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John Lyttle was a wholesale grocer and seed merchant who served as Mayor of Belfast for three consecutive terms from 1863 to 1865. Lyttle was born in Garvagh, County Derry in 1814. He came to Belfast in August 1830 to work as an apprentice in the grocery business. He opened a business at North Street in the city and later relocated to Victoria Street, trading under the name 'John Lyttle & Sons'. He was active in the civic life of Belfast and sat on many of the city’s major public, commercial, educational and charitable boards including the Belfast Board of Guardians. Lyttle was a member of the Belfast Corporation for 16 years and acted as Alderman for Smithfield Ward. He acted as Chairman of the Prince Albert Memorial Committee and personally donated £1,200 towards the erection of Belfast’s Albert Memorial Clock.
John Lyttle died on 18th September 1871 aged 56.
Belfast City Hall
Belfast
Title
John Lytle, Mayor of Belfast (1863, 1864 & 1865)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 145 x W 115 cm (E)
Accession number
1865-001
Work type
Painting
Belfast City Hall
Donegal Place, Belfast, County Antrim BT1 5GS Northern Ireland
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