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. He was awarded his baronetcy on 15 September 1831 on the occasion of King William IV's

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. He was a Member of Parliament for

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from 1818 to 1826. He also led the public campaign to create Southend Pier. A train on the

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is named after him. He died in the office of Chamberlain of the City of London, a position he had held since only the previous year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heygate, William Sir 1782 births 1844 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Sheriffs of the City of London 19th-century lord mayors of London 19th-century English politicians Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826