Margaret Verney
Encyclopedia
Margaret Maria Verney (December 3, 1844
– October 7, 1930
), was an English-born educationist.
The daughter of John Hay-Williams, 2nd Baronet Williams
of Bodelwyddan
, she married Sir Edmund Hope Verney, MP. In 1894 she became a member of the Statutory Council of the University of Wales
, holding the position until 1922. In 1904 she produced an edition of the Memoirs of the Verney Family during the Seventeenth Century. She also contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography
.
1844 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1844 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:...
– October 7, 1930
1930 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1930 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales - vacant...
), was an English-born educationist.
The daughter of John Hay-Williams, 2nd Baronet Williams
John Hay Williams
Sir John Hay Williams, 2nd Baronet was a descendant of Sir William Williams, who built Bodelwyddan Castle....
of Bodelwyddan
Bodelwyddan
Bodelwyddan is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales now bypassed by the A55 road. It has a population of 2,106. The village lies east of Abergele, south of Rhyl, and north west of Ruthin....
, she married Sir Edmund Hope Verney, MP. In 1894 she became a member of the Statutory Council of the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
, holding the position until 1922. In 1904 she produced an edition of the Memoirs of the Verney Family during the Seventeenth Century. She also contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885...
.
Sources
- R. F. Verney et al. - In Memory of Margaret Maria Lady Verney (1930)
Further reading
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Verney [née Hay Williams], Margaret Maria, Lady Verney (1844–1930), historian and promoter of higher education in Wales, by H. E. D. Blakiston, rev. H. J. Spencer