Oliver heywood autobiography of benjamin

  • Oliver Heywood, B.A., ; his autobiography, diaries, anecdote Benjamin, of Drogheda, in Ireland, only surviving son, born at Ormskirk, in.
  • Oliver Heywood, B. A., his autobiography, diaries, anecdote and event books; illustrating the general and family history of Yorkshire and Lancashire.
  • Oliver Heywood, B.A., ; his autobiography, diaries, anecdote and event books; illustrating the general and family history of Yorkshire and Lancashire".

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    He accepted this post, with a stipend of 30l., on 26 Nov. , and refused an offer of Houghton Chapel, Lancashire. Though under the regular age, he was ordained on 4 Aug. at Bury, Lancashire, by the second presbyterian classis of that county. His younger brother, Nathaniel, was minister at Illingworth Chapel, in the same parish of Halifax, and the two lived together in at Godley House. Heywood removed to Northowram on his marriage in For many years before his settlement there had been no administration of the communion at Coley; he restored a monthly celebration in , connecting it in with the introduction of church discipline in the presbyterian way. Hitherto his parishioners had been united in attachment to his ministry; the discipline divided them, and ‘sincere Christians’ became his ‘greatest trouble;’ his communion list reached seventy-three names. He persevered against opposition, declining calls to one of the two churches of St. Martin, York, and to the vicarage of Preston.

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    Benjamin Heywood

    Benjamin Heywood was born on 12 December in Manchester. His father was Nathaniel Heywood, partner in Benjamin Heywood, Sons & Co. His mother was Ann, daughter of Thomas Percival. He had fyra younger brothers, two of whom also joined the family finansinstitut, and one younger sister.

    Heywood was educated at various schools and at Glasgow University ().

    Banking career

    In , at the age of 21, Benjamin joined his father Nathaniel and uncle Benjamin Arthur Heywood as a partner in the family finansinstitut. Nathaniel died the following year, and in and two of Benjamin’s younger brothers joined the firm.

    In Benjamin Arthur died. The following year the two younger brothers retired from the firm, leaving Benjamin as sole partner.

    From the s onwards four of Benjamin’s sons successively became partners as they came of age, and Benjamin himself retired from banking at the end of

    In Manchester Banks and Bankers (), Leo Grindon wrote: ‘No-one ever heard of anything greedy or

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