Jonas Hanway

Jonas Hanway
FRSA
Portrait of Jonas Hanway by James Northcote, c. 1785
Born12 August 1712
Died5 September 1786 (1786-09-06) (aged 74)
Occupation(s)Philanthropist, traveller

Jonas Hanway FRSA (12 August 1712 – 5 September 1786), was a British philanthropist and traveller.[1] He was the first male Londoner to carry an umbrella and was a noted opponent of tea drinking.

  1. ^ Trueman Wood, Henry (1913). A History of the Royal Society of Arts. London: John Murray.