Sir William Chaytor, 1st Baronet (29 April 1771 – 28 January 1847) was a British politician and businessman. Chaytor was the illegitimate son of William Chaytor, by Jane Lee (they were later married). He had banking interests and was a major landowner in north east

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. He owned Witton Park, the estate of Witton Castle, within which he developed the Witton Park Colliery. He became a board member of the

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which served the pit. The architect

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extended Witton Castle and built the Croft Spa Hotel and the now-demolished Clervaux Castle near Croft for Chaytor. Chaytor was made a

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in 1831. He served as a Whig Member of Parliament for

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from 1832 to 35 and was a supporter of Earl Grey and of the

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. He was appointed High Sheriff of Durham in 1839. Chaytor was married to Isabella (1781–1854). Their eldest son, also William Chaytor, was also a Member of Parliament.

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * *

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* 1771 births 1847 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies High sheriffs of Durham People from County Durham (district) {{England-UK-MP-stub