Dillwyn, Amy (1845–1935)
Dillwyn, Amy (1845–1935)
Welsh industrialist. Born Amy Elizabeth Dillwyn, 1845, in Swansea, Wales; died 1935 in Swansea; dau. of Lewis Dillwyn.
One of 1st female industrialists, inherited the Llansamlet Spelter Works in Swansea which at the time was debt-ridden (1892); declined to file bankruptcy and began managing the works; turned a profit and paid off creditors; her company became one of the largest producers of zinc in Britain; sold the works (1905).
See also David Painting, Amy Dillwyn (U. of Wales Press, 1987).
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