William Aykroyd
Sir William Henry Aykroyd, 1st Baronet OStJ (8 May 1865 – 3 April 1947) was an English woollen and carpet manufacturer.
He was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Alfred Aykroyd and Ellen (née Milnes), and educated at , near Wetherby. He entered his uncle's woollen and carpet manufacturing business, T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd, at Brighouse, and later became chairman. He was also chairman of Hammond's Bradford Brewery and managing director of the Bradford Dyers' Association.
He was created a baronet in the 1920 Birthday Honours.[1][2] He was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1926. [3]
He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Major Alfred Hammond Aykroyd.
Footnotes[]
- ^ "No. 31931". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1920. p. 6314.
- ^ "No. 32035". The London Gazette. 31 August 1920. p. 8860.
- ^ "Sir William Henry Aykroyd, 1st Bt". ThePeerage. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
References[]
- Obituary, The Times, 5 April 1947
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