Magnay was created Baronet of Postford House in the County of Surrey on 8 November 1844. He was a major in the HAC from 1845 to 1848.[2]
Magnay died at the age of 76.
Magnay was the father of William who was a novelist.
Armsedit
Coat of arms of Sir William Magnay, 1st Baronet
Crest
A lion rampant Sable billety Erminois murally crowned gorged with a chain reflexed over the back and holding between the forepaws a leopard's face Or.
Escutcheon
Ermine fretty Gules on a chief per pale of the second and Azure a sword Proper pommel and hilt Or surmounting a key saltirewise the ward upwards Gold interlaced with the collar of the Lord Mayor of the City of London between two leopards' faces Erminois.
^Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), p. 1424
^ ab'Chronological list of aldermen: 1801-1912', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 141-156. Date accessed: 22 April 2012
william, magnay, baronet, march, 1795, april, 1871, english, merchant, lord, mayor, london, 1843, magnay, christopher, magnay, lord, mayor, london, from, 1821, 1822, became, city, london, merchant, member, worshipful, company, stationers, newspaper, makers, wh. Sir William Magnay 1st Baronet 4 March 1795 3 April 1871 was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1843 Magnay was the son of Christopher Magnay who was Lord Mayor of London from 1821 to 1822 1 He became a city of London merchant and was a member of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers of which company he was master from 1817 to 1818 In 1838 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Vintry ward He was Sheriff of London from 1841 to 1842 In 1843 he was elected Lord Mayor of London He was treasurer of the Honourable Artillery Company from 1843 to 1857 2 Magnay was created Baronet of Postford House in the County of Surrey on 8 November 1844 He was a major in the HAC from 1845 to 1848 2 Magnay died at the age of 76 Magnay was the father of William who was a novelist Arms editCoat of arms of Sir William Magnay 1st Baronet Crest A lion rampant Sable billety Erminois murally crowned gorged with a chain reflexed over the back and holding between the forepaws a leopard s face Or Escutcheon Ermine fretty Gules on a chief per pale of the second and Azure a sword Proper pommel and hilt Or surmounting a key saltirewise the ward upwards Gold interlaced with the collar of the Lord Mayor of the City of London between two leopards faces Erminois Motto Magna Est Veritas 3 References edit Cokayne George Edward main author and Vicary Gibbs added author The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant Extinct or Dormant 1910 New edition 13 volumes in 14 London St Catherine Press 1910 p 1424 a b Chronological list of aldermen 1801 1912 The Aldermen of the City of London Temp Henry III 1912 1908 pp 141 156 Date accessed 22 April 2012 Burke s Peerage 1949 Civic officesPreceded byJohn Humphery Lord Mayor of the City of London1843 Succeeded byMichael GibbsBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Postford House 1844 1871 Succeeded byWilliam Magnay Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir William Magnay 1st Baronet amp oldid 1154785699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
