John Aldred Twining

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

Twining 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 died in 1855. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, where his brother, Richard Twining (1772–1857), was subsequently buried.[3]

References
  1. "Tea Heroes The Twinings Tea Dynasty: Part One". NBtea. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. "Twinings Bank". British Banking History Society. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. Paths of Glory. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 1997. p. 101.


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