The Heywood Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 9 August 1838 for the banker, politician and philanthropist

Benjamin Heywood Sir Benjamin Heywood, 1st Baronet (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 Perciva ...

. He had been instrumental in the passage of the

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. The second Baronet was

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in 1851. The third Baronet was a railway entrepreneur and served as

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in 1899. The fourth Baronet was

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in 1922. The fifth Baronet was an artist.

Heywood baronets, of Claremont (1838)

Sir Benjamin Heywood, 1st Baronet Sir Benjamin Heywood, 1st Baronet (12 December 1793 – 11 August 1865) was an England, English banker and philanthropist. Early life Benjamin Heywood was born on 12 December 1793 in St Ann's Square, Manchester, St Ann's Square, Manchester. H ...

(1793–1865) * Sir Thomas Percival Heywood, 2nd Baronet (15 March 1823 – 26 October 1897) * Sir Arthur Percival Heywood, 3rd Baronet (1849–1916) * Sir (Graham) Percival Heywood, CB, DSO, 4th Baronet (1878–1946) * Sir Oliver Kerr Heywood, 5th Baronet (1920–1992) * Sir Peter Heywood, 6th Baronet (born 1947) The

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to the baronetcy is Michael Heywood (born 1947), younger twin brother of the 6th Baronet. His

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is his son Daniel Oliver Heywood (born 1979).

Extended family

Oliver Heywood Oliver Heywood (9 September 1825 – 1892) was an England, English banker and philanthropist. Born in Irlam O'Th' Height, Lancashire, the son of Benjamin Heywood, and educated at Eton College, Heywood joined the family business, Heywood's ...

, 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 Bernard Oliver Francis Heywood (1 March 187113 March 1960) was a bishop in the Church of England. Family and education Heywood was born into a distinguished ecclesiastical family, the sixth son of Henry Robinson Heywood, priest and honorary can ...

, son of Reverend Henry Robinson, fifth son of the first Baronet, was

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Heywood baronets, of Claremont (1838)

Extended family

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