Alice Shaw-Stewart
Lady Alice Emma Shaw-Stewart CBE (born Thynne ; * around 1863 - † January 26, 1942 ) was a British noblewoman .
Alice Shaw-Stewart was born Alice Thynne, the eldest daughter of John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath, and Frances Vesey. On November 14, 1883, she married the Scottish politician Sir Hugh Shaw-Stewart , the eldest son of Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart and Lady Octavia Grosvenor. Together with her husband, she redesigned the garden of their Ardgowan House near Inverkip . After the death of his father in 1903, her husband inherited the title of baronet . Alice Shaw Stuart served as magistrate of Renfrewshire . Both during the first and during the Second World War their property was used as a military hospital, and Lady Alice founded charities for British military personnel. In addition, she was a member of the school inspectorate and supported the Girl Guides , the female scouting movement in Great Britain. In 1920 she received the Order of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire .
Lady Alice was buried in Inverkip's churchyard. Their marriage had remained childless. In 1947, the Lady Alice Shaw Stewart Memorial Fund was set up in her memory to help former female inmates. The Lady Alice Primary School , a Greenock elementary school , was named after her.
Web links
- Lady Alice Emma Thynne on thepeerage.com , accessed October 7, 2015.
- People of Port Glasgow: Lady Alice Shaw Stewart
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lady Alice Shaw Stewart Memorial Fund. Audited Annual Report and Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 March 2015, p. 2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shaw-Stewart, Alice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thynne, Alice Emma; Shaw Stewart, Lady Alice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1863 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1942 |