Jonathan Backhouse was a third generation banker from Darlington. He is known for financing the Stockton to Darlington Railway. He was married to the Quaker preacher Hannah Chapman Backhouse.
left to right:Stephen Lushington, Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, Jonathan Backhouse with L.C. Lecesne and others in 1840.
Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet was a politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and then as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
Jonathan Backhouse (1779–1842)
…Jonathan Backhouse left to right:Stephen Lushington, Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, Jonathan Backhouse with L.C. Lecesne and others in 1840. Born 19 January 1779 Died 7 October 1842 (aged 63) Occupation Banker Known for Bankers to the…
John Eardley Wilmot
Dr. Stephen Lushington and Eardley-Wilmot at the 1840 meeting on anti-slavery (Detail from a larger painting).