Men of Kent and Kentishmen/Cuthbert Aket

by John Hutchinson

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Cuthbert Aket (or Hacket),

Lord Mayor of London,

Was born, according to Fuller, at Dartford, though according to Stowe, it was his father Thomas who came from there. He was a member of the Drapers' Company. He was Sheriff of London in 1622, and Lord Mayor in 1626. He lies buried in the Church of St. Martin Vintry.

[See Fuller's "Worthies," and Stow's "Survey of London.]