Anne Newport, Baroness Torrington
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Anne Newport, Baroness Torrington (? – 1735) was an eighteenth-century aristocrat and social reformer.
She was the daughter of Robert Pierrepont and Anne Murray.
She was the third wife of Thomas Newport, Baron Torrington, a barrister and Lord of the Treasury. They married on 8 July 1709, and made their home at Richmond House in Twickenham.[1] Anne would continue to live after her husband died in 1719.[2] She was a cousin of noted woman of letters Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
On 14 April 1730, along with her friend, Frances Byron,[3] she was one of the signatories to the Ladies' Petition for the Establishment of a Foundling Hospital, which would be presented by Thomas Coram to King George II in 1735.[3] These ladies are now considered pioneers in demonstrating the 'Christian, virtuous and humanitarian aspects of such an endeavour and make it socially acceptable ... [and] one of the most fashionable charities of the day.[4]
The extensive collection of fine art developed by the couple was inherited by Thomas' brother Lord Bradford.[1] It is now on display at Weston Park in Shropshire.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NEWPORT, Hon. Thomas (?1655-1719), of Brigstock Park, Northants. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Twickenham Museum - The Earl of Bradford". www.twickenham-museum.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ a b Gillian., Wagner (2004). Thomas Coram, Gent., 1668-1751. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press. p. 88. ISBN 1843830574. OCLC 53361054.
- ^ Elizabeth Einberg, 'Elegant Revolutionaries', article in Ladies of Quality and Distinction Catalogue, Foundling Hospital, London 2018, pp. 14-15, p.15. https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/ladies-of-quality-distinction/ Archived 17 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cultural Tours | Weston Park". Weston Park. Retrieved 18 November 2018.