Elma Yerburgh

Elma Amy Yerburgh was a member of the Thwaites family who was owner and then chairman of the Thwaites Brewery company from 1888 to 1946. She was the daughter of Daniel Thwaites, M.P. for Blackburn, and was married to Robert Yerburgh, M.P. for Chester. In the town of Blackburn she was known for her generosity to the companys workers and as a public benefactor, who helped fund the construction of the War Memorial wing to Blackburn Royal Infirmary and helped found the towns Empire Theatre, now named after her. Her name was also commemorated in Elmas Pound, a beer specially brewed by Thwaites Brewery for Christmas 2007 to celebrate their 200th anniversary.

She was born at Addison Lodge in Addison Road, near Holland Park, London, the daughter of Daniel Thwaites and his wife, Eliza Amelia . An older brother, Edward, was born onMarch 1861, but died in the August of the same year. Daniel Thwaites had taken control of the family brewery business in 1858 following the death of his father and the retirement of his brothers.

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