William Unwin Heygate
William Unwin Heygate (1825 - 2 March 1902), was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and Leicestershire politician.
Biography
Heygate was born in 1825, the second son of Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet (1782-1844), Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of London. He was educated at Eton College and Merton College, Oxford, where he took classical honours, and was afterwards called to the bar.[1]
After unsuccessfully contesting Bridport in 1857, Heygate entered the Parliament for the Conservative Party from Leicester in 1861, but was defeated in the 1865 General election. He returned briefly as a member from Stamford in a by-election in1868 (the constituency was abolished later the same year), and was again elected for South Leicestershire in 1870, serving until he stepped down in 1880.[1]
Heygate was a prominent politician in Leicestershire. He was an Alderman of Leicestershire County Council, a Justice of the peace and a Deputy Lieutenant of the county. In business, he was Chairman of Pare′s Leicestershire Banking Company, a director of the Midland Railway, and of the Canada Company.[1]
Heygate died at the Hotel Burlington, in Dover, 2 March 1902.[1]
Family
Heygate married, in 1852, Constance Mary Beaumont, daughter of Sir George Beaumont, eight Baronet.[1]
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Unwin Heygate
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Biggs and Joseph William Noble |
Member of Parliament for Leicester 1861–1865 With: John Biggs 1861–1862 Peter Alfred Taylor 1862–1865 |
Succeeded by John Dove Harris and Peter Alfred Taylor |
| Preceded by Albert Pell and Viscount Curzon |
Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire 1870–1880 With: Albert Pell 1870–1880 |
Succeeded by Albert Pell and Thomas Paget |