Sir Benjamin Heywood, first baronet

(1793-1865)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Heywood, Benjamin, Sir, 1793-1865 DNB: Heywood, Sir Benjamin, first baronet (1793–1865), banker LBT ID: BeHeywo1865 VIAF ID: 28576200 LOC ID: n86868181	B/BAP: 1793-12-12 DIED: 1865-08-11
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
The son of the banker Nathaniel Heywood; educated at Glasgow University, he was a Manchester banker, a founder of the Manchester mechanics' institution, and Whig MP for Lancashire (1831-32).
REFERENCES TO Sir Benjamin Heywood, first baronet: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter IV Found 2: ¶ 7 ¶ 11