Philip Twells

Philip Twells (1808 – 8 May 1880)[1] was a Conservative Party politician.

Philip Twells
MP
Member of Parliament
for City of London
In office
31 January 1874 – 31 March 1880
Preceded byRobert Wigram Crawford
Lionel de Rothschild
George Goschen
William Lawrence
Succeeded byWilliam Cotton
John Hubbard
Robert Fowler
William Lawrence
Personal details
Born1808
Died (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
In memory of Philip Twells Barrister at Law of Lincoln's Inn and sometime Member of Parliament for the City of London 8 May A.D. 1880
Memorial fountain in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London

Life

He was the second son of John Twells and his wife Mary Line. He attended Charterhouse School, and matriculated in 1827 at Worcester College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1831, M.A. in 1833. He was a banker, and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1834.[2][3]

The family bank, set up by Matthias Attwood, traded as Spooner, Attwoods and Co. of Lombard Street. In 1863, the private bank Barclay, Bevan, Tritton and Co., precursor to the Barclay Group, took it over. At that point Twells became a partner in the enlarged concern.[4][5]

Twells first stood for election for City of London in 1868 but was unsuccessful. He was then elected for the constituency in 1874 but did not stand for re-election in 1880.[6]

Legacy
St Mary Magdalene, Enfield today

Twells died leaving £300,000.[7] His widow Georgiana had the church of St Mary Magdalene, Enfield, built in his memory. It was designed by William Butterfield, and finished in 1883.[8]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
  2. The Illustrated London News. Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1874. p. 249.
  3. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Twells, Philip
  4. "Spooner, Attwoods and Co, Lombard Street, Barclays Group Archives". Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. "Barclay, Bevan, Tritton and Co., Barclays Group Archives". Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  7. "Summary of Individual Philip Twells, Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. "St Mary Magdalene Church, Enfield, London Gardens Online". Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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