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Sir George Barne II was the Sheriff of London between 1545–1546 Lord Mayor of London in 1552 Alderman of the London wards Portsoken between 1542–1546 and Coleman Street between 1546–1558 a chief proponent of trade with Russia and son of George Barne a citizen of London and alderman. He was an incorporator of the first English Company and helped finance Sir Hugh Willoughby’s attempt to find a Northeast Passage in 1553 which would end in disaster.