Heywood baronets
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The Heywood Baronetcy, of Claremont in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 August 1838 for the banker, politician and philanthropist Benjamin Heywood.[1] He had been instrumental in the passage of the 1832 Reform Act. The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1851. The third Baronet was a railway entrepreneur and served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire [2] in 1899. The fourth Baronet was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1922. The fifth Baronet was an artist.
Heywood baronets, of Claremont (1838)
[edit]- Sir Benjamin Heywood, 1st Baronet (1793–1865)[3]
- Sir Thomas Percival Heywood, 2nd Baronet (15 March 1823 – 26 October 1897)[4][5]
- Sir Arthur Percival Heywood, 3rd Baronet (1849–1916)[6]
- Sir (Graham) Percival Heywood, CB, DSO, 4th Baronet (1878–1946)[7]
- Sir Oliver Kerr Heywood, 5th Baronet (1920–1992)[8]
- Sir Peter Heywood, 6th Baronet (born 1947)[9]
The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Michael Heywood (born 1947), younger twin brother of the 6th Baronet.[9] His heir apparent is his son Daniel Oliver Heywood (born 1979).
Extended family
[edit]Oliver Heywood, younger son of the first Baronet, was a banker and philanthropist. Cecil Percival Heywood, second son of the third Baronet and father of the fifth Baronet, was a Major-General in the Army. The Right Reverend Bernard Heywood, son of Reverend Henry Robinson, fifth son of the first Baronet, was Bishop of Ely.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "No. 19631". The London Gazette. 3 July 1838. p. 1488.
- ^ Death of Sir Arthur Heywood, Bart. reported in the Derby Daily Telegraph, Thursday 20 April 1916
- ^ McConnell, Anita. "Heywood, Sir Benjamin, first baronet (1793–1865)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13179. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Heywood, Sir Thomas Percival". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Heywood, Thomas Percival (HWT841TP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Heywood, Sir Arthur Percival". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Heywood, Sir (Graham) Percival". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Heywood, Sir Oliver Kerr". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Heywood, Sir Peter". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
