Eleanora Atherton

Eleanora Atherton
Born(1782-02-14)14 February 1782
Died12 September 1870(1870-09-12) (aged 88)
Quay Street, Manchester, England
NationalityEnglish
RelativesEdward Byrom (1724–1773) (grandfather). Eleanora Halstead (1727–1758) (grandmother) William Atherton (uncle)

Eleanora Atherton (14 February 1782 – 12 September 1870) was an English philanthropist best known for her work in Manchester, England. At the time of her death, she was one of the richest British women in the nineteenth century.

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