Herbert Gauntlett

Herbet Gauntlett (1874-2 December 1963) was a local politician active in the Wembley area.

Born in Hampshire, he had moved to the Middlesex suburbs of London by the early twentieth century. He became involved in local government and was a member of Wembley Urban District Council. Wembley became a borough in 1937 and Gauntlett became an alderman of the new borough. In 1941-42 he served as Mayor of Wembley.

He was chairman of the Wembley Savings Committee during the Second World War, and was awarded the MBE in the 1941 New Year's Honours. He was subsequently awarded the OBE and in the 1950 Birthday Honours the KBE. He was also a leading freemason, and was Master of Fulcorn Lodge in 1946-47.