Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet (24 June 1782 – 28 August 1844) was a British politician who served as

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from 1822 to 1823. He was the first Heygate Baronet of Southend.

Life

He was a Member of Parliament for

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from 1818 to 1826. He also led the public campaign to create

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. 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 William Unwin Heygate (12 March 1825 - 2 March 1902) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and Leicestershire politician. Biography Heygate was born on 12 March 1825, the second son of Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet (1782-1844), M ...

, born 1825.

Honours

He was awarded his baronetcy on 15 September 1831 on the occasion of King

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's Coronation Honours. A train on the

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is named after him.

References

{{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