Louisa Twining, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louisa Twining

English philanthropic worker

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1820

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 25-Sep-1912

Profession: philanthropist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Louisa Twining (16 November 1820 – 25 September 1912) was an English philanthropic worker who devoted herself to issues and tasks related to the English Poor Law.
Her family owned the famous Twinings tea business on the Strand, which is a renowned business nowadays.
In the early part of her adult life, Louisa was an artist and art historian.
In her 30s she started work on projects related to the Poor Law which she followed for the rest of her life.
She helped to establish a home for workhouse girls and a number of societies and associations related to workhouses and infirmaries.
She also served as a Poor Law guardian and was president of the Women's Local Government Society.[1]



Alternative names	Joseph John Elliott and Clarence Edmund Fry
Description	British photographer British photographic portrait studio
Date of birth/death	Elliott: 14 October 1835 Fry: 1840	Elliott: 30 March 1903 Fry: 1897
Work period	from 1860s date QS:P,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 until 1960s date QS:P,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	Studios in London (55 & 56 Baker Street)
Authority control	: Q3502848 VIAF: 121043409 ISNI: 0000 0001 2104 1395 ULAN: 500116795 LCCN: n2005054833 BNF: 14839609n WorldCat