Sir Stephen Killick , a city stock broker who is 73 years old , will be the next Lord Mayor of London . Sir Stephen was elected alderman in 1927 . He was a City Sheriff as long ago as 1922 . Knighted in 1923 , Sir Stephen Killick is the senior partner in a city firm of stockbrokers and is a member of the stock exchange committee . He is also a Thames conservator and a past master of the fanmakers company . He is chairmanof the Colombia Railway and Navigation Company , and has travelled widely in North and South America . Phot shows , Sir Stephen Killik arriving at his Kensington home . 28 March 1934