John Passmore Edwards - Truro Traditional Cache
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John Passmore Edwards - Truro
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John Passmore Edwards – 1823 – 1911
This series of caches has been sited to celebrate the centenary of the death of this great Cornish philanthropist on 22nd April 2011, at the request of friend Dean Evans who has done so much to keep the memory of this great Cornishman alive.
John Passmore Edwards was born in Blackwater, Cornwall, in 1823 and from this humble home in the little Cornish village he became a City journalist, MP for Salisbury, Editor of a leading London newspaper, life-long champion of the working classes and is remembered as being a Benefactor Extraordinary ( R S Best 1981).
Edwards was also a champion of parliamentary reform, supporter of the Chartist and Temperance movements and involved in campaigns against slavery; he was a notable opponent of Boer War.
In just 14 years over 70 major buildings were established as a direct result of bequests from John Passmore Edwards as well as many other gifts and donations to further their good work. Hospitals, Libraries, Schools, Convalescent Homes and Art galleries were provided, many of which continue to serve the community to which they were given.
Although Sir Charles Lemon, had offered to provide schooling in Truro in 1838, it was the generosity and enthusiasm of Passmore Edwards that led to the construction of firstly the Library, in 1896 and then the adjacent schools in 1899..
To find out more please go to www.passmoreedwards.org.uk or www.passmoreedwards100.co.uk.
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