Philanthropy Past and Present

Our rich philanthropic heritage is woven into the very fabric of North East society. Learn here how acts of generosity in the past continue to deliver for us today. Click here to read more about Understanding Philanthropy Today. Click here to read about North East History of Philanthropy.

To date the following North East philanthropists have been profiled.

Allan, Dame Eleanor

d. 1709

Anderson, Major George

1760-1831

Armstrong, Baron William George

1810-1900

Armstrong, Margaret Lady

1807-1893

Atkinson, Frank

1924 – 2014

Avison, Charles

1709-1770

Ballinger, Martin and Ballinger, Diana

1943 – 2007 and b. 1940

Barbour, Dame Margaret

b. 1940

Bartram, Robert Appleby

1835-1925

Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian

1868-1926

Bell, Sir Isaac Lowthian

1816-1904

Bell, Sir Thomas “Hugh”

1844-1931

Bertram, Sir William II and Bertram, Sir Roger

1157-1206 and 1195-1242

Blackett, Sir William and Blackett, Sir William

1657-1705 and 1690-1728

Bolckow, Henry William Ferdinand

1806-1879

Bowes, John

1811 – 1885

Bowes, Sir George and Mary Eleanor

1701-1760 and 1749-1800

Bowey, Ron

b. 1950

Burnie, Brian

b. 1944

Butterwick, Mary

1924-2015

Calverley-Blackett, Sir Walter

1707-1777

Carnegie, Andrew

1835-1919

Carr-Ellison, Sir Ralph

1925-2014

Cochrane, Sir Cecil Algernon

1869 – 1960

Cochrane, William

1837-1903

Collins, Bishop Richard

1857-1924

Constantine, Joseph

1856-1922

Cookson, Dame Catherine

1906-1998

Cosin, Bishop John

1594-1672

Cowen, Joseph

1829-1900

Cowie, Thomas Sir

1922-2012

Crewe, Nathaniel

1633-1721

Cruddas, William Donaldson and Cruddas, Dora

1831-1912 and 1864-1926

Davison, Thomas

1675 – 1760

Dickinson, Gillian

1932-2002

Dorman, Sir Arthur John

1848-1931

Easton, Emily Matilda

1818-1913

Elliott, John

b. 1943

Farnham, Bishop Nicholas of

d. 1257

Fleming, John

1807-1890

Flounders, Benjamin

1768-1846

Goldman, David

1937-1999

Gregg, Ian

b. 1939

Handley, Wilfred Augustine

1901- 1982

Handyside, George

1821-1904

Heath, Professor George Yeoman

1820 – 1892

Henderson, George E.

1844-1937

Hillery, Mark

b. 1966

Hodgkin, Thomas

1831-1913

Horsley, Thomas

1462-1545

Jacobson, Lionel and Jacobson, Ruth

1905-1978 and 1919-2009

Joicey, Hugh Edward, Baron

1881-1966

Kellett, Douglas

1906-1987

Knott, Sir James

1855 – 1934

Knott, Sir Thomas Garbutt

1879 – 1949

Laidlaw, Irvine

b. 1942

Laing, Alexander

1828 - 1905

Langley, Bishop Thomas

1360-1437

Leech, Sir William

1900 – 1990

Mann, Reginald

1898 – 1991

Mauduit, Sir Roger

1266-1347

McArdle, Helen

b. 1948

McClelland, William Grigor

1922-2013

Merz, Dr John Theodore

1840 – 1921

Merz, Teresa

1879 – 1958

Mitchell, Charles

1820 – 1895

Murray, Sir Robert Sydney

b. 1946

Palmer, Sir Charles

1822 – 1907

Pattinson, Hugh Lee I and Pattinson, Hugh Lee II

1796-1858 and 1819-1898

Pearce, Lady Dinah Elizabeth

1836 - 1918

Pease, Edward

1834-1880

Pease, Sir Joseph Whitwell, 1st Baronet

1828 – 1903

Percy, Ralph George Algernon and Isobel Jane Miller

b. 1956 and b. 1958

Platten, Tony

b. 1951

Priestman, Sir John

1855-1941

Puiset, Bishop Hugh du

1125-1195

Pybus, Frederick Charles

1883-1975

Readman, Guy

1939-2014

Redmayne, Robert Robey and Redmayne, John Mariner

1828 – 1907 and 1831 – 1903

Reece, Dr Alan Richard

1927-2012

Robson, Sir Robert William

1933-2009

Ruffer, Jonathan Garnier

b. 1951

Runciman, Viscount Walter

1870 - 1949

Shaftoe, John

d. 1685

Sharp, Dr John

1722-1792

Sharp, Thomas

1693-1758

Shearer, Alan

b. 1970

Shears, Lyn and Trevor

b. 1947 and 1945 -2014

Shipley, Joseph Ainsley Davidson

1822-1909

Simpson, John Bell

1839 -1926

Smith, Thomas Eustace

1831 – 1903

Squires, John

b. 1940

Stephenson, Clement

1835-1918

Stephenson, Robert

1803-1859

Stephenson, Sir William Haswell

1836-1918

Stichell, Bishop Robert de

d. 1274

Sutherland, Sir Arthur Munro

1867 – 1953

Taylor, Hugh

1789-1868

Thomlinson, Dr Robert

1668-1748

Thornton, Roger

1370-1430

Thorp, Charles

1783 -1862

Turner, Reverend William

1761-1859

Van Mildert, Bishop William

1765 – 1836

Vardy, Sir Peter

b. 1947

Watson-Armstrong, Sir William Henry Fitzpatrick

1863-1941

Watson, Robert Spence

1837-1911

White, Sir Thomas

1495-1567

Wylie, Graham

b. 1959

Allan, Dame Eleanor

d. 1709

Anderson, Major George

1760-1831

Armstrong, Baron William George

1810-1900

Armstrong, Margaret Lady

1807-1893

Atkinson, Frank

1924 – 2014

Avison, Charles

1709-1770

Ballinger, Martin and Ballinger, Diana

1943 – 2007 and b. 1940

Barbour, Dame Margaret

b. 1940

Bartram, Robert Appleby

1835-1925

Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian

1868-1926

Bell, Sir Isaac Lowthian

1816-1904

Bell, Sir Thomas “Hugh”

