He was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Alfred Aykroyd and Ellen (née Milnes), and educated at Thorp Arch Grange, 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 BradfordDyers' Association.
william, aykroyd, baronet, aykroyd, baronets, william, henry, aykroyd, baronet, ostj, 1865, april, 1947, english, woollen, carpet, manufacturer, ostjsir, william, lady, aykroyd, grantley, hall, 1927bornwilliam, henry, aykroyd, 1865, 1865west, riding, yorkshire. For Sir William Aykroyd 3rd Baronet see Aykroyd baronets Sir William Henry Aykroyd 1st Baronet OStJ 8 May 1865 3 April 1947 was an English woollen and carpet manufacturer Sir William AykroydBt OStJSir William and Lady Aykroyd at Grantley Hall 1927BornWilliam Henry Aykroyd 1865 05 08 8 May 1865West Riding of Yorkshire EnglandDied3 April 1947 1947 04 03 aged 81 Yorkshire 1 Occupation s Woollen and carpet manufacturerHe was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire the son of Alfred Aykroyd and Ellen nee Milnes and educated at Thorp Arch Grange near Wetherby He entered his uncle s woollen and carpet manufacturing business T F Firth amp 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 2 3 He was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1926 4 He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Major Alfred Hammond Aykroyd Footnotes edit Scarsdale Inquirer 11 April 1947 HRVH Historical Newspapers news hrvh org 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 editObituary The Times 5 April 1947 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Aykroyd Baronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Birstwith Hall 1920 1947 Succeeded byAlfred Aykroyd nbsp This United Kingdom business related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Aykroyd amp oldid 1204185754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
