There have been various chambers of commerce in London over the years.
John Weskett ran a London chamber from 1782 to 1800. A larger chamber ran in 1823 and 1824, with support from MP and Bank of England director
William Haldimand. Several other short-lived attempts were made until the current chamber was founded in 1882. The LCC was a supporter of calls for an
Imperial Federation. In 1886, they funded a competition for the best essay "Formulating a Practical Working Plan of the Federation and the Mother Country." The prize was set at £50 and a size limit of 75 pages was set. 106 entries were received and judged by a panel consisting of
James Anthony Froude,
Rawson W. Rawson and
John Robert Seeley. William Henry Parr Greswell, a former professor of
classical studies at
Cape University won. His essay, and those of four runners-up were published together. In 1903, the LCCI established its first arbitration scheme for the resolution of commercial disputes, called the London Chamber of Arbitration. In 2020, this was reformed as the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM). In 2025,
Michael Mainelli was appointed President of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ==References==