Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet

Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet born 24 June 1782, died 28 Aug 1844 was a Baronet in the 19th century and served as Lord Mayor of London from 1822 to 1823.^[1] He was the first Heygate Baronet of Southend. He was awarded his Baronetcy on 30 September 1831.

He was a Member of Parliament for Sudbury from 1818 to 1826.^[2] He also led the public campaign to create Southend Pier.^[3] A train on the Southend Pier Railway 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.

References

1. ↑ "Lord Mayors Day of William Heygate". National Archives. Retrieved 30 March 2015. 
2. ↑ "William Heygate Biography". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 March 2015. 
3. ↑ "1844 William Heygate Dies". Southend Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2015.