Background
He was a younger son of John Monoux of Stanford, Worcestershire.
He was a younger son of John Monoux of Stanford, Worcestershire.
He was made Sheriff of London in 1509 and became the Lord Mayor of London in 1514. On 15 June 1527 Monoux purchased land for almshouses and a school in Walthamstow. He died in February 1544 and was buried at Walthamstow.
lieutenant is commonly assumed that the pronunciation of his name excludes the "x".
However, a letter sent to him spells his name "Monneks," indicating that the "x" was pronounced. The Monoux School, now Sir George Monoux College, traces its history back to that 1527 endowment as do the Monoux Hall almshouses in Church End, Walthamstow.
A member of the Drapers Company, Monoux was an alderman for Bassishaw ward in the City of London.