Herbert Ormond
Sir Herbert John Ormond was an English draper who was elected Mayor of Stoke Newington, London, eleven times, including throughout the First World War from 1913 to 1919 and from 1929 to 1934.
Ormond was educated at North London High School. Elected to the old vestry in 1899, he served on the borough council until his death, at which time he was serving as mayor for the eleventh time. He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours for his services to the borough.
He was buried at Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, where his memorial stands today.Footnotes
