tom tertius   0 #1 Posted July 15, 2021 I have a medal in my possion which has the following names inscribed on it John Brown Mayor Henrry Harrison Master Cutler W Butcher Town Collector Question is what was a Town Collector? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
smary   14 #2 Posted July 15, 2021 Town Collector is something to do with tax.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillsbro   27 #3 Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) The medal evidently dates from 1862, when John Brown (later Sir John Brown, 1816-1896) was Mayor, Henry Harrison (1825-1893) was Master Cutler and William Butcher (1792-1870) was Town Collector. The Town Collector (whose original function was collecting rents) was, and in fact still is, the Chairman of the Sheffield Town Trust, a very old charitable organisation. Here is a link to its website: https://www.sheffieldtowntrust.org/ See also Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Town_Trust Edited July 15, 2021 by hillsbro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...