List of Cornish philanthropists
This is a list of Cornish people and others resident in Cornwall who are known for their philanthropic work.
- Ralph Allen, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Thomasine, Lady Percival (Thomasine Bonaventure)
- Elizabeth Carne, geologist and philanthropist[1]
- Helena Charles, Cornish nationalist and humanitarian
- Prince Chula Chakrabongse of Siam
- John Passmore Edwards
- Anna Maria Fox, benefactor to Falmouth
- Sir Robert Geffrye, Lord Mayor of London
- Robert Stephen Hawker, Anglican priest, Vicar of Morwenstow
- Alice Hext
- Emily Hobhouse
- John Knill, mayor of St Ives
- Philip Melvill, benefactor to Falmouth
- William P. Treloar, businessman, Lord Mayor of London
- Bernard Walke, Anglican priest, Vicar of St Hilary
References
- ↑ Denise Crook, ‘Carne, Elizabeth Catherine Thomas (1817–1873)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 Dec 2008
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