Twining is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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William Twining (military physician) William Twining (1790–1835) was a British military surgeon who practiced in the Indian Subcontinent.
Early life
William Twining was born in 1790. His father was Reverend William Twining of Nova Scotia. His grandfather Griffith Twining had in 1770 ...
(1790–1835), British military physician
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Dick Twining (1889–1979), English cricketer
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Edward Twining
Edward Francis Twining, Baron Twining (29 June 1899 – 21 June 1967), known as Sir Edward Twining from 1949 to 1958, was a British diplomat, formerly Governor of North Borneo and List of colonial heads of Tanganyika, Governor of Tanganyika. ...
(1899–1967), British diplomat and author
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Elizabeth Twining
Elizabeth Twining (1805–1889) was an English painter, author, and botanical illustrator. She is best known for her detailed botanical illustrations, especially the two-volume ''Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants'', which was publish ...
(1805–1889), English botanical illustrator
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Ernest W. Twining (1875–1956), English modelmaker, artist, and engineer
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James Twining (born 1972), British author of thriller novels
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Luella Twining (1871–1939), Labor activist
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Merrill B. Twining (1902–1996), American Marine Corps general
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Nathan Crook Twining
Nathan Crook Twining (17 January 1869 – 4 July 1924) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy.
Biography
Twining was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin, on 17 January 1869, the son of Nathan Crook Twining Sr. (1834–1924) and his second wife, Ma ...
(1869–1924), American Navy admiral
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Nathan Farragut Twining
Nathan Farragut Twining ( ; October 11, 1897 – March 29, 1982) was a United States Air Force general, born in Monroe, Wisconsin. He was the chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1957, and the third chairman of the Joint ...
(1897–1982), American Air Force general, Air Force Chief of Staff; Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 1957–1960
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Thomas Twining (merchant)
Thomas Twining (1675, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England – 19 May 1741, Twickenham, Greater London) was an English merchant, and the founder of the tea merchant Twinings of London.
Life
Thomas Twining was son of a fuller who had moved t ...
(1675–1741), English merchant and founder of the Twinings tea company
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Thomas Twining (scholar)
Thomas Twining (8 January 1735, Twickenham, London, England6 August 1804, Colchester) was an English classical scholar and cleric.
Scholarship
The son of Daniel Twining, tea merchant of London, and Ann March, he was originally intended for a com ...
(1735–1804), English classical scholar
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William Twining
William Lawrence Twining (born 22 September 1934) is the Emeritus Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, having held the post until 1996. He is a leading member of the Law in Context movement, and has contributed especiall ...
(1934- ), English professor of law
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