Thomas Exmewe

{{Short description|Lord Mayor of London, 1517}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| image = John Bettes the Elder Sir Thomas Exmewe.jpg

| caption = Posthumous portrait of Sir Thomas Exmewe, attributed to John Bettes the Elder, {{circa|1550}}, Guildhall Art Gallery.

| office = Lord Mayor of London

| term = 1517-1518

| predecessor = John Rest

| successor = Thomas Mirfyn

| office2 = Sheriff of London

| term2 = 1509-1510

| predecessor2 = William Butler

| successor2 = George Monoux

| birth_date = {{Circa|1450}}

| birth_place = Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

| death_date = {{Death year and age|1529|1450}}

| name = Sir Thomas Exmewe

}}

Sir Thomas Exmewe (born {{Circa|1454}} in Ruthin, Denbighshire) was a member of the Goldsmiths Company. He was elected Sheriff of London in 1508 and Lord Mayor of London on 5 December 1517.{{cite book|last=Baddeley|first=John James|title=The Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward from A.D. 1276 to A.D. 1900|publisher=J. J. Baddeley|url=https://archive.org/details/aldermencripple00baddgoog|quote=thomas exmewe.|accessdate=18 June 2014|year=1900|location=London|pages=[https://archive.org/details/aldermencripple00baddgoog/page/n60 42]–43}} He became the first Lord Mayor of London whose portrait is known to have been painted. The posthumous portrait, dated c. 1550, is now in the collection of the Guildhall Art Gallery and has been attributed to John Bettes the Elder.{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-thomas-exmewe-lord-mayor-of-london-1517-51219|title=Sir Thomas Exmewe, Lord Mayor of London (1517)|work=Art UK|accessdate=19 June 2014}}

Exmewe died in 1529. Thomas Exmewe was married to Elizabeth, formerly the wife of John West.