Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon
British noble, Vicereine of India
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Marie Adelaide Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon, GBE, CI, DStJ (née Brassey; 24 March 1875 – 30 January 1960)[citation needed] was a daughter of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey.[citation needed] On 20 July 1892, she married Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), the future Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India.[1] They had two sons, Lieutenant Gerard Frederick Freeman-Thomas (3 May 1893 – 14 September 1914), killed, aged 21, in the First World War,[2] and Inigo Brassey Freeman-Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Willingdon (25 July 1899 – 19 March 1979).[citation needed]
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
Edward VIII
Governor-
GeneralThe Marquess of Willingdon
GeneralThe Marquess of Willingdon
Preceded byThe Viscountess Goschen (acting)
The Lady Irwin
The Lady Irwin
Succeeded byThe Marchioness of Linlithgow
The Marchioness of Willingdon | |
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| Vicereine of India | |
| In office 18 April 1931 – 18 April 1936 | |
| Monarchs | George V Edward VIII |
| Governor- General | The Marquess of Willingdon |
| Preceded by | The Viscountess Goschen (acting) The Lady Irwin |
| Succeeded by | The Marchioness of Linlithgow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie Adelaide Brassey 24 March 1875 |
| Died | 30 January 1960 (aged 84) |
| Spouse | Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon |
| Parents | |
Honours
She was:
- Invested as an Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.) in 1917[3]
- Decorated with the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal[citation needed]
- Invested as a Dame of Justice, Venerable Order of Saint John (D.J.St. J.)[citation needed]
- Decorated with the Order of Mercy.[4]
- Invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in December 1917[5]
- Invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1924 Birthday Honours[6]
Legacy
- Marie Canyon on the Cowichan River, Vancouver Island, is named for her, commemorating a 1930 canoe trip from Cowichan Lake down that river to the city of Duncan, British Columbia.[7]
- The Lady Willingdon Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, is named after her
- The Lady Willingdon Hospital in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India, is named after her. www.manalihospital.com