Denis Truscott

{{Short description|British businessman and Lord Mayor of London}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Sir Denis Henry Truscott''' (9 July 1908 – 4 February 1989) was a British businessman who served as the Lord Mayor of London from 1957 to 1958.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 February 1989 |title=Sir Denis Truscott |pages=18 |work=The Times}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=9 February 1989 |title=Sir Denis Truscott |pages=23 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> He refused the baronetcy which was customarily conferred on lord mayors, and was instead appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.<ref name=":0" />

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* {{NPG name|42166|Sir Denis Henry Truscott}}

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