John Aldred Twining (1785–1855) was a British tea merchant and a partner in Twinings, the London tea merchants. He was the son of Richard Twining (1749–1824), a director of the East India Company, and the head of Twinings the London tea merchants.
Life
editTwining was born in 1785. He was the son of Richard Twining (1749 – 1824). Twining joined his father and brother Richard Twining (1772–1857) in the family tea business, of which he became a partner in 1811.[1] In 1825, he founded Twinings Bank, to which his family moved their accounts from Hoare's Bank of Fleet Street, which had kept their accounts since 1725.[2] The Twinings Bank merged with Lloyds Bank in 1892.[2]
John Aldred Twining moved to "Kirkdale" on Clapham Common around 1826, where he resided to 1845.[3] He died in 1855. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, where his brother, Richard Twining (1772–1857), was subsequently buried.[4]
Family
editTwining married in 1807 Emma Haynes, daughter of Mr. Haynes of Cornhill.[5][6] His sister Elizabeth Twining exhibited portraits of their family at the Royal Academy in 1831.[7] Of their children:
- Samuel Harvey Twining, eldest son, in 1848 married Rosa Herring, daughter of William Herring of Hethersett Hall, Norfolk.[8]
- The Rev. James Twining, second son, in 1854 then of Holy Trinity Twickenham, married Mary Elizabeth Bevan, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Bevan, formerly incumbent of Holy Trinity.[9][10]
- Frederick Twining, third son, in 1855 built a house in Cleggan, County Galway, and married Elizabeth Catharine Nelson, daughter of A. C. Nelson.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Tea Heroes The Twinings Tea Dynasty: Part One". NBtea. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Twinings Bank". British Banking History Society. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Survey of London: Battersea, pt. 2. Houses and Housing. University of London for the London County Council. 2013. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-300-19617-7.
- ^ Paths of Glory. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 1997. p. 101.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. E. Cave. 1807. p. 484.
- ^ Notes and Queries. Oxford University Press. 1919. p. 352.
- ^ Graves, Algernon (1972). The Royal Academy of Arts; a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904. New York, B. Franklin. p. 49.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1848. p. 648.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review. Bradbury, Evans. 1854.
- ^ "Twining, James (TWNN838J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Cleggan House, Cleggan, Galway". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. 1855. p. 641.
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