About Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet
Lived 1782 – 1844 (aged 62). Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet was a British politician.
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. He was the first Heygate Baronet of Southend.
Life He was a Member of Parliament for Sudbury from 1818 to 1826.
He also led the public campaign to create Southend Pier. 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.
A train on the Southend Pier Railway is named after him.
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British MP (1782-1844)
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Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet was born on 24 June 1782.
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Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet died on 28 August 1844.
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