Benjamin Heywood
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Sir Benjamin Heywood, 1st Baronet Template:Post-nominals (12 December 1793 – 11 August 1865) was an English banker and philanthropist.
Early life
Benjamin Heywood was born on 12 December 1793 in St Ann's Square, Manchester. He was the grandson of Thomas Percival, the son of Nathaniel Heywood and Ann Percival, the brother to Thomas Heywood and James Heywood, and the nephew to Samuel Heywood. He lived at "Claremont" to the north west of the city centre in Irlams o' th' Height.<ref name="ODNB">McConnell (2004)</ref> He graduated from the University of Glasgow.
Career
Heywood entered his father's bank becoming a partner in 1814 and sole proprietor in 1828. He was an enthusiast for workers' education and was a founder of the Manchester Mechanics' Institute, serving as its president from 1825 until 1840. Heywood briefly served as Member of Parliament for Lancashire from 1831 until 1832, receiving his baronetcy in recognition of his work in support of the 1832 Reform Bill. He was also active in the Manchester Statistical Society.<ref name="ODNB"/>
Personal life
The family had a strong affinity with the south Derbyshire and Staffordshire area and bought a summer retreat at Dove Leys, near Denstone (When the Claremont area (Irlams o' th' Height) of Pendleton, Salford, was built up, many of the streets were given names such as Duffield Road, Doveleys Road, Denstone Road, among others.)Template:Citation needed
He was the father of:
- Sir Thomas Percival Heywood, 2nd Baronet;<ref name="ODNB"/>
- Oliver Heywood;Template:Citation needed and
- Rev. R.H. Heywood.Template:Citation needed
Philanthropy
In 1864, Heywood provided the gift of £100 (Template:Inflation) to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), to be used towards the construction of a boathouse for the new lifeboat station in Blackpool. The building, at the junction of Lytham Road and Bolton Street, was in use by the RNLI until 1936, but still stands to this day.<ref name="Decision">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Honours
- Baronet, (1838)<ref name="ODNB"/><ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
- Elected to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society on 27 January 1815.<ref>{
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- Fellow of the Royal Society, (1843)<ref name="ODNB"/>
See also
References
Bibliography
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- McConnell, A. (2004) "Heywood, Sir Benjamin, first baronet (1793–1865)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Retrieved 10 Aug 2007 (subscription required)
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- English bankers
- English philanthropists
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Lancashire
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Politicians from Manchester
- UK MPs 1831–1832
- 1793 births
- 1865 deaths
- Heywood family
- 19th-century British philanthropists
- Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
- 19th-century English businesspeople