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Jemina Durning Smith

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Jemina Durning Smith
Born1843
Died1901 (aged 57–58)
NationalityBritish
OccupationPhilanthropist
Durning Library roundel of Jemina above a window

Jemina Durning Smith (1843–1901) was a British philanthropist.

She was the daughter of the Manchester cotton merchant, John Benjamin Smith, who in 1835 becoming the founding chairman of the Anti-Corn Law League, and his wife Jemina Durning, who was an heiress from Liverpool.[1]

She paid for the Durning Library is a Grade II listed library at 167 Kennington Lane, Kennington, London SE11, designed by Sidney R. J. Smith, in the Gothic Revival style.[2]

She never married.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (5 May 2015). "Jemina Durning Smith (1843-1901) | Local Historical Figures | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead". .rbwm.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Durning Library (1358278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ "History | Friends of Durning Library". Durninglibraryfriends.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2017.