Edith Starr Miller
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Edith Starr Miller, Lady Queenborough (July 16, 1887 - January 16, 1933) was a New York socialite, conspiracy theorist and anti-Mormon agitator who in 1921 became the second wife of Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough, the British Fascist.
, the daughter of William Starr Miller
and Edith Caroline Warren . Her father was a New York industrialist and real estate operator.
On July 19, 1921, she married Lord Queenborough at the town house of Edith's parents, which was located at 1048 Fifth Avenue on the corner of 86th Street in Manhattan, New York. After their marriage the Pagets lived at Camfield Place, near Hatfield, Hertfordshire
. The interiors of the house were designed by Edith herself. They had three daughters:
The Pagets were pro-Fascist, and Edith in particular was friendly with Brigadier General Robert Byron Drury Blakeney (1872-1952), second president of the British Fascisti from 1924-1926, and later active in the Imperial Fascist League
, the Britons
, the British Union of Fascists
, and the Nordic League
.
Edith's conspiracy theories were outlined in her posthumously published Occult Theocrasy, though in fact she brought nothing new to the discussion of the secret societies and their alleged conspiracies. Her information was drawn from existing sources, including the works of hoaxers Dr. Karl Hacks and Leo Taxil
( pseudonym of Marie-Joseph Gabriel-Antoine Jogand-Pages ) ( 1854-1907 ), Taxil's supporter Abel Clarin de la Rive ( 1855-1914 ), antimason Samuel Paul Rosen ( 1840-1907 ), theosophist Alice Bailey
( 1880-1949 ), Nesta Helen Webster ( 1876-1960 ), and esotericist Christina M. Stoddard, who wrote under the pseudonym "Inquire Within".
The Pagets later separated, and Edith sued in New York for legal separation on January 8, 1932, citing cruelty.
She died in Paris a year later, on January 16, 1933.
Biography
Edith was born in Newport, Rhode IslandNewport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, the daughter of William Starr Miller
William Starr Miller
William Starr Miller II was a prominent New York industrialist and real estate operator.- Biography:Born in New York City, William was a son of George Norton Miller I and Caroline Tucker Chase...
and Edith Caroline Warren . Her father was a New York industrialist and real estate operator.
On July 19, 1921, she married Lord Queenborough at the town house of Edith's parents, which was located at 1048 Fifth Avenue on the corner of 86th Street in Manhattan, New York. After their marriage the Pagets lived at Camfield Place, near Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. It has a population of 29,616, and is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town...
. The interiors of the house were designed by Edith herself. They had three daughters:
- Audrey Elizabeth Paget (May 4, 1922-1991) an aviatrix
- Enid Louise Paget (born July 14, 1923)
- Cicilie Carol Paget (born April 18, 1928)
The Pagets were pro-Fascist, and Edith in particular was friendly with Brigadier General Robert Byron Drury Blakeney (1872-1952), second president of the British Fascisti from 1924-1926, and later active in the Imperial Fascist League
Imperial Fascist League
The Imperial Fascist League was a British fascist political movement founded by Arnold Leese in 1929.-Origins:Leese had originally been a member of the British Fascists and indeed had been one of only two members ever to hold elected office for them...
, the Britons
The Britons
The Britons was an anti-Semitic and anti-immigration organization founded in July 1919 by Henry Hamilton Beamish. The organization published pamphlets and propaganda under the imprint names of the Judaic Publishing Co. and subsequently the Britons Publishing Society...
, the British Union of Fascists
British Union of Fascists
The British Union was a political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1932 by Sir Oswald Mosley as the British Union of Fascists, in 1936 it changed its name to the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists and then in 1937 to simply the British Union...
, and the Nordic League
Nordic League
The Nordic League was a far right organisation in the United Kingdom from 1935 to 1939 that sought to serve as a co-ordinating body for the various extremist movements whilst also seeking to promote Nazism...
.
Edith's conspiracy theories were outlined in her posthumously published Occult Theocrasy, though in fact she brought nothing new to the discussion of the secret societies and their alleged conspiracies. Her information was drawn from existing sources, including the works of hoaxers Dr. Karl Hacks and Leo Taxil
Léo Taxil
Léo Taxil, originally Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès , was a French writer and journalist who became known for his strong anti-Catholic and anti-clerical views....
( pseudonym of Marie-Joseph Gabriel-Antoine Jogand-Pages ) ( 1854-1907 ), Taxil's supporter Abel Clarin de la Rive ( 1855-1914 ), antimason Samuel Paul Rosen ( 1840-1907 ), theosophist Alice Bailey
Alice Bailey
Alice Ann Bailey , known as Alice A. Bailey or AAB to her followers, was an influential writer and theosophist in what she termed "Ageless Wisdom". This included occult teachings, "esoteric" psychology and healing, astrological and other philosophic and religious themes...
( 1880-1949 ), Nesta Helen Webster ( 1876-1960 ), and esotericist Christina M. Stoddard, who wrote under the pseudonym "Inquire Within".
The Pagets later separated, and Edith sued in New York for legal separation on January 8, 1932, citing cruelty.
She died in Paris a year later, on January 16, 1933.
External links
- Edith Starr Miller biography anti-masonry.info