Elizabeth Anson, Lady Anson (1725–1760) studio of Thomas Hudson National Trust Photographic Library / John Hammond
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Anson, Elizabeth, Lady Anson (1725–1760)
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Anson [née Yorke], Elizabeth, Lady Anson (1725–1760), political correspondent and political manager
E. H. Chalus
Anson [née Yorke], Elizabeth, Lady Anson (1725–1760), political correspondent and political manager, was born in August 1725, the sixth child and eldest daughter of Philip Yorke, subsequently first Baron and first earl of Hardwicke (1690–1764), lord chancellor, and his wife, Margaret Lygon (...
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Dering [née Gibbes], Unton, Lady Dering (d. 1676), letter writer and political agent
Alison Cresswell
Dering [née Gibbes], Unton, Lady Dering (d. 1676), letter writer and political agent, was the eldest of the five daughters and one of the twelve children of Sir Ralph Gibbes, first baronet (d. 1613), of Honington Manor, Honington, Warwickshire, and Gertrude (...
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Drew [née Gladstone], Mary (1847–1927), private secretary and author
K. D. Reynolds
Drew [née Gladstone], Mary (1847–1927), private secretary and author, was born at 13 Carlton House Terrace, London, on 23 November 1847, the third of the four daughters and fifth in the family of eight children of William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), prime minister, and his wife, ...
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Drew, Mary (1847–1927)
Maker: Hayman Selig Mendelssohn
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Mary Drew (1847–1927) by Hayman Selig Mendelssohn, c. 1880 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Fischer [married name Foulkes], Bertha Bowness (1875–1920), poor-law guardian and professional political agent
Kathryn Rix
Fischer [married name Foulkes], Bertha Bowness (1875–1920), poor-law guardian and professional political agent, was born in India on 21 February 1875, the younger daughter of Thomas James Henry Bowness Fischer (1838–1910), and his wife, Henrietta Amelia, née Stevenson (...
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George, Frances Louise Lloyd, Countess Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1888–1972)
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Frances Louise Lloyd George, Countess Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1888–1972) by Olive Edis, 1917 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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George, Frances Louise Lloyd [née Frances Louise Stevenson], Countess Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1888–1972), political secretary
Kenneth O. Morgan
George, Frances Louise Lloyd [née Frances Louise Stevenson], Countess Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1888–1972), political secretary, was born at 62 Doddington Grove, Kennington Park, Surrey, on 7 October 1888. She was the eldest in the family of three daughters and one son of ...
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Ingram [née Shepheard, Gibson], Frances, Viscountess Irwin (1734?–1807), landowner and political manager
E. H. Chalus
Ingram [née Shepheard, Gibson], Frances, Viscountess Irwin (1734
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Keck [née Hamilton], Lady Susanna [Susan] (bap. 1706, d. 1755), political manager
E. H. Chalus
Keck [née Hamilton], Lady Susanna [Susan] (bap. 1706, d. 1755), political manager, was baptized on 26 September 1706 at Canongate, Edinburgh, the seventh and youngest child of James Hamilton, fourth duke of Hamilton and first duke of Brandon (1658–1712), and his second wife, ...
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Lowther [née Thynne], Katherine, Viscountess Lonsdale (1653–1713), electoral patron
Stuart Handley
Lowther [née Thynne], Katherine, Viscountess Lonsdale (1653–1713), electoral patron, was born on 21 September 1653 at Caus Castle, Shropshire, the daughter of Sir Henry Frederick Thynne, first baronet (1614–1680), landowner, of Kempsford, Gloucestershire, and his wife, the Hon. Mary (b. 1618)...
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Major, Mary Henniker- (1838–1902), political organizer
Tracy A. Hickey
Major, Mary Henniker- (1838–1902), political organizer, was born in Bryanston Square, London, on 12 August 1838, the eldest daughter of John Henniker-Major (1801–1870), fourth Baron Henniker in the Irish peerage, and his wife, Anna (1813–1889), eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir ...
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Maxse, Dame (Sarah Algeria) Marjorie (1891–1975), political organizer
Mark Pottle
Maxse, Dame (Sarah Algeria) Marjorie (1891–1975), political organizer, was born on 26 October 1891 at Villa du Palmier, Birmandreis, Algiers, one of the two children, and the only daughter, of Ernest George Berkeley Maxse (1863–1943), British vice-consul at Algiers, and his wife, Sarah Alice, ...
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Ward, Mary Augusta [Mrs Humphry Ward] (1851–1920)
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Mary Augusta Ward [Mrs Humphry Ward] (1851–1920) by Barraud, pubd 1889 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Ward [née Arnold], Mary Augusta [known as Mrs Humphry Ward] (1851–1920), novelist, philanthropist, and political lobbyist
John Sutherland
Ward [née Arnold], Mary Augusta [known as Mrs Humphry Ward] (1851–1920), novelist, philanthropist, and political lobbyist, born on 11 June 1851 in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, was the eldest child of Thomas Arnold (1823–1900), inspector of schools in Hobart Town...
