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Memorial, St Mary's Church, Twickenham By his marriage, in 1771, to Mary Aldred of Norwich, Twining had six sons and four daughters. The eldest son, Richard Twining (1772–1857), born on 5 May 1772 at Devereux Court, Strand, was educated under Samuel Parr at Norwich grammar school, and in 1794 entered the tea business, where he worked until within five weeks of his death on 14 October 1857.
Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home is a 2007 book on the social history and horticulture of houseplants by the social and cultural historian Catherine Horwood. It was first published in hardback by the British publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers .
Richard Twining FRS (5 May 1772 – 14 October 1857) was a British tea merchant. He was the eldest son of Richard Twining (1749–1824), a director of the East India Company , and the head of Twinings the London tea merchants.
Thomas Twining (1675 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England – 19 May 1741 in Twickenham, Greater London) was an English merchant, and the founder of the tea merchant Twinings of London. Life [ edit ]
Richard Twining may refer to: Richard Twining (tea merchant, born 1749) (1749–1824), English merchant, director of the East India Company, and the head of Twinings Richard Twining (tea merchant, born 1772) (1772–1857), his son, English merchant, director of the East India Company, and the head of Twinings
Twining's tricycle. Twinings' ethical tea programme, Sourced with Care, aims to improve the quality of life in the communities from which it buys tea. [18] The company is a founding member of the Ethical Tea Partnership, [19] a not-for-profit membership organisation of tea-packing companies which undertake monitoring and improving conditions on tea estates in all major tea-growing regions. [20]
Elizabeth Twining was a notable philanthropist. She established and managed a temperance hall in Portugal Street in Holborn, London; renovated the parish almshouses near her home at Twickenham (a fact commemorated by a plaque on St Mary's Church, Twickenham); and, after a long association with King's College Hospital, established the St John's Hospital for the treatment of the poor. [5]
The Twining business expanded in 1825 to include a bank [3] that financed tea trading, which operated at 215 Strand from 1835 until it merged with Lloyds Bank in 1892. The tea business became known as "R. Twining" after Robert Twining became its director in 1771. Twinings received a Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria in 1837. The Royal Warrant ...