Liveryman In a British horological context, a liveryman was a Free Brother of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, specifically a member who had been given the Freedom to work in the City of London and was entitled to wear the livery (a uniform or official badge) of the London clockmakers' guild. In 1766, clockmaker John Shelton the Younger became one of first Liverymen for the Clockmakers’ Company. More broadly, a liveryman was any Freeman in the City of London entitled to wear the livery of their guild or city district and to vote in the election of the Lord Mayor and other municipal and honorary officers. The literal definition of ‘liveryman’ is a person who is an owner, employee or servant of a livery stable (a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out).