Born 1865; 3rd d of Sir John Leslie, 1st Bt; m 1st, 1885, Lt-Col Josceline FitzRoy Bagot, MP (d 1913); one s three d; son was Sir Alan Desmond Bagot, 1st Bt (...
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Bagot, Theodosia, (Lady Bagot), (1865–21 Feb. 1940)
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Balfour, (Elizabeth) Jean, (4 Nov. 1927–27 Feb. 2023), Chairman, Countryside Commission for Scotland, 1972–82
CBE 1981; FRSE 1980; FRSA; FICFor; JP
Chairman, Countryside Commission for Scotland, 1972–82
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Barnett, Dame Henrietta (Octavia), (4 May 1851–10 June 1936)
DBE 1924 (CBE 1917); MTPI (Hon. Member)
Born 4 May 1851; d of late Alex. Rowland, Champion Hall, Kent; m 1873, Rev. Canon Samuel Augustus Barnett (...
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Cohen, Mrs Nathaniel Louis, (Julia Matilda), (6 Sept. 1853–17 Dec. 1917), President of the Union of Jewish Women
Born 6 Sept. 1853; d of Prof. Jacob Waley, MA, Conveyancing Council to the Court of Chancery; m 1873, Nathaniel Louis Cohen, LCC (d...
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Fisher Prout, Margaret, (1875–9 Dec. 1963), Member of New English Art Club
ARA 1948; RWS 1945; RWA 1947
Born 1875; d of Mark Fisher, RA; m 1908, John Alexander Prout; died 9 Dec. 1963
Member of New English Art Club...
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Galletti di Cadilhac, Countess, (Hon. Margaret Isabella Collier) (1846–27 June 1928)
Born 1846; d of 1st Baron Monkswell; m 1873, Count Arturo Galletti di Cadilhac (d 1912), Colonel in the Reserve, and Deputy in Italian Parliament; two s one ...
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Gretton, Mary Sturge, (died 15 Aug. 1961), author; Visiting Justice of Oxford Prison, 1924–36; only woman appointed Member of the Agricultural Wages Board Committee for Oxfordshire, 1918–22
JP; BLitt Oxon; FRHistS
Born d of late Marshal Struge, JP, and Anne, d of Francis Burke, Puisne Judge and Loan Commissioner of Montserrat, West Indies; ...
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Heath, Samantha Louise, (6 June 1960–29 March 2019), Chief Executive Officer, London Sustainability Exchange, 2006–18
Chief Executive Officer, London Sustainability Exchange, 2006–18
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Jackson, Dr Sylvia, (3 Dec. 1946–27 July 2022), Member (Lab) Stirling, Scottish Parliament, 1999–2007
Member (Lab) Stirling, Scottish Parliament, 1999–2007
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Nicol, Baroness, (Olive Mary Wendy Nicol) (21 March 1923–15 Jan. 2018)
Born 21 March 1923; d of James and Harriet Rowe-Hunter; m 1947, Alexander Douglas Ian Nicol (CBE 1985) (d 2009); two s one d...
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Singer, Dorothea Waley, (17 Dec. 1882–24 June 1964), author and social worker
Born London, 17 Dec. 1882; d of Nathaniel Louis Cohen, LCC, and Julia Matilda (née Waley); m 1910, Prof. Charles Singer (d 1960...
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Thatcher, Baroness, (Margaret Hilda Thatcher) (13 Oct. 1925–8 April 2013)
LG 1995; OM 1990; PC 1970; FRS 1983
Born 13 Oct. 1925; d of late Alfred Roberts, Grantham, Lincs; m 1951, Denis Thatcher, later Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt (...
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Tizard, Dame Catherine (Anne), (4 April 1931–31 Oct. 2021), Governor-General of New Zealand, 1990–96
ONZ 2002; GCMG 1990; GCVO 1995; DBE 1985; QSO 1996
Governor-General of New Zealand, 1990–96
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Weston, Dame Margaret (Kate), (7 March 1926–9 Jan. 2021), Director of the Science Museum, 1973–86
DBE 1979; BScEng (London); CEng, FIET, FNucI; FMA
Director of the Science Museum, 1973–86
