of London |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9955 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print

Title: The Right Honourable Brass Crosby Esqr, Lord Mayor of the City of London, in the Year MDCCLXXI |
Museum number: 1841,0403.61 |
Producer name: Print made by:William DickinsonAfter:Robert Edge Pine |
Production date: 1771 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Right Honourable Brass Crosby Esqr, Lord Mayor of the City of London, in the Year MDCCLXXI |
Museum number: 1902,1011.662 |
Producer name: Print made by:William DickinsonAfter:Robert Edge Pine |
Production date: 1771 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Characteresticks |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9991 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1772

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The court of aldermen |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9917 |
Producer name: BIOG46881 Print made by:Samuel Sparrow |
Production date: 1770

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The excursion to Cain Wood |
Museum number: 1927,1126.1.12.8 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Patriotick meteor |
Museum number: 1868,0808.13279 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The court of aldermen |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9918 |
Producer name: BIOG46881 Print made by:Samuel Sparrow |
Production date: 1770

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: A Scene in Change-Alley, among the Bull, Bears, & Lame Duck |
Museum number: J,1.24 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1770

print; satirical print

Title: The politician |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1320 |
Producer name: After:Samuel Hieronymus GrimmPublished by:Sarah Sledge |
Production date: 1771

print

Title: Annual Ceremony of administering the Oaths of Allegiance &c on Novr. 8th, the day preceding Lord May |
Museum number: 1850,1014.901 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin SmithAfter:William Miller |
Production date: 1801 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; broadside

Title: Britannia congratulating the right hon. Brass Crosby, Esq; Lord Mayor, and Mr. Alderman Oliver, on t |
Museum number: 1868,0808.4455 |
Producer name: Print made by:BlandAfter:Holman |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The difference of weight between court and city aldermen |
Museum number: 1868,0808.10008 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1772

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The excursion to Cain Wood |
Museum number: Y,4.578 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print

Title: Brass Crosby Esqr |
Museum number: 1837,0513.32 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1780-1820

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver in the Tower |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9952 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Patriotick meteors |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9983 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The excursion to Cain Wood |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9985 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Characteresticks |
Museum number: Y,4.581 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1772

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Watkin Lewes Esqr presenting the addresses from the counties of Pembroke, Carmathen and Cardigan, to |
Museum number: 1880,0911.1058 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Virtue disgrac'd March 1771. Vice triumphant March 1771 |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9957 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

print

Title: The Right Honble Brass Crosby Esqr |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9960 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1780-1820

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Watkin Lewes Esqr presenting the addresses from the counties of Pembroke, Carmarthen, and Cardigan, |
Museum number: 1868,0808.9975 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1771

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