Person    | Male  Born 1808  Died 8/5/1880

Philip Twells

Banker, barrister and MP for the City of London.
Lived in Enfield where his widow built St Mary Magdalene Church on Windmill Hill in his memory. They also had homes in Grosvenor Place and Eastbourne which is where he died.

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Philip Twells

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