Georgina King Lewis (1847 – 5 December 1924) was a British writer and philanthropist in the Quaker tradition, described as a "Friend of the Oppressed", for her work in Croydon, South London, England, and in war zones in South Africa and Bulgaria.
Georgina King Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1847 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 5 December 1924 Croydon, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Philanthropist, war worker, temperance activist, writer |
| Spouse | Henry King Lewis |
| Father | John Stoughton |
Early life
editLewis was born in Kensington, the daughter of John Stoughton and Mary Vyse Stoughton. Her father was a Congregationalist minister.[1] Her older brother Thomas Wilberforce Stoughton was the co-founder of Hodder & Stoughton, the publishing house.[2]
Philanthropy
editLewis donated £1,200 to the first Ruskin House,[3] and was active in the Temperance movement. Lewis was appointed a member of the Women's Central Committee on Temperance in 1899.[4] From 1899 to 1901 she worked in a hospital in South Africa during the Boer War; in 1903 she went to Macedonia as a relief worker. In 1906 she had an audience with Pope Pius X to discuss the humanitarian crisis in the Congo Free State.[5] She was an officer of the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society.[6]
Publications
editLewis published a biography of her father in 1898.[7] She also wrote Critical Times in Turkey, and pamphlet biographies of George Fox, Elizabeth Fry and John Greenleaf Whittier,[8] as well as a memoir published posthumously.[3]
- John Stoughton, D.D.: A Short Record of a Long Life (1898)[1]
- "How Best to Keep up the Interest of our Young People in our Society" (1899)[9]
- George Fox (1903)[10]
- Elizabeth Fry (1903)[11]
- John Greenleaf Whittier
- Critical Times in Turkey and England's Responsibility (1905)[12]
- "The Inner Light" (1921)[13]
Personal life
editStoughton was the second wife of publisher Henry King Lewis. Her husband died in 1898,[1] and she died in 1924, at the age of 77.[3] Her funeral was attended by councillors and clergy, and representatives of Ruskin House. To quote her obituary in the Croydon Advertiser, December 13, 1924, Mrs. King Lewis left behind "the practical results and inspiring memory of a wonderful life of discriminating service for others."
References
edit- ^ a b c Lewis, Georgina King (1898). John Stoughton, D.D.: A Short Record of a Long Life. Hodder and Stoughton.
- ^ "The House of Hodder and Stoughton". The Bookseller: 977. November 8, 1906.
- ^ a b c "A Croydon Worthy". The Reader's Index. 27 (4): 75. July–August 1925.
- ^ Extracts from the Minutes and Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, Held in London. E. Marsh, Book and Tract Depository of the Society of Friends. 1899. p. 88.
- ^ "The Pope and the Congo". The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal. 80 (29): 31. 26 January 1907.
- ^ The Anti-slavery Reporter and Aborigines' Friend. L. Wild. 1914. pp. 85–86.
- ^ British Museum Department of Printed Books (1903). ... Catalogue of Printed Books: Supplement ... W. Clowes Sons. p. 23.
- ^ "Literary Notes". Friends' Intelligencer. 60: 461. July 18, 1903.
- ^ Lewis, Georgina King (26 August 1899). "How Best to Keep up the Interest of our Young People in our Society". The Friend. 73 (6): 44–45.
- ^ Lewis, Georgina King (1903). George Fox. Friends' Tract Association.
- ^ Lewis, Georgina King (1903). Elizabeth Fry. Friends' Tract Association.
- ^ Lewis, Georgina King (1905). Critical Times in Turkey and England's Responsibility --. Hodder and Stoughton.
- ^ Lewis, Georgina King (7 January 1921). "The Inner Light". The Quaker: A Fortnightly Journal. 1: 221–222.