Jeffrey Dunstan

Jeffrey Dunstan (1759?–1797) was the "mayor" of Garrat,and second-hand wig seller, in the West End of London.

He was a foundling, and as such was reared in the parish workhouse of St. Dunstan's-in-the-East. At the age of twelve he was apprenticed to a greengrocer, but ran away to Birmingham, where he worked in the factories. After his return to London in 1776, his chief occupation was that of buying old wigs. His extraordinary appearance, and the droll way in which he clapped his hands to his mouth and called "old wigs", used always to attract a crowd of people after him in the streets. On the death of "Sir" John Harper in 1785, "Sir" Jeffrey was elected mayor of Garrett

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