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Frederick John Horniman (8 October 1835 – 5 March 1906) was an English tea trader and founder of theHorniman Museum in London. He was brought up and lived inCroydon's Park Hill area.[1]
Frederick, born inBridgwater,Somerset, was born into a Quaker family, the son ofJohn Horniman, who establishedHorniman's Tea, atea business using mechanical packaging. By 1891, it was said to be the biggest tea company in the world.[2]
He founded theHorniman Museum inForest Hill, south London. In 1901, he gave the 15 acres (6.1 ha)freehold estate, museum and the art and natural history collections toLondon County Council for use by the people of London.[3][4]
He was a member of theLondon County Council, andLiberalmember of parliament forPenryn and Falmouth inCornwall from 1895 until 1906.[3]
In 1859 he married Rebekah Emslie (1825–1895).[3][5] Their sonEmslie John Horniman (1863–1932)[6] was Liberal MP forChelsea (1906–10). He continued to develop the museum, and was a noted art collector and patron in his own right, who rebuilt his homes atBurford Priory inOxfordshire (underWalter Godfrey) and at Garden Corner, Chelsea (underC.F.A. Voysey). Their daughter,Annie Horniman (1860–1937), worked in theatre, being a founder of theAbbey Theatre, Dublin.[5]
His first wife died in 1895, and in 1897 he married Minnie Louisa Bennett; they had two daughters.[3]
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