Background
He was one of three sons of Daniel Twining. His mother was Mary Little, Daniel"s second wife. He was born at Devereux Court in 1749, and educated at Eton College.
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He was one of three sons of Daniel Twining. His mother was Mary Little, Daniel"s second wife. He was born at Devereux Court in 1749, and educated at Eton College.
In 1793 Twining was elected a director of the East India Company. He had published three papers of Remarks on the tea trade of the company, and one of his first acts was to carry a self-denying motion prohibiting directors from trading with India. He took a prominent part in the affairs of the court until his resignation in 1816 in consequence of poor health.
He died on 23 April 1824.
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.