Emily Talbot
Emily Charlotte Talbot (born August 1, 1840 in London ; † September 21, 1918 there ) was a British industrialist and patron.
Emily Talbot was the eldest daughter of Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot and his wife Charlotte Butler . Her father was a major industrialist from South Wales who was considered the wealthiest non-noble citizen in Great Britain. Her mother died in 1846. After her death, her father did not remarry. After his death in 1890, Emily inherited most of his fortune, estimated at £ 6 million, while her two younger sisters Olivia Talbot († 1894) and Bertha Talbot received only a smaller portion of the inheritance. In addition to Margam Castle , Emily's legacy also included Penrice Castle on Gower , which she had rebuilt and expanded in the 1890s. Under Emily Talbot, Margam Castle became a meeting place for high society of the Edwardian era . She had the port facilities of Port Talbot expanded, which in 1901 led to the construction of a steel mill in the city.
At the same time, she also showed social commitment. They built a waterworks at Margam near Port Talbot. They kept an unprofitable coal mine in operation for several years so that the miners would not immediately lose their jobs. Above all, like her sisters, she was a generous sponsor of numerous cultural and other, especially ecclesiastical institutions. It enabled Walter de Gray Birch , an employee of the British Museum , to record and catalog a large part of Penrice and Margam's title deeds, which he published in a six-volume catalog.
Emily Talbot remained unmarried and childless. After her death, her sister Bertha's children inherited the property. Penrice Castle fell to her niece Evelyn Fletcher, Lady Blythswood , while Margam Castle inherited her nephew Andrew Mansel Talbot Fletcher .
Web links
- Guide to British Industrial History: Emily Talbot
- TALBOT, Emily Charlotte. In: Who Was Who, A&C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; Oxford University Press, online edn, April 2014
Individual evidence
- ^ Penrice Castle Estate: History. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
- ^ Welsh Biography Online: Talbot. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Talbot, Emily |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Talbot, Emily Charlotte |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British industrialist and patroness |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1918 |
| Place of death | London |