John Heywood Hawkins
John Heywood Hawkins (21 May 1802 – 27 June 1877) was a British politician and barrister.
The son of John Hawkins, Hawkins largely grew up at Bignor Park in West Sussex. Hawkins was educated at Eton College, and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, qualifying as a barrister. He had a keen interest in architecture and landscape gardening.[1]
Hawkins was the nephew of
Hawkins lost the Mitchell seat at the
1832 UK general election, he switched to contest Newport (Isle of Wight). He held the seat until 1841, when he stood down.[1][2]
He was the last known owner of the missing Anglo-Saxon Witham bowl.
References
- ^ a b c Fisher, David R. "HAWKINS, John Heywood (1802-1877), of Bignor Park, nr. Petworth, Suss. and 16 Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, Mdx". History of Parliament. UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0855272198.