Person:John Thwaites (1)

John Thwaites J.P. of 'Troy' died on the 12th January 1889, aged 64.  John, like his brothers was eductaed at Lower Bank Academy.  He withdrew from the brewery in 1858, his brother Thomas had withdrawn from the brewery in 1844.  John Thwaites was one of the first members of the Blackburn Town Council and he served three years on behlaf of St. John's Ward.  John's brother Daniel had died in September 1888.  The house 'Troy' on Preston New Road, Blackburn was put up for sale in November 1918 by Mrs Thwaites, John's widow she was still in the mansion which stood in 21 acres of parkland. Deputy Lieutenant