Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet

Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet (24 June 1782 – 28 August 1844) was a British politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1822 to 1823.[1] He was the first Heygate Baronet of Southend.

Life

He was a Member of Parliament for Sudbury from 1818 to 1826.[2]

He also led the public campaign to create Southend Pier.[3] He died in the office of Chamberlain of the City of London, a position he had held since only the previous year.

He had a son, William Unwin Heygate, born 1825.

Honours

He was awarded his baronetcy on 15 September 1831 on the occasion of King William IV's Coronation Honours.[4]

A train on the Southend Pier Railway is named after him.

References

  1. ^ "Lord Mayors Day of William Heygate". National Archives. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ "William Heygate Biography". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ^ "1844 William Heygate Dies". Southend Timeline. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ^ "No. 18851". The London Gazette. 16 September 1831. p. 1898.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of London
1821 – 1822 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Southend)
1831–1844 		Succeeded by