1844-1931

Bertram, Sir William II and Bertram, Sir Roger

1157-1206 and 1195-1242

Blackett, Sir William and Blackett, Sir William

1657-1705 and 1690-1728

Bolckow, Henry William Ferdinand

1806-1879

Bowes, John

1811 – 1885

Bowes, Sir George and Mary Eleanor

1701-1760 and 1749-1800

Bowey, Ron

b. 1950

Burnie, Brian

b. 1944

Butterwick, Mary

1924-2015

Calverley-Blackett, Sir Walter

1707-1777

Carnegie, Andrew

1835-1919

Carr-Ellison, Sir Ralph

1925-2014

Cochrane, Sir Cecil Algernon

1869 – 1960

Cochrane, William

1837-1903

Collins, Bishop Richard

1857-1924

Constantine, Joseph

1856-1922

Cookson, Dame Catherine

1906-1998

Cosin, Bishop John

1594-1672

Cowen, Joseph

1829-1900

Cowie, Thomas Sir

1922-2012

Crewe, Nathaniel

1633-1721

Cruddas, William Donaldson and Cruddas, Dora

1831-1912 and 1864-1926

Davison, Thomas

1675 – 1760

Dickinson, Gillian

1932-2002

Dorman, Sir Arthur John

1848-1931

Easton, Emily Matilda

1818-1913

Elliott, John

b. 1943

Farnham, Bishop Nicholas of

d. 1257

Fleming, John

1807-1890

Flounders, Benjamin

1768-1846

Goldman, David

1937-1999

Gregg, Ian

b. 1939

Handley, Wilfred Augustine

1901- 1982

Handyside, George

1821-1904

Heath, Professor George Yeoman

1820 – 1892

Henderson, George E.

1844-1937

Hillery, Mark

b. 1966

Hodgkin, Thomas

1831-1913

Horsley, Thomas

1462-1545

Jacobson, Lionel and Jacobson, Ruth

1905-1978 and 1919-2009

Joicey, Hugh Edward, Baron

1881-1966

Kellett, Douglas

1906-1987

Knott, Sir James

1855 – 1934

Knott, Sir Thomas Garbutt

1879 – 1949

Laidlaw, Irvine

b. 1942

Laing, Alexander

1828 - 1905

Langley, Bishop Thomas

1360-1437

Leech, Sir William

1900 – 1990

Mann, Reginald

1898 – 1991

Mauduit, Sir Roger

1266-1347

McArdle, Helen

b. 1948

McClelland, William Grigor

1922-2013

Merz, Dr John Theodore

1840 – 1921

Merz, Teresa

1879 – 1958

Mitchell, Charles

1820 – 1895

Murray, Sir Robert Sydney

b. 1946

Palmer, Sir Charles

1822 – 1907

Pattinson, Hugh Lee I and Pattinson, Hugh Lee II

1796-1858 and 1819-1898

Pearce, Lady Dinah Elizabeth

1836 - 1918

Pease, Edward

1834-1880

Pease, Sir Joseph Whitwell, 1st Baronet

1828 – 1903

Percy, Ralph George Algernon and Isobel Jane Miller

b. 1956 and b. 1958

Platten, Tony

b. 1951

Priestman, Sir John

1855-1941

Puiset, Bishop Hugh du

1125-1195

Pybus, Frederick Charles

1883-1975

Readman, Guy

1939-2014

Redmayne, Robert Robey and Redmayne, John Mariner

1828 – 1907 and 1831 – 1903

Reece, Dr Alan Richard

1927-2012

Robson, Sir Robert William

1933-2009

Ruffer, Jonathan Garnier

b. 1951

Runciman, Viscount Walter

1870 - 1949

Shaftoe, John

d. 1685

Sharp, Dr John

1722-1792

Sharp, Thomas

1693-1758

Shearer, Alan

b. 1970

Shears, Lyn and Trevor

b. 1947 and 1945 -2014

Shipley, Joseph Ainsley Davidson

1822-1909

Simpson, John Bell

1839 -1926

Smith, Thomas Eustace

1831 – 1903

Squires, John

b. 1940

Stephenson, Clement

1835-1918

Stephenson, Robert

1803-1859

Stephenson, Sir William Haswell

1836-1918

Stichell, Bishop Robert de

d. 1274

Sutherland, Sir Arthur Munro

1867 – 1953

Taylor, Hugh

1789-1868

Thomlinson, Dr Robert

1668-1748

Thornton, Roger

1370-1430

Thorp, Charles

1783 -1862

Turner, Reverend William

1761-1859

Van Mildert, Bishop William

1765 – 1836

Vardy, Sir Peter

b. 1947

Watson-Armstrong, Sir William Henry Fitzpatrick

1863-1941

Watson, Robert Spence

1837-1911

White, Sir Thomas

1495-1567

Wylie, Graham

b. 1959