Oliver Heywood
Banker, Deceased Person
1825 – 1892
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Who was Oliver Heywood?
Oliver Heywood was an English banker and philanthropist.
Born in Manchester, the son of Benjamin Heywood, and educated at Eton College, Heywood joined the family business, Heywood's Bank in the 1840s.
Heywood sponsored many philanthropic causes, including Manchester Mechanics' Institute, Chetham's Hospital, Manchester Grammar School and Owens College. He was selected as High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1888.
He married Eleanor Barton, daughter of Richard Watson Barton, on 7 September 1847; they had no children.
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