[Illustration: AGE 12. From a Miniature.]
[Illustration: AS ALDERMAN AND SHERIFF. From a Photograph by the London
Stereoscopic Co.]
[Illustration: AGE 38. From a Photograph.]
[Illustration: PRESENT DAY AS LORD MAYOR. From a Photograph by the
London Stereoscopic Co.]
Mr. Stuart Knill, whose election to the Mayoralty this year was invested
with unusual interest, is the son of the late Mr. John Knill, of Fresh
Wharf, London Bridge, to whose business he succeeded. He was educated at
the Blackheath Proprietary School, and at the University of Bonn. He
entered the Corporation in 1885 as Alderman of the Ward of Bridge, and
served the office of Sheriff in 1889-90. He is a member of the
Goldsmiths' Company, and is now Master of the Guild of Plumbers for the
second time. In this capacity he has taken great interest in all matters
connected with sanitation and hygiene. He is a leading member of the
Roman Catholic laity in England.
_The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes._