Entries for the tag ‘Hey, William (1736-1819)’
Pioneering Pudsey-born surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary, mayor of Leeds 1787-88 and 1802-03, founder of the Leeds Club, friend of Joseph Priestley. 
- 27 June 1835: On the eve of municipal reform, the Leeds Mercury maps the self-electing clan that runs the Leeds corporation
- 2 October 1893: Clifford Allbutt, late of Leeds, now a Cambridge professor, explains to Yorkshire College medics why university life is superior to a purely technical education
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