Angela Burdett-Coutts, English Philanthropist

Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (April 21, 1814 - December 30, 1906) was an English philanthropist. In 1837 she became one of the wealthiest women in England when she inherited her grandfather's fortune of around oae1.8 million (equivalent to oae150, 000, 000 in 2016). She joined the surnames of her father and grandfather, by royal license, to become Burdett-Coutts. She spent the majority of her wealth on scholarships, endowments, and a wide range of philanthropic causes. She avoided taking sides in partisan politics, but was actively interested in improving the condition of indigenous Africans, or the education and relief of the poor or suffering in any part of the world. With her project in Columbia Square she became a pioneer in social housing. In 1884, she was a co-founder of the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which became the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and was closely involved with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). Lady Burdett-Coutts died of acute bronchitis at the age of 92. By the time of her death she had given more than oae3 million to good causes. She left no issue and the barony became extinct on her death. No artist credited, 1874

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