Lawrence Haward

[1][2][3][4] He was born in Westminster in London in 1878, the oldest son of Amy Cecilia née Nicholls (1857-1938) and John Warrington Haward (1842-1921), a surgeon.

In addition, Haward was able to attract important gifts and bequests to the Gallery from noted collectors in the city or from others who had connections with Manchester.

In 1920 Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequeathed his collection of paintings, watercolours, prints, silver and glass to the Gallery, while in 1934 John Yates bequeathed his extensive collection of jades, oriental ivories, enamels, antiquities and Victorian paintings.

[1] Haward was a Trustee of the National Loan Collection Trust (1918–44) and was awarded the Honorary Degree of Master of Arts from the University of Manchester.

He died in November 1957 at the Evelyn Nursing Home in Cambridge and was cremated in that city.