resting_place death_date death_place home_town birth_place children monuments name parents birth_date known_for residence spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
parton kirkyard 06 december 1946 barwhillanty , scotland blackburn , england addison lodge , addison road , london , england robert yerburgh daniel thwaites yerburgh richard `` guy '' cecil thwaites empire theatre elma amy yerburgh daniel thwaites 30 july 1864 owner and chairman of thwaites brewery woodfold hall robert yerburgh elma yerburgh.jpg elma yerburgh
 elma amy thwaites businesswoman
elma yerburgh

elma amy yerburgh -lrb- née thwaites , 30 july 1864 -- 6 december 1946 -rrb- was a member of the thwaites family who was owner and then chairman of the thwaites brewery company -lrb- of blackburn , england -rrb- from 1888 to 1946 .
she was the daughter of daniel thwaites , m.p. for blackburn , and was married to robert yerburgh , m.p. for chester .
in the town of blackburn she was known for her generosity to the company 's workers and as a public benefactor , who helped fund the construction of the war memorial wing to blackburn royal infirmary and helped found the town 's empire theatre , now named after her .
her name was also commemorated in `` elma 's pound '' , a beer specially brewed by thwaites brewery for christmas 2007 to celebrate their 200th anniversary .
