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Bagot, Theodosia, (Lady Bagot), (1865–21 Feb. 1940)  

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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Chilver, Baron, ((Amos) Henry Chilver) (30 Oct. 1926–8 July 2012)  

Kt 1978; FRS 1982; FREng

Born 30 Oct. 1926; e s of Amos H. Chilver and Annie E. Mack; m 1959, Claudia M. B. Grigson, MA, MB, BCh, ...

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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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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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Glenamara, Baron cr 1977 (Life Peer), of Glenridding, Cumbria, (Edward Watson Short) (17 Dec. 1912–4 May 2012)  

Born 17 Dec. 1912; s of Charles and Mary Short, Warcop, Westmorland; m 1941, Jennie (d 2008), d of Thomas Sewell, Newcastle upon Tyne; one s one d...

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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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Lindsay, (John) Maurice, (21 July 1918–30 April 2009), Consultant, The Scottish Civic Trust, 1983–2002, then Hon. Trustee (Director, 1967–83)  

CBE 1979; TD 1946

Born 21 July 1918; s of Matthew Lindsay and Eileen Frances Brock; m 1946, Aileen Joyce Gordon; one s two d (and one d decd); died...

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McLaren, Robert, (17 Dec. 1856–22 April 1940)  

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Born 17 Dec. 1856; e s of Robert McLaren and Christina Earl; m Mary, 2nd d of John McAra; one s two d; died 22 April 1940

Rawyards Public School, Airdrie; Gartsherrie Science and Art School, Coatbridge...

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Servan-Schreiber, Prof. Jean-Jacques, (13 Feb. 1924–7 Nov. 2006), engineer, author, politician; Professor of Strategic Thinking and Chairman, International Committee, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1985  

Born Paris, 13 Feb. 1924; s of late Emile Servan-Schreiber, journalist, and Denise Bresard; m 1960, Sabine de Fouquières; four s.; died 7 Nov. 2006

engineer, author, politician; Professor of Strategic Thinking and Chairman, International Committee, Carnegie-Mellon University, ...

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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...