HEYWOOD

Sir Benjamin , 1 Baronet ( eld. son of Nathaniel Heywood of Manchester, banker, d. 1815 ). b. St. Ann’s sq. Manchester 12 Dec. 1793; ed. at univ. of Glasgow 1809–11; banker at Manchester 1814, sole proprietor 1828, retired 1860; chief founder of Manchester mechanics’ institution 1824, president 1824–44; M.P. for Lancashire 1831–1832; baronet 28 July 1838; F.R.S. 1843; gave £1000 toward Manchester public park 1844; vice pres. of British a ociation at Manchester 1842 and 1861; author of Addre delivered at Manchester mechanics’ institution 1843. d. Claremont near Manchester 11 Aug. 1865. bur. St. John’s Islam’s o’ the Height; personalty sworn under £400,000, 14 Oct. 1865. Grindon’s Manchester banks (1877) 79–86; T. Heywood’s Memoir of Sir B. Heywood (1888), portrait . HEYWOOD, John . b. 1804; hand loom weaver to 1837; a ruler to his brother Abel Heywood 1839–46; a stationer Deans gate st. Manchester from 1846, the largest copy book maker in the world, bookseller and newsagent, employed 120 hands; member of Manchester city council 1860–61; chairman of Chorlton guardians. d. Manchester 7 Oct. 1864. The Bookseller 26 Feb. 1861, p. 105.