Background
Born in Street Ann"s Square, Manchester, grandson of Thomas Percival, son of Nathaniel Heywood and Ann Percival, and brother to Thomas Heywood and James Heywood, and nephew to Samuel Heywood.
Born in Street Ann"s Square, Manchester, grandson of Thomas Percival, son of Nathaniel Heywood and Ann Percival, and brother to Thomas Heywood and James Heywood, and nephew to Samuel Heywood.
He lived at "Claremont" to the north west of the city centre in Irlams o" th" Height. Nicknamed Big Ben Heywood as he was the first Heywood over 6 ft tall. After attending the University of Glasgow, he entered his father"s bank becoming a partner in 1814 and sole proprietor in 1828.
He was also active in the Manchester Statistical Society.
The family had a strong affinity with the south Derbyshire and Staffordshire area and bought a summer retreat at Dove Leys, near Denstone (When the Claremont area (Irlams o" th" Height) of Pendleton, Salford, was built up, many of the streets were given names such as Duffield Road, Doveleys Road, Denstone Road, among others) He was the father of: Sir Thomas Percival Heywood, 2nd Baronet. Oliver Heywood; and Review
R.H. Heywood.
Royal Society; 10th United Kingdom Parliament]
Heywood briefly served as Member of Parliament for Lancashire from 1831 until 1832, receiving his baronetcy in recognition of his work in support of the 1832 Reform Bill.