Sir William Hulton, 1st Baronet
1844–1907 (age 63)
Biography
Sir William Hulton, 1st Baronet (1844–1907) held his hereditary title with a strong sense of duty, presiding over civic affairs in Lancashire and maintaining close ties with St Mary the Virgin at Deane.
He strove to offer balanced judgment in local disputes and to encourage parishioners in their worship, and the memorial within the churchyard records a life entrusted to the public good.