John Chalstrey

Sir Leonard John Chalstrey FRCS JP (17 March 1931[1] – 12 March 2020) was a consultant surgeon and was 668th Lord Mayor of London from 1995 to 1996.[2]

Sir John Chalstrey
668th Lord Mayor of London
In office
November 1995 – November 1996
Preceded byChristopher Walford
Succeeded byRoger Cork
Personal details
Born
Leonard John Chalstrey

(1931-03-17)17 March 1931
SpouseAileen Bayes (m. 1958)
Children2
ProfessionSurgeon

In 1995, he was knighted and named Master Apothecary of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries.[3]

He studied at Queens' College, Cambridge (1951–54)[4] before transferring to Barts Medical School to complete his clinical medical training (1954–57).[5]

From 1969 to 1996, Chalstrey was a senior lecturer at St Bartholomew's Medical College, about the historical funding of which he gave an address at Mansion House on 11 June 2001.[6][7]

He was made a knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1995.[8] He was an Honorary Colonel in the City of London Field Hospital of Royal Army Medical Corps.[9]

Chalstrey was married in 1958 to Aileen Bayes; they had one son and one daughter.[10]

Death

Sir John Chalstrey died at his home on 12 March 2020 at the age of 88.[11]

Arms
Coat of arms of John Chalstrey
Crest
Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Gules a lion statant holding up in the dexter paw a chalice Or issuant therefrom a dragonet Argent.
Escutcheon
Per fess Azure and Gules a Roman fort the entrance way closed and on each side a watch tower all Or masoned Proper between three lions passant Gold.
Motto
Servio Et Persevero (I Serve And I Persevere) [12]

Publication
  • Chalstrey, John (2011). The Aldermen of the City of London, 1900-2010. Corporation of London. ISBN 978-0-85203-090-5.

References
  1. "Birthdays". The Independent. 16 March 1996. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. "Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of London from 1990". cityoflondon.gov. City of London. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "Timeline". apothecaries.org. The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. "Eminent alumni: Queens' College". queens.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. "Medicine and Dentistry - Queen Mary University of London". Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. "Notable Alumni | Medicine and Dentistry". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. Chalstrey, Sir John (11 June 2001). "The Funding of St Bartholomew's Hospital 1123-2001" (PDF). Guildhall Historical Association. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. "State Intelligence" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 54136. 22 August 1995. p. 11491. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. "Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. "Chalstrey, Sir (Leonard) John, (Born 17 March 1931), JP; Lord Mayor of London, 1995–96; Consultant Surgeon, St Bartholomew's Hospital, 1969–96, now Surgeon Emeritus, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals; Senior Lecturer, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, University of London, 1969–96". Chalstrey, Sir (Leonard) John. December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U10556. Retrieved 22 January 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. Obituary. Accessed 30 December 2022.
  12. Burke's Peerage. 2003.


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