Lt. Col. John Burgess-Preston Karslake (10 February 1868 - 3 September 1942) was local politician active in the Paddington area.
Born in St Pancras, he was the only son of Preston Karslake, a solicitor, and his wife Emilia née Garrard.
He was educated at Eton and Oxford and was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1892. From 1895 he held a commission in the Berkshire Yeomanry, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel during the First World War.
He was a member of the Metropolitan Water Board from its creation in 1903, serving as the board's representative on the Thames Conservancy Board. He was chairman of the MWB from 1920-22.
From 1910-31 he sat as a Municipal Reform Party member of the London County Council representing Paddington South. He was Vice Chairman of the London County Council 1925-26.
He was also a member of Paddington Borough Council, serving as Mayor of Paddington in 1937-38 and 1940.
Publication papers in Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries
Articles in Who’s Who
